Tag: Progressive
Symphony X – Paradise Lost Review
Originally written by Chris Chellis. After a looooong wait that included postponing the album’s release due to a stint on Dave Mustaine’s Gigantour, we finally have Symphony X’s seventh full-length, Paradise Lost, and what an album this …
Akercocke – Antichrist Review
originally written by Jim Brandon ‘I believe that when I die…I shall rot’. Two fictional styles of fighting form ying and yang: one Fist comes from the North, and uses precise strikes onto vital pressure …
Be’lakor – The Frail Tide Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: I love surprises, especially unsigned Australian surprises that sound like a fantasy/folk tinged version of early Amorphis and Insomnium mixed with the doom of Garden of Shadows with their six-track release of epic, polished atmospheric melodic …
Bokor – Anomia 1 Review
originally written by Jim Brandon The staff here pays attention to what is expressed in our comments section, and two things I’ve noticed that are often brought up as points of contention are 1) our …
Vintersorg – Solens Rötter Review
Originally written by Jason Jordan. While not a true return to form, Vintersorg’s sixth full-length Solens Rötter (The Roots of the Sun) has more in common with earlier albums Till Fjälls and Ödemarkens Son than anything released since. As a matter of …
The Pax Cecilia – Blessed Are the Bonds Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas. Synopsis: How this band remained unsigned after releasing (and giving away) their superb debut EP, Nouveau, truly baffles me. And now with an equally stunning, challenging and artistic, self released and …
Scale The Summit – Monument Review
Originally written by Jason Jordan. Houston’s Scale the Summit are a tasteful, instrumental four-piece that will surely appeal to fans of Canvas Solaris, Dysrhythmia, and other clean, vocal-free acts. While not as complex as albums by the previously listed …
Kekal – The Habit Of Fire Review
Originally written by Tyler Wagnon. Kekal has spent 12 years together as a band, originally getting together in Jakarta, Indonesia way back in 1995. Over the years they’ve endured some membership issues, eventually settling on the …