Tag: Progressive
Devin Townsend Project – Ki Review
posted on 6/2009 By: Jordan Campbell Let’s get one thing out of the way: I’m a total Devin Townsend geek. Roughly a decade ago, Strapping Young Lad‘s City cracked my skull open and imbedded itself in my frontal lobe, and I’ve been …
Ironwood – :Fire:Water:Ash: Review
Some albums demand that the bottom line of a review be introduced early because there is something so unique about it that it will instantly make or break the album for new listeners. :Fire:Water:Ash: is …
Mastodon – Crack The Skye Review
So here I sit listening to the new Mastodon album, Crack the Skye. This is a pretty significant thing for me, as it is one of the few times that I have actually sat down …
Hunted – Alone Review
One of the great frustrations of many progressive metal fans is that the progenitors of the genre have, over the course of their long careers, more or less steered away from metal in favor of …
Obscura – Cosmogenesis Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Quite honestly, it’s tough to swallow another helping of technical death metal at this point. Everything from the band name (come on, guys), the computer-generated cover art, and the maddingly …
Turrigenous – A Slight Amplification Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Progressive power metal is one of the arenas that American bands tend to fare extremely well in. Ball-swingin’ and crunch-centric, we Yanks tend to place just as much importance on …
Giant Squid – The Ichthyologist Review
Originally written by Doug Moore. Wow. When people ask me why I like metal, I rarely know what to say. Often I give them an answer that’s true for a lot of the metal I …
Iron Thrones – Visions Of Light Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas Quick story – there was a Minnesota metalcore band called Nehemiah, they released a killer album called The Asphyxiation Process and a swansong EP called Lenore. They split up. Members went on to help …