Wilderun – Sleep at the Edge of the World (2015) – Review

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Sleep at the Edge of the World of the Progressive Folk Metal band Wilderun is another one of these gems that – I am unhappy to say – somehow did not get on the RockmusicRaider review list in 2015.

And it is a disturbing piece of work.

You start listening and you cannot stop. This particular stretch of tune must be bewitched. Not that it is overly melodious. Well, no, it actually is. But then it isn’t – disturbingly isn’t. 

Have I confused you yet?

Wilderun‘s devilishly complex and self-released sophomore album Sleep at the Edge of the World will do that to you. It [...] Click to raid more!

Newsflash: An Outsider, Rhine’s sophomore due soon!

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Mixing Progressive Metal with Death Metal, blacken it a bit, add ambient and post-metal atmospherics, chew well, and then spit out. This is Rhine, originating from the cold North of Seattle.

They already gave us a taste of their savoir-faire with their decidedly heavy-to-digest 2011 concoction Duality. And are now ready with their sophomore album An Outsider, seared over a hot fire, out in February 2016.

Rhine primarily produce big epic and progressive themes. A bizarre mix of metal styles, a hodgepodge containing death, extreme, progressive, and post. With an occasional slight blackening at times, but never [...] Click to raid more!