Porcupine Tree Return with a Question Mark on ‘Closure/Continuation’
Closure/Continuation captures and rejuvenates the cerebral and melancholic mood that’s Porcupine Tree’s signature, but uncertainty hangs over the proceedings.
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20 Years Ago Progressive Rock and Metal Met on Dream Theater’s ‘Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence’
Dream Theater’s Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence probably never had a chance at besting predecessor Scenes From a Memory, but it nonetheless found the quintet sustaining their creative peak.
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The 10 Best Progressive Rock/Metal Albums of 2021
The ongoing pandemic led to a brilliant year in the best progressive rock albums. Many artists translated their 2020 hardships into artistic gems.
Between the Buried and Me Captivated with a Career-Spanning Set at the Theatre of Living Arts
The lengthy evening provided a communal celebration of both Between the Buried and Me’s whole catalog and the return of live music in general.
Gojira Issue a Rallying Cry for Collective Resilience with ‘Fortitude’
French metal quartet Gojira introduce new wrinkles in their sound on Fortitude without abandoning their origins.
Ranking the 13 Opeth Albums From Worst to Best
Across 24 years and 13 albums, Opeth have made some of the most challenging and fascinating music in the history of modern metal. We count down to their best albums.
Genghis Tron Contemplate the End of Human Life on ‘Dream Weapon’
Genghis Tron turn 180 degrees from their metal past for one of the most breathtaking re-inventions in heavy music history on Dream Weapon.
Hear Crown’s Moody, Shape-Shifting “Violence” (premiere)
Crown’s new album, The End of All Things, out 16 April, promises to change the way we hear heavy music. Hear “Violence” now.
Between the Buried and Me’s Breakthrough ‘Colors’ Still Thrills 13 Years Later
Rather than being Between the Buried and Me's crowning achievement, Colors was just the start of their evolution into one of heavy metal's most adventurous bands.
The 10 Best Progressive Rock/Metal Albums of 2020
Rather than succumb to the difficulties of our era, many progressive creators doubled down on their artistry to produce some of their best work and tighten their relationships with their admirers.
‘Alaska’ Was Where Between the Buried and Me Clicked
After a couple of albums figuring out what they wanted to do musically and a few years shuffling members, Alaska is really where things started to click into place for Between the Buried and Me.
Mastodon’s ‘Medium Rarities’ Could’ve Used More Substance
Medium Rarities is the kind of album that will appeal mostly to longtime Mastodon fans.
