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Caligula’s Horse – Charcoal Grace (2024) – Review

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There are a great many prog bands scattered all over the mighty metalsphere. And then, there’s prog royalty. Not many make it to those august heights with their rarified atmosphere. But Caligula’s Horse surely is one of the selected few. Now, let’s be frank: they appeared once again on RMR just to see if they could meet the swagger and meaty weight of Haken‘s latest feisty cut. Because – you see – Rise Radiant didn’t quite convince over here and just about made it onto acceptable territories. Even if it was – in itself – proof of sturdy prog … [...] Click to raid more!

Ne Obliviscaris – Exul (2023) – Review

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Do not forget. That’s what the Latin name Ne Obliviscaris means. So, here we are, checking on a band that should have been on our radar already, judging by the wiseguy cracks out there. But what can I say, their 2017 piece Urn and all the others before them roared past our outlook at the top of the masthead unseen. So, they were indeed ‘forgotten’ by our review folks.

The RMR crew is always up to some new progressive fun. Enslaved just landed on our shores for the first time ever to surprisingly good results. Albeit, they’re not only prog … [...] Click to raid more!

Caligula’s Horse – In Contact (2017) – Review

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The path to greatness (or the lack thereof) by any one band out there often1 feels like a journey. Sometimes it is a stairway to heaven, but – more often – a friggin’ rollercoaster to doom. The latter one is usually driven by often bizarre tenets that must be followed. Because the powers that be demand it, whoever that might be, by the way. The road to hell is paved with good intentions, as the proverb goes.

Now, with this band, we don’t quite know where things are heading to. Caligula’s Horse released their fourth record this year, which … [...] Click to raid more!

Caligula’s Horse – Rise Radiant (2020) – Review

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It appears that a somewhat limited, yet pretty high-octane offering of prog will pass over the RMR review counter this year. And that’s a good thing. Even if we would have liked to see more, much more.

After the 2019 disappointment that Leprous produced, the deckhands on this RMR cruiser really look forward to some revival of Progressive Metal. Yet, Steven Wilson already telegraphed his urge to exploit the cheesily sweet pop soundscape worse than his current release To The Bone ever dared. And his next record will only show signs of life by January 2021, which may not be … [...] Click to raid more!