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"Periphery came out of the gate in 2010 with incredible skill and precision, and none of that has changed here."
There's truly a lot here to like, but the tracks lack the appropriate evolution that they would have gained if this release was worked...
Is djent a real genre? We may never know, but Periphery will transcend past the classification and continue to be something special.
Sophomore slump has plagued countless bands, regardless of the genre. It’s always difficult to follow up an album that could have taken any number...
Take Me Back to Eden largely feels like a collection of generic compositions that—despite having some Sleep Token sheen—could've been created by any number...
"Radiant Bloom is sure to delight and inspire all who hear it."
"As In Stasis demonstrates, progressive metalcore simply doesn't get much better than Monuments."
"Parrhesia is an extremely enjoyable and exemplary—if also fairly familiar—addition to Animals as Leaders' catalog."
The Impassable Horizon offers continuously impressive and captivating juxtapositions between Fractal Universe’s monstrous and mellow personas.
The term "progressive metalcore" is quite peculiar and borderline oxymoronic. Metalcore alludes to one of the most accessible metal subgenres. On the other hand,...
Of all the different elements across the metal genre, vocals are easily the most divisive. An avid power metal listener certainly won't always be...
The ways in which the soft and heavy personas of Phanerozoic I: Palaeozoic combine mark The Ocean Collective as masters of creative duality.
To start, let's examine the timeline of progressive metal. The journey started in the 80's with acts like Queensryche, Fates Warning, and Dream Theater, who...
Being quite keen on progressive metal—considering it is my favorite subgenre—I'm often asked to describe what exactly this style of music is defined by. Personally,...
Jaw dropping, gorgeous, dynamic - these are just some of the words that can be used to describe the poetic magic of Grayceon.
I'm going to be straight up, right off the bat. This album will absolutely be hitting my top albums of the year list come...
There’s something to be said for spontaneity, capturing the heart and soul of a composition on the fly, not over thinking and simply setting...
Although Clairvoyant is a bit less diverse and flamboyant than its predecessors (hell, even the cover is appropriately black and white), it’s probably the...
FFO: Born of Osiris, The Faceless, After the Burial...
