Tag: Progressive
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 …
Fates Warning – Parallels (Special Edition) Review
In its original incarnation, 1991’s Parallels was my introduction to Fates Warning. I’d heard the band’s name before, then as now almost always mentioned alongside Queensryche and Dream Theater, and since I was (and am) …
Divinity – The Singularity Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Is it possible these days for a band to proudly display their multitude of influences and still come out with a final product that actually feels original? Some may argue …
Vektor – Black Future Review
Originally written by Ross Main. For those who think the culminated sound of Kreator and Obscura, with the shrill vocals, bass presence and progressive madness of Persefone’s Truth Inside the Shades album might be worthwhile – read on. For those who …
Enochian Theory – Evolution: Creatio Ex Nihilio Review
Enochian Theory are an enigmatic bunch. They prefer to leave their art open to interpretation – everything from the band name to the lyrics and concept behind their new album. Fittingly, Evolution: Creatio Ex Nihilio, …
CoeXistence – Carrion Comfort Review
Coexistence began as an internet collaboration between a dude in France and another in Sweden, who wrote and then shared (emailed) pieces of the songs that ultimately came to comprise Carrion Comfort, their demo EP. …