Prog Metal

2021-05-19 19:42:02 A mystic and death-like hallucination.
- 𝐺𝑟𝑖𝑧𝑧𝑙𝑦 𝐵𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑠

An easy candidate for album of the year with a forward-thinking and fluid approach to songwriting that takes you on a rollercoaster ride amongst the stars.
- 𝑀𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑇𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠

Psychic Secretions is, as the title suggests, the product of a band truly operating on the same mental wavelength, channelling their collective creative impulse to turn thought into reality and mind into matter.
- 𝑁𝑜 𝐶𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔

Ratings:
𝐴𝑛𝑔𝑟𝑦 𝑀𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝐺𝑢𝑦: 6/10
𝐺𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑚 𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑡: 8.6/10
𝐺𝑟𝑖𝑧𝑧𝑙𝑦 𝐵𝑢𝑡𝑡𝑠: 10/10
𝑀𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑇𝑟𝑒𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑠: 9.7/10
𝑆𝑝𝑢𝑡𝑛𝑖𝑘 𝑀𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑐: 8.2/10 Open / Comment

2021-05-19 19:42:02 Stargazer — Psychic Secretions (2020)
Genre: Avant-garde/Progressive Death/Black Metal
Recommended tracks: It's a musical journey so all or nothing
For fans of: Sadus, Absu, Cynic, Voidceremony
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2021-05-18 17:29:37 Obsidious (Ex-Obscura members) release debut single

In April 2020, german prog death titans, Obscura, have announced that guitarist Rafael Trujillo, bassist Linus Klausenitzer and drummer Sebastian Lanser are parting ways with the band due to musical differences and move on with their new group, named Obsidious.

In their own words: "Free from former boundaries, Obsidious merge extreme metal with other genres of music into a unique style that people will somehow find familiar, but haven‘t heard yet."

Now just a few minutes ago Obsidious dropped their debut single "Iconic".
Band's upcoming debut album will be released early 2022 via Season of Mist.

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2021-05-18 09:41:18 2021 Prog Music: The Most Anticipated Albums of the Year (Will be updated) Already released: Soen - Imperial (January 21) Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe (February 5) Cult of Luna - The Raging River (EP) (February 5) Abiotic - Ikigai (February 12)… Open / Comment

2021-05-16 20:31:36 Intonate - Yearn Open / Comment

2021-05-16 20:31:36 Vicious, grimmy and choatic.
- The Metal Observer

Intonate have a clear, but intricate recipe. Start off with a large portion Ulcerate/Gorguts style riffing, and some of the atmospheric qualities of both of their later releases as well. Then, add a large helping of standard funeral doom/death doom influence. Finish with a pinch of black/death influence in the form of tremolo picking abuse. Sounds tasty? That’s because it is.
Intonate spices up the formula of a great genre by adding unique elements of their own, having incredible song-writing skills, being technically skilled musicians, and continuing to do what the genre does best: crushing its listeners in the best way possible.
- The Progressive Subway

Ratings:
A Headbanging Life: 9/10
Acta Infernalis: 8/10
Distorted Sound Magazine: 8/10
Metal Temple: 9.2/10
The Metal Observer: 7/10
The Progressive Subway: 9/10 Open / Comment

2021-05-16 20:31:35 Intonate – Severed Within (2021)
Genre: Techy/Proggy Death Metal
Recommended tracks: Within, Yearn
For fans of: Wake, Ulcerate, Wardaemonic
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2021-05-13 19:42:55 You can watch the recorded live in-studio performance of this album via the band's Twitch channel.
That set was captured at Graphic Nature Audio and mixed/mastered by Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me, Scale The Summit).

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2021-05-13 19:42:01 𝐶𝑟𝑦𝑝𝑡𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑎 - 𝑆𝑒𝑙𝑓 (𝐴𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡/𝐸𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑡)
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2021-05-12 19:42:17 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑔𝑒𝑟 - 𝑆𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑛 Open / Comment