progressive metal Archives

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CD review 2026

Iapetus – “The Mother Void”

Andy October 13, 2026

There is a particular kind of progressive metal album that makes me nervous before I have even pressed play. Seven tracks, almost seventy minutes, compositions stretching beyond the seventeen and eighteen-minute marks, and a...

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CD review 2026

Hippotraktor – “Annihilist”

Andy October 11, 2026

Not every album needs to change your life, challenge your understanding of music or leave you contemplating the meaning of existence for several hours afterwards. Sometimes an album is simply very good, and, frankly,...

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CD review 2026

Hills Like White Lions – “Canary” 

Andy September 10, 2026

There are albums you admire, albums you enjoy and, very occasionally, albums that reset your personal benchmark for what a genre can achieve. For years, Opeth’s “Ghost Reveries” has occupied that position for me...

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CD review 2025

The Old Dead Tree – London Sessions

Andy November 21, 2025

There are comebacks, and then there are resurrections. The Old Dead Tree have spent more than twenty years at the darker, more introspective edge of progressive metal, carrying the weight of personal tragedy and...

4 Minutes

CD review 2025

Byzantine – “Harbingers”

Andy July 6, 2025

When a band like Byzantine drops a new full-length after an eight-year silence, it’s not just a release, it’s a moment. Formed in West Virginia in the early 2000s, Byzantine have long walked a tightrope of technical precision...

3 Minutes

CD review 2025

Dream Theater – Parasomnia

Michael March 12, 2025

Dream Theater, celebrating an incredible 40 years as pioneers of progressive metal, prove that their creativity is still alive and well with “Parasomnia”. The return of Mike Portnoy on drums after a 13-year hiatus...

4 Minutes

CD review 2024

The Old Dead Tree – “Second Thoughts”

Andy December 12, 2024

When a band makes a return after a long hiatus, there’s always a risk. Fans wonder if they can recapture their magic or if they’ll fall short of expectations. But The Old Dead Tree’s latest offering, “Second...

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CD review 2024

Fabulae Dramatis – Violenta: A Multilingual Masterpiece of Latin and Metal Fusion

Andy September 19, 2024

I recently had the pleasure of interviewing Isabel Restrepo, the lead vocalist of Fabulae Dramatis, which gave me a deeper appreciation for the creative force behind their music. You can find that interview here,...

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Interviews

Interview with Isabel Restrepo of Fabulae Dramatis

Andy September 3, 2024

Andy had a nice talk with Isabel Restrepo of Fabulae Dramatis about their upcoming album Violenta, Latin music and the developments the band had the past years....

3 Minutes

CD reviews 2020

Enslaved – Utgard

Metal-Exposure October 14, 2020

Having long forsaken the path of raw black metal, it has almost turned into a sport to see what the Norwegian extreme progessive metal act Enslaved conjure up whenever they announce a new album....