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Katatonia albums ranked
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Best Katatonia albums – the ultimate ranking by a longtime fan!

My ranking of all studio full-lengths in Katatonia’s discography.

By soliloquium, 2 yearsApril 19, 2023 ago
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Bands like Katatonia – find the similar bands right here!

Katatonia is unique band no doubt. But here’s a bunch of bands that for one reason or another sounds like Katatonia to me. Enjoy!

By soliloquium, 4 yearsApril 27, 2021 ago
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Progressive metal from 2020

After some successful articles about metal from 2019, I decided to gather the best progressive metal from 2020 in this blog post. I hope I can help you find some new favorites. Please comment or contact me if I’m missing some quality progressive metal from 2019. If you want to Read more…

By soliloquium, 6 yearsOctober 26, 2019 ago
30 best progressive rock bands
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50 best progressive rock bands

Progressive rock is one of my favorite genres and there so many good bands. This is my list of the 50 best progressive rock bands in alphabetical order. Some of them are borderline metal and some of them are borderline other genres, like alternative rock and post rock. These sub-genres Read more…

By soliloquium, 6 yearsJuly 31, 2019 ago
VOLA - Applause of a Distant Crowd review
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VOLA – Applause of a Distant Crowd review

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…

By soliloquium, 7 yearsOctober 18, 2018 ago
Throes of Dawn - Our Voices Shall Remain review
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Throes of Dawn – Our Voices Shall Remain review

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…

By soliloquium, 7 yearsSeptember 28, 2018 ago
50 best Finnish death metal bands
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50 best Finnish metal bands

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…

By soliloquium, 7 yearsJuly 17, 2018 ago
Thence - We Are Left With A Song review
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Thence – We are Left With a Song review

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…

By soliloquium, 7 yearsDecember 6, 2017 ago
30 best progressive metal bands
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30 best progressive metal bands – the ultimate genre guide

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…

By soliloquium, 8 yearsSeptember 10, 2017 ago
20 best Amorphis songs
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20 best Amorphis songs

Which 20 Amorphis songs are the best? Amorphis is a long-running band with many different eras, so there are a lot of songs to choose from; everything from old school death metal and doom metal to accessible folk and progressive. Here you can find my two cents, hopefully an interesting Read more…

By soliloquium, 8 yearsApril 28, 2017 ago

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Download Soliloquium music for free from Bandcamp. Swedish progressive death/doom metal for fans of Katatonia, Anathema and Paradise Lost

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“Famine” – new Soliloquium single out now!

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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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