Author Andrew Doherty
For me, Ill Niňo from New Jersey,USA were the one shining beacon of the ghastly nu-metal era. I regarded them as a big cut above the others with decent metal songs, good harmonies and an interesting Latin element. I own… Continue Reading →
It’s the start of October so it must be ProgPower Europe. It’s the time of year when lovers of all types of progressive music and indeed all types of rock and metal descend upon the normally sleepy village of Baarlo… Continue Reading →
“The world is nothing”, it is announced in the introductory part of this four part concept album about a boy’s childhood anguished development. The creator of this progressive rock work is Brent Vallefuoco, the 17 year old guitarist of a… Continue Reading →
I’ve been very lucky recently with Icelandic metal, having been fortunate enough to review albums by Kontinuum and Fortid. Dynfari are also from “The Land of Ice and Fire”, and judging by the fact that this 9 track album has… Continue Reading →
We’re promised much on this, the second album release by US “progmetal alchemists” The Contortionist. I confess to being sceptical of their claim to “shatter the boundaries of conventional music”. It’s always best to listen to these things, so that’s… Continue Reading →
“High yielding with attractive flowers, mild flavour and excellent texture”. That is the description of a potato from the National Allotment Society catalogue. If only “Unrelenting Fucking Hatred” were so interesting. “Fiery but bland and uninteresting” would be my entry… Continue Reading →
I reviewed Abbey ov Thelema’s 2011 album “A Fragment ov the Great Work”, and questioned whether it was a case of genius or insanity. By way of preparation for this promo, which itself is intended to precede a conceptual album,… Continue Reading →
Fatum Aeternum have appeared at the International Gothic Festival, which gives a strong clue as to their style. My interest was aroused immediately. What I heard was something between strange and eccentric. It was certainly distinctive and like entering the… Continue Reading →
Founded in 2009, Italian symphonic metal band Sinheresy have released “The Spiders and The Butterfly”, their debut EP. With a dual but predominantly female-fronted vocal attack, comparison has been drawn with Nightwish and Within Temptation. It’s true that there’s a… Continue Reading →
It’s good when a musician is fed up of what he’s listening to and does something about it, so hats off to Mr Simon Fuller a.k.a. Paresis. He describes his project as follows: “Paresis combines ‘industrial’ in the loosest possible… Continue Reading →
I’ve read a lot lately about this experimental post metal band from Norway. Most of it has been of a complimentary nature. This is their second album release, following “Monolith” (2008) which gives a good clue. “Bleak” would be an… Continue Reading →
I was first alerted to Loch Vostok by a number of ProgPower goers. That was about three years when “Reveal No Secrets” came out. “V: The Doctrine Decoded” is their fifth album release. When I first heard the name, I… Continue Reading →