Tag Progressive Metal
“Opus Ferox – The Great Escape” is the eighth album release from Loch Vostok. Andrew Doherty interviewed founder member Teddy Möller about the band, the latest album and future plans. AN: First of all, I appreciate you giving the time… Continue Reading →
A few years ago a Swedish friend introduced me to the music of his compatriots Loch Vostok. I haven’t looked back since. Loch Vostok is one of my favourite bands. “The Doctrine Decoded” (2012) and “Dystopium” (2011) in particular are… Continue Reading →
It took a while but in a way the timing couldn’t be better. Arriving a whole 9 years after debut album Dar de duh, its follow-up Har has proven to be a bit of a beacon of light in rather… Continue Reading →
I last covered Australian Progressive metal four piece Teramaze back in 2015 when they released “Her Halo”, an impressive progressive metal album which managed to stand out alongside other notable progressive metal releases that year (Queensrÿche, Symphony X, The Great… Continue Reading →
Credit to the band first of all for doing something I can’t ever recall seeing before: three of this quintet are actually smiling on the sleeve photo. Inner Earth’s music is described as progressive metal, but whatever the type of… Continue Reading →
London based outfit Void have been knocking around for two decades now and in their early years had strong ties with the Norwegian avant-weird scene. Czral of Ved Buens Ende, Aura Noir etc was a previous drummer Heimoth, Seth, Sinsaenum… Continue Reading →
I missed the initial release of this album in 2017 so as far as I’m concerned this is a new experience. Mish are from Australia and as a progressive metal band have shared the stage with sleepmakeswaves and We Lost… Continue Reading →
You know when a band that isn’t Metal gets on a Metal label? Well that really tends to grind my gears. It makes that band into an ‘acceptable’ outlet for the Metal community, why? Can’t you just go on Bandcamp… Continue Reading →
What the Dar de duh happened? It’s been 9 years since these Romanians released their debut album, one could have almost forgotten about them and I have had to relearn how to spell their name all over again. Joking and… Continue Reading →
Israel’s Subterranean Masquerade have actually been around in one guise or another for over 15 years, but with a pretty much stable line-up in place since 2018, this fourth album (the first by the band since 2017) is a bit… Continue Reading →
Quietly self-released back in August, this second album from the plucky Brit progsters has recently been picked up for re-release by legendary French label Listenable. Opener “Merceds Footsteps” showcases a melting pot of progressive metal influences in barely over two… Continue Reading →
French five-piece outfit Los Disidentes Del Sucio Motel release their fourth long player after several years of quiet. This is a band that is a little hard to pigeon hole from a genre point of view. “Polaris” finds them stretching… Continue Reading →