Tag: Progressive
Ephel Duath – The Painter’s Palette Review
Originally written by Ryan Plunkett Ephel Duath’s The Painter’s Palette is a release that has had much hype surrounding it, mainly due to their record company. Formerly a duo that composed symphonic black metal, Ephel …
Green Carnation – A Blessing In Disguise Review
Originally written by Tim Pigeon Green Carnation took the metal world by surprise in 2001 with their superb opus Light of Day, Day of Darkness. They were a mostly unknown band before then, but their …
Enslaved – Below The Lights Review
Originally written by Ryan Plunkett It seems like just yesterday Enslaved released Monumension, and yet here I sit with a copy of their latest Viking Black Metal effort in my hands, Below the Lights. Unfortunately, …
Opeth – Damnation Review
Originally written by Ty Brookman Opeth return with the second installment of the Nacksving/Fredman recordings. Of the two, Damnation was the album that had my interest peaked and expectations basically off the scale. Yeah, Deliverance …
Solefald – In Harmonia Universali Review
Originally written by Ryan Plunkett The Norwegian scene has spawned some of the most extreme bands, and also some of the strangest. Solefald happens to fall under the latter. Featuring members of Borknagar, this experimental, …
OSI – Office of Strategic Influence Review
Originally written by Russ Wallin. OSI can best be described as a progressive supergroup. The album features Jim Matheos (Fates Warning), Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater), Sean Malone (Cynic, Gordian Knot, ect), Kevin Moore (Chroma Key) …
Cult Of Luna – The Beyond Review
Originally written by Ryan Plunkett Often times, bands that have intriguing names also have an intriguing sound. Cult of Luna is no exception. Their latest album, The Beyond, is a combination of epic songs and haunting, …
Evergrey – Recreation Day Review
Originally written by Tim Pigeon I’ve been anticipating this album for a long time. Evergrey blew me away with their last opus, In Search of Truth, a concept album dealing with alien abductions. I’ve always …