Tag Archives: .progressive metal
Acolyte – Entropy – Album Review
Artist: Acolyte Album Title: Entropy Label: Blood Blast Music Date of Release: 14 May 2021 The stream of high-quality music coming from Australia shows no sign of abating, with the latest export being to pique my interest manifesting itself in the form of Acolyte, a quintet from Melbourne. Formed a number of years ago, the Continue Reading »
Subterranean Masquerade – Mountain Fever – Album Review
Artist: Subterranean Masquerade Album Title: Mountain Fever Label: Sensory Date of Release: 14 May 2021 Reviewing a Subterranean Masquerade album is never an easy task. The band seems to delight in creating music that can be the worst nightmare of any reviewer, simply because there’s so much going on. And not only that, they seem Continue Reading »
Gojira – Fortitude – Album Review
Artist: Gojira Album Title: Fortitude Label: Roadrunner Records Date of Release: 30 April 2021 The award for idiot of the decade has been won. No, it’s not any number of politicians, those that own online music streaming platforms, or the entirety of Arsenal football club. No, the award goes to me. And it isn’t even Continue Reading »
Benthos – II – Album Review
Artist: Benthos Album Title: II Label: Eclipse Records Date of Release: 23 April 2021 I’ve had this record for a couple of months at least and yet I’m late bringing this review to you. And the reason is that I have gone back and forth several times, deciding exactly what I think of this album. Continue Reading »
Mother Of All – Age Of The Solipsist – Album Review
Artist: Mother Of All Album Title: Age Of The Solipsist Label: Black Lion Records Date of Release: 23 April 2021 Black Lion Records is a label with which I am becoming ever more familiar. Ghosts Of Atlantis, Kvaen, and Maestitium are all artists that have recently released great albums on the Swedish label that’s gaining Continue Reading »
Dvne – Etemen Ænka – Album Review
Artist: Dvne Album Title: Etemen Ænka Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release: 19 March 2021 Having been recommended this record via several sources on social media, I had a listen and took to my own social media accounts to profess that I wasn’t really feeling what I heard that much. To my ears on Continue Reading »
The best albums of 2021 so far…three months in
2021 has continued where 2020 left off. Many of us around the world are still locked down, prisoners to a pandemic that refuses to go quietly. In this respect, Covid-19 is very much like our beloved heavy metal; it endures in the face of adversity. Musicians the world over have basically raised two fingers to Continue Reading »
Wheel – Resident Human – Album Review
Artist: Wheel Album Title: Resident Human Label: OMN Label Services Date of Release: 26 March 2021 I am a huge fan of progressive music and have been for many years after stumbling across the likes of Pain Of Salvation, Vanden Plas, Dream Theater and many others in my more formative years. As a huge progressive Continue Reading »
Odd Dimension – The Blue Dawn – Album Review
Artist: Odd Dimension Album Title: The Blue Dawn Label: Scarlet Records Date of Release: 26 March 2021 It’s hard to know where to begin with this album review, given that there’s so much to tell you about. ‘The Blue Dawn’ marks the return of Italian progressive rock/metal band after an absence of eight years. They Continue Reading »
Turbulence – Frontal – Album Review
Artist: Turbulence Album Title: Frontal Label: Frontiers Music Date of Release: 12 March 2021 I somehow nearly overlooked this album when compiling my list of potential reviews for March, and that would have definitely been a mistake. With a month already bursting at the seams with new music, a relatively uninspiring front cover, and buried Continue Reading »
