Vuur – In This Moment We Are Free – Cities
Vuur will be a force to reckon with in the prog metal genre in the years to come, provided the project stays together.
Primitive Man – Caustic
There is nobody else that I’m aware of doing what PM does. They are masters of a genre all their own.
Hallas – Excerpts From The Future Past
On this second release, they put forth an album oozing with true fantasy prog that is missing from the scene today.
Pereplut – V Starodavnie Goda
V Starodavnie Goda is a romping album that calls to mind a medieval tavern filled with victorious warriors after battle.
Encyrcle – Burning Child EP
Fist pumping and sing-alongs with surely follow, and I certainly feel like donning my battle vest.
Nailblack – Envied
Nailblack approach evil in a manner so old school that Immortal could have developed from them.
Downcast Twilight – Under the Wings of the Aquila
Melodic death metal is the order of the day. Upon this foundation, the band uses folk flourishes, including a violin, to round out the sound.
Yellow Eyes – Immersion Trench Reverie
The album showcases the particulars of the Yellow Eyes style, including the way they take the majestic, mournful sound generally found in the Cascadian subgenre, and turn it inside out so that it becomes a ravaging sickness worming its way through your brain.
Wolves In The Throne Room – Thrice Woven
My initial impression is that the albums falls somewhere between the beauty and grandeur of Celestial Lineage and the harsh aggression of Two Hunters.
Woe Unto Me – Among The Lightened Skies The Voidness Flashed
Patience now becomes the Virtue. You are involved.