The signs were all there: forward-thinking music, a vocalist who can both scream and sing, a dedicated keyboardist, and 2014’s Language was already moving in that direction anyway. It shouldn’t come as a surprise that The Contortionist have almost entirely…
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Ghost Toast – Out Of This World
Out of This World is the quality third full-length from Hungary’s Ghost Toast, managing at times to be both fun and mellow, both atmospheric and catchy. This seemingly contradictory collection of attributes leads to some brilliant moments in a solid…
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Uneven Structure’s long-teased second full-length, La Partition, is an immersive, submersive experience that expands on the excellent Februus and shines as a beacon of truly ambitious, exciting and successful progressive metal. The first thing to talk about is the scope…
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Plini is a guitarist and composer who manages to carve his own niche in the increasingly saturated instrumental guitar-centric progressive rock/metal genre – no mean feat. His first full-length album, Handmade Cities, is a thoroughly impressive consummation of the promise…
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RIVIẼRE’s debut album, Heal, is one whose sounds bring to life its name and that of the band. It cradles and heals, it flows like a river. It is very solid post prog metal (in that order) and well worth…
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