Tag: Progressive
Between The Buried and Me – The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues Review
Instead of rehashing the history of Between the Buried and Me for the 10,294th time, I’ll begin this review with a simple explanation of my particular views on the band, so that those wishing to argue …
Amorphis – The Beginning Of Times Review
Originally written by Rae Amitay Over the past twenty years, Amorphis has experienced several dynamic transformations. These Finns have gone from death metal to straight-ahead rock, and everywhere in between. Needless to say, this has …
Týr – The Lay Of Thrym Review
Originally written by Rae Amitay Týr has been unleashing their uniquely progressive brand of epic metal since 2002, but they have only recently begun exploring a more commercial appeal. Heavily inspired by traditional Faroese music …
Pagan’s Mind – Heavenly Ecstasy Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Most who heard Pagan’s Mind’s previous album, God’s Equation, know that Heavenly Ecstasy is a crucial outing in determining this band’s enduring vitality. After a string of three incredible albums, …
Ulver – Wars Of The Roses Review
Here’s the basic paint-by-numbers approach to too many Ulver reviews, in case you’d like to play along at home: Step 1: Open with something along the lines of, “If you can say one thing about …
Valborg – Barbarian Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Dissecting a Valborg release–or Valborg in general–is a daunting dask. Unquestionably, they’re one of the weirdest bands in metal; but not in that bullshit, pseudo-avant-garde, watch-us-set-ourselves-on-fire! Unexpect vein. No, Valborg deploys their oddity far more subtly, but that doesn’t …
While Heaven Wept – Fear Of Infinity Review
While Heaven Wept‘s peerless Vast Oceans Lachrymose brought a lot of new faces to the band’s doorstep back in 2009. And rightly so: the album marked a new pinnacle in terms of emotional, utterly absorbing …
Pyrrhon – An Excellent Servant, But A Terrible Master Review
Disclaimer #1: I feel it’s vitally important to get something out in the open right off the bat: A long-time member of our staff right here at Metal Review happens to be Pyrrhon‘s vocalist; and …