progressive metal

Royal Hunt | Show Me How To Live

by Justin Gaines Staff Writer — While certainly not on par with the recently-announced Black Sabbath reunion, the news that vocalist DC Cooper had rejoined Royal Hunt definitely made waves in the melodic metal community. Cooper’s departure from the band he helped put on the map (and vice [...]

Mastodon | The Hunter

by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer — An eclectic, yet solidly coherent album with tasty chops, great melodies, and – most importantly – variety, Mastodon’s fifth album is their most ambitious release to date. Not only it covers a vastly expanded stylistic terrain, but manages to come up [...]

Opeth | Heritage

by Alissa Ordabai Staff Writer — It’s never enough to simply wish for creative growth, and this is what this album illustrates better than anything else. A new direction and a new vision for a band are impossible without learning new things about music – something which takes both [...]

Eldritch | Gaia’s Legacy

by Justin Gaines Staff Writer — Long-running Italian progressive power metal band Eldritch is back after a four-year absence with Gaia’s Legacy, their eighth studio album. Eldritch has never been a band to shy away from social issues, and Gaia’s Legacy continues that trend. The album is a [...]

Lance King | A Moment in Chiros

by Justin Gaines Staff Writer — After performing on more than two dozen metal releases over the past two decades, vocalist (and Nightmare Records founder) Lance King has finally put together his first solo album, titled A Moment in Chiros. The former Balance of Power and Pyramaze front-man [...]

Red Rose | Live The Life You’ve Imagined

by Nikiforos Skoumas Staff Writer — Live the Life You’ve Imagined is the debut album by Israeli melodic hard rock group Red Rose. The line up features singer Leve Laiter, guitarist Elnur Aliev, keyboardist Deion Kristen and bassist Elli Reeve. Red Rose’s debut was produced by renowned [...]

Renaissance of Fools | Fear, Hope & Frustration

by Joe Mis Staff Writer — Swedish progressive metallers Renaissance Of Fools are about to release their debut album entitled Faith, Hope & Frustration. The CD title is appropriate, as the listener will undoubtedly experience all three of those feelings while playing it. Founded by [...]

Divine Ascension | As The Truth Appears

by Joe Mis Staff Writer The old cliché “Thunder From Down Under” has been used and misused many times, but applying it to Australia’s Divine Ascension is appropriate. As The Truth Appears is the dynamic debut from the Aussie group and is a thunderous mix of progressive metal, power metal [...]

Kandia | Inward Beauty / Outward Reflection

by Joe Mix Staff Writer Portugal is known for may things, but good metal music isn’t usually at the top of the list. The female fronted band Kandia is out to change that oversight with the release of their debut album Inward Beauty / Outward Reflection. Blending tradtional metal with some [...]

Voyager | The Meaning of I

by Justin Gaines Staff Writer It wasn’t all that long ago that the term “progressive metal” essentially meant “bands that sound like Dream Theater.” In recent years, however, a variety of innovative bands have taken the progressive metal genre and, well…progressed. As a result you have [...]

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