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"Revel in Time is a superb return from progressive metal’s greatest composer, as well as one of the finest genre albums you’ll hear this...
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"Revel in Time is a superb return from progressive metal’s greatest composer, as well as one of the finest genre albums you’ll hear this...
"Halo is the least exploratory and immediately gratifying LP of the aforementioned trilogy, but that doesn't mean it's unsuccessful."
A modern progressive masterpiece!
Wilderun becomes more characteristic and commendable, carving out their own vital place within their stylistic landscape.
As with most years, my favorite albums of 2021 comprise metal and non-metal releases. Likewise, my picks in both cases are from household names...
"Moonflowers is less expansive and unpredictable than its predecessor, yes, but it's also more focused and selective. In other words, it feels more poised...
"Moss Grew On The Swords And Plowshares Alike epitomizes why Kayo Dot remains a laudable one-of-a-kind project."
"Hushed and Grim is the most mature, demanding, and emotionally resonant journey of Mastodon's career."
A View from the Top of the World is a promising glimpse into Dream Theater's possible future revitalization.
New Jersey's premier progressive rock/jazz fusion act, Thank You Scientist, are returning with a new EP, a new tour, and a new record label.
The Work is by far the group’s most cohesive, ambitious, meditative, and varied effort, with greater uses of philosophical significance and transcendental respites.
How Aphelion would’ve turned out if things had gone to plan will never be known, but it’s hard to imagine it being any better...
Perhaps more than any of its predecessors, Colors II seems like the culmination of everything that came before it, fluidly incorporating virtually all of...
The Impassable Horizon offers continuously impressive and captivating juxtapositions between Fractal Universe’s monstrous and mellow personas.
Big Mess builds upon the brilliance that Elfman’s maintained since he was only a lad.
Even if the additional four tracks are mostly negligible, they do just enough to warrant their place and make this expanded reissue of The...
Liquid Tension Experiment 3 is a remarkable return for one of progressive metal’s greatest instrumental troupes.
An immensely compelling fusion of prog/folk metal mastery and psychotropic imagery.
It's an awesome trip to a psychedelic alien homeworld.
Songs for the Apocalypse sees Bieler stretching his artistic breadth by evoking a vast array of imaginative lenses, yet never deviating too far from...
Ruins does precisely what an album of its kind should do: honor the crucial elements of its templates amidst adding enough distinguishing features to...
My favorite metal albums of 2020 are a mix of always reliable heavy hitters and remarkable up-and-comers who absolutely deserve more attention.
A Whisp of the Atlantic is a testament to the benefits of quality of quantity, as it never outstays its welcome because it accomplishes...
