MUSIC REVIEW: Spiral Architech - A Sceptic's Universe

"Anarchist metal."

Spiral Architect doesn't dig the concept of "boundaries" or progressive metal convention. They don't play by the rules. Deep, mega-complex, absorbing...not easy listening, and honestly it has taken a long, long time for me to even get sucked in by its excellence. Focus often hovers around the phenomenal bass playing of Lars Norsberg, and though your attention will often be focused on him, you'll also want to lend an ear to the amazing musicians complementing. Thinking man's metal? Hell yeah, even if you're Einstein. But you know what? Other than the heaviness, the vocals, and the general instrumentation, it resembles jazz-fusion more than it does your usual prog metal. Neil Kernon produced it, which is an accolade in itself. Buy it.