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Review: Contemplation & Chrono.fixion – Brain Mechanics

Does normal prog seem just a shade duller after Exul to you, too? Brain Mechanics will be a breath of fresh air.

By Andy, 2 yearsApril 13, 2023 ago
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Review: Back to R’lyeh – The Break

In his house in Madrid, dead Cthulhu plays trippy metal

By Christopher, 2 yearsMarch 30, 2023 ago
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Review: Omega Infinity – The Anticurrent

Omega Infinity will serenade you (with a grip on your throat) as you witness the birth and death of universes.

By Andy, 2 yearsMarch 6, 2023 ago
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Missed Album Review: Scarcity – Aveilut

Hovering at the very outskirts of listenability, Aveilut is the terrifying sounds of an accomplished composer reconciling with death–truly haunting.

By Andy, 2 yearsJanuary 18, 2023 ago
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Review: SkyThala – Boreal Despair

A bunch of guys from Tennessee wrote high modern Russian classical??

By Andy, 3 yearsDecember 4, 2022 ago
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Review: Gonemage – Handheld Demise

What was originally intended to scare my peers ended up hurting my ears; however, Gonemage still have a relatively unique take on avant garde black metal worth trying for as long as you can stand it.

By Andy, 3 yearsOctober 31, 2022 ago
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Review: Apeiron Bound – Multiplicity

A showcase of a bizarro take on progressive metal.

By Christopher, 3 yearsSeptember 19, 2022 ago
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Review: Xenoglyph – Spiritfraud

Warning us from another planet about technology’s imminent rise to overtake humanity, Xenoglyph write twisting black metal certain to appeal to fans of the genre’s more dissonant leanings.

By Andy, 3 yearsAugust 22, 2022 ago
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Review: Ashenspire – Hostile Architecture

The anger of the wealth inequality gap personified.

By Zach, 3 yearsAugust 18, 2022 ago
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Review: Ckraft – Epic Discordant Vision

Epic Discordant Vision is the perfect title for this album; it’s a grand feast with fifty minutes of harsh riffage, tenor sax leads, and accordion noodling.

By Mathis, 3 yearsAugust 10, 2022 ago

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