Review: Intercepting Pattern – The Encounter
The Encounter seems to be an apt name for this album, seeing as this blend of jazz and almost death/tech style metal does seem to come from its own little planet outside of the rest of the scene.
Review: mortician – Endless Void
This is the kind of album that just sort of rips out your throat, shows it to you, and says “isn’t this gnarly as hell?”.
Review: Watertank – Silent Running
GET IN GET OUT GET IN GET OUT GET IN GET OUT GET IN GET OUT
Review: Lascaille’s Shroud – Wounds
Some parts can make you say “that’s it?”, yet the keyboards and overall flow have a way of tying things together.
Review: Divided by Design – Stages to Osiris
Detailed rhythms highlighting shreddy, intense crescendos with keyboard acrobatics for energy in standard-but-not-standard prog metal.
Review: Dahlian – Moonlit
Yet another new band takes a crack at the Opeth school of prog. Does this one knock it out of the Blackwater Park? Let’s find out!
Review: Duma – Duma
Harsh, unforgiving, and like nothing you’ll hear all year.
Review: Brotthogg – The Die Is Cast
Blackened Death with some cool techy and thrashy elements thrown in. Also one member only plays guitar solos.
Review: Nug – Alter Ego
Shout out to Nug
Review: Howling Giant/Sergeant Thunderhoof- Turned to Stone: Volume II Masamune and Muramasa
Hope you’re ready for riffs and reefers kids, we’re going on a wild ride.