Tag: Progressive
Sigh – In Somniphobia Review
At the risk of making the most colossal understatement of the century, it’s important to point out from the start that Sigh is a rather odd band. No, scratch that: Sigh is a head-spinning, reason-defying, …
Dimesland – Creepmoon Review
I like to think that I’m pretty well in-touch with the music scene in my native Bay Area, having followed it closely for the better part of 14 years as both a radio personality and …
Loincloth – Iron Balls Of Steel Review
As a metal fan, certain things happen when you see a band named Loincloth with an album called Iron Balls of Steel. Visions of Manowar dance through your head, followed by epic battle scenes of …
Redemption – This Mortal Coil Review
Redemption’s strength has always lain in the band’s willingness to embrace all the wonders of the prog metal palette without ever fully succumbing to the subgenre’s insatiable appetite for wonkiness. Their focus has always been …
Beyond the Bridge – The Old Man And The Spirit Review
Warning: if you have an aversion to soulful, artsy, and uplifting prog metal, you are hereby kindly asked to leave the room. No really, you’ll have to wait outside; we don’t serve your kind here. …
J.W. Pozoj – Escape Of Pozoj Review
Black metal as an art form has woven itself a web of interpretive tangents of late, unwittingly (perhaps) getting all gnarled up in scrutiny. While some of the validity vetting is surely self-interested, much is …
Cynic – Carbon-Based Anatomy Review
Somewhere on the 210 freeway, I realized that Paul Masvidal is never going back to his old life. Nor should he. Because Cynic is an art project that was born into progression and has been …
Cormorant – Dwellings Review
No matter what genre I’m listening to, whether weepy-face indie rock diaper-wetting, robots-having-a-seizure electronic angle music, or fjord-gargling black metal of the least children-and-small-animal-friendly variety, my favorite music tends to do two things: feel both …