The Best Progressive Rock/Metal of 2018

This year provided introspective appreciation for creators and listeners alike for the sights and sounds of progressive music, as well as the more universal yet personal hardships and growths we all face.

Jordan Blum

Jedd Beaudoin

Music

29 Nov 2018

Between the Buried and Me's 'Automata II' Is an Epic, Emotional, and Eccentric Masterpiece

Exploding with captivating melodies, genre-splicing resourcefulness, and remarkable cohesion, Automata II exemplifies what makes Between the Buried and Me so skillful, striving, and singular.

Jordan Blum

Music

09 Jul 2018

Between the Buried and Me's 'Automata I' Is No Misdirect

While a tad too familiar and safe, Automata I further cements Between the Buried and Me as the superlative act in modern progressive metal.

Jordan Blum

Jordan Blum

Music

08 Mar 2018

Between the Buried and Me: The Parallax II: Future Sequence

There's a great album buried somewhere in the overloaded 72 minutes of The Parallax II.

Brice Ezell

Music

16 Oct 2012

The Best Progressive Rock of 2011

In 2011, there were only a few high-quality progressive rock releases, but those that managed to stand out are some of the best the genre has seen in awhile.

Brice Ezell

Brice Ezell

Music

30 Nov 2011

Thomas Giles - "Sleep Shake" Video (PopMatters Premiere)

Tommy Rogers is out to blow perceptions away, though, with his new solo album Pulse, issued under his given first and middle name of Thomas Giles.

Chris Colgan

Chris Colgan

Music

25 Jan 2011

Between the Buried and Me: Colors

On their watershed fourth CD, Between the Buried and Me emerges as one of the most dazzlingly original acts in metal today.

Adrien Begrand

Music

31 Oct 2007

Between the Buried and Me: The Silent Circus

The progressive metal band's pivotal second album gets the reissue treatment.

Adrien Begrand

Music

28 Feb 2007