Lost in Time: Hephystus – Burn the Page
In a time before djent and metalcore, melodic prog metal was kin- just kidding. This album’s pretty neat though.
In a time before djent and metalcore, melodic prog metal was kin- just kidding. This album’s pretty neat though.
Summoner’s Circle arguably learns from past albums and illustrates a concise picture. This is a focused execution of dark synths, death-doom, and blackened death metal influences.
The Cyberiam deliver a balanced reinterpretation of Rush-ian prog rock but with a modern twist.
Out of the swamplands of thick sludge and angry rednecks, we now stumble upon… pop sludge? What? Did someone dump a sugar truck in my swamp or something?
A stellar late-career release from a group of legends
A lovely epic folk/black metal album that is NOT sketchy.
Tanpasin demonstrates a good level of quality control: putting out consistently good riffs and impressive technical performances in every song.
Perfection without pretention, this is fucking superb! Scratching my O’Brother itch, but so so much more – huge dynamics and post-hardcore emotions collide with impeccable songwriting sensibilities in a compelling reflection on the destruction humanity has wrought on nature.
A good classic heavy metal record. with some progressive elements dashed in.
Quality writing has no genre, and it carries this album that somehow manages to have no identity for 48 minutes and still be good.