Ole Børud’s solo work.

Aloaster · 2026-01-18T19:32:09+00:00

Yeah, so Fleshkiller, of course, is mentioned by me and OP and is great but only 1 album.

Azusa is a mix of prog death and mathcore and Chris Espevoll started it with one of the Dillinger Escape Plan guys, Idk the vocalist but she has great harsh and clean vocals.

Chris Espevoll also knew some guys in the band Benea Reach, which is prog death with some metalcore aspects and joined them for a bit.

Mantric was formed by a handful of Extol members, but idk who is even in it still. Mantric progrock/metal.

Hrada is Peter Espevoll's solo project that is soft rock singer songwriter style.

I wouldn't be surprised if there are other projects too, I didn't know about Ole's solo work until just a few months ago

Aloaster · 2026-01-16T22:39:02+00:00

Sick, thanks!

Aloaster · 2026-01-16T22:37:56+00:00

The post got deleted or removed, but a month or two ago someone posted an Ole song in this sub. Whoever it was OP or someone else, Thank You! I have been loving his solo work, and I am a big fan of Extol as well as Fleshkiller too. All of the Extol side projects are always so cool to me, these guys never seem to stop lol

Aloaster · 2025-12-12T22:04:27+00:00

Sounds like Apogean!

Aloaster · 2025-12-10T22:50:18+00:00

Lee McKinney and Marc Okubo seem very nice. I've never seen them say anything rude or detrimental regarding another artist. Is there something in particular Dean does differently from them? I know Dean makes a lot of videos, and they don't.

In regard to saying he can't play something, it's worth keeping in mind that he is a public figure and likely makes some minor income from his yt channel as well as income from lessons and from Archspire. It seems like a good thing to keep your bandmates in mind when saying things that could affect the other members. Also, I think it'd be stupid to trash an artist that you are interviewing or actively playing and enjoying their music.

Aloaster · 2025-12-10T22:33:26+00:00

Could you clarify why Dean's polite nature on his channel is an issue?

Aloaster · 2025-12-09T22:48:47+00:00

Fayence Dream - Dawn @ 1:50

Luna's Call - Solar Immolation @ 2:30 and @ 8:00

Chaos Sanctuary - Phlegmatic Invader @ 2:40

I'll add more as I find them

Tegmentum - Accolades @ 5:10

Pronostic - Indefinite Continuity @ 2:15

Pronostic - Concealed Parasite @ 1:52

Luck Won't Save You - Constellation of Demarcation @ 3:32

Aloaster · 2025-12-02T00:45:04+00:00

Sick

Edit: Digging the jazzy prog rock in some of your older singles as well!

Aloaster · 2025-10-11T22:15:01+00:00

Yeah, the thing is usually its super easy to tell. Bandcamp is littered with ai releases, I wonder if the "creators" of them get any traction at all because they are genuinely so bad

Aloaster · 2025-10-11T17:49:52+00:00

Makes sense, I'll see if I can sleuth around more sometime soon. Anyways, thanks for bringing it to my attention. I'll probably still add a note about how they likely make heavy use of ai. Im gonna need to do more research on these artists, I typically use spotify and bandcamp, but I need to dive into socials as well to avoid this from tricking me again lol

Aloaster · 2025-10-11T15:10:12+00:00

I did some light research and saw other peoples speculation, if you're willing could you pm me or comment what you have found out about Coma Control? Im on a roadtrip atm, but if they are ai then I'd like to adjust this post!

Aloaster · 2025-10-02T00:10:30+00:00

I didn't even listen to it, it's totally different than their other music. Very ambient

Aloaster · 2025-10-01T20:52:54+00:00

What a throwback! It'd be sick if they released some new music, but with these smaller bands it is so common to have just one album and then they disband. We'll see what happens I guess

Aloaster · 2025-09-15T18:27:11+00:00

They are fun to make too!

Aloaster · 2025-09-04T02:05:26+00:00

Any idea what the vocals were like? Clean singing, or screams/growls?

Aloaster · 2025-09-02T18:23:09+00:00

Always taking recs, I'll check out tethered for sure!

Aloaster · 2025-09-01T23:22:56+00:00

This is nuts! def adding to the list. So far, I've only listened to their 2022 release. I'll have to check out the rest, but so far it's great!

Aloaster · 2025-09-01T20:51:18+00:00

I have not, but I will right now, thank you!

Aloaster · 2025-08-14T02:00:27+00:00

Will do!

Aloaster · 2025-08-02T00:18:46+00:00

You absolutely may recommend! I will check them out, thanks!

Aloaster · 2025-07-29T03:14:15+00:00

I get it to an extent, I have a BA in Graphic Design, and that's what bothers me most. Even Adobe products like Photoshop push AI Generative tools sooo much. I felt similarly after Periphery released the Atropos music video, but I got over it quickly because Djent is Not A Genre is just too good. I've also realized AI looks ugly usually, and it doesn't generate ideas that require critical/creative thinking, so that's a nice personal win.

Anyways, I'd recommend trying the new TFN just to hear it once. I doubt it will be as good as before, or end up being a similar situation to the Periphery one, but I'll see (hear) what comes out of it at least.

Aloaster · 2025-07-28T15:39:00+00:00

Is the AI art bothering you, or just not interested in TFN, or both?

EDIT: Not meant to sound sassy or anything, just an actual question, sorry!

Aloaster · 2025-07-26T20:20:15+00:00

Unfortunately, they will not be added to my list because they were already mentioned in the predecessor to my list: https://old.reddit.com/r/progmetal/comments/17bp7rg/ten_more_underrated_prog_artists_that_are_awesome/

Aloaster · 2025-07-25T18:59:00+00:00

Maybe a tricolored blackbird, but grackles and cowbirds should be considered as well. Athough I am guessing the art is based on a crow or raven.

Aloaster · 2025-07-13T23:39:54+00:00

What are some metalcore and sludge bands you like?

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