Review: Atomic Symphony – HYBRIS
The first half of a two-part concept album that embraces a symphonic sound while retaining a more traditional progressive style.
Review: Upon a Fields Whisper – Sorry For Your Loss
A solid crust punk outing that deviates from the norms of the genre enough to be interesting for prog metal heads.
Review: Soulsplitter – Connection
Soulsplitter have honed their skills and are ready to take the progressive metal scene by storm
Review: Kekal – Envisaged
A heady brew of genre experimentation with a rather arcane philosophy
Review: Neurotic Machinery – A Loathsome Aberration
A passable assortment of much-too-similar songs that fail to make an impact
Review: Vitam Aeternam – Revelations from the Mother Harlot
A zany, religiously inspired journey through symphonic and avant prog.
Review: Wilderun – Epigone
Listening to Wilderun is like eating the best coffee ice cream you’ve ever tasted but you occasionally bite into coffee chunks that are a little too bitter for your senses.
Review: Riverwood – Shadows And Flames
Egyptian progressive/folk metal outfit Riverwood’s sophomore album Shadows And Flames is a bombastic release with many moving parts, but one that ultimately leaves you wishing for more.
Review: Spheric Universe Experience – Back Home
A 20-year veteran of the Underground returns after a 10-year hiatus.
Review: Tersivel – To the Orphic Void
From beer and vikings to whale enthusiasm and inner pain, Tersivel did quite the genre switch. How did they perform?