Tag: Progressive
Prototype – Catalyst Review
Seems like everyone and their mutter is re-hashing classic Teutonic thrash metal these days. That’s just peachy, as I love In the Sign of Evil as much as the next guy, but a huge part …
Agalloch – Faustian Echoes Review
Agalloch’s history of rare, limited, and / or special releases is well noted, and the quality and style of these records range greatly. Some were similar to their albums (Of Stone, Wind and Pillor), others …
Corsair – Corsair Review
After two great EPs that fully displayed their wide skill set, Virginia rockers Corsair have finally found the time to record a proper full-length, and it delivers on its forebearers in ways both predictable and …
Ne Obliviscaris – Portal of I Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance There are two totally valid arguments to be made about Portal of I, the ambitious full length debut from Australia’s Ne Obliviscaris. There’s the one that I am pre-disposed to make. That …
Face Of Oblivion – The Embers Of Man Review
Originally written by Ian Chainey You’re happily digging through a record store’s crates. While you peruse the dollar bin, you notice the media formats slowly devolving the farther you move to the left; first CDs, …
Ihsahn – Eremita Review
Art moves, or it dies. While never fully escaping the shadow of history, while always subject to what Harold Bloom called the withering ‘anxiety of influence’, art is an ellipsis, not a period. Art cannot …
Confessor – Uncontrolled Review
Very few bands or artists in any form of music can claim to be truly unique. Some break new ground and some expand upon the work of others, contract it, distort it, or merely replicate …
Mekong Delta – Intersections Review
In 1985, Ralf Hubert started a band he didn’t intend to join. At the time, he was the owner of the beautifully named Aaarrg Records, as well as a sound engineer for the likes of …