It’s always nice to have a list of bands that you can rely on to deliver new material virtually every year with every proceeding work seeming to be better than the last in some form or another, and I’m fortunate … Continue reading Chaos Over Cosmos – The Silver Lining Between the Stars
If we were to pull back and look at the latest additions to the global soundscape of modern death metal in the last fifteen years, we’d see an absolute plethora of names coming out of the woodwork that in some … Continue reading Alustrium – A Monument to Silence
The constant evolution of progressive metal is something that will never cease to amaze me as even though the style is the very essence of tenacious musicians pushing the genre to become so much more, it’s constantly overflowing with more … Continue reading Obzene – The Human Condition
I think it’s safe to say that when I first heard Dvne seven years ago with their EP of “Aurora Majesty”, there wasn’t much for me to expect how far they’d go in such a short amount of time. After … Continue reading Dvne – Etemen Ænka
Given the very name of the sound, progressive metal is constantly pushing the boundaries of what metal can be in many of its modern forms with there being plenty of bands that think they can do it well when it … Continue reading Cyrax – Experiences
Whenever I take into consideration mixing progressive elements into different styles of metal, black metal is oddly one of the areas I think of the least even though it’s one of those styles that sees some of the most self-experimentation … Continue reading Cicada The Burrower – Corpseflower
When it comes to bands that have helped transform the modern doom landscape in the digital age with the aid of grand havens like Bandcamp, Vokonis is a name that absolutely should be mentioned. Their impact cannot be understated with … Continue reading Vokonis – Odyssey
Ripped straight from the promo for this album: “metal … with no creative restrictions”. Now, if you want me to raise an eyebrow and immediately start gravitating towards your album, all you need to do is boast those five words. … Continue reading Iotunn – Access All Worlds
Infusing your work with comedy is always a tricky thing by nature since humor is absolutely a subjective thing since it may work for you but not someone else, and it’s a damn hard task to pull it off when … Continue reading Empire Bathtub – 2 Looney 2 Moons
To create an enthralling piece of progressive metal is to think outside of the box in an already out-of-the-box style. It’s incredibly difficult to do even though the style is prime real estate for innovation given its very nature, but … Continue reading Phase Transition – Relatively Speaking
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