Tag: Progressive
Between The Buried And Me – Alaska Review
Drew Ailes’s take: Alright, here it goes. Anyone who’s read any of my reviews knows how much I hate albums that overstay their welcome. Needless to say, when I saw the playing time of 53 …
Circus Maximus – The First Chapter Review
Prog-metal is a tough genre. On the one hand, you usually have amazing musicianship. On the other hand, you usually have very long tracks that are either so good that they aren’t long enough, or …
Nevermore – Enemies Of Reality (Remixed) Review
Originally written by Patrick Dawson With the release of This Godless Endeavor it seems only appropriate that the patched up version of an album that didn’t quite get a fair shake the first time around …
Gorod – Neurotripsicks Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance Willowtip records continues its effort to unearth and proliferate overlooked or hard to acquire technical death metal with the re-release of Gorod’s Neurotripsicks. While Neurotripsicks will likely lack the impact …
Opeth – Ghost Reveries Review
Jason Jordan’s take: Unless you’ve never even heard of the Internet, you know what’s going on within the Opeth camp. They’re signed to Roadrunner Records, their latest offering is titled Ghost Reveries, and it leaked about a month …
Dream Theater – Octavarium Review
Originally written by Harley Carlson. This year has been quite the triumphant one for progressive music thus far. Outstanding showings from relatively unknown acts like Dynamic Lights, Presto Ballet, Russell Allen’s Atomic Soul, and Shadow Gallery have all posed a …
Subterranean Masquerade – Suspended Animation Dreams Review
Originally written by Ramar Pittance Here’s an album of well played, pristinely produced music that I can’t entirely get into. Featuring members of November’s Doom and Epoch of Unlight, Subterranean Masquerade are a progressive metal …
Porcupine Tree – Deadwing Review
If you’ve been a metal fan at any point during this millennium, chances are good you’ve heard of Porcupine Tree. Chances are equally good that you’ve also heard them, whether you found them on their …