Protean Collective "Collapse"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: July 28, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Dead Ends (4:48)
2. Under Siege (5:45)
3. You & I (6:42)
4. Myopic (5:00)
5. A Thousand Years (5:18)
6. Shadows (8:02)
7. The Drought (4:11)
8. In Vain (4:09)
9. Chained (5:56)
10. Beneath The Surface (6:40)

Total Time 56:31

Line-up: 
Graham Bacher: vocals, guitars
Dan Ehramjian: bass
Steph Goyer: guitars
Matt Zappa: drums, percussion

Description/Reviews: 

Collapse serves up 10 tracks of intoxicating arrangements, forward thinking progressive metal that can be heavy at times, intricate in spots, but always taking into consideration dynamics and hooks for consistent and pleasurable audio engagement.

Read the full review by Matt Coe at deadrhetoric.com

Media/Samples 
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Protean Collective "The Red And The Grey"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Progressive Metal
Release date: January 14, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Emerge (5:34)
2. In Waves (5:14)
3. Exposed (6:11)
4. I Waited (6:30)
5. Only One (4:29)
6. Caldera (4:26)
7. Room 16: Our Ghosts (4:46)
8. Reckless And Fearless (5:04)
9. Quiet In Wartime (4:58)
10. Until We're Bones (7:15)
11. The Red And The Grey (7:46)

Line-up: 
Graham Bacher - Vocals, Guitar
Stephanie Goyer - Guitar
Daniel Ehramjian - Bass
Matt Zappa - Drums, Percussion

Description/Reviews: 

In case you're not familiar with the band's music, the foundations are very much rooted in bands like Mastodon and Meshuggah, but with slices of Porcupine Tree and King Crimson layered on top. Protean Collective excels at employing dual approaches to their music: aggression matched with melody, dramatic moments paired with calmer ones, and simplistic arrangements blended into dizzying guitar solos and all an irresistibly solid rhythm section.

Read the full review by James Zalucky at metalinjection.net

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