It has long been a favorite trope of music reviewers to begin an album review by presenting a list of comparisons to other artists or
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Album Review: Caligula’s Horse, “In Contact”
For many a season, progressive metal bands sprouted and attempted to take root under the penumbral gloom of Dream Theater, with band after band mimicking
Album Review: Steven Wilson, “To The Bone”
A good deal of ink has already been spilt over Steven Wilson’s new album, To The Bone. In blogs, online magazines and social media forums,
Album Reclamation Project: Yes, ‘Tormato’
Welcome to the latest installment of the Album Reclamation Project at Proglodytes! Again, we will revisit a maligned Album of the Past and discuss whether
Album Review: Big Big Train, ‘The Second Brightest Star’
Big Big Train does things in threes, apparently. In September 2012, the band released English Electric Part One, followed six months later by English Electric
Album Review: Rikard Sjöblom’s Gungfly, “On Her Journey to the Sun”
I found it rather lamentable that Rikard Sjöblom left Beardfish (concurrent with the demise of the band) in the wake of their having released what
