Review: Rick Massie – Guided to an Imperfect Light
An album whose flaws becoming the hallmarks on a compellingly charming album.
Review: URNE – SERPENT & SPIRIT
An absolute sludge metal riff factory with shades of thrash and hardcore.
Review: Syncatto – A Place to Breathe
A fantastic blend of classical and metal that makes for the most interesting instrumental album of the year.
Review: Scythelord – Earth Boiling Dystopia
Progressive dystopian-space-thrash that isn’t a Vektor clone. A must-listen.
Review: Terra Odium – Ne Plus Ultra
Two former members of Spiral Architect teamed up to bring the 90s into 20s, but did they succeed?
Review: Rust Belt Gothic – Collapsar
This is a bit of an experimental album combining electronic, power metal, and prog metal influences.
Review: Chassm – Falling Forever
Atmospheric, heavy riffing with the occasional vocal to shake things up.
Review: Fractal Universe – The Impassable Horizon
Tech death with a chorus.
Review: Papangu – Holoceno
An incredibly musically ambitious album that is executed as well as it is envisioned. 7 years in the making, Holoceno combines progressive sludge metal with elements of avant garde and zeuhl.
Review: Endless Chain – Forthcoming Past
A mournful gothic solo project lamenting the passing of time, and the inevitability of death.