Ben’s Top Picks from 2021
2021 was another year full of great releases in prog, rock, and music in general. Many artists dropped albums that were previously delayed or created throughout the duration of quarantine. It would take a...
2021 was another year full of great releases in prog, rock, and music in general. Many artists dropped albums that were previously delayed or created throughout the duration of quarantine. It would take a...
My top five albums for 2021 included both grizzled veterans of the prog world as well as some new fresh faces, and lastly bands with previous catalogues releasing their first albums that really connected...
If there was a phrase to summarize 2021, it would probably be “wait a minute, when did 2020 end?” With everything that would resemble a highlight dropping away entirely at the beginning of the...
Consistency among an artist’s discography is a privilege. Some bands earn that consistency with very numbered studio outings like Rage Against the Machine or System of a Down. Some have amassed a legacy with...
Novena have released a new EP entitled ‘The Stopped Clock’, continuing some of the lore of their debut album ‘Eleventh Hour’. If you’ve not heard of Novena before, I’d highly recommend checking out that...
As the world is still coping and responding to the Covid-19 pandemic, Norwegian atmospheric prog-rockers Himmellegeme have now released their second album ‘Variola Vera’. The tile is a reference to another highly infectious disease...
After two EPs and a handful of singles, Spiritbox has finally released their highly anticipated debut album, ‘Eternal Blue’. The progressive metalcore act found both critical and commercial success with the release of the...
Rarely has an artist’s backstory impacted or been vital to their discography than that of Lingua Ignota. Music moniker of one Kristen Hayter, a Providence based artist that has been turning quite a lot...
Legendary heavy metal band Iron Maiden released their 17th LP this week to high acclaim. It’s their second double album in a row, following up 2015’s ‘The Book of Souls.’ ‘Senjutsu’ is a sprawling...
Progressive metalcore pioneers Between the Buried and Me are back with a new release, this time being ‘Colors II’, Debuting in 2007, the original ‘Colors’ album has been well-received by fans of progressive metal....