Tag: Progressive
Borknagar – Universal Review
I’m late getting to my review of Borknagar’s Universal due to life and other such nonsense, which puts me squarely behind the great tide of thought on the record. My place knee-deep in the wash …
Myrath – Desert Call Review
From the distant shores of Tunisia comes the country’s first major metal act, Myrath. Desert Call, the band’s sophomore release, is thickly layered with various tribal instruments, which enrich the album with distinct Tunisian flavor …
Wuthering Heights – Salt Review
To say the release of Wuthering Heights‘ fifth record has been highly anticipated amongst their fans would be akin to saying Hasselhoff “sorta likes to drink his dinner” (and his breakfast…and second breakfast, elevenses, and …
Jon Oliva’s Pain – Festival
Savatage was a huge part of my formative days—Hall Of The Mountain King, Gutter Ballet and Streets were all huge records for Younger Me. As the ‘Tage went on, even with the departure of one Oliva …
Valborg – Crown Of Sorrow Review
Somewhere out in the nebulous immensity of the cosmos, directly on the curve between fabrication and factuality, floats a land inhabited by the peculiar cerebral offspring of the three eccentrics who make up Deutschland’s purveyors …
Mouth of the Architect – The Violence Beneath Review
Mouth of the Architect enjoys flip-flopping their approach a bit. Their understated debut led them to be lumped in with the lighter faction of the post-metal movement, but The Ties That Blind revealed a penchant …
Cathedral – The Guessing Game Review
My guess is that this game is still gonna leave a lot of people guessing. After releasing a pair of late-90s underperformers, stoner doom masters Cathedral roared back to life in the new millennium, issuing …
Ludicra – The Tenant Review
I think consistency sometimes gets a bad wrap in the music world. Consistency in terms of style, not quality, obviously. While I consider myself grateful for bands that choose to stretch their boundaries (or in …