In 1993, a Floridian death metal band named “Cynic” crafted and released an album which would forever be a benchmark for other acts to chart their work against. They called their brainchild “Focus”and it has […]
Canvas Solaris have been a big name in hyper-technical progressive metal since their Spatial/Design EP in 2003, three years after their inception. Releasing three full-lengths in the four years following their breakthrough, their fecundity is […]
Some may know Suleiman Ali through his work on this website, picking apart loved and not-so-loved records for the pleasure of readers everywhere and with the 7th release from his solo project, Burzukh, he is […]
I had to spend a lot of time thinking whether to put this review in the Beyond section or the Avant-Garde Metal reviews section, as the style of Blue Deers is one that’s hard to […]
Question time. Ever heard of Ron Jarzombek? I would hope the answer to that question would be “Yes and I own all his cds!” but if this is not the case then go out and […]
As someone who has heard many a strange band in my time, there are few who can make me sit up and really think “Okay, what the hell just happened there?”. Behold…The Arctopus are one […]
There comes a first for everything in the realms of AGM. This review marks the first of two things in my life, the first review I’ve done in a foreign country (coming to you from […]
Prosthetic Records are a company which seem to have suddenly decided to discover two of the most original progressive bands currently gracing my ears. Firstly, they had the good sense to sign Scale The Summit […]
So, progressive metal. A lot can be said about this genre, and comments tend to be cut from either the “You just don’t get it” bunch or the “It’s a load of highly skilled musicians […]
When someone thinks “Doom Metal”, many things can pop into their head. “Boring”, “Drawn out” and “What a stupid name”, but the thing that I have always associated most with the genre is beauty. Atmospheric […]
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