14. Leprous -
Tall Poppy Syndrome & Bilateral Genre: Progressive metal, with a smattering of avant-garde metal
For fans of: eclectic music
What makes this special: They found a new direction in progressive metal and don't sound like clones of other bands
Leprous is another relatively recent discovery of mine, again aided by my roulette (Metty this time). Their sound is really kind of their own.
Tall Poppy Syndrome is the more metal of the two albums, and
Bilateral being the more experimental of the two, but both albums are worth checking out. TPS has a much more frantic feel to it, and the reverb on the vocals is just right. Their sound, while clearly progressive metal, has some avant-garde elements to it that gives their sound a nice edge to it, without being too weird for some people. I find myself noticing something new to like about these albums with each listen, so there is a lot of music to be mined from this trove, and should keep your ears delighted for more listens than your average album.
Tracks to try: He Will Kill Again, Tall Poppy Syndrome, White, Bilateral, Forced Entry, Thorn