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Dissocia – To Lift the Veil Review

March 21, 2025March 20, 2025 Reviewed by Metalligator No comments

How a genre that is built on experimentation and outside the box songwriting ends up sounding all the same and using the same tricks just baffles me. But once in a while, an act shows up and makes me pay attention because of their knack for individual expression. Did Dissocia just look at the handbook and throw it out the window?

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Cognizance – Phantazein Review

January 23, 2024January 25, 2024 Reviewed by Metalligator No comments

For us mere mortals, finding something to like in the realms of tech can be like finding a riff in a harsh noise album. Will Cognizance be music to Metalligator’s ears?

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Alluvial – Death Is But A Door Review

January 20, 2024January 15, 2024 Reviewed by Metalligator No comments

Alluvial sport a sound that reminds me of Dyscarnate’s With All Their Might if they would also play around with some slams. The four songs on Death Is But A Door cover some different ground in its 17 minutes. “Bog Dweller” has some very intricate drum fills that hint at the band’s past prog chops. Chop and slam!

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Ethereal Void – Gods of a Dead World Review

May 14, 2023October 7, 2024 Reviewed by Scuttlegoat No comments

To pose or not to pose, that is the question Ethereal Void makes our Scuttlegoat grapple with.

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Anachronism – Meanders Review

January 27, 2023December 19, 2023 Reviewed by Scuttlegoat No comments

That Meanders is a quality record is pretty obvious from the start. Taking and weaving their influences into something cohesive and unique is no small feat. It hits me on an emotional level, but I admit that as a musician myself, there is an intellectual bias to an album like this. Want some Bacon with that?

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