There are many things that could go into an album that can grab the attention and keep anybody listening, but one thing I prize above anything else is the ability to feel unique even if it’s just a little. It’s … Continue reading Dreichmere – The Fruit of Barren Fields
Usually, whenever I want visuals of something crazy in space with insane colors and a general out-of-this-world vibe, it’s somewhere in the realm of psych-rock that I find myself looking. On rare occasions, though, it’s elsewhere that delivers such goods. … Continue reading Etrange – s/t
I’ve always been a fan of whenever a band, or any single, can find new ways to express themselves in music via many different styles over their time such that we can look back on their work years later to … Continue reading Igorrr – Spirituality and Distortion
It’s not uncommon anymore to where I can flip through some albums and come across something from one of the many, many talented artists that grace the metal scene that I’ll go out of my way to listen to. Why? … Continue reading Gigafauna – Frozen Wastes
The sheer amount of progressive acts out there that actually try to push the boundaries of their respective styles is not small whatsoever by any means, but it’s a mere fraction of those that actually pull it off in such … Continue reading Intronaut – Fluid Existential Inversions
Whenever I delve into any sort of instrumental band and think about whatever they may put forth in the future, I never really think about the possibility of them gaining a vocalist. Such a transition is very much trading one … Continue reading Late – The One and I
It’s not terribly often that we get a progressive record that just feels fun in its essence. Typically, we get stuff that’s far more serious than it has to be, and that can be a little soul-draining at times because … Continue reading Altesia – Paragon Circus
There will always be some bands that seemingly everyone has heard except you and a select few others, or it feels like that, at least. For me, my list runs quite long, longer than I’d like, and one of those … Continue reading Sutrah – Aletheia
The vast majority of the time when I listen to some progressive metal it is far from an easy listen that I can just fall back into. There’s always so much going on that it can become damn near impossible … Continue reading Cloudkicker – Unending
A black metal band that comes around that seeks to shake up the formula even in a small way is far from a rare sight nowadays, but that doesn’t mean that they’re any less interesting to investigate than ever. There … Continue reading In Human Form – III
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