At some point, a band simply has to try something else in some form or another lest their sound begin to become stale and uninteresting. It can be in even the smallest ways that such a change can make for … Continue reading In Mourning – The Immortal
I would argue that the world of progressive metal, especially that of the death metal variety, is in an odd position with there always being some new talent coming out of the woodwork to offer some new vision of what … Continue reading Fallujah – Xenotaph
Different and beyond much of what many expect out of even the fringes of death metal, Floating carves out a path for themselves. Continue reading Floating – Hesitating Lights
Evolution is something that many of us love to talk about, yet it is a tricky thing that is extremely hard to accomplish even for the most talented of musicians. It’s the sort of accomplishment that sets the truly talented … Continue reading Gigafauna – Eye to Windward
Growth is something that is simply mandatory for any band looking to make their mark. Whether that mark is upon its listeners or the genre at large, it takes something exceptional to deliver one performance after another that defies typical … Continue reading Vokonis – Transitions
When things begin to distort and transform into something nearly unrecognizable from what we normally expect, that’s when things take a natural turn for the progressive where the very bounds of genre lines between to twist and blur. Even as … Continue reading Anciients – Beyond the Reach of the Sun
Death metal has long been the sort of beast that has been eating its own tail while always seeking fresh, new meat to devour if it means new flavors have been added to the palette. Sometimes, it succeeds in its … Continue reading Octoploid – Beyond the Aeons
Given the sheer nature of the underground to replicate itself while simultaneously seeking new avenues to venture down, it’s only a matter of time before we’re given an act that taps into something that may not necessarily be brand new … Continue reading Horseburner – Voice of Storms
Australia has never has any doubt when it comes to the sheer quality of its metal scene taken for all that it is, but too often does it not get the credit it deserves as often as more well-known bastions … Continue reading Hybrid Nightmares – Woeful Inertia
A band that dares to challenge itself and its own medium is something that, fortunately, we’ve seen plenty instances of in recent times. Even so, it’s not always terribly often to bear witness to acts that are actually able to … Continue reading Chapel of Disease – Echoes of Light
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