64-Hit Combo! – 64-Hit Combo! EP (progressive metalcore, post-hardcore)
Thiquid – For She EP (progressive metal, mathcore)
Blast – Drifting
The Music
The Words
Blast is the newest project involving French pianist Anne Quillier, who seems to be unable to do anything bad, as our previous reviews of Watchdog, Asylon Terra, and her own sextet can attest. This new moniker is basically the aforementioned Watchdog duo with Pierre Horckmans with an added drummer: Guillaume Bertrand. Percussions were one thing I would have liked to hear on Watchdog’s album, so this should be perfect!
On Rhodes and Moogs, Anne’s parts are rhythmically interesting and lay down the complex harmonic framework of the compositions, mostly hers and Guillaume’s. Sometimes distorted, … Read more
Haken – Vector
The Music
The Words
Haken are back at it again with their fifth album Vector releasing this Friday, October 26th. A surprisingly short album, clocking in at just under 50 minutes, with only one track “Veil” breaking the 10 minute mark. That’s not to say this album isn’t still jam packed with prog metal goodness. The album starts off with “Clear” a short instrumental intro similar to “affinity.exe” off their last album. This leads right into the first single “The Good Doctor” a fun song that sets the theme for the album.
According to the band, this album very riff … Read more
Weekly Release Dump
Saturday, 13 October
Ensemble, et al. – Patterns & Improvisations, Volume 1 EP (free jazz)
Brooklyn, New York
On Imaginator Records
Fantastic Swimmers Concertography – Concerto Grosso #13 (avant-garde jazz)
Minsk, Belarus
Galahad – Empires Never Last Rerelease (progressive rock)
Dorset, UK
Heritage of Unrest – Thalamus EP (progressive metalcore, rapcore)
Lörrach, Germany
Oksennus – Älä luovuta koskaan (avant-garde metal)
Finland
… Read more NOT MUSIC: Potmos Hetoimos – Vox Medusae‘s One-Month Anniversary
It has already been a month since the release of Vox Medusae, and it has been very impressive and amazing to see your response to it. Many of you bought the album, either digitally or physically, and many more downloaded it for free on either mine or Potmos Hetoimos‘s bandcamp page.
We still have some digipaks left, and they’re still at the same low prices. With regards to shipping, we actually overshot our estimate and will be reviewing our flat rate down for future sales. That is, if you intend to buy a digipak, it will be even … Read more