Progressive Death Metal

Cynic – Re-Traced: Cynic to Release a Remix Album

Cynic has reworked four of the songs from their 2008 album, Traced in Air. The last track, “Wheels Within Wheels”, is an entirely new song. Re-Traced will be out on May 17th and I’ve had the chance to check it out. It’s a bit strange at first. It’s not...

Periphery – Periphery (2010) Review

Got djent? on a more serious note, periphery is a progressive metal band from the USA. I honestly can’t classify them, they combine death metal, technical death metal, avant garde, prog rock, techno, hardcore, and some pop even, into their sound. This album starts slowly, in a quite generic...

Between the Buried and Me – The Great Misdirect (2009) Review

Here is a band I have a love hate relationship with. Between the Buried and Me is (musically) one of the best progressive death metal bands out there. The Great Misdirect is their sixth studio release and they have reached new heights on this album. The music that flows...

In Mourning – Monolith (2010) Review

In Mourning plays very modern sounding progressive melodic death metal. Some of their more progressive moments bring to mind Opeth. This is about as good as they get on this album. I really want to like this music more. There is a lot going on here and the subtly...

February has Been an Epic Month

Eluveitie, Rotting Christ, Borknagar, Finntroll, Dark Tranquillity, Martriden, Burzum, Kawir, Whispered, Embryo, Shaolin Death Squad, De Profundis, Scythia, Daysend, Throes of Dawn, Jack Slater, Ov Hell, Nydvind, and Immolation have all released CD’s. I’ll try to give you a one or two sentense preview of each one:

2010 – Best of the New Year (So Far)

2010 is getting off to one hell of a start. January was pure insanity. Here are the ones to look for (IMO): Ihsahn – After Mother of God. This album is amazing. Vegard Sverre Tveitan keeps getting better. Now he is on an eight string guitar and the music...

Arsis – Starve for the Devil (2010) Review

In the name of Satan, we are forced to rock! – That pretty much sums it up. This album rocks. Every track rocks. The guitars rock. The vocals rock. The drums are insane. Arsis rocks and this is their most rocking music to date. You can headbang through the...

Augury – Fragmentary Evidence (2009) Review

Augury is a Technical Death Metal band from Quebec, Canada. In 2004, they put out their first album named “Concealed”. The lack of promotion for their debut album is quite saddening for they didn’t get the recognition they deserved for it; however, it drew just enough attention for Nuclear...