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Minsk – The Crash and the Draw

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 Typically when a popular band comes back from an lengthy hiatus there is much anticipation about the album that they’ll put out whenever they return. For lack of a better example, the best example of this in recent years is Slipknot’s “.5: The Gray Chapter”. If post/progressive metal band Minsk hasn’t made a masterpiece yet than they have with their upcoming “The Crash and the Draw” because this album is everything you could ever want and more. Right from the very beginning it has a great feel to it that’s very much like doom metal but it’s different in a … Continue reading Minsk – The Crash and the Draw

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Piah Mater – Memories of Inexistence

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 Bruh . . . real talk . . . I don’t think a band, much less a death metal band, has ever tried to be more progressive and succeeded more than Piah Mater has with their late 2014 album “Memories of Inexistence”. This Brazilian duo (yes, duo!) has done an absolutely marvelous job with this album with the vocals that vary from the traditional sound of death metal to more soothing and calmer vocals. Now I know that sounds like metalcore and surely some of you might get mad at that idea, but this is far from metalcore. Far. So shut up. The … Continue reading Piah Mater – Memories of Inexistence

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The Agonist – Eye of Providence

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 The Agonist’s latest album, “Eye of Providence”, is one of those few amazing examples that progressive metal has come a long way and can be one of the most fucking dynamic albums you’ve ever heard in your life. This female fronted band had a resounding feel to it that I feel like many metal fans can agree with because the harsher vocals had a great sound and feel to them while the softer singing was just absolutely beautiful. The guitars and drums also have a great rhythm to them that are melodic and that’s good for me because I prize … Continue reading The Agonist – Eye of Providence

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Blind Guardian – Beyond the Red Mirror

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 By far my favorite Blind Guardian album because they have taken their legendary sound and just upped the anti times ten million, and I love it. They still have that amazingly great feel to them that I’m sure we all knew was going to stay when they first revealed the cover art which is fabulous. The songs are as long as they’ve ever been and maybe a little longer with this album clocking over an hour and ten minutes with 2 tracks exceeding 9 minutes! Damn! Blind Guardian just outdoes themselves which each new album for me. “Beyond the Red Mirror” is … Continue reading Blind Guardian – Beyond the Red Mirror

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Mad Parish – Procession

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 Imagine a progressive metal band that had all the norms of progressive metal and does it all in their own special little way, but had vocals that seem very much those of Manowar. That was the defining factor for me liking the album because I love Manowar and have honestly always wondered what would happened if you took some of their signatures, like the vocals, and put them in different genres of metal. Well, if you haven’t guessed already, that’s what Mad Parish did for their latest album “Procession”. Now, before some people start getting mad, I’m not calling Mad … Continue reading Mad Parish – Procession

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Sylosis – Dormant Heart

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 Sylosis has given us an album that will surely leave some stunned in their seats and others applauding the album and band as I am because of their latest helping of progressive metal called “Dormant Heart” which came out today. I’ll be honest – it didn’t make me shit my pants to any degree, but it was definitely noteworthy and good because the album was jock full of good rhythms and the kind of stuff that progressive metal was founded on during its conception. It also has a dash of thrash metal thrown into the mix to give the album … Continue reading Sylosis – Dormant Heart

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Fugle (self-titled)

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 It would seem to me that instrumental one-man bands are clearly underrated in the metal community. I’ve heard all of 2 albums that were purely instrumental and only had one member in them, and you know what? They were good fucking albums. And “Fugle” doesn’t disappoint me at all. The entire album was very, very solid for what it was and it’s the kind of stuff that I’d listen to at work if I needed some heaviness going on with a bit of variety and without having to worry about any lyrics or vocals that could possibly get in the … Continue reading Fugle (self-titled)

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The Vicious Head Society – Abject Tomorrow (single)

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 As Vicious Head Society’s single from (what I’ve gathered) their debut album that is coming sometime early 2015 so we got some time to imagine what it’ll be like. The album’s name hasn’t even been announced yet so all we have is this single, “Abject Tomorrow”, to guess at what it’ll be like. And right now it’s looking to be pretty damn good. The single itself is over 8 minutes long so maybe this’ll be an album for those of you who can’t get enough of the really long songs. “Abject Tomorrow” also has a certain smooth sound to it … Continue reading The Vicious Head Society – Abject Tomorrow (single)