“Plegathon” is a progressive rock/metal masterpiece. It has firmly entrenched itself as my disc of the year so far. I honestly don’t see that changing at the end of the year either It's one of those rare discs that will stand the test of time and will still be in the player years from now.
Now do I have your attention? I haven’t had a new true prog disc move me like this since I first heard “Entropia” or Riverside's debut. It’s lush, atmospheric, and schizophrenic. They are all over the place in terms of sounds and styles, yet it works beautifully. I fell into a trance listening to this disc and was pissed when it ended. That’s a beautiful feeling.
My quick description is Fates Warning meets Riverside with the modern edge of Alice in Chains. My guess is that once Portnoy hears it, he may just take them under his arm like he has a few of our others that we helped cultivate from early on (Pain of Salvation, etc). There is just something about them that sets them apart from the ever slimming pack.
I’m not going to write a full review yet. However, I’ll give you my brief thoughts on what has been made public on the myspace page:
Islands- Fate vibe with some Celtic bits thrown in that have no business being there…and yet it kicks total ass.
Evasion- The most immediate song on the disc that could probably called a single. It's a bit simplistic compared to the other songs on the disc, but even that is beyond a lot of bands. The guitar leads are off the chart.
Fading Out Part III: Alice in Chains mixed with Psychotic Waltz. ‘Nuff said.
Numb- It’s hard to see the big picture in this 9 minute track from the 2:37 seconds you get here. However, you can hear a nice Pain of Salvation groove already.
http://www.myspace.com/kingcrowband
Now do I have your attention? I haven’t had a new true prog disc move me like this since I first heard “Entropia” or Riverside's debut. It’s lush, atmospheric, and schizophrenic. They are all over the place in terms of sounds and styles, yet it works beautifully. I fell into a trance listening to this disc and was pissed when it ended. That’s a beautiful feeling.
My quick description is Fates Warning meets Riverside with the modern edge of Alice in Chains. My guess is that once Portnoy hears it, he may just take them under his arm like he has a few of our others that we helped cultivate from early on (Pain of Salvation, etc). There is just something about them that sets them apart from the ever slimming pack.
I’m not going to write a full review yet. However, I’ll give you my brief thoughts on what has been made public on the myspace page:
Islands- Fate vibe with some Celtic bits thrown in that have no business being there…and yet it kicks total ass.
Evasion- The most immediate song on the disc that could probably called a single. It's a bit simplistic compared to the other songs on the disc, but even that is beyond a lot of bands. The guitar leads are off the chart.
Fading Out Part III: Alice in Chains mixed with Psychotic Waltz. ‘Nuff said.
Numb- It’s hard to see the big picture in this 9 minute track from the 2:37 seconds you get here. However, you can hear a nice Pain of Salvation groove already.
http://www.myspace.com/kingcrowband
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