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Review: Growth – The Smothering Arms of Mercy

A claustrophobic exploration of hope and suffering through tight, ferocious death metal.

By The Progressive Subway, 5 yearsDecember 18, 2020 ago

Review: Maladie – The Grand Aversion

An uncomfortable ride into the depths of black metal avant-garde – Maladie is sure to leave you flabbergasted!

By The Progressive Subway, 5 yearsNovember 9, 2020 ago

Review: Convulsif – Extinct

Imagine spinning a wheel with 8 genres on it, the wheel breaking, and deciding you can probably get a bit of each of them into an instrumental album just to be safe.

By The Progressive Subway, 5 yearsNovember 3, 2020 ago

Review: Gargoyl – Gargoyl

Here is that love child of Alice in Chains and Opeth that you didn’t know you needed.

By The Progressive Subway, 5 yearsNovember 2, 2020 ago

Review: Kekal – Quantum Resolution

Do you like black metal, vocaloid and trap beats, but thanks to the hectic modern world, you only have time to listen to one album? Hey… Kekal.

By The Progressive Subway, 5 years ago

Review: Neptunian Maximalism – Éons

An otherworldly two hour experience of drone, jazz, and avant-garde

By Josh, 5 yearsJune 26, 2020 ago

Review: Pensées Nocturnes – Grand Guignol Orchestra

Black Metal! Clowns! Wait, what?

By The Progressive Subway, 7 yearsFebruary 1, 2019 ago

Review: Quercus – Verferum

Long, daring, and with an unexpected (yet welcome) organ.

By The Progressive Subway, 7 years ago

Review: ISA – Chimera

A really intense dream, that’s extremely vivid and real while happening, but you forget it as soon as it’s over.

By Sam, 8 yearsApril 20, 2018 ago

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9: Mind-blowing
8: Exemplary
7: Noteworthy
6: Satisfactory
5: Unremarkable
4: Weak
3: Bad
2: Awful
1: Abysmal


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