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in keeping secrets of silent earth 3 is such a phenomenal album.I've been listening to it almost nonstop for the past week or two

#Music #CoheedAndCambria #ProgressiveRock

in keeping secrets of silent earth 3 is such a phenomenal album.I've been listening to it almost nonstop for the past week or two

#Music #CoheedAndCambria #ProgressiveRock

in keeping secrets of silent earth 3 is such a phenomenal album.I've been listening to it almost nonstop for the past week or two

#Music #CoheedAndCambria #ProgressiveRock

Hmm. It looks like today's Thursday Five List theme is Sci Fi Tunes.

Let's see what I can do...without just linking to the entire Coheed and Cambria music catalog. Well, maybe one song...

blink-182 - Aliens Exist https://song.link/s/4PKAp5irWLIfLZFOVWMbHw

Coheed and Cambria - Delirium Trigger https://song.link/s/1qpzLVYS74hmXL742TKEsz

Deltron 3030 - Battlesong https://song.link/s/23t86Wo1tL5Xabo9aDKo9A

Dreamcatcher - Rose Blue (stylized R.o.S.E. Blue) https://song.link/s/1ZVmQiGB0PiANAKBTQvQ55

Me First and the Gimme Gimme's - Science Fiction Double Feature https://song.link/s/0oq91zqOVXRE7M7vBjzr88

#SciFiTunes #Music #ThursdayFiveList #blink182 #CoheedAndCambria #Deltron3030 #Dreamcatcher #KPop

Hmm. It looks like today's Thursday Five List theme is Sci Fi Tunes.

Let's see what I can do...without just linking to the entire Coheed and Cambria music catalog. Well, maybe one song...

blink-182 - Aliens Exist https://song.link/s/4PKAp5irWLIfLZFOVWMbHw

Coheed and Cambria - Delirium Trigger https://song.link/s/1qpzLVYS74hmXL742TKEsz

Deltron 3030 - Battlesong https://song.link/s/23t86Wo1tL5Xabo9aDKo9A

Dreamcatcher - Rose Blue (stylized R.o.S.E. Blue) https://song.link/s/1ZVmQiGB0PiANAKBTQvQ55

Me First and the Gimme Gimme's - Science Fiction Double Feature https://song.link/s/0oq91zqOVXRE7M7vBjzr88

#SciFiTunes #Music #ThursdayFiveList #blink182 #CoheedAndCambria #Deltron3030 #Dreamcatcher #KPop

Hmm. It looks like today's Thursday Five List theme is Sci Fi Tunes.

Let's see what I can do...without just linking to the entire Coheed and Cambria music catalog. Well, maybe one song...

blink-182 - Aliens Exist https://song.link/s/4PKAp5irWLIfLZFOVWMbHw

Coheed and Cambria - Delirium Trigger https://song.link/s/1qpzLVYS74hmXL742TKEsz

Deltron 3030 - Battlesong https://song.link/s/23t86Wo1tL5Xabo9aDKo9A

Dreamcatcher - Rose Blue (stylized R.o.S.E. Blue) https://song.link/s/1ZVmQiGB0PiANAKBTQvQ55

Me First and the Gimme Gimme's - Science Fiction Double Feature https://song.link/s/0oq91zqOVXRE7M7vBjzr88

#SciFiTunes #Music #ThursdayFiveList #blink182 #CoheedAndCambria #Deltron3030 #Dreamcatcher #KPop

Hmm. It looks like today's Thursday Five List theme is Sci Fi Tunes.

Let's see what I can do...without just linking to the entire Coheed and Cambria music catalog. Well, maybe one song...

blink-182 - Aliens Exist https://song.link/s/4PKAp5irWLIfLZFOVWMbHw

Coheed and Cambria - Delirium Trigger https://song.link/s/1qpzLVYS74hmXL742TKEsz

Deltron 3030 - Battlesong https://song.link/s/23t86Wo1tL5Xabo9aDKo9A

Dreamcatcher - Rose Blue (stylized R.o.S.E. Blue) https://song.link/s/1ZVmQiGB0PiANAKBTQvQ55

Me First and the Gimme Gimme's - Science Fiction Double Feature https://song.link/s/0oq91zqOVXRE7M7vBjzr88

#SciFiTunes #Music #ThursdayFiveList #blink182 #CoheedAndCambria #Deltron3030 #Dreamcatcher #KPop

Hmm. It looks like today's Thursday Five List theme is Sci Fi Tunes.

Let's see what I can do...without just linking to the entire Coheed and Cambria music catalog. Well, maybe one song...

blink-182 - Aliens Exist https://song.link/s/4PKAp5irWLIfLZFOVWMbHw

Coheed and Cambria - Delirium Trigger https://song.link/s/1qpzLVYS74hmXL742TKEsz

Deltron 3030 - Battlesong https://song.link/s/23t86Wo1tL5Xabo9aDKo9A

Dreamcatcher - Rose Blue (stylized R.o.S.E. Blue) https://song.link/s/1ZVmQiGB0PiANAKBTQvQ55

Me First and the Gimme Gimme's - Science Fiction Double Feature https://song.link/s/0oq91zqOVXRE7M7vBjzr88

#SciFiTunes #Music #ThursdayFiveList #blink182 #CoheedAndCambria #Deltron3030 #Dreamcatcher #KPop

Shagohod – A Curse That Hides the Door Review

Whenever I feel like I keep seeing the same things in our promo pile, something genuinely fresh and…
#NewsBeep #News #Music #2026 #3.5 #ACurseThatHidestheDoor #AmericanMetal #Apr26 #audioslave #Caligula'sHorse #CoheedandCambria #Entertainment #Gunship #Invoke #Opeth #ProgressiveMetal #ProgressiveRock #Punk #review #Reviews #SelfRelease #Shagohod #Synthwave #TheDearHunter #UK #UnitedKingdom #Wilderun
https://www.newsbeep.com/uk/658301/

Only a few days ago, Held. released their debut album "Grey" via #MNRKHeavy
The project brings together Douglas Robinson and Sal Mignano of #TheSleeping alongside Josh Eppard of #CoheedandCambria

🔥 Guest appearances include Frank Iero of #MyChemicalRomance on “NEW YOU ANTHEM” and Graham Sayle of #HighVis on “KNIFEPOINT”.

💿 #MNRK
🤘 #NeighborhoodWatchManagement
🎵 #OktoberPromotion
📷 by M.NA

Only a few days ago, Held. released their debut album "Grey" via #MNRKHeavy
The project brings together Douglas Robinson and Sal Mignano of #TheSleeping alongside Josh Eppard of #CoheedandCambria

🔥 Guest appearances include Frank Iero of #MyChemicalRomance on “NEW YOU ANTHEM” and Graham Sayle of #HighVis on “KNIFEPOINT”.

💿 #MNRK
🤘 #NeighborhoodWatchManagement
🎵 #OktoberPromotion
📷 by M.NA

Only a few days ago, Held. released their debut album "Grey" via #MNRKHeavy
The project brings together Douglas Robinson and Sal Mignano of #TheSleeping alongside Josh Eppard of #CoheedandCambria

🔥 Guest appearances include Frank Iero of #MyChemicalRomance on “NEW YOU ANTHEM” and Graham Sayle of #HighVis on “KNIFEPOINT”.

💿 #MNRK
🤘 #NeighborhoodWatchManagement
🎵 #OktoberPromotion
📷 by M.NA

Only a few days ago, Held. released their debut album "Grey" via #MNRKHeavy
The project brings together Douglas Robinson and Sal Mignano of #TheSleeping alongside Josh Eppard of #CoheedandCambria

🔥 Guest appearances include Frank Iero of #MyChemicalRomance on “NEW YOU ANTHEM” and Graham Sayle of #HighVis on “KNIFEPOINT”.

💿 #MNRK
🤘 #NeighborhoodWatchManagement
🎵 #OktoberPromotion
📷 by M.NA

Psyclops—Portland, Oregon’s progressive metal genre-benders—have some nerve coming my way. I know in my heart of hearts that in writing “their” new record, Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr, they committed psychic plagiarism against me and stole the progressive death metal concept album I outlined years ago. A sun-baked Earth struggling to survive? My set-up! A wanderer searching for hope and imbued with religious allusion? My protagonist! A chance encounter with a water deity that brings them to a wellspring of pure, untouched water? More or less my idea! Psyclops just cut out my cannibal gangs and digs against Elon Musk, the hacks. Admittedly, they commissioned a comic book to coincide with Bound to Burn, which I didn’t think of…but very well could’ve!1 I was just waiting to get good at music before recording it, you bastards!2 But in this egregious act of unmitigated gall, does Psyclops’ Bound to Burn rip me off effectively and enjoyably, at least?

Psyclops just make prog look easy on Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr. Taking a page from the Rush playbook, Psyclops play technically demanding and rhythmically dense progressive music in the vein of Between the Buried and Me and Opeth while keeping their songs mostly immediate and accessible. The three-song “Consequences” segue sees Psyclops bouncing between odd, frantic rhythms while sounding as natural as if it were all 4/4, while the “Manifest” trilogy showcases Bound to Burn’s most diverse guitarwork that dazzles without devolving into wankery. “Presence from Beyond” and “Clarity” see awkward vocal intervals and off-kilter riffing, respectively, that make for effortless earworms, and “Begin Anew”‘s guitar arpeggios sound symphonic in a very understated way while rocking out in an uncomplicated fashion. Further, Psyclops swing with some heft with juiced-up, low-end heavy riffing and punchy drums highlighted on the “Indomitable” segue and a crushing death vocal presence established in opener “The Explorer-Errant.” Heavy and catchy, technical and immediate, Bound to Burn is bound to please most any prog fan.

Psyclops’ knack for lean, diverse songwriting brings home the bacon. At thirty-three minutes, Bound to Burn has a story to tell and Psyclops hustle between movements and songs without wasting time on interludes or masturbatory noodling. Crystalline, clean, and plodding doom guitars on “The Explorer-Errant” give way to jagged, Xoth-like riffs and solos on “Consequences I. The Instinct to Survive,” while “Manifest I. Seeing Is Believing” opens the segue with Devin Townsend-like harmonies and progression, only to close out with “Manifest III. The Ouroboros Chorus”‘s Thank You Scientist swinging prog goofiness. The spirit of Mastodon haunts a lot of Bound to Burn as well, particularly in the moody, Crack the Skye-like trippiness of “Presence from Beyond” and the Emperor of Sandesque rock soloing closing out “Manifest II. Warranted Transgression.” Psyclops package all of these influences, moods, and approaches in a way that feels totally cohesive and trimmed of all excess. Bound to Burn is here for a good time, not a long one.

With Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr, Psyclops constructed the Anti-Playlist Album. Singled out, individual tracks on Bound to Burn don’t hold up, bearing truncated runtimes and rarely sounding whole alone. But taken altogether, Psyclop’s singular vision comes through. Bound to Burn establishes character motivation quickly and effectively with “The Explorer-Errant,” conflict soon after with “Consequences II” and “III,” and a call to action with “Clarity” that carries Bound to Burn’s plot smoothly right to the end. “Manifest III” and “Begin Anew” feel somewhat rushed in closing the album, and Psyclops could’ve spent more time in those songs to drive it home, but that’s Bound to Burn’s only pacing hiccup. Song transitions are completely seamless on Bound to Burn; with how natural every movement flows into the next, Psyclops could have designated the whole thing as one song, à la Crimson or Winter’s Gate. Simply, Bound to Burn cannot be appreciated or enjoyed fully without being taken in as a whole, and Psyclops facilitates that fact with perfect narrative flow and sequencing.

Psyclops are on my ever-expanding shit list, not because they stole my album but because they did it better than me. Way better. Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr is an adventurous, refreshing, and forward-thinking work of music and fiction sure to please prog fans of every stripe. Psyclops hit quick, hit hard, and left me wanting more in the end. Bound to Burn isn’t perfect, but there’s very little to complain about either. But the sequel better have some cannibal gangs.3

Rating: Great
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: WAV
Label: Self-Release
Websites: psyclopsmusic.com | psyclopspdx.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/psyclopspdx
Releases Worldwide: May 22nd, 2026

Psyclops—Portland, Oregon’s progressive metal genre-benders—have some nerve coming my way. I know in my heart of hearts that in writing “their” new record, Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr, they committed psychic plagiarism against me and stole the progressive death metal concept album I outlined years ago. A sun-baked Earth struggling to survive? My set-up! A wanderer searching for hope and imbued with religious allusion? My protagonist! A chance encounter with a water deity that brings them to a wellspring of pure, untouched water? More or less my idea! Psyclops just cut out my cannibal gangs and digs against Elon Musk, the hacks. Admittedly, they commissioned a comic book to coincide with Bound to Burn, which I didn’t think of…but very well could’ve!1 I was just waiting to get good at music before recording it, you bastards!2 But in this egregious act of unmitigated gall, does Psyclops’ Bound to Burn rip me off effectively and enjoyably, at least?

Psyclops just make prog look easy on Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr. Taking a page from the Rush playbook, Psyclops play technically demanding and rhythmically dense progressive music in the vein of Between the Buried and Me and Opeth while keeping their songs mostly immediate and accessible. The three-song “Consequences” segue sees Psyclops bouncing between odd, frantic rhythms while sounding as natural as if it were all 4/4, while the “Manifest” trilogy showcases Bound to Burn’s most diverse guitarwork that dazzles without devolving into wankery. “Presence from Beyond” and “Clarity” see awkward vocal intervals and off-kilter riffing, respectively, that make for effortless earworms, and “Begin Anew”‘s guitar arpeggios sound symphonic in a very understated way while rocking out in an uncomplicated fashion. Further, Psyclops swing with some heft with juiced-up, low-end heavy riffing and punchy drums highlighted on the “Indomitable” segue and a crushing death vocal presence established in opener “The Explorer-Errant.” Heavy and catchy, technical and immediate, Bound to Burn is bound to please most any prog fan.

Psyclops’ knack for lean, diverse songwriting brings home the bacon. At thirty-three minutes, Bound to Burn has a story to tell and Psyclops hustle between movements and songs without wasting time on interludes or masturbatory noodling. Crystalline, clean, and plodding doom guitars on “The Explorer-Errant” give way to jagged, Xoth-like riffs and solos on “Consequences I. The Instinct to Survive,” while “Manifest I. Seeing Is Believing” opens the segue with Devin Townsend-like harmonies and progression, only to close out with “Manifest III. The Ouroboros Chorus”‘s Thank You Scientist swinging prog goofiness. The spirit of Mastodon haunts a lot of Bound to Burn as well, particularly in the moody, Crack the Skye-like trippiness of “Presence from Beyond” and the Emperor of Sandesque rock soloing closing out “Manifest II. Warranted Transgression.” Psyclops package all of these influences, moods, and approaches in a way that feels totally cohesive and trimmed of all excess. Bound to Burn is here for a good time, not a long one.

With Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr, Psyclops constructed the Anti-Playlist Album. Singled out, individual tracks on Bound to Burn don’t hold up, bearing truncated runtimes and rarely sounding whole alone. But taken altogether, Psyclop’s singular vision comes through. Bound to Burn establishes character motivation quickly and effectively with “The Explorer-Errant,” conflict soon after with “Consequences II” and “III,” and a call to action with “Clarity” that carries Bound to Burn’s plot smoothly right to the end. “Manifest III” and “Begin Anew” feel somewhat rushed in closing the album, and Psyclops could’ve spent more time in those songs to drive it home, but that’s Bound to Burn’s only pacing hiccup. Song transitions are completely seamless on Bound to Burn; with how natural every movement flows into the next, Psyclops could have designated the whole thing as one song, à la Crimson or Winter’s Gate. Simply, Bound to Burn cannot be appreciated or enjoyed fully without being taken in as a whole, and Psyclops facilitates that fact with perfect narrative flow and sequencing.

Psyclops are on my ever-expanding shit list, not because they stole my album but because they did it better than me. Way better. Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr is an adventurous, refreshing, and forward-thinking work of music and fiction sure to please prog fans of every stripe. Psyclops hit quick, hit hard, and left me wanting more in the end. Bound to Burn isn’t perfect, but there’s very little to complain about either. But the sequel better have some cannibal gangs.3

Rating: Great
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: WAV
Label: Self-Release
Websites: psyclopsmusic.com | psyclopspdx.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/psyclopspdx
Releases Worldwide: May 22nd, 2026

Psyclops—Portland, Oregon’s progressive metal genre-benders—have some nerve coming my way. I know in my heart of hearts that in writing “their” new record, Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr, they committed psychic plagiarism against me and stole the progressive death metal concept album I outlined years ago. A sun-baked Earth struggling to survive? My set-up! A wanderer searching for hope and imbued with religious allusion? My protagonist! A chance encounter with a water deity that brings them to a wellspring of pure, untouched water? More or less my idea! Psyclops just cut out my cannibal gangs and digs against Elon Musk, the hacks. Admittedly, they commissioned a comic book to coincide with Bound to Burn, which I didn’t think of…but very well could’ve!1 I was just waiting to get good at music before recording it, you bastards!2 But in this egregious act of unmitigated gall, does Psyclops’ Bound to Burn rip me off effectively and enjoyably, at least?

Psyclops just make prog look easy on Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr. Taking a page from the Rush playbook, Psyclops play technically demanding and rhythmically dense progressive music in the vein of Between the Buried and Me and Opeth while keeping their songs mostly immediate and accessible. The three-song “Consequences” segue sees Psyclops bouncing between odd, frantic rhythms while sounding as natural as if it were all 4/4, while the “Manifest” trilogy showcases Bound to Burn’s most diverse guitarwork that dazzles without devolving into wankery. “Presence from Beyond” and “Clarity” see awkward vocal intervals and off-kilter riffing, respectively, that make for effortless earworms, and “Begin Anew”‘s guitar arpeggios sound symphonic in a very understated way while rocking out in an uncomplicated fashion. Further, Psyclops swing with some heft with juiced-up, low-end heavy riffing and punchy drums highlighted on the “Indomitable” segue and a crushing death vocal presence established in opener “The Explorer-Errant.” Heavy and catchy, technical and immediate, Bound to Burn is bound to please most any prog fan.

Psyclops’ knack for lean, diverse songwriting brings home the bacon. At thirty-three minutes, Bound to Burn has a story to tell and Psyclops hustle between movements and songs without wasting time on interludes or masturbatory noodling. Crystalline, clean, and plodding doom guitars on “The Explorer-Errant” give way to jagged, Xoth-like riffs and solos on “Consequences I. The Instinct to Survive,” while “Manifest I. Seeing Is Believing” opens the segue with Devin Townsend-like harmonies and progression, only to close out with “Manifest III. The Ouroboros Chorus”‘s Thank You Scientist swinging prog goofiness. The spirit of Mastodon haunts a lot of Bound to Burn as well, particularly in the moody, Crack the Skye-like trippiness of “Presence from Beyond” and the Emperor of Sandesque rock soloing closing out “Manifest II. Warranted Transgression.” Psyclops package all of these influences, moods, and approaches in a way that feels totally cohesive and trimmed of all excess. Bound to Burn is here for a good time, not a long one.

With Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr, Psyclops constructed the Anti-Playlist Album. Singled out, individual tracks on Bound to Burn don’t hold up, bearing truncated runtimes and rarely sounding whole alone. But taken altogether, Psyclop’s singular vision comes through. Bound to Burn establishes character motivation quickly and effectively with “The Explorer-Errant,” conflict soon after with “Consequences II” and “III,” and a call to action with “Clarity” that carries Bound to Burn’s plot smoothly right to the end. “Manifest III” and “Begin Anew” feel somewhat rushed in closing the album, and Psyclops could’ve spent more time in those songs to drive it home, but that’s Bound to Burn’s only pacing hiccup. Song transitions are completely seamless on Bound to Burn; with how natural every movement flows into the next, Psyclops could have designated the whole thing as one song, à la Crimson or Winter’s Gate. Simply, Bound to Burn cannot be appreciated or enjoyed fully without being taken in as a whole, and Psyclops facilitates that fact with perfect narrative flow and sequencing.

Psyclops are on my ever-expanding shit list, not because they stole my album but because they did it better than me. Way better. Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr is an adventurous, refreshing, and forward-thinking work of music and fiction sure to please prog fans of every stripe. Psyclops hit quick, hit hard, and left me wanting more in the end. Bound to Burn isn’t perfect, but there’s very little to complain about either. But the sequel better have some cannibal gangs.3

Rating: Great
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: WAV
Label: Self-Release
Websites: psyclopsmusic.com | psyclopspdx.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/psyclopspdx
Releases Worldwide: May 22nd, 2026

Psyclops—Portland, Oregon’s progressive metal genre-benders—have some nerve coming my way. I know in my heart of hearts that in writing “their” new record, Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr, they committed psychic plagiarism against me and stole the progressive death metal concept album I outlined years ago. A sun-baked Earth struggling to survive? My set-up! A wanderer searching for hope and imbued with religious allusion? My protagonist! A chance encounter with a water deity that brings them to a wellspring of pure, untouched water? More or less my idea! Psyclops just cut out my cannibal gangs and digs against Elon Musk, the hacks. Admittedly, they commissioned a comic book to coincide with Bound to Burn, which I didn’t think of…but very well could’ve!1 I was just waiting to get good at music before recording it, you bastards!2 But in this egregious act of unmitigated gall, does Psyclops’ Bound to Burn rip me off effectively and enjoyably, at least?

Psyclops just make prog look easy on Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr. Taking a page from the Rush playbook, Psyclops play technically demanding and rhythmically dense progressive music in the vein of Between the Buried and Me and Opeth while keeping their songs mostly immediate and accessible. The three-song “Consequences” segue sees Psyclops bouncing between odd, frantic rhythms while sounding as natural as if it were all 4/4, while the “Manifest” trilogy showcases Bound to Burn’s most diverse guitarwork that dazzles without devolving into wankery. “Presence from Beyond” and “Clarity” see awkward vocal intervals and off-kilter riffing, respectively, that make for effortless earworms, and “Begin Anew”‘s guitar arpeggios sound symphonic in a very understated way while rocking out in an uncomplicated fashion. Further, Psyclops swing with some heft with juiced-up, low-end heavy riffing and punchy drums highlighted on the “Indomitable” segue and a crushing death vocal presence established in opener “The Explorer-Errant.” Heavy and catchy, technical and immediate, Bound to Burn is bound to please most any prog fan.

Psyclops’ knack for lean, diverse songwriting brings home the bacon. At thirty-three minutes, Bound to Burn has a story to tell and Psyclops hustle between movements and songs without wasting time on interludes or masturbatory noodling. Crystalline, clean, and plodding doom guitars on “The Explorer-Errant” give way to jagged, Xoth-like riffs and solos on “Consequences I. The Instinct to Survive,” while “Manifest I. Seeing Is Believing” opens the segue with Devin Townsend-like harmonies and progression, only to close out with “Manifest III. The Ouroboros Chorus”‘s Thank You Scientist swinging prog goofiness. The spirit of Mastodon haunts a lot of Bound to Burn as well, particularly in the moody, Crack the Skye-like trippiness of “Presence from Beyond” and the Emperor of Sandesque rock soloing closing out “Manifest II. Warranted Transgression.” Psyclops package all of these influences, moods, and approaches in a way that feels totally cohesive and trimmed of all excess. Bound to Burn is here for a good time, not a long one.

With Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr, Psyclops constructed the Anti-Playlist Album. Singled out, individual tracks on Bound to Burn don’t hold up, bearing truncated runtimes and rarely sounding whole alone. But taken altogether, Psyclop’s singular vision comes through. Bound to Burn establishes character motivation quickly and effectively with “The Explorer-Errant,” conflict soon after with “Consequences II” and “III,” and a call to action with “Clarity” that carries Bound to Burn’s plot smoothly right to the end. “Manifest III” and “Begin Anew” feel somewhat rushed in closing the album, and Psyclops could’ve spent more time in those songs to drive it home, but that’s Bound to Burn’s only pacing hiccup. Song transitions are completely seamless on Bound to Burn; with how natural every movement flows into the next, Psyclops could have designated the whole thing as one song, à la Crimson or Winter’s Gate. Simply, Bound to Burn cannot be appreciated or enjoyed fully without being taken in as a whole, and Psyclops facilitates that fact with perfect narrative flow and sequencing.

Psyclops are on my ever-expanding shit list, not because they stole my album but because they did it better than me. Way better. Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr is an adventurous, refreshing, and forward-thinking work of music and fiction sure to please prog fans of every stripe. Psyclops hit quick, hit hard, and left me wanting more in the end. Bound to Burn isn’t perfect, but there’s very little to complain about either. But the sequel better have some cannibal gangs.3

Rating: Great
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: WAV
Label: Self-Release
Websites: psyclopsmusic.com | psyclopspdx.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/psyclopspdx
Releases Worldwide: May 22nd, 2026

Psyclops—Portland, Oregon’s progressive metal genre-benders—have some nerve coming my way. I know in my heart of hearts that in writing “their” new record, Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr, they committed psychic plagiarism against me and stole the progressive death metal concept album I outlined years ago. A sun-baked Earth struggling to survive? My set-up! A wanderer searching for hope and imbued with religious allusion? My protagonist! A chance encounter with a water deity that brings them to a wellspring of pure, untouched water? More or less my idea! Psyclops just cut out my cannibal gangs and digs against Elon Musk, the hacks. Admittedly, they commissioned a comic book to coincide with Bound to Burn, which I didn’t think of…but very well could’ve!1 I was just waiting to get good at music before recording it, you bastards!2 But in this egregious act of unmitigated gall, does Psyclops’ Bound to Burn rip me off effectively and enjoyably, at least?

Psyclops just make prog look easy on Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr. Taking a page from the Rush playbook, Psyclops play technically demanding and rhythmically dense progressive music in the vein of Between the Buried and Me and Opeth while keeping their songs mostly immediate and accessible. The three-song “Consequences” segue sees Psyclops bouncing between odd, frantic rhythms while sounding as natural as if it were all 4/4, while the “Manifest” trilogy showcases Bound to Burn’s most diverse guitarwork that dazzles without devolving into wankery. “Presence from Beyond” and “Clarity” see awkward vocal intervals and off-kilter riffing, respectively, that make for effortless earworms, and “Begin Anew”‘s guitar arpeggios sound symphonic in a very understated way while rocking out in an uncomplicated fashion. Further, Psyclops swing with some heft with juiced-up, low-end heavy riffing and punchy drums highlighted on the “Indomitable” segue and a crushing death vocal presence established in opener “The Explorer-Errant.” Heavy and catchy, technical and immediate, Bound to Burn is bound to please most any prog fan.

Psyclops’ knack for lean, diverse songwriting brings home the bacon. At thirty-three minutes, Bound to Burn has a story to tell and Psyclops hustle between movements and songs without wasting time on interludes or masturbatory noodling. Crystalline, clean, and plodding doom guitars on “The Explorer-Errant” give way to jagged, Xoth-like riffs and solos on “Consequences I. The Instinct to Survive,” while “Manifest I. Seeing Is Believing” opens the segue with Devin Townsend-like harmonies and progression, only to close out with “Manifest III. The Ouroboros Chorus”‘s Thank You Scientist swinging prog goofiness. The spirit of Mastodon haunts a lot of Bound to Burn as well, particularly in the moody, Crack the Skye-like trippiness of “Presence from Beyond” and the Emperor of Sandesque rock soloing closing out “Manifest II. Warranted Transgression.” Psyclops package all of these influences, moods, and approaches in a way that feels totally cohesive and trimmed of all excess. Bound to Burn is here for a good time, not a long one.

With Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr, Psyclops constructed the Anti-Playlist Album. Singled out, individual tracks on Bound to Burn don’t hold up, bearing truncated runtimes and rarely sounding whole alone. But taken altogether, Psyclop’s singular vision comes through. Bound to Burn establishes character motivation quickly and effectively with “The Explorer-Errant,” conflict soon after with “Consequences II” and “III,” and a call to action with “Clarity” that carries Bound to Burn’s plot smoothly right to the end. “Manifest III” and “Begin Anew” feel somewhat rushed in closing the album, and Psyclops could’ve spent more time in those songs to drive it home, but that’s Bound to Burn’s only pacing hiccup. Song transitions are completely seamless on Bound to Burn; with how natural every movement flows into the next, Psyclops could have designated the whole thing as one song, à la Crimson or Winter’s Gate. Simply, Bound to Burn cannot be appreciated or enjoyed fully without being taken in as a whole, and Psyclops facilitates that fact with perfect narrative flow and sequencing.

Psyclops are on my ever-expanding shit list, not because they stole my album but because they did it better than me. Way better. Bound to Burn: Melody of the Martyr is an adventurous, refreshing, and forward-thinking work of music and fiction sure to please prog fans of every stripe. Psyclops hit quick, hit hard, and left me wanting more in the end. Bound to Burn isn’t perfect, but there’s very little to complain about either. But the sequel better have some cannibal gangs.3

Rating: Great
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: WAV
Label: Self-Release
Websites: psyclopsmusic.com | psyclopspdx.bandcamp.com | facebook.com/psyclopspdx
Releases Worldwide: May 22nd, 2026

Crucial Track for May 2, 2026: "A Favor House Atlantic" by Coheed and Cambria

#CrucialTracks 🎶 Today's prompt: A song from college or early adulthood.

One of my first Little Brothers in my music fraternity introduced me to his favorite band, Coheed and Cambria, via A Favor House Atlantic.

https://link.deezer.com/s/339J85FcxDfFrKic8AU7V

#Music #CoheedAndCambria #RockMusic

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Crucial Track for May 2, 2026: "A Favor House Atlantic" by Coheed and Cambria

#CrucialTracks 🎶 Today's prompt: A song from college or early adulthood.

One of my first Little Brothers in my music fraternity introduced me to his favorite band, Coheed and Cambria, via A Favor House Atlantic.

https://link.deezer.com/s/339J85FcxDfFrKic8AU7V

#Music #CoheedAndCambria #RockMusic

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Crucial Track for May 2, 2026: "A Favor House Atlantic" by Coheed and Cambria

#CrucialTracks 🎶 Today's prompt: A song from college or early adulthood.

One of my first Little Brothers in my music fraternity introduced me to his favorite band, Coheed and Cambria, via A Favor House Atlantic.

https://link.deezer.com/s/339J85FcxDfFrKic8AU7V

#Music #CoheedAndCambria #RockMusic

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Crucial Track for May 2, 2026: "A Favor House Atlantic" by Coheed and Cambria

#CrucialTracks 🎶 Today's prompt: A song from college or early adulthood.

One of my first Little Brothers in my music fraternity introduced me to his favorite band, Coheed and Cambria, via A Favor House Atlantic.

https://link.deezer.com/s/339J85FcxDfFrKic8AU7V

#Music #CoheedAndCambria #RockMusic

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Crucial Track for May 2, 2026: "A Favor House Atlantic" by Coheed and Cambria

#CrucialTracks 🎶 Today's prompt: A song from college or early adulthood.

One of my first Little Brothers in my music fraternity introduced me to his favorite band, Coheed and Cambria, via A Favor House Atlantic.

https://link.deezer.com/s/339J85FcxDfFrKic8AU7V

#Music #CoheedAndCambria #RockMusic

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Coheed and Cambria are bringing back Neverender with two special events.

A full Afterman performance and a stacked lineup are on the way.

Details: https://metalinsider.net/touring/coheed-and-cambria-announce-neverender-festival-and-red-rocks-show-for-2026

#CoheedAndCambria #Neverender #TheAfterman #Rock #LiveMusic

Coheed and Cambria are bringing back Neverender with two special events.

A full Afterman performance and a stacked lineup are on the way.

Details: https://metalinsider.net/touring/coheed-and-cambria-announce-neverender-festival-and-red-rocks-show-for-2026

#CoheedAndCambria #Neverender #TheAfterman #Rock #LiveMusic

If my two eldest children were married in the flesh, they would be Coheed and Cambria. #coheedandcambria #davistaylorthomas

If my two eldest children were married in the flesh, they would be Coheed and Cambria. #coheedandcambria #davistaylorthomas

New post: Shinedown announce new album EI8HT and massive 2026 UK arena tour, new single streaming now https://moshville.co.uk/news/2026/02/shinedown-announce-new-album-ei8ht-and-massive-2026-uk-arena-tour-new-single-streaming-now/ #CoheedAndCambria #Shinedown #ThoseDamnCrows

New post: Shinedown announce new album EI8HT and massive 2026 UK arena tour, new single streaming now https://moshville.co.uk/news/2026/02/shinedown-announce-new-album-ei8ht-and-massive-2026-uk-arena-tour-new-single-streaming-now/ #CoheedAndCambria #Shinedown #ThoseDamnCrows

New post: Shinedown announce new album EI8HT and massive 2026 UK arena tour, new single streaming now https://moshville.co.uk/news/2026/02/shinedown-announce-new-album-ei8ht-and-massive-2026-uk-arena-tour-new-single-streaming-now/ #CoheedAndCambria #Shinedown #ThoseDamnCrows

🤘 Members of #CoheedandCambria and #TheSleeping have teamed up to form a new project, #Held., and their debut track features #FrankIero ( #MyChemicalRomance )

Mom, this isn’t a phase 🤭 go check my #whiteroomreviews news item about #Heldband via: https://www.whiteroomreviews.nl/
💿 #MNRKHeavy

🤘 Members of #CoheedandCambria and #TheSleeping have teamed up to form a new project, #Held., and their debut track features #FrankIero ( #MyChemicalRomance )

Mom, this isn’t a phase 🤭 go check my #whiteroomreviews news item about #Heldband via: https://www.whiteroomreviews.nl/
💿 #MNRKHeavy

🤘 Members of #CoheedandCambria and #TheSleeping have teamed up to form a new project, #Held., and their debut track features #FrankIero ( #MyChemicalRomance )

Mom, this isn’t a phase 🤭 go check my #whiteroomreviews news item about #Heldband via: https://www.whiteroomreviews.nl/
💿 #MNRKHeavy

🤘 Members of #CoheedandCambria and #TheSleeping have teamed up to form a new project, #Held., and their debut track features #FrankIero ( #MyChemicalRomance )

Mom, this isn’t a phase 🤭 go check my #whiteroomreviews news item about #Heldband via: https://www.whiteroomreviews.nl/
💿 #MNRKHeavy

Sometimes you just queue it all up... #Music #CoheedAndCambria

Sometimes you just queue it all up... #Music #CoheedAndCambria

Sometimes you just queue it all up... #Music #CoheedAndCambria

Sometimes you just queue it all up... #Music #CoheedAndCambria

Sometimes you just queue it all up... #Music #CoheedAndCambria

#NowPlaying #Top10 #AlbumsOfTheYear #Number4 The Fathe Of Make-Believe - #CoheedAndCambria https://tidal.com/album/454302119/u

Amazing https://youtu.be/M4T6fGUB190?si=QqoX7JWgrw8jUkAp

#coheedAndCambria #OneLastMiracle #FuckTrump

Amazing https://youtu.be/M4T6fGUB190?si=QqoX7JWgrw8jUkAp

#coheedAndCambria #OneLastMiracle #FuckTrump

Amazing https://youtu.be/M4T6fGUB190?si=QqoX7JWgrw8jUkAp

#coheedAndCambria #OneLastMiracle #FuckTrump

Amazing https://youtu.be/M4T6fGUB190?si=QqoX7JWgrw8jUkAp

#coheedAndCambria #OneLastMiracle #FuckTrump

Amazing https://youtu.be/M4T6fGUB190?si=QqoX7JWgrw8jUkAp

#coheedAndCambria #OneLastMiracle #FuckTrump

#SteppingStonesSongs, or songs that are good starters for a genre/subgenre, easing curious ears in to the particulars of that style of music is the topic, suggested by @lpl, for Kitty's #TuneTuesday.
What about #ProgMetal? The genre is diverse enough to have several entry points, based on sound alone.

The Most Accessible door:

#CoheedAndCambria: Gravity's Union

https://song.link/t/35539716

This opens to The Mars Volta, Thank You Scientist, and Closure in Moscow.

#SteppingStonesSongs, or songs that are good starters for a genre/subgenre, easing curious ears in to the particulars of that style of music is the topic, suggested by @lpl, for Kitty's #TuneTuesday.
What about #ProgMetal? The genre is diverse enough to have several entry points, based on sound alone.

The Most Accessible door:

#CoheedAndCambria: Gravity's Union

https://song.link/t/35539716

This opens to The Mars Volta, Thank You Scientist, and Closure in Moscow.

#SteppingStonesSongs, or songs that are good starters for a genre/subgenre, easing curious ears in to the particulars of that style of music is the topic, suggested by @lpl, for Kitty's #TuneTuesday.
What about #ProgMetal? The genre is diverse enough to have several entry points, based on sound alone.

The Most Accessible door:

#CoheedAndCambria: Gravity's Union

https://song.link/t/35539716

This opens to The Mars Volta, Thank You Scientist, and Closure in Moscow.

#SteppingStonesSongs, or songs that are good starters for a genre/subgenre, easing curious ears in to the particulars of that style of music is the topic, suggested by @lpl, for Kitty's #TuneTuesday.
What about #ProgMetal? The genre is diverse enough to have several entry points, based on sound alone.

The Most Accessible door:

#CoheedAndCambria: Gravity's Union

https://song.link/t/35539716

This opens to The Mars Volta, Thank You Scientist, and Closure in Moscow.

#SteppingStonesSongs, or songs that are good starters for a genre/subgenre, easing curious ears in to the particulars of that style of music is the topic, suggested by @lpl, for Kitty's #TuneTuesday.
What about #ProgMetal? The genre is diverse enough to have several entry points, based on sound alone.

The Most Accessible door:

#CoheedAndCambria: Gravity's Union

https://song.link/t/35539716

This opens to The Mars Volta, Thank You Scientist, and Closure in Moscow.

Upside of going to the #CoheedAndCambria gig on my own is that I got to stand wherever I wanted and got quite a good spot in the middle near the front.

Downside is that the spot right in the middle near the front is where the moshpit opened up like a bomb dropping.

Excellent gig though.

Upside of going to the #CoheedAndCambria gig on my own is that I got to stand wherever I wanted and got quite a good spot in the middle near the front.

Downside is that the spot right in the middle near the front is where the moshpit opened up like a bomb dropping.

Excellent gig though.

Upside of going to the #CoheedAndCambria gig on my own is that I got to stand wherever I wanted and got quite a good spot in the middle near the front.

Downside is that the spot right in the middle near the front is where the moshpit opened up like a bomb dropping.

Excellent gig though.

Upside of going to the #CoheedAndCambria gig on my own is that I got to stand wherever I wanted and got quite a good spot in the middle near the front.

Downside is that the spot right in the middle near the front is where the moshpit opened up like a bomb dropping.

Excellent gig though.

Upside of going to the #CoheedAndCambria gig on my own is that I got to stand wherever I wanted and got quite a good spot in the middle near the front.

Downside is that the spot right in the middle near the front is where the moshpit opened up like a bomb dropping.

Excellent gig though.

If this life ends early, would I have spent our time right?

Here at your mercy, or lost in our biggest fight

I'm so afraid of a life lived without you

But we're made to wait for the truth to come soon

But should you go before me, I'll be right behind you

It won't get any easier as I start to get old

Please share with me something before I lose control

Life's a parade, travelers marooned

Here in a play that shortly will end soon

But should you go bеfore me, you'll know I don't want you to go

Coheed and Cambria - Yesterday's Lost

If this life ends early, would I have spent our time right?

Here at your mercy, or lost in our biggest fight

I'm so afraid of a life lived without you

But we're made to wait for the truth to come soon

But should you go before me, I'll be right behind you

It won't get any easier as I start to get old

Please share with me something before I lose control

Life's a parade, travelers marooned

Here in a play that shortly will end soon

But should you go bеfore me, you'll know I don't want you to go

Coheed and Cambria - Yesterday's Lost

If this life ends early, would I have spent our time right?

Here at your mercy, or lost in our biggest fight

I'm so afraid of a life lived without you

But we're made to wait for the truth to come soon

But should you go before me, I'll be right behind you

It won't get any easier as I start to get old

Please share with me something before I lose control

Life's a parade, travelers marooned

Here in a play that shortly will end soon

But should you go bеfore me, you'll know I don't want you to go

Coheed and Cambria - Yesterday's Lost

If this life ends early, would I have spent our time right?

Here at your mercy, or lost in our biggest fight

I'm so afraid of a life lived without you

But we're made to wait for the truth to come soon

But should you go before me, I'll be right behind you

It won't get any easier as I start to get old

Please share with me something before I lose control

Life's a parade, travelers marooned

Here in a play that shortly will end soon

But should you go bеfore me, you'll know I don't want you to go

Coheed and Cambria - Yesterday's Lost

Konzerte wo einem auf dem nach Hause weg alles weh tut und die Stimme versagt vom mitsingen, DAS.

#CoheedAndCambria