![]() ![]() There’s something about progressive death that responds to this type of execution in even more favorable terms than other genres, especially when it’s performed unapologetically. Whichever it is, Multiversal just feels massive and that feeling works extremely well with the album’s genre. Or perhaps it’s the conceptual canvas being drawn on the album’s lyrical level. Perhaps it is the truly mind-boggling list of guest musicians (including, but not limited to, Joe Satriani, Michael Angelo Batio, Nick Padovani, and John Matos). Maybe it’s the clearer production or the added progressive flourishes that this album sports, more intricate and complex than past works. While the band have made very ambitious and elaborate albums in the past, something about Multiversal just screams “more”. That’s how I feel when I listen to The Beast of Nod’s Multiversal. Awe is about size, about being in the presence of something massive and craning your neck to try and see it. There are many reasons to listen to metal but, and I think I’ve written about this on the blog before, one of the main ones is awe. – Eden Kupermintz The Beast of Nod – Multiversal (progressive death metal) So, take the time to take in the smorgasbord of amazing releases we have for you this month don’t take it for granted. That’s no small comfort this time last year, we were genuinely worried about the collapse of the music industry. Surprise! While I don’t think any of us expected music to just suddenly suck, I think it is comforting that even after the year we’ve had, fantastic music is still being made and still getting released. But the bottom line is that this month’s installment of our picks shows that music is still excellent. There’s so much more we could talk about: Pupil Slicer’s unbridled energies, Bríi’s experimentation with black metal and electronic music, Dvne, Malist, and Guedra Guedra infections groove. It’s magnificent and massive in different ways but ends up channeling a lot of the same mystic and spiritual vibes that Promises also handles. ![]() Funnily enough, most of those adjectives also fit Mare Cognitum’s sprawling opus, Solar Paroxysm. Its leitmotif, the saxophone, the few but effective vocals passages, the mystical way in which it all unfolds, all make this album a masterpiece. Scott dives into this release more eloquently than I can here, but suffice it to say that Promises drove me to tears several times this month. I won’t write too much here about The Beast of Nod, since I spend four paragraphs doing so below, but you can bet that I’m going to be talking about the amazing three-way collaboration between Floating Points, Pharaoh Sanders, and The London Symphony Orchestra. But that’s really the only way to describe them, seeing as each is a unique, incredible entry to the genre. The top picks are, as always, very varied but they have all the distinguished honor of being fucking mind-blowing, pardon my French. While there’s some discussion to be had about the quantity of releases in March 2021 (a slowdown in relation to Jan/Feb can definitely be observed, though April looks like it will be buck that trend), I think there’s zero argument to be had about the quality of releases. This is honestly one of the strongest Editors’ Picks I can remember.
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