REVIEW: TUESDAY THE SKY – “The Blurred Horizon”
Music is used for many things, to hype you up, lift you up, fit your mood, or simply be a distraction from normal life. Or it can be used to…
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Jonathon Rose
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Jonathon Rose is a full-time wrangler of small children, occasional writer, bibliophile, and a frequent unapologetic obsessor over progressive/experimental/avante garde music. He frankly dislikes much of the metal scene's endless coma inducing blast beats, repetitive riffs, and stereotypical lyrics.
REVIEW: BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME – “Colors II”
It’s not typical for a band to write a sequel to a highly regarded album years after the original. It has been done of course, but the result is often…
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REVIEW: THE NEAL MORSE BAND – “Innocence & Danger”
Another month, another Neal Morse album. I jest, of course, it’s been eight months since the last album he and Mike Portnoy both appeared on together. I say it simply…
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REVIEW: FROST* – “Day And Age”
They may not release new material often, but when they do Frost* usually makes waves throughout the prog-rock community. It is good therefore to see them follow up their EP…
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REVIEW: SUBTERRANEAN MASQUERADE – “Mountain Fever”
Progressive and experimental metal very often go hand in hand. Though at times a band may experiment a bit less, focusing more on the prog side of things, such tendencies…
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REVIEW: GOJIRA – “Fortitude”
Gojira have for a while now been at the forefront of the more extreme end of technical and progressive metal. They remain one of France’s best non-culinary exports, so like…
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REVIEW: DEVIN TOWNSEND – “Devolution Series #1 – Acoustically Inclined, Live in Leeds”
One of the major casualties of this pandemic has been the live music industry. It has financially devastated not only the artists, but the roadies, sound and lighting crews, and…
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REVIEW: LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT – “LTE3”
In the modern musical world “supergroups” are a very common thing, musicians from prominent bands, joining with musicians from other prominent bands, and doing side projects. In the prog community,…
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REVIEW: EMPYRIUM – “Über Den Sternen”
Dark forests, mist-covered mountains, ancient ruins, and narrow paths where mysterious creatures wait to ambush unwary travelers. These are the images that dark, and neo-folk music so often conjures in…
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REVIEW: TRANSATLANTIC – “The Absolute Universe [The Breath Of Life]”
Like the majority of people on this planet, I was more than happy to see 2020 go away. Of course, so far, ‘21 isn’t looking a lot better. But one…
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