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Review: A.M.E.N. – The Book of Lies – Liber I
Clarinet virtuosity and black metal atmosphere collide on A.M.E.N.’s debut!
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Review: Asymmetric Universe – The Sun Would Disappear As I Imagined All the Stars
When the album title is longer than the excerpt.
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Review: Inner Vitriol – Into the Silence I Sink
Bologna’s progressive metallers Inner Vitriol return to the scene with a new name and a fresh remaster of their heavy, haunting, and hallowed first full-length.
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Review: Wounded Knee – 122 Lune
Italian progressive metal veterans Wounded Knee return after some time with the album 122 Lune. Not trying to break new ground, the album makes for an engaging listen but can sometimes feel a bit derivative.
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Review: Virtual Symmetry – Virtual Symmetry
Sometimes a return to my origin–bread and butter prog metal–is all I need.
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Review: Backfire – The Two of Us
Like an enormous Christmas dinner, Backfire will both satisfy and stuff you in equal measure.
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Review: Marlugubre – Maladie
Have you ever wondered what a band trying their hardest to emulate 90s Opeth would sound like?
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Review: The Blank Canvas [ ] – Dark Mirage
Soundtrack to a future dystopia’s 2022 throwback party from dark synthwave-infused prog rockers.
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Review: Gravestone – Ars Arcana
The songs take a lot of strange turns, with chord changes and melodies never quite leading where you expect, but ending up somewhere tasteful nonetheless.
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Review: Voland – Voland III: Царепоклонство – Il culto degli Zar
Both members have done a great job of taking a less-traveled subject in metal and portraying it with every tool at their disposal.