Tag: Opeth

  • CONTEST: Win tickets to see KATATONIA live in Montreal April 25th!

    Win a pair of tickets to see KATATONIA do their only exclusive Canadian headlining show on April 25th at Petit Campus in Montreal!

  • Lost Gem Alert: Northern Oak – Monuments

    The best music always comes from the heart, always takes you on a different journey each time you listen to is. Northern Oak have achieved this to lasting effect with Monuments and I couldn’t praise them more for it.

  • Graveyard – Lights Out

    Graveyard follow suit to their name, like a rusty tombstone, symbolizing age and progression over time. If cleaned properly, you’ll find a treasure once forgotten, or an antique piece like Lights Out, that just needs to be revisited.

  • God Seed – I Begin

    God Seed – I Begin

    I Begin is an apt title for what is a new beginning of sorts, and like many beginnings it is not perfect. However, its lesser moments can be overlooked in favour of the enjoyable whole.

  • Musk Ox: The Hellbound Interview

    Musk Ox: The Hellbound Interview

    “I first saw Musk Ox perform in southern Ontario in the late spring of 2009. I was struck by the contrast between ambient acoustic music and a vibe that is perfectly resonate with that of many progressive, folk, and black metal bands. Musk Ox inhabits a place within two different styles of music, and gives…

  • Anders Nyström from Katatonia: The Hellbound Interview

    Anders Nyström from Katatonia: The Hellbound Interview

    “We get approached by people who measure years in terms of success and how you’ve risen on the proverbial ladder. Even some friends and relatives ask question why we are not more successful. We put twenty years into this band and they ask us why don’t have fancy cars and fancy houses, but that was…

  • Katatonia – Dead End Kings

    Katatonia – Dead End Kings

    The melancholic musings of Renkse and Co aren’t as convincing as on the three previous albums I’m afraid. Dead End Kings certainly has its moments of greatness, but for some reason I expected a stronger and more consistent album.

  • Soen – Cognitive

    Soen – Cognitive

    Cognitive by Lopez and Co is an excellent debut album, full of intelligent and engaging song material which should thrill the Porcupine Tree, Tool, A Perfect Circle, Oceansize and Amplifier crowds.

  • Rush – Clockwork Angels

    Rush – Clockwork Angels

    “Clockwork Angels” is indeed a serious contender for album of the year. Utterly breathtaking!

  • Storm Corrosion – Storm Corrosion

    Storm Corrosion – Storm Corrosion

    So is Storm Corrosion the alpha and omega of progressive and ambient rock as many believe it to be? Call me a heretic, but I’m inclined to say no.