Round 3 first impressions
1. Huge. [Lethean – Borknagar]
2. My head! [Shadow – Architects]
3. My eyelids! [LordCost – Soundgarden]
4. My tear ducts! [Indi – Dire Straits]
5. Gorgeously gloomy. [Sacul – Beth Gibbons & Rustin Man]
6. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it. [TAC – Aephanemer]
7. Just as groovy as I was expecting. [lonestar – Kiyosen]
8. Even groovier than I was expecting. [Katt – The Night Flight Orchestra]
9. Rocks harder than I thought it might. [Tomi – Birth Control]
10. Heavy and catchy – immediately appealing. [Luoto – MyGrain]
11. Nothing special, but very good at what it does. [wolfking – Vanishing Point]
12. Not sure it’ll change my mind, but it’s pretty rocking. [Stadler – Dio]
13. Sonically rich and warm – sounds like my kind of thing. [Cyril – Billie Eilish]
14. This seems to be a gorgeous mix of ethereal and grounded. [Evermind – Marketa Irglova]
15. Not too hot on the singer, but this is enjoyable nonetheless. [Jingle – Primal Fear]
16. Sounds like solid prog, but it’s not really doing it for me so far. [Elite – Darkwater]
17. Sounds like solid prog, enhanced by a cool range of influences. [king – Southern Empire]
18. Sounds like solid prog, even if perhaps not desperately original. [romdrums – Thematic]
19. This sounds fantastic, lots of influences but all very coherent and heartfelt. [Puppies – Matthew Good]
20. A fusion of two genres that is great when done right, and this is done right. [Nekov – Portico Quartet]
21. Resembles another band I find merely decent, which might be the case here too. [Train – Junius]
22. Not sure how well I’d cope with a whole album of this madness, but I’m enjoying it in this small dose. [Buddy – Destrage]