Progressive rock/metal Album reviews - Page 7

GenresProgressive rock/metal

Unto the Locust

Machine Head

Machine Head - Unto the Locust 8.7

Album review

Groove Metal
Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Thrash Metal
Seven tracks give Machine Head enough space for a substantial statement on Unto the Locust. The songs are long, but their…

Blackwater Park

Opeth

Opeth - Blackwater Park 9.5

Album review

Death Metal
Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Opeth make contrast feel natural on Blackwater Park. A harsh vocal can give way to a clean melody, and a dense guitar passage can…

Below the Lights

Enslaved

Enslaved - Below the Lights 8.8

Album review

Black Metal
Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Below the Lights makes Enslaved sound adventurous without losing its heavy foundation. The guitars have a dry, clear tone and the…

Above Cirrus

Pure Reason Revolution

Pure Reason Revolution - Above Cirrus 8.8

Album review

Electronic
Progressive rock/metal
Rock
Phantoms puts an unusually large amount of Pure Reason Revolution into a short space. An electronic pulse, close vocal harmonies…

Misplaced Childhood

Marillion

Marillion - Misplaced Childhood 9.0

Album review

Progressive rock/metal
Rock
Misplaced Childhood moves through regret as if one memory keeps opening the door to another. Marillion connect compact songs and…

Altered State

TesseracT

TesseracT - Altered State 8.9

Album review

Metal
Progressive rock/metal
The bass gives Altered State much of its personality. Amos Williams moves through TesseracT's tightly controlled guitar patterns…

In the Court of the Dragon

Trivium

Trivium - In the Court of the Dragon 9.2

Album review

Metal
Metalcore
Progressive rock/metal
Thrash Metal
The orchestral introduction to In the Court of the Dragon makes a promise that the rest of the album can support. Trivium follows…

Effloresce

Oceansize

Oceansize - Effloresce 9.0

Album review

Post-Rock
Progressive rock/metal
Rock
Effloresce makes three guitars feel like several different instruments. Oceansize can use them to create a thin, suspended…

In Verses

Karnivool

Karnivool - In Verses 8.1

Album review

Alternative Metal
Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Rock
Karnivool have taken thirteen years to follow up Asymmetry. That's a serious amount of waiting for ten songs. In Verses gives you…

Immutable

Meshuggah

Meshuggah - Immutable 8.6

Album review

Metal
Progressive rock/metal
The restrained opening of Broken Cog makes Immutable feel unsettling before it becomes forceful. A slow drum pattern, an extended…

The Way of All Flesh

Gojira

Gojira - The Way of All Flesh 9.1

Album review

Death Metal
Groove Metal
Metal
Progressive rock/metal
Death is the central concern of The Way of All Flesh, but Gojira approach it through movement rather than stillness. The guitars…

Mockroot

Tigran Hamasyan

Tigran Hamasyan - Mockroot 8.2

Album review

Jazz
Jazz Fusion
Progressive rock/metal
A piano trio can hit surprisingly hard on Mockroot. Tigran Hamasyan often treats his piano as a rhythm instrument, using short…

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