VOLA Origin: Denmark Active since: 2006 Label: Mascot Records Genre(s): Djent, progressive metal, progressive rock For fans of: Meshuggah, Skyharbor, Leprous, Agent Fresco This review is also available at rateyourmusic.com “Applause of a Distant Crowd” VOLA is a band I shouldn’t like on paper. I’m glad music isn’t on paper. Read more…
Throes of Dawn Origin: Finland Active since: 1994 Label: Argonauta Records Genre(s): Progressive metal, progressive rock For fans of: Amorphis, Anathema, Hanging Garden, Thence “Our Voices Shall Remain” I’ve reviewed and written about many underappreciated bands, but Throes of Dawn is extreme. The Finnish band has been active since the Read more…
In this blog post you can read about my YouTube metal covers. I have quite a few covers, both from my official bands and from YouTube itself. Most of them are collaborations in one way or another. If you want to collaborate on something, send me a message. If you Read more…
Just as the metal bands per capita map indicates, Finland is the home of a crapload of good metal bands. These are my 50 favorites. I’m going to exclude some gateway metal essentials like Children of Bodom and Nightwish, simply because I don’t personally enjoy them anymore . I’m also Read more…
Nevermore is one of my favorite bands and this is my list of the 20 best Nevermore songs. It’s not easy to pick songs since all the albums are filled with quality material. The Nevermore sound was also quite varied over their career, making it quite hard to compare songs Read more…
Finland is an export leader in dark metal and rock music. Thence is yet another quality band that proves it. The music style is somewhere in the borderline of metal and rock where other Finnish bands like Hanging Garden and Throes of Dawn also operate. Merging styles in this way Read more…
This my list of the 30 best progressive metal bands, I hope you can find something interesting. The progressive metal genre classification is pretty difficult to narrow down so I’ve done my best to include the bands I deem progressive metal. It will include everything from extreme metal to bands Read more…
Riverside is a Polish progressive metal band with a consistent discography, and this is my list of the 10 best Riverside songs. They have done many different types of songs, from long epics to aggressive ones and ballads. Quite a few of my choices come from the “Rapid Eye Movement” Read more…
After a crazy Slovenian storm that cut short and almost cancelled the preceding Sanctuary gig, Katatonia finally came on stage. My mood was on top and I secured a great spot in front, right between Jonas Renkse and Roger Öjersson. Darkness set over Tolmin and my 12th Katatonia gig was Read more…
Insane memes and online flaming aside, there are several reasons why I don’t like the three latest Opeth albums. I find “Pale Communion” rather decent, especially the song “Faith in Others”. I’m still to find a single musical moment that I enjoy on “Heritage” and “Sorceress”. I’ll probably be click-baiting Read more…
Hey! Forgive me for the dumbass popup, but I have some new music out! I’m Stefan, the owner of this website and composer of progressive death/doom metal band Soliloquium. Our new single “Famine” is out and would be awesome if you had a listen. Best way to support me, and you might like it! Full album is out April 11th, and already available for digital/physical pre-order.
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