EPILOG

Anglagard went all-instrumental for Epilog, and in addition continued their weaving together of varied prog influences into a sound which I feel is a bit more individual and distinctive than that of Hybris. The compositions here are at turns anxious, mournful, tense, melancholic and spooky, delving into murky emotional realms which the band's major influences rarely if ever explored (with the exception of King Crimson). The performances are great, the compositions are breathtaking, and on the whole Epilog is an album which left me hungry for more. If the persistent rumours of a follow-up album in the works are true, it'll be a day one purchase for me for sure; if not, Anglagard will still deserve a place in the prog hall of fame for the two superb studio albums they did create.