Tag: Progressive
Southern Cross – Down Below Review
Southern Cross is a group of young Québécois who play power-ish progressive metal. They have managed in about five years time to move from tribute band to legitimate up-and-comers warming up for stalwarts such as …
Porcupine Tree – The Incident Review
So, what were you expecting from the new Porcupine Tree release? Based on the last few albums, it would have been safe to assume that the band would continue on its most successful formula to …
Fughu – Absence Review
Show me an up-and-coming prog metal band and I’ll show you ten that make their object of worship as obvious as the toothy Jehovah’s Witness with a foot on your doorjamb bent on ramming a …
Damned Spirits’ Dance – Weird Constellations Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas There are several definitions of “Avant-Garde”; New or unconventional movements; progressive, experimental, cutting edge, the application of new concepts and techniques in a given field. In the metal genre, the same …
Forced Evolution – Sealed Review
Some bands are just an ingredient or two away from being a real force within their particular style. Such is the case with Belgium’s Forced Evolution. On their Sealed promo (to be followed by their …
Dream Theater – Black Clouds & Silver Linings Review
This is a special dual review. The entire review is a collaborative effort between Lone Watie and Zach Duvall. Their record sales won’t show it, but Dream Theater is a band in crisis. Before they …
Astra – The Weirding Review
Everything about The Weirding screams “long-lost prog-rock album from 1972,” from the Roger Dean-ish cover art to the vinyl-hued sonics to the ten-minute-plus epics to the presence of the mellotron to the spacey band name …
Scale The Summit – Carving Desert Canyons Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Scale the Summit’s second album Carving Desert Canyons was one of those that just slipped through the cracks here at Last Rites. It sat unreserved in our queue for so …