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Farewell Mona Lisa
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Review: The Dillinger Escape Plan – Option Paralysis

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March 16, 2010
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A fantastic record, and a shining example of modern progressive music.
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Farewell, Mona Lisa; Hello, Promo Video

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March 1, 2010
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Yerrrp. Still pretty much crapping myself with anticipation for Option Paralysis, but it's a nice view anyway. Trippy effects are trippy.... Read More...

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    New Jersey post-hardcore turned prog-infused pop punk giants Coheed & Cambria need no introduction at this point in... Read More...

  • Artificial Brain – Artificial Brain

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    June 3, 2022
    “In space no one can hear you scream” read the tagline for Ridley Scott’s Alien, as imposing as it was concise. Decades... Read More...

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    Established in 2012, Massachusetts-based at Astronoid built a cult following within a pocket of the prog metal communit... Read More...

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    May 5, 2022
    By now, Moon Tooth have garnered themselves quite a following in the progressive metal spaces. This is no accident; the scene is hungry for the kind of upbeat and unrestrained music that Moon Tooth is creating. Good news then: Phototroph is by far the band’s most energetic and “poppy” release, and I mean that in the best way possible.