Tag: Progressive

Vanden Plas – Christ 0 Review

“Flash…AAA-AAAHHHH, he’ll save every one of us.” Yep, first thing through my head was the song that deconstructed all of Queen’s fantastic work through the seventies and heralded their decline into an anachronistic shambling bathhouse

Evergrey – Monday Morning Apocalypse Review

Originally written by Chris Chellis. If collaborating with a pop producer resulted in anything, it was a greater attention to catchy choruses. Monday Morning Apocalypse is so full of catchy choruses that I can’t help but proclaim

3 – Wake Pig (Reissue) Review

I was sort of hoping, maybe beyond hope, that I was reviewing an actual 3 cd – 3 being the Dischord band I was very into circa 1990 or so. I loved that band…shit I

Canvas Solaris – Penumbra Diffuse Review

Originally written by Jason Jordan. Grab a Snickers; you’re gonna be here for a while. No matter how much my musical preferences change, I’ll always have a soft spot for prog. It was the first

Coprofago – Unorthodox Creative Criteria Review

After being impressed by 2000’s Genesis, I’ve been on the lookout for the new effort from Chile’s Coprofago. And I am not a patient man. After a lengthy recording hiatus, the band returned last year with Unorthodox Creative

Fates Warning – Awaken The Guardian Reissue Review

Originally written by Chris Chellis. This re-issue presented a number of obstacles, but the most obvious for me as a critic is the fact that I was barely two years old when Awaken the Guardian was first

The Devin Townsend Band – Synchestra Review

Originally written by Chris Chellis. As the name would have any wise listener assume, this group produces what is essentially the vision of one Devin Townsend. As the music recorded on Synchestra proves, Devin Townsend is one

Zero Hour – A Fragile Mind Review

It’s been over four years since Zero Hour became the darlings of the prog-metal underground with their Towers of Avarice release. That may not seem like a long time for that genre, but seeing as