Mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren (The Faceless, Machine Head, Immolation)? Featuring a guest solo on “Bluelight Sonata” from Alex Baillie from Cognizance? A first album with new vocalist Mac Smith (who recently served as the live vocalist of Decrepit Birth)? The answer to all three questions is a resounding HELL YES when it comes
A full throttle shred fest of Technical Death Metal from Toronto Canada is on offer in “Cyberstrictive” from Apogean, an album that is mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren (The Faceless, Machine Head, Immolation), it also features a guest solo from Cognizance guitarist Alex Baillie. From that magnificent record the band have shared a guitar
Bassist Robert Tam is given a moment in the spotlight by his band, Canadian Progressive Technical Death Metal outfit Apogean, for a playthrough of “Thousand-Yard Glare“. The track premiered last month as part of album “Cyberstrictive” via The Artisan Era, one not only mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren (The Faceless, Machine Head, Immolation), it
Drawing significant inspiration from Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and echoing the dystopian excerpts of George Orwell’s 1984, “Cyberstrictive” is a concept record which explores the dark side of technology, shedding light on the poisonous effects it can have on our lives. It finds Canadian Technical Progressive Death Metal act Apogean joined for the first time
A guest solo from Cognizance guitarist Alex Baillie is a thing of beauty on “Bluelight Sonata” by Apogean so it’s only fitting that it should premier before album “Cyberstrictive” does via The Artisan Era on 8th March. Mixed and mastered by Zack Ohren (The Faceless, Machine Head, Immolation) it finds the Toronto Technical Death Metal
Drawing significant inspiration from Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451 and echoing the dystopian excerpts of George Orwell’s 1984, Toronto Technical Death band Apogean will be unveiling new album “Cyberstrictive” via The Artisan Era on 8th March. Exploring the hazards of modern technology, covering risks such as sensory damage, psychological trauma, desensitization, information paradoxes, predatory practices targeting children, addiction complexities, and the
After the delights of 2021 album “Into Madness“, Canadian Technical Progressive Death Metal act Apogean have set their sights on loftier aspirations with a concept record which explores the dark side of technology, shedding light on its poisonous effects on our lives. Titled “Cyberstrictive“ and set for an 8th March 2024 via The Artisan Era, the
A concept record which explores the dark side of technology, shedding light on its poisonous effects on our lives is what Canadian Technical Progressive Death Metal act Apogean have in store for us with their inaugural full length “Cyberstrictive“, an album set for an 8th March 2024 via The Artisan Era. Drawing significant inspiration from
“I see the bad moon a-risin’, I see trouble on the way, I see earthquakes and lightnin’, I see bad times today… Don’t go around tonight, Well it’s bound to take your life, There’s a bad moon on the rise…”
Robert Tam rattles through the five string bass parts of “Pale Moon” by his band Apogean in this new playthrough video, the track being one that appears on their Zack Ohren (Machine Head) Mixed and Mastered debut EP “Into Madness” that popped earlier this summer via Blood Blast Distribution, a subsidiary of Nuclear Blast. It
