Prog Metal Favourites of 2023

So far, I've listened to 3 prog metal releases of this year. (Each only once, yet.)

Ice Age - Waves of Loss and Power

The great divide... oops IA IA Cthulh... Uh, The Great IA (Ice Age) have come up with a brand new release aeons after their previous one. Nice! I liked it on my first listen. Nothing really outstanding, mind-blowing whatsoever, but still a solid work and enjoyable ride. 7/10

Redemption - I Am the Storm

Cool! Exciting stuff. Kept me interested throughout the flow. 8/10

Lunar - The Illusionist

This is a bit outside of my regular prog metal meals, yet deliciously listenable stuff. Great sound, impressive instrumentation, good vocals, and interesting, if not totally coherent, songwriting. 8.5/10

Edited by Archisorcerus - March 19 2023 at 06:24

The Enigma Division - self-titled debut (progressive metal band from Ireland)

Edited by Cristi - March 27 2023 at 04:33

I haven't quite listened to a lot of prog metal albums in 2023, but I really liked Haken's Fauna. Didn't quite enjoy ID.ENTITY by Riverside though. My favorite album so far this year is actually a metal album, though not a prog metal one. It is a metalcore album called A New Tomorrow by Zulu. It is a very awesome album I think y'all should check out, I consider it one of the best metalcore records to release this decade, next to Colors II by Between The Buried And Me.