All posts tagged "Album Review"

  • Ornithos – La Trasfigurazione

    By on August 14, 2012

    Hailing from the beautiful central Italian region of Umbria, Ornithos (Greek for “bird”) features three members of Il Bacio della Medusa, one of the most...

  • Hemina – Synthetic

    By on August 10, 2012

    Hemina are part of what I might call the ‘progressive metal revival’. Sure, the genre has enjoyed a steady supply of new albums each year,...

  • Mörglbl – Brütal Romance

    By on August 7, 2012

    Hailing from the south-eastern French town of Annecy, Mörglbl are one of the vehicles for guitarist Christophe Godin’s considerable talent.  With five studio albums under...

  • 3RDegree – The Long Division

    By on August 6, 2012

    In the years following the release of Narrow-Caster, their “comeback” album after a 12-year hiatus, New Jersey band 3RDegree have been hard at work on its...

  • Magma – Félicité Thösz

    By on July 30, 2012

    The new Magma album is a short one. It consists mainly of the epic title track which is divided into different tracks but flow as...

  • Daal – Dodecahedron

    By on July 27, 2012

    Although it differs widely from artist to artist, prog rockers are often driven by some form of artistic ambition greater than that of the norm....

  • Distorted Harmony – Utopia

    By on July 26, 2012

    Listening to Distorted Harmony’s debut, I’m reminded of an album I heard back in 2010. I’ve long held the belief that the heyday of progressive...

  • Disconnect – Enough Blame To Go Around

    By on July 25, 2012

    Say what you will; the internet is a pretty cool thing. It’s arguably an innovation of significance on par with that of the printing press...

  • Ihsahn – Eremita

    By on July 23, 2012

    Regardless of where Ihsahn goes with his music, it’s doubtful subsequent albums will escape comparisons with his flagship work in the legendary Emperor.Although most musicians...

  • The Samuel Jackson Five – The Samuel Jackson Five

    By on June 9, 2012

    This is the first full album I have heard from this Norwegian band and it’s already one of the best albums I’ve heard this year,...