Monthly Archives: September 2017

Vulture Industries – “Stranger Times”

“Stranger Times” by Vulture Industries is less stranger than their last album “The Tower.” And that’s actually great! What I mean is that, they still sound weird at times (which is awesome) but on “Stranger Times,” the band don’t let … Continue reading

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The Prophecy – “Origins”

It’s been a while since the last album by The Prophecy. “Salvation” was one of my favorite albums of 2013. It was the perfect combination of prog and doom. The Prophecy don’t play doom in the sense of darkness and … Continue reading

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Terria – “Horizons” EP

Terria is the project of bassist extraordinaire Rashaan Lacey. Lacey recruited some top notch guitarists in Alek Darson, Alden Marchand and Dave Zuckerman along with drummer Hadrien Pierson for his debut 5 track EP “Horizons.” Terria are definitely prog metal … Continue reading

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Redemption announces Tom S. Englund of Evergrey as new vocalist

Evergrey’s Tom S. Englund has replaced Fates Warning’s Ray Alder as lead vocalist for Redemption. While I think Englund is a good singer, he just isn’t on the same level as Ray. Still, it will be interesting to hear new … Continue reading

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Iris Divine – “The Static and the Noise”

Iris Divine is another one of those bands that I’d heard of and been meaning to check out, but just never got a chance to do so. That’s one of the reasons I am still doing reviews! And after hearing … Continue reading

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Threshold – “Legends of the Shires”

I’ve waited 22 years for this. Threshold has been one of my favorite bands for a LOT of years now but it was with Glynn Morgan on lead vocals that I became a fan. So much so that the lone … Continue reading

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Daydream XI – “The Circus Of The Tattered And Torn”

I had heard OF Brazil’s Daydream XI but hadn’t heard them before doing this review. They are definitely a prog metal band with a hint of power metal usually in the vocals. In some ways, they remind me of bands … Continue reading

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Glass Mind – “Dodecaedro”

Mexico’s Glass Mind are a bit of an old school instrumental prog metal band. What I mean is that the current scene is littered with djent bands or guitar virtuosos masquerading as a band. Don’t get me wrong, I love … Continue reading

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Interview with Pete Morten of My Soliloquy

Pete, a few big changes have happened since we last spoke here. The first being that you have left Threshold after being in the band for 10 years. Was it hard to leave? Yea, it was very hard, but I … Continue reading

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Anubis Gate – “Covered in Black”

“Covered in Black” is a truly progressive album. Anubis Gate could have played it safe and not pushed their sound. Their last two albums are both amazing and while I prefer them to their older catalog, they built upon the … Continue reading

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