Descend may be the band that us Opeth fans have been looking for all these years. This is an album that is truly remarkable. A faithful continuation of Opeth’s formula all while keeping updated with the meta of twenty years of progressive death metal.
Style: Blackened Death Metal (harsh vocals)Review by: CallumCountry: US-WARelease date: 14 February, 2022 NOTE: This album was originally included in the “Albums We Missed in 2020” Issue of The Progressive Subway It always boggles my mind when a band’s debut album sounds as polished as a seasoned veteran’s, and even Read more…
A formidable sludgy post-metal monster sneaking in at the end of 2020.
What, this album? Oh you know, It’s just prime progressive symphonic power metal is all.
Together with Harry Roesli’s Titik Api, the pinnacle of gamelan prog.
From an 80s heavy metal cult favorite to full blown progressive metal, Dark Quarterer have undergone quite the transformation. How did they do?
Kind of genius, but I’d still be embarrassed to play it in public.
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Is it death metal? Questionable. But it is an exceptional progressive metal release nonetheless.
Uniquely instrumented sludge metal with a well delivered message.