Review: Oak – The Quiet Rebellion of Compromise
A delightful fusion of prog rock and electronica with a heavy heart
Review: Anarchÿ – Sentïence
Anarchÿ’s first full-length is complex, aggressive, and melodic, and contains a nearly 32-minute thrash metal epic. Sentïence truly is an album like few others.
Review: Collapse Astral – Dans la Vallée des Astres
The intro lured me in to thinking there would be a more experimental album within, but this is a reasonable debut outing.
Review: Cydemind – The Descent
A violin concerto for the modern age.
Review: Lamentations – Passion of Depression
Well, well, if it isn’t one of this year’s best prog death releases.
Review: Seventh Station – Heal the Unhealed
A rollicking work of frenetic, theatrical, bizarro progressive metal.
Review: Enezothe – Consensus Reality
This album would have been a better fit in 2010.
Review: Fliege – One Day They’ll Wonder What Happened Here
“I dunno what the hell’s in there, but it’s weird and pissed off, whatever it is.”
Review: Diagonal Path – Atheist Cathedrals
A strong showing of technical strengths that doesn’t go out of its way just to be different.
Review: Hexed – Pagans Rising
Bog-standard symphonic metal with excellent vocals and decent production.