Progressive Metal

Watch a new video from Oddland, recorded during their 2017 European tour.

Being a progressive band worth listening to brings two challenges. First, the band must be willing to explore and weave different styles together in a compelling way. Second and perhaps most importantly, the sound should still be tethered to some recognizable form that audiences can use to relate to the music. The music can’t just…

The Oxford Coma are putting their own unique spin on grunge. Listen to a new song featuring Intronaut guitarist/vocalist Sacha Dunable.

Stream a new track from Omatai .

Stream a new track from progressive metallers Prospekt. 

Stream a new track from progressive death metal group Neck of the Woods now.

Stream the first Vulture Industries (ex-Enslaved) song since 2013.

Cormorant stream new song “Preserved in Ash.” 

There’s only one Duplicate Records.

Exist are your favorite new progressive metal band. 

Enter the Alien World by streaming the new Below the Sun album.

One-man progressive metal force Fortis Amor tease their new, self-titled record ahead of its release on May 19. 

Foscor explore the passage of time in a new music video for “Altars.”

Go Beyond the Realm of Light and embrace the Summoner album you’ll find there.

Sabbath Assembly delve further into progressive metal on “Angels Trumpets.”

“Praying at the Chapel Perilous” is the promising debut song and video from dark metal band Sollertia (In The Woods, ex-Ad Inferna). 

Our resident birdbrains pecks on new releases from Pallbearer, Ascended Dead and Axebreaker.

Get right with GOD in this week’s Demo: Listen. 

Cyborg Octopus confirm that they are indeed people and not actually cyborg octopi with guitars. 

Writing Path of Eight was a different experience for Mouth of the Architect than previous albums, the band says. Listen to a new song and read an interview with the band about writing and recording the new album. 

A Gojira-like sledgehammer for your skull. That’s what Fridays call for, right?

Recently, I stumbled across a graffiti mural that read, “Every winner was once a beginner.” This got the gears turning, thinking about how long it’s been since Mastodon was considered an unknown, underground entity.

Fates Warning leader, guitarist and chief songwriter Jim Matheos will be living parallel lives in 2016. He’s helming the writing and recording of the band’s 12th album with the current lineup, and will concurrently assemble a lineup from the band’s distant past, including guitarist Frank “X” Aresti plus co-founders John Arch (vocals), Joe DiBiase (bass) and Steve Zimmerman (drums).

Here’s a chance to score something much more metal than a Rudolph sweater from Great Aunt Sylvia.