Published on March 30th, 2011 by The Editor
Ambitious and wide-ranging prog metal from Jolly on The Audio Guide To Happiness (Part 1); it won’t change your whole life, but it’ll change 46 minutes of it.
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Tags: Jolly, metal, prog, progressive, The Audio Guide To Happiness (Part 1)
Published on March 10th, 2011 by The Editor
Thomas Giles‘s ambition just exceeds his reach on his new solo album of electronica-tinged progressive, Pulse… but it’s well worth a listen nonetheless.
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Tags: electronica, prog, progressive, Pulse, Thomas Giles
Published on February 11th, 2011 by The Editor
Just when I thought Amplifier couldn’t get much more awesome, they got someone to make a head-twisting psyche-fest of a video for new sort-of-single “The Wave”.
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Tags: Amplifier, heavy rock, prog, progressive, psychedelic, the Octopus, The Wave, video
Published on February 9th, 2011 by The Editor
It’s been a five-year wait for The Octopus, the third album from Mancunian space-rockers Amplifier. Is it worth it? Depends what exactly you waited for, really.
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Tags: Amplifier, heavy rock, metal, prog, progressive, the Octopus
Published on January 10th, 2011 by The Editor
Leeds lads Vessels trundle over to Liverpool, record a live cut of a tune from their new album, and make a video of themselves playing it. Watch, listen, envy.
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Tags: Helioscope, math-rock, post-rock, progressive, Vessels, video
Published on December 16th, 2010 by The Editor
The Ocean‘s latest philosophical-discourse-as-prog/post-metal-album, Anthropocentric, continues the themes – and musical growth – found on its predecessor.
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Tags: Anthropocentric, post-metal, post-rock, prog, progressive, technical metal, The Ocean
Published on December 8th, 2010 by The Editor
Leeds lads Humanfly bring the bludgeon – and a side-serving of post-metal post-apocalyptic bleakness – on new album Darker Later. Play it loud.
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Tags: Darker Later, doom, Humanfly, post-metal, progressive, sludge, stoner
Published on November 23rd, 2010 by The Editor
Despite being tired after a two-month tour, Oceansize put everything into their homecoming show at Manchester Academy. So why are the audience so bloody quiet?
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Tags: alternative, Oceansize, post-rock, prog, progressive
Published on November 4th, 2010 by The Editor
Hard-to-pigeonhole prog-pop-electro-rock quartet Pure Reason Revolution are back; prepare to be smashed flat with moody bliss between Hammer & Anvil.
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Tags: crossover, electronica, Hammer & Anvil, industrial, pop, prog, progressive, Pure Reason Revolution, synthpop
Published on November 3rd, 2010 by The Editor
Had your fill of ambitious experimental projects that span post-rock, tech-metal and everything in between? I hope not; you’ll need room for Cyclamen‘s Senjyu.
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Tags: Cyclamen, experimental, post-rock, progressive, Senjyu, technical metal