ALBUM REVIEWS
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No Sophomore slump here. Unplug the guitars, lose the fancy effects, and get back to the basics. That was the approach of ’21’s “Troika” and…
In their latest album, “Can’t Find the Breaks,” Dirty Honey offers an exhilarating journey back to the golden era of classic rock, rekindling the spirits…
Explosive, forward-thinking thrash arrives at ground zero. Being at the forefront of Spain’s now expansive thrash metal scene, and dating back far enough to stake…
One of the very best prog releases of 2022 was Lalu’s unexpected and remarkable “Paint The Sky”. More than likely, not nearly enough people are…
When does a road trip become a soundtrack to one’s life? Usually when it’s driven by a musician. Though the events chronicled in “Heart Land…
To state that Amorphis is one of metal’s finest acts is to state the obvious, and apart from a few rather tepid moments late in…
Progressive rock has existed for over half a century, making it increasingly difficult for new artists to stand out with a unique and worthwhile sound.…
Tiger Moth Tales is a vehicle for Peter Jones’ musical output, usually melodic progressive rock with a focus on telling a good tale. While other…
When placed alongside the juggernauts of rock and metal, multi-instrumentalist singer Dino Jelusick remains the new kid on the block. While he may have yet…
In the realm of instrumental music, where storytelling relies solely on the language of instruments, Michael Abdow’s latest effort, a seven-track album, takes us on…
A brutal nod is given to the old school. For most that have been paying attention to what has been going on in metal and…
Yes, the rumors are true: Trevor Rabin has returned in 2023 with a full-on rock album for the first time in nearly 30 years. Primarily…
The old ways are strong again. In the metal realm, it is quite common for the fracturing of old allegiances to forge new ones, though…
As we approach the autumn of 2023, amazingly the phenomenon of “lockdown albums” still continues. Our newest case-in-point: “The Harmony Codex”, Steven Wilson’s 7th solo…
September is quite a month, featuring solo releases from The Pineapple Thief’s & Porcupine Tree’s front men within a week of each other. The careers…
Multi-instrumentalists are blessed when it comes to solo albums – they have so much to work with. In Randy George’s case this is even more…
By his own count, Marek Arnold has contributed to more than 60 albums, either as a member or hired hand, providing indelible sax and keyboard…
In 2011, Tesseract exploded onto the metal scene with their debut release, “One.” The darlings of the djent underground blended the brutality of Meshuggah with…
Grammy-award nominated Baroness are back with a new album, “Stone”. Their sixth record overall and third released via Abraxan Hymns, “Stone”finds the Philadelphia-based quartet of…
There was a time when getting a new album from The Flower Kings every year or two wasn’t a sure thing. But that time is…
Part of the joy of being around during the current wave of prog metal bands has been discovering new acts. Prior to this album review,…
Swedish prog metal band Soen has been extremely busy in the last years, creating diverse and fantastic sonic experiences that have taken the band to tour extensively…
Winter is alive. Its landscapes may appear desolate, and its boundless silence may put on the façade of death, but there is the undeniable thrum…
Side project, spinoff group, extracurricular association. There’s many ways to view a musician’s primary musical vehicle versus what else they do on the side. While…
30 years to come full circle. In the days when grunge ruled the airwaves and all roads led to Seattle, the latter-day adherent to the…
It’s been five long years since Southern Empire’s second album “Civilisation” hit the streets, an album which eventually brought them to great acclaim as fans…
Singing multi-instrumentalist songwriter Nate Garrett has much to say. Or so it would seem, given his industrious nature while evolving his mixed-metal project Spirit Adrift.…
Slashing metal and frosty melodies abound. Good things can and often do come in small packages, or at least that’s the conclusion one might reach…
I’m not sure what it is with prog metallers who bear the initials “D.T.” but they really do love flooding the market. That’s not necessarily…
Having released Neal Morse’s rock opera “Jesus Christ The Exorcist” a few years ago, Frontiers Music came knocking again for a new concept album. They…
It doesn’t feel pity, or remorse, or fear. Often side-projects that function as de facto super groups can have a tendency of either sounding too…
Haunting odes pierce the evening gloom. Horror-themed sitcoms The Munsters and The Addams Family might amuse the typical spectator when projected from the television screen,…
Fourteen times is definitely a charm. When a band has come within a stone’s throw of crossing the 30 year threshold of a career marked…
What would you do to celebrate your band’s 40th anniversary? A live album? Maybe release a compilation? Well, Voivod are not known for taking the…
The integrity of their sonic bloodline remains. Now more than 20 years into their career, it can be safely said that Denmark-born power metal meets…
Since exploding onto the LA rock scene in 2014, and immediately becoming a significant chapter in the Book of Alice Cooper, Nita Strauss (yes, like…
