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Album Review: Edensong – Our Road to Dust

Band: Edensong | Album: Our Road to Dust | Genre: Progressive rock, Progressive metal | Year: 2025

From: Middletown, USA | Label: The Laser’s Edge

For fans of: The Dear Hunter, Phideaux, Dream Theater, Jethro Tull

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Edensong is not a band I was familiar with before writing this review. They play a brand of semi-metallic progressive rock with significant folk influences. The band also has a dedicated flutist, so the comparisons to Jethro Tull are pretty easy. Those comparisons are also pretty apt, as Tull’s influence can be heard throughout this record.

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Album Review: Stone Healer – Conquistador

Band: Stone Healer | Album: Conquistador | Genre: Progressive metal | Year: 2021

From: Mansfield, USA

For fans of: Howling Sycamore, Baroness, Isis

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Over the last few years, I’ve run across a number of bands which fuse the harsh aggression of black metal with more melodic influences and often-clean vocals. Acts like Howling Sycamore and Antisoph were my primary introduction to this style, and Stone Healer is a recent discovery who might be my favorite of the bunch, so far.

Not only do they meld the more extreme end of metal with something a bit more accessible, they often toss in post-metal, folk, and alt-rock touches. This results in a rich, varied record that also feels like one cohesive work.

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