Indukti – Idmen Rating: 4.25/5.0 – Excellent, but winding and weak at moments Label: InsideOut Websites: myspace.com/indukti | indukti.com Release date: July 27th, 2009 There is a challenge with truly progressive metal and rock and that challenge is, of course, how one describes it in novel terms without sounding like some kind of pretentious ass. […]
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Pain of Salvation – The Second Death of Pain of Salvation
Pain of Salvation – The Second Death of Pain of Salvation Rating: 3.0/5.0 – Live records don’t get much better than just Good Label: Inside Out Music Band Websites: painofsalvation.com | myspace.com/painofsalvation Pain of Salvation is definitely the modern darling of the progressive rock/metal scene for a reason. Their intense musicianship, varied work and extraordinarily […]
SPV is toast?
Well, shit. Apparently SPV’s business model, i.e., sign bands after their prime, isn’t working out so hot for them! Hopefully they’ll make it out of the German equivalent of chapter 11 just fine, but I somehow doubt it. These guys need to sign new bands, and I think it’s a sign of weak A&R that […]
