progressive metal
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Amorphis – Borderland [ALBUM REVIEW]
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After over twenty years in the metal scene, the author discovers Amorphis’s album, Borderland, surprising themselves with their unfamiliarity with the band. The album features a blend of progressive elements and engaging riffs but lacks connectivity and depth, feeling more like a collection of strong singles than a cohesive listening experience. Continue reading
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INTERVIEW: Cam of Motherslug
[K] Who is Motherslug? What brought the band together? Motherslug have been kicking around for six years now. Nick and Cyn are the remaining founding members, I joined after they had been jamming for almost a year with Ferg and Matt and that was the lineup for the first EP. Ferg left just prior to… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Towards Atlantis Lights – Dust of Aeons (Transcending Obscurity)
Powerfully emotional, Towards Atlantis Lights draws from historical moments and blends folk, doom, death, and black metal elements together in order to bring their story to life on Dust of Aeons. And, by story, I mean an epic spanning four tracks, one of which is a whopping 30 minutes (The Bunker of Life) and the… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Divine Realm – Nordicity (Independent)
Divine Realm\’s album Nordicity is an absolute must in my books. Listening to the songs on this album left me wanting to listen to more by them. It was a perfect blend of symphonic melody intertwined within some of the songs. There was just one thing that I truly wanted more from this album, to hear… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Flummox – Garage Prog EP
FLUMMOXGarage Prog EPMURFREESBORO, TN I\’m no stranger to the likes of Flummox, no. I\’ve both reviewed them back in the day (see here) and they were gracious enough to be featured on our Suicide Awareness compilation. Aside from that I\’ve often listened to their work on the side over the years, though as I\’ve taken a… Continue reading
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Direnotes Compilation finally released!
At long last, Tears of Dymphna, our compilation for Suicide Awareness, has been released! Featuring a bevy of amazing bands from across the globe, and across genres, this has been a long time coming and it\’s finally up for free on Bandcamp. Of course, if you choose to pay – all money goes to the… Continue reading
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REVIEW: Luna\’s Call – Divinity
LUNA\’S CALL DIVINITYLINCOLN, UK (Reposted from BrubbADubb) More then likely, people will draw more then a few comparisons to older Opeth albums when listening to Luna\’s Call, at least when it comes to this album, and that isn\’t too surprising as Opeth has been massively influential – the gap left from their stylistic change was… Continue reading
