All posts by Conor Fynes
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Plastic Yellow Band – Above Gravity
Progressive rock (especially the classic variety) can feel like a stale dish these days. It’s a wonder to see how much that can change when...
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Live Report: BLIND GUARDIAN & GRAVE DIGGER at Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, November 16
Blind Guardian have been one of my favourite bands for years. So many important life memories have been coloured in some form by their music....
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NIŌ: Heartfelt Music
Niō is the artistic partnership of drummer Jef Pauly and guitarist Davide Tiso. I have been a fan of the latter for a long time...
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OPIUM DENN: Cohesive Package
Opium Denn is an incredibly mysterious one-man project. Though I might describe the music as a Porcupine Tree-ish take on threads of Blue Oyster Cult...
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Nio – Nio
As much as I disdain the term ‘post metal’ for all it implies, I tend to love a lot of the music the label gets...
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Space Apaches – Smokin’ Voyages
Now here’s a bait-and-switch if ever I’ve heard one. A band name like Space Apaches, paired up with the cosmic album cover comes with certain...
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Opium Denn – Demarkation
Pink Floyd. Blue Oyster Cult. Porcupine Tree– you know the sort of bands I’m talking about; these are groups who paired spacey atmosphere and a...
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viseMenn: Personal Backgrounds
viseMenn may be a relatively new name to the progressive music scene at large, but they consist of some very experienced musicians. Coming from backgrounds...
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viseMènn – Begging You Please
With the opening notes of “Begging You Please”, I was almost convinced I was hearing another blackgaze band a la Alcest from Norway’s viseMènn. Hazy...
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VILE DISPLAY OF HUMANITY: Loud and Live
Vile Display of Humanity prove that an old trick can still back a punch. Here’s a band that finds a home at the familiar crossroads...
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