Review: The Reticent – The Oubliette
A uniquely harrowing look into Alzheimer’s disease, The Oubliette is an emotional progressive metal powerhouse
Review: Manticora – To Live to Kill to Live
This must be the heaviest power metal album ever recorded up till now.
Review: Holmgang Ov Gensokyo – NIGHT FESTIVAL OF TEN-THOUSAND DEMONS
A killer Touhou metal record that shows off exceptional musical creativity while still retaining the best parts of the original tracks.
Review: White Walls – Grandeur
A surprisingly tasteful slice of melodic and progressive metal from Romania.
Review: Toehider – I LIKE IT!
What makes I Like It great is the same thing that makes Toehider great, tons of variety.
Review: Lascaille’s Shroud – Wounds
Some parts can make you say “that’s it?”, yet the keyboards and overall flow have a way of tying things together.
Review: Divided by Design – Stages to Osiris
Detailed rhythms highlighting shreddy, intense crescendos with keyboard acrobatics for energy in standard-but-not-standard prog metal.
Review: Duma – Duma
Harsh, unforgiving, and like nothing you’ll hear all year.
Review: Brotthogg – The Die Is Cast
Blackened Death with some cool techy and thrashy elements thrown in. Also one member only plays guitar solos.
Review: Glass Ocean – The Remnants of Losing Yourself in Someone Else
Atmospheric progressive rock with soul.