Tag Prog
The story of this concept album from Norway’s Nergard is that of an Irishman who in 1890 was sentenced to 20 years in prison for a burglary he did not commit. He is separated from his pregnant wife, who dies… Continue Reading →
For an album that was promoted to me as depressive/atmospheric black/death metal, Hope Dies First, the lead out track from Austrian one man band Nonexistence is a quiet beautiful, bleak and compelling slice of Funeral Doom with the kind of… Continue Reading →
‘The Last Spire’ is Cathedral’s swansong, this will truly lay the band to rest…and this is a most fitting way to do so. ‘The Last Spire’ encapsulates all of the bands past releases almost by coincidence that include the many… Continue Reading →
For those of a djenty disposition, here’s Benea Reach from Norway. This collection of ten wide-reaching and substantial chunks makes up their third album release. Let me say now that Benea Reach not a version of Uneven Structure or Vildjharta…. Continue Reading →
It occurred to me that Seven Impale should really be called Six Impale on account of the number of band members but then I wondered if the number might be referring to the number of different styles they play. The… Continue Reading →
‘Sexforce’. Pretty rape-y name for an album isn’t it? Well, there’s nothing sexy about this band, but they can be pretty forceful in their approach of proggy, deathly metal. Actually, I take the sexy thing back – some of their… Continue Reading →
Let the progressive metal begin. “Athens” is about … Athens and the dead ends of modern Greece, where Playgrounded come from. This is not parochial however. Anyone can associate with this album. “Athens”, which starts with the title track, hit… Continue Reading →
Italy really seems to be coming into its own these days as a country where metal thrives. There is a huge and bewildering wealth of talent springing from every corner of this nation, which was unimaginable not too many years… Continue Reading →
Diagonal released a self-titled album in 2008. Then after a gap and line-up changes, the new Diagonal emerged. This Brighton-based prog band is responsible for “The Second Mechanism” and let me tell you, it is as full of ideas and… 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 →
Helping to permeate the heat of this disgusting American summer as of late has been France’s Ysengrin, who are apparently versed at the art of chilling bones through song. Please note the singular use of the word song here, as… Continue Reading →
Before Steve Harris formed arguably the biggest heavy metal band on the planet, Iron Maiden existed as a completely different band. Formed in Basildon,Essex, these chaps were inspired by the likes of Cream, until Led Zeppelin caught their eye that… Continue Reading →