Incredible doomy progressive death / thrash metal! US Progressive thrash / death band Sacrament is criminally unknown, subject to the fate that many bands on smaller labels, particularly those in the early Christian market, faced. They released 2 outstanding full lengths, but their best, in my opinion, was their 1989 debut, “Testimony of Apocalypse.” Fast […]
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Technical, melodic, & atmospheric sci-fi influenced progressive death metal! I love science fiction, having read many novels by greats such as Asimov, Bradbury, and Herbert, and though I don’t read as much as I used to, I always enjoy diving into modern sci-fi as well as revisiting the classics. Sci-fi and metal go so well
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Progressive & technical science fiction themed death metal! British Columbia, Canada, sci-fi tech deathers Exterminatus, released their latest, “Echoes from a Distant Star: Part I,” in April of this year. This album is an absolute onslaught of brutal and highly technical death metal, with lots of variety that rarely strays from warp speed. Their name
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Brilliant symphonic progressive metal that is cinematic and full of bombast! Festivals and Instagram friends are both great ways to discover new bands and albums. Israeli progressive metal band Scardust was announced in September that they would have their first US appearance at ProgPower in September 2026. I knew the name but wasn’t super familiar
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Proggy blackened melodeath with Middle Eastern flair! I love discovering new music, especially bands that are not as big or well known, and extra special when they are practically in my backyard! I don’t exactly remember how I discovered Bellingham’s Inpathos, but I found them right after they released their latest full length, “Apparitions,” last month.
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Brilliant extreme progressive metal with killer melodies and genius incorporation of saxophone! Progressive mixed with extreme has become one of my favorite forms of metal (along with various flavors of power and symphonic), and the quality of many releases in this subgenre has been sky high as of late. One band that had been on
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HEAVY progressive metal with great melodies and insane technical prowess! I was first introduced to Charlotte, NC, progressive metal band Nospūn at ProgPower last year, and I was blown away by their live performance and their incredible debut album, “Opus.” Rewind 11 years, and they were going by the name Ozai and recorded 5 songs with
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Cool symphonic metal debut with a progressive twist! UK symphonic metal newcomers, Tales of Time, just released their debut EP, “The Journey.” This is symphonic metal at its core, with operatic cleans and gutteral growls, great orchestration, and crushing guitars and drums. The keyboards are fantastic and complement the guitars well, and the bass guitar
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Amazing progressive power metal with a Wild West theme! Let me start by saying I love Utah-based progressive power metal band Judicator, even more so after seeing them live for the first time last year at Mile High Power Fest (and sadly missing them at Epic Fest last month). John Yelland’s voice is incredible and
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Epic progressive black metal that sets the standard! I don’t remember how I stumbled across Atlanta’s Tómarúm (maybe an IG ad?), but I have been enamored with their latest release ever since I started listening to it. If you have read any of my reviews, you know I like stuff that isn’t straightforward, has plenty
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