Devin Townsend: ‘PowerNerd’ Review
If you’ve listened to metal for more than five seconds, you’re at least fleetingly aware of the name Devin Townsend. The man, the myth, the legend, has had one of the most storied careers in...
Category: 💿 Album Reviews
Swallow the Sun: ‘Shining’ Review
Swallow the Sun have long been a shining beacon of high-intensity gloom among the dirging, droning ranks of death-doom metal bands, but never so literally as with their latest record Shining – the ninth in their extensive...
Oranssi Pazuzu: ‘Muuntautja’ Review
Oranssi Pazuzu, man. The name might evoke in you, as it does me, images of The Lion King’s famous parrot, but they certainly don’t parrot any other band here. This is the Finnish stalwarts’...
Frost*: ‘Life in the Wires’ Review
A combination of scarcity and quality means that each new Frost* album feels like an event in the progressive scene, even for listeners like myself who are familiar with the band’s work but are...
Geordie Greep: ‘The New Sound’ Review
The disbandment of a group can be a tough pill to swallow, especially if their time is short-lived. Such is the case with black midi. Hailing from London, they put out three incredible albums...
Sylosis: ‘The Path’ Review
Sylosis have gone from strength to strength since their return in 2019. Last year’s A Sign of Things to Come was a rare example of a band delivering on the promise of their heaviest...
Pure Reason Revolution: ‘Coming Up To Consciousness’ Review
I’m a bit of an odd one when it comes to music – sometimes I like to be challenged and have my face ripped off, sometimes I like to be carried blissfully and calmly...
Meer: ‘Wheels Within Wheels’ Review
In 2021, the prog scene witnessed a relative rarity. An actually new breakthrough act that came in the form of Norwegian octet Meer. They’ve been on the minds of many prog rock enjoyers since Playing...
Leprous: ‘Melodies of Atonement’ Review
Leprous are back, again. And I think by this point if you follow even a slither of the modern progressive music scene, you know who we’re talking about here. A song, a record, seen...
King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard: ‘Flight b741’ Review
Another year, another album by the Australian collective King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard. Last year I reviewed their albums PetroDragonic Apocalypse, and The Silver Cord, both being in the metal and electronic genres...
