Progressive Metal Reviews
Although I have a somewhat conflicted relationship with the progressive metal genre, the bands that tackle the style well tend to do so exceptionally well. If you like your time signatures odd and often changing, your song structures unpredictable, your chords and harmonies sophisticated, and your songs long, make sure to check up on Kevy Metal’s progressive metal reviews from time to time. You can find all my progressive metal Album of the Week reviews right here.
However, I did not start properly tagging my reviews until a couple of years in. If you are looking for something that doesn’t show up, it might still be there. I recommend using the search bar at the bottom of the page if you are looking for something specific.
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Album of the Week 32-2014: Versailles – Jubilee
‘Jubilee’ marked the end of a tempestuous period for Versailles, both positively and negatively. The band had just signed with a major label and the difference is immediately noticeable sonically, but on the other hand, there was the untimely death of their original bass player Jasmine You during the recordings,…
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Album of the Week 26-2014: Mastodon – Once More ‘Round The Sun
Mastodon never ceases to surprise me. Despite the inaccessible nature of their psychedelic, progressive Sludge Metal, they’ve become one of the biggest name in the current Metal scene and – even more surprisingly – a welcome guest at many festivals. What is most amazing about them is that every album…
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Album of the Week 18-2014: Mekong Delta – In A Mirror Darkly
Mekong Delta was always one of the most interesting Metal bands around, but no one could have predicted the second youth they have been experiencing lately. In fact, with their best singer yet on board in the form of Martin LeMar, the band surrounding mastermind Ralf Hubert recorded their best…
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Album of the Week 12-2014: Fates Warning – Awaken The Guardian
Back when being a Prog Metal band didn’t automatically mean that you tried to sound as close to Dream Theater as possible, the scene was incredibly interesting. Bands like Queensrÿche, Fates Warning, Crimson Glory and Psychotic Waltz combined the riffs and twin guitars of Iron Maiden and US Power Metal…
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Album of the Week 03-2014: Vision Divine – Stream Of Consciousness
Lineup changes are an indispensible part of the history of bands that last longer than a few years. These are generally frowned upon, but sometimes they can mean something of a new beginning as well. Case in point: my discovery of the incredible Michele Luppi on Vision Divine’s ‘Stream Of…
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Album of the Week 02-2014: Murat İlkan – Fanus
Over a year and a half after Turkey’s Pentagram prove that they could make a fantastic record (‘MMXII’) without the incredible Murat İlkan fronting the band, it’s İlkan’s turn. And like his former band before him, İlkan pleasantly surprises with an outstanding Metal release. Okay, with seven songs and a playing time…
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