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 The beginnings of something great: It is difficult to write a review for a band as original sounding as this. This is definate prog metal. It is quite technical; the musicians in this band are obviously very talented. As far as the technicallity is [... more]
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Sound Of Perseverance
Why can't all Death Metal bands sound like this?: To be completely honest, I'm not a huge death metal fan. Sure theres some good stuff in the genre but it seems to stagnating over the years. I'm more of a progressive metal fan myself (Iced Earth, Earlier [... more]
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Seventh Seal
The most overlooked \oMorgana\c Lefay album!: It's Sweden again. And it's another incredible band. One of the best heavy metal acts to emerge in the last 15 years! Unfortunately like many other bands out there, \oMorgana\c Lefay has never got the [... more]
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12 : Pain Of Salvation
acoustic Pain of Salvation...pure enchantment!: I didn't really think this album was too big a deal until I actually heard it. As it turns out, Pain of Salvation's music lends itself very well to this style of arrangement, but the band takes things [... more]
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Odyssey
Where's the melody???: First off, Symphony X is made up of very talented musicians. Romeo is a very good guitarist, has lots of speed, and obviously is very dedicated to his instrument. However, I was very disappointed in Oddysey. The songs are very [... more]
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Solitude Dominance Tragedy
GOING FOR THE CYCLE: Well I've got the hat trick in Evergrey reviews, so I may as well do their fourth album and get the cycle. For those of you who are confused by my terms, I'll explain, the hat trick is a sports term, primarily used in hockey as a [... more]
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Systematic Chaos (W/ DVD)
Too systematic and contrived: This group of amazing musicians has faltered again in their uneven career. Complex but unsophisticated compositions, musical masturbatory soloing and weak, over-affected vocalizing bring it down. The sense of melody that [... more]
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Gordian Knot
One of the best, if not the best, instrumental albums ever: With a band lineup consisting of Sean Malone (stick/bass/keyboards-ex Cynic), Ron Jarzombek (guitar-WatchTower, Spastic Ink), Sean Reinert (drums-ex Cynic), Trey Gunn (touch guitar-King Crimson), [... more]
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Very
Well Played Progressive Metal: Dreamscape are a European band with strong Dream Theater influences. The band features the standard progressive line up with a single guitarist and keyboardist. The guitar arrangements on this album are superb and feature a [... more]
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Control and Resistance
so this is where it came from...: a few years ago, i discovered this band called Spiral Architect. i immediately fell in love with them. the complex arrangements, the brilliant vocals, and above all the mind-blowing basslines stole my heart upon the very [... more]
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Black Halo (W/2 Bonus Tracks)
A Listening Delight: I stumbled upon Kamelot by chance while perusing the aisles of a large downtown Toronto flagship record store, one of a declining number of brick-and-mortar outlets properly serving the musical genre. I had never heard of Kamelot [... more]
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Recreation Day
They stand apart!: Compared to the other bands in their genre, this band definitely stands apart. The main difference are their vocals and lyrics. The vocals are just....unique..in a very good way. Not the usual high-pitched screams. A more husky quality [... more]
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