Tag Progressive Metal
This album is a return to the past with the re-release of the Icelanders’ 2010 album, which signalled the move from a black/death style to the more haunting and evocative style which characterised the excellent “The Freak is Alive” (2015)…. Continue Reading →
Over their last three albums, post-proggers Intronaut have played things fast and loose. They are known for lurking between the dark polyrhythmic assault and vaulting angst of Periphery and the lighter, jazzier tendencies of Between The Buried And Me, but… Continue Reading →
2015 has seen some fantastic Progressive Metal albums come out. With offerings from Jorn Lande, Anthropia, Iris Divine, Rendezvous Point, Symphony X and Queensrÿche all offering out new material, you could easily fill up a good portion of the end… Continue Reading →
Not long before receiving this 2015 re-issue of these stylistically divergent albums which came out close to each other in 2003, I read a media post in which the commentator remarked on a recent Opeth live show. The post was… Continue Reading →
Nottingham based five piece Akarusa Yami have had a lot of attention around them over the past few years. Having played BOA twice as well as securing a slot at Trondheim Metal Fest, the progressive influenced technical metal band certainly… Continue Reading →
Well it was bound to happen, both Queensrÿche and Operation: Mindcrime releasing albums pretty close to each other. You have to wonder whether this was intention or just coincidence but having already dealt with Geoff Tate’s musical disappointment, maybe his… Continue Reading →
Formed in Kristiansand, Norway back in 2012 when all its members were studying at the University of Agder, Rendezvous Point are set to release their debut offering with some serious buzz about them. Featuring members who have been involved with… Continue Reading →
I was attracted to this album in the first instance by the concept: a Transatlantic collaboration of musicians, an Italian keyboard player, a Swedish drummer but most important of all, an eclectic range of progressive influences and an interest in… Continue Reading →
This one sat on our reviews list for a couple of weeks without anyone remotely attempting to show any interest. I noticed the ‘progressive black metal’ band from Romania helmed by renowned graphic artist Costin Chioreanu had got coverage from… Continue Reading →
Symphony X are a class act. Surely one of the best Progressive Metal bands in the world – THE best for many. And in an inward looking genre, seemingly dwindling in popularity, they’ve ceaselessly turned out album after album of… Continue Reading →
Philadelphia based progressive metal/post-rock stalwarts Rosetta have a brand new album for your ears and minds; ‘Quintessential Ephemera’ scheduled for a July 3rd release is available now via Golden Antenna Records. Beginning with the beautifully measured opening track ‘After The… Continue Reading →
The Tipton brothers, who I know for their involvement with Zero Hour and Cynthesis as well as their previous work with Abnormal Thought Patterns, have brought some friends along for their latest hyper technical prog adventure. Probably the most known… Continue Reading →