Tag: Progressive
Ihsahn – The Adversary Review
Originally written by Harley Carlson. As one of Norway’s most notable talents, Ihsahn’s hell-fueled contributions to metal, or otherwise, are evidence of nothing less than his incontestable genius. From raw epic black metal of early Emperor to the …
Oxbow – Love That’s Last Review
Originally written by Doug Moore. It’s hard to believe that Oxbow has been around for nearly twenty years now. It’d be hard to believe that anything as stubbornly atypical and unfriendly as these Californian lunatics could last …
Sepultura – Dante XXI Review
Originally written by Erik Thomas Ill admit it; I have not heard a single album beyond the seminal Roots and I have never even heard a single note from Derrick Green since he replaced Max Cavalera; Against, Nation and Roorback. Never …
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 …