Review: Constellatia – Magisterial Romance
Blackgaze with a pretty album cover, cool solos, and some fierce climaxes: what else could you ask for from the genre?
Review: Ashbreather – Hivemind
Mad scientists splice their brains with an extraterrestrial insect hivemind in Ashbreather’s sludgy, narrative-driven sophomore
Review: Oak – The Quiet Rebellion of Compromise
A delightful fusion of prog rock and electronica with a heavy heart
Review: Seventh Station – Heal the Unhealed
A rollicking work of frenetic, theatrical, bizarro progressive metal.
Review: Diagonal Path – Atheist Cathedrals
A strong showing of technical strengths that doesn’t go out of its way just to be different.
Review: Dry River – Cuarto Creciente
ROCK IS NOT DEAD!
Review: Firtan – Marter
Firtan express bleak lyrical prose in a way only the German language can convey and combine it with a somber atmospheric black metal tonality.
Review: iNFiNiEN – Beyond the Veil
A fourth outing from the chaotic and jazzy Philadelphia band with their caps lock key stuck half on.
Review: Haven of Echoes – The Indifferent Stars
Haven of Echoes are here to be your prog rock album of the year!
Review: Feather Mountain – To Exit A Maelstrom
Well-executed contemporary progressive metal that ultimately fails to inspire.