Posts Tagged ‘Progressive Metal/Djent’
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › E on Friday, November 29th, 2024
Entheos, coming in hot! After what seems like a short amount of time, Entheos is back with an EP to follow up what was my album of the year, Time Will Take Us All. When I saw the band last time, I mentioned this to the frontwoman and overall badass, Chaney Crabb, and she asked […]
Tags: 2024, Deathcore, Entheos, J Mays, Metal Blade Records, Progressive Metal/Djent, Review
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › A on Monday, September 16th, 2024
It appears parts of Africa, namely, West Africa, has a bit of a burgeoning metal scene over the last several years. One such stand-out is Arka’n Asrafokor. Back in 2019 they dropped their debut album Zã Keli and now the band has followed it up with Dzikkuh. Picture their debut album, but more extreme and […]
Tags: 2014, Arka’n Asrafokor, Death Metal, Frank Rini, Groove Metal, Progressive Metal/Djent, Reigning Phoenix Records, Review, Tribal
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › T on Thursday, September 7th, 2023
It seems my reviews are becoming scarce, but when I do review something these days, it’s almost always an AOTY sleeper. It might be that I don’t spend time on anything unless I enjoy it. This is because I am typically doing one of three things; working, sleeping, or attending concerts, with the occasional opportunity […]
Tags: 2023, Deathcore, J Mays, M-Theory Audio, Progressive Metal/Djent, Tegmentum
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › E on Friday, March 17th, 2023
“While we all have lots of bands who influence still… we all rip off Meshuggah.” -Devin Townsend I mention this quote because, despite my opinion of them (I do not much like them, kind sir), their influence and impact on modern heavy metal cannot be overstated. This is not to say Entheos has or ever […]
Tags: 2023, Entheos, J Mays, Metal Blade Records, Progressive Metal/Djent, Review
Posted in Frontpage Feature, Reviews, Reviews › M on Monday, April 4th, 2022
Meshuggah is a juggernaut of a band, maybe the heaviest band on the planet. Immutable being their 9th proper studio album – by now you love what Meshuggah does or you can leave them, because their music can be tough to absorb. The band is a machine, that is the best way of describing their […]
Tags: 2022, Atomic Fire Records, Frank Rini, Meshuggah, Progressive Metal/Djent, Review
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › O on Friday, February 28th, 2020
At the end of last year, Oni released their new EP, Alone. While I was aware of it being released, I didn’t get the chance to listen until after the new year. This nearly 25-minute EP is a digital only release, which may have contributed to it not showing up on my radar. I remember listening to and enjoying […]
Tags: 2020, J Mays, Metal Blad Records, Oni, Progressive Metal/Djent, Review
Posted in Frontpage Feature, Reviews, Reviews › A on Monday, April 22nd, 2019
I was curious as to how After the Burial would follow up the emotional 2016 album, Dig Deep, the tragedy laden homage to deceased former guitarist Justin Lowe. Having come up with bands like Born of Osiris, Periphery, The Faceless and such, After the Burial have arguably been the most consistent in their delivery since […]
Tags: 2019, After the Burial, E.Thomas, Progressive Metal/Djent, Sumerian Records
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › M on Friday, November 30th, 2018
Swiss djent/progressive deathcore act Mycelia are new to me, even with 4 albums under their belt, but their quirky take on staggering Meshuggah ish heft and polyrhythmic density has me impressed. And by quirky I don’t mean annoying Arsonists Get all the Girls synth injections or dance beats, but a love of classic movies and jazz mixing with the expected stuttering, […]
Tags: 2018, E.Thomas, Eclipse Records, Mycelia, Progressive Metal/Djent, Review
Posted in Reviews, Reviews › T on Tuesday, October 11th, 2016
Tardive Dyskinesia is an affliction that causes the lower half of the face to droop over time. The Greek djent band – now prog-djent-sludge – captures this with one of the best album covers of the year. Unfortunately, the cover captured my own frustrations with the album as well. Despite the swirls of color and […]
Tags: 2016, Jordan Itkowitz, Playfalse Records, Progressive Metal/Djent, Review, Tardive Dyskinesia