Review: Summoner’s Circle – Chaos Vector
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.
Review: The Mask of the Phantasm – New Axial Age
The good vibes have struck as The Mars Volta members branch out into side-projects.
Review: Dawn Fades – Ode
Metalgaze with an effective somber atmosphere
Review: The Cyberiam – Connected
The Cyberiam deliver a balanced reinterpretation of Rush-ian prog rock but with a modern twist.
Review: Terminus – The Silent Bell Toll
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?
Review: The Neal Morse Band – Innocence & Danger
A stellar late-career release from a group of legends
Review: Windfaerer – Breaths of Elder Dawns
A lovely epic folk/black metal album that is NOT sketchy.
Review: Ænigmatum – Deconsecrate
Fantastically intricate blackened death metal with classic energy but bass-heavy and dissodeath-inspired chops.
Review: The Argonaut – The Argonaut
Like watching a B-movie in more ways than one.
Review: Speech Act – Letters on Extinction’s Piece
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.