progressive metal

Symphony X | Iconoclast

by Justin Gaines Staff Writer If you’ve been following the career of progressive metal band Symphony X, there are two trends that have emerged in recent years. The first is that the band is taking longer to record new albums. Their eighth (and latest) offering, Iconoclast, comes four years [...]

Loch Vostok | Dystopium

by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Dystopium is the fourth full-length album from Swedish genre-benders Loch Vostok. Formed from the ashes of the progressive metal band Mayadome, Loch Vostok combines elements of Evergrey-style dark progressive metal with a hefty helping of the kind of melodic death [...]

Leprous | Bilateral

by Justin Gaines Staff Writer Norwegian progressive metal upstarts Leprous are back with a new album, their third, titled Bilateral. After the sheer brilliance of their breakthrough 2009 offering Tall Poppy Syndrome and an eye-opening performance at last year’s ProgPower USA festival, [...]

A Thousand Shields | Portrait

by Justin Gaines Staff Writer North Carolina has long boasted a vibrant and diverse metal scene, with exciting new bands across several sub-genres breaking through to the larger metal world. One of the latest, and perhaps most interesting, bands to emerge from the NC scene is Greensboro-based A [...]

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