Birthed from the remains of Puya, the nu-metal breakout sensation from Pueto Rico that overtook the Ozzfest scene out of no where for a brief year or two and then faded into obscurity outside of their die hard fanbase, Yeva combines heavy metal riffs and latin rhthyms to create a very unique sound. Unlike his [...]
Album: Look At Yourself
Label: Mercury Records
Year: 1971
Metal in 2008 is an age in which aggression, speed and brutality rule the day. Even bands like Opeth, Rob Rock, Dream Theater, Kamelot, Rhapsody of Fire and so many other progressive and power metal bands sport faster riffs and include the occasional guest harsh vocalist and blast beat. Classic metal exists, and will never [...]
Watershed. I mean…what can you expect from a band that’s never had a bad release? To any fan of Opeth, Watershed would be another addition to an already great discography—no way it could be bad. But for a band to improve upon such great achievements is something to admire. For, Watershed, as an [...]
Tiles, a Detroit based prog group, takes the route less traveled amongst American prog metal. It seems these days bands either attempt to take the route closer to the likes of power metal, or they go in a more assertive direction ala Between the Buried and Me. In fact, one could say that calling Tiles’ [...]
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Album: The Human Equation
Label: Inside Out
Year: 2004
Ayreon is probably the best musical project I have ever heard. Arjen A. Lucassen, the mastermind of all the writing of every Ayreon album, is a musical genius in my mind, with a maturation in writing and superior ensembles of singers that blows his competition out of the water. Ayreon is literally, metal’s supergroup [...]
Progressive juggernaut Arjen J. Lucassen’s project Ayreon is ready to release its new album entitled simply 01011001. Anyone who is into prog and Ayreon should be waiting in eager anticipation for this latest release, and Mr. Lucassen has been kind enough to give us a taste of what to expect. Check it out:
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Recently I got to interview the band that has been featured on this site for the past two weeks (it was only supposed to be one week, I know, sue me…) where we reviewed all of their albums up until their latest Colors which was released this past September. All of these questions will be [...]
Molding years of musical craftamanship fueled by all things metal along with a healthy dose of classic progressive rock, Between the Buried and Me have have succumbed to temptation by bettering 2005’s Alaska with this year’s Colors, which is inherently a representation of the progression this band has undergone in their careers, ranging from straight [...]
