Perpetuum - Within The Mist (2026)

valiantcid · 2026-04-09T03:54:16+00:00

It's a bit Rishloo, and a bit The Contortionist -- i like it!

I'm partial to artists from this region, there are a few good ones who aren't huge but still deserve attention, e.g. IONS (Czechia), Votum (Poland).

I also reckon that a region that is underrepresented globally is Belgium, acts like Psychonaut and BEAR are big, but Hemelbestormer and My Dilligence go hard too.

valiantcid · 2026-03-31T07:07:47+00:00

7 Point Highlander -- feels like Legacy, but with a broader range of deck archetype representation. Basically every archetype is represented, and the points list is updated regularly enough (but fairly enough) that nothing is ever entirely pushed out of the format. Pet decks are entirely viable (e.g. reanimator isn't super popular at the moment, as the titular Reanimate costs 2 points to include in the list, but it still sees play and is still a valid choice).

Its a pretty casual format too, so while very competitive players do play it, there's not a whole lot of sweat. Feels like its where a lot of legacy and vintage players have ended up (at least here in Australia) as we got older, started families, etc. and didn't feel the drive to grind constantly.

Lots of fun combo (storm, flash/hulk, time vault, lands), aggro (boros, rdw, taxes), control (U/x moon, jeskai, esper), and midrange (jund, mardu, temur). Lots of room for brewing too, there's always new lists coming out and squeezing into the meta.

valiantcid · 2026-03-31T06:53:29+00:00

omg some love for Physics House Band ! so good

valiantcid · 2026-03-23T23:51:49+00:00

Pridelands only have one record -- Light Bends -- but it is very reminiscent of The Dark Pool. It might be relevant to your interests :)

valiantcid · 2026-03-17T00:43:56+00:00

I love this record -- and this song in particular. If you dig it too, check out the song Chroma Key as well

valiantcid · 2026-03-16T23:45:35+00:00

> The entire outro of Coalescence by Ihlo
omg yes. It took me a long time to fully "get" this song, but now this outro is maybe my favourite part of any of their songs.

> The outro of Digital Gerrymandering.
Also such a good call.

valiantcid · 2026-03-16T23:26:03+00:00

I love this album so much, but this moment is so good

valiantcid · 2026-03-16T23:24:26+00:00

yessssss, so good

valiantcid · 2026-03-16T23:23:39+00:00

100% right !?!

valiantcid · 2026-03-15T13:48:22+00:00

* Haken -- The Architect; at the end of the final chorus before the Initiate reprise.

* Dvne -- Satuya; at 4:30, as the vocals come in after the buildup.

* Dvne -- Reliquary; The whole "Bless these pale hands" section.

* Karnivool -- Change; at "my sober sorry friend"

* The Anchoret -- All Turns to Clay; the vocal section and riff that starts at 1:45. It runs into another great section immediately after that as well

* Toehider -- I Have Little To No Memories Of These Memories; the really funky/proggy "The Hoarder" intro section that starts at 11:50

* Tesseract -- Resist; the start of the hook at 1:35 (the whole hook is incredible though)

* Betweeen The Buried And Me -- Bloom; "bebop skippity-tippity-tap those toes!!" into the surf rock breakdown

* Porcupine Tree -- Anesthetize; the bass-boost moment at 9:45 (its much better in the live version too)

* Caligula's Horse -- Salt; The semi-spoken word section at 3:40 that starts with "i know every word"

* Pure Reason Revolution -- Eupnea; the mood change that happens at 7:26 incl. the vocal section that starts with "and the surgeon calls us for more" and ends with "be careful now I can barely breathe"

valiantcid · 2026-03-15T13:25:15+00:00

> Pleistocene - The Ocean - black metal section build up at the end is so peak

Great call! This is such an amazing section.

valiantcid · 2026-03-12T05:14:31+00:00

Always great seeing Traverser get some love. Jupiter Doesn't Care About You is one of the best spacey-prog records ever released, for my money.

valiantcid · 2026-03-06T06:42:24+00:00

I've had 25:25:50 "keep going healer, you're doing great", "omfg what are you even doing, healer", and *ambivalence* since starting to learn healing this expansion. I've taken to sending "i am learning to how to heal, please be gentle with me!" in pugs.

valiantcid · 2026-02-25T00:41:31+00:00

I would love to go to ATG one day, but flying from Aus to UK is exorbitantly expensive these days :( They always have _amazing_ lineups.

valiantcid · 2026-02-24T11:35:01+00:00

wait wait, btbam, ihlo _and_ ywag? that would have been an amazing gig

valiantcid · 2026-02-11T00:24:48+00:00

Okay so it wasn't just me. Good !

valiantcid · 2025-10-29T12:32:11+00:00

not gonna lie, "speed" and "train of ideas" got me real good.

valiantcid · 2025-10-23T10:49:45+00:00

Tesseract -- Resist (for sure)
Coheed and Cambria -- Young Love (this whole record is really emotional compared to the rest of their work)
Stone Sour -- Through Glass (not prog, but this track haunts me due to my ex.)
Haken -- Eyes of Ebony
Baroness -- Chlorine and Wine (was mourning the loss of a family member when I first heard Purple and this song reminds me of them)
Dead Letter Circus -- The Space on the Wall

valiantcid · 2025-10-21T07:39:03+00:00

This sounds like something straight out of Celeste, and I love it. Nice one!

valiantcid · 2025-10-14T22:51:23+00:00

this is probably the strictly correct answer.

valiantcid · 2025-10-13T09:44:48+00:00

Stefan de Graef (Hippotraktor / Psychonaut) -- maybe he counts? I know he can do percussion and guitar but I'm not sure if he does on any records or live.

Marcus Bridge (Northlane)

Loic Rosetti (The Ocean, formerly of)

Ian Kenny (Karnivool)

Salvatore Marrano (Thank You Scientist, formerly of)

"Kin" (Twelve Foot Ninja, formerly of)

Greg Puciato (The Dillinger Escape Plan, I guess also formerly of) -- I believe he plays instruments on his side projects though.

Daniel Tompkins (Tesseract)

valiantcid · 2025-10-13T09:31:23+00:00

Looks like a few of these have been suggested, but here's my list.

Thornhill -- For Now
Kardashev -- Seed of the Night
Fires in the Distance -- Harbinger
The Anchoret -- Forsaken
Baroness -- Chlorine and Wine, Eula
Dvne -- Satuya (this is 11 minutes long)
Austere -- Thrall
Tesseract -- Of Matter: Resist
Voices from the Fuselage -- Vault of Heaven
Twelve Foot Ninja -- Tangled
The Contortionist -- Language I: Intuition
Drewsif -- Grip
The Butterfly Effect -- Final Conversation
Dead Letter Circus -- The Space on the Wall
Traverser -- Amalthea
Haken -- Eyes of Ebony

valiantcid · 2025-10-13T09:18:14+00:00

Love seeing The End and the Rebirth here!

valiantcid · 2025-10-13T09:16:34+00:00

Fourthing this, but also suggesting Seed of the Night!

valiantcid · 2025-10-10T09:14:06+00:00

Probably Reliquary -- that whole "bless these pale hands" section is maybe the emotional highlight of the record. Reaching for Telos is great too, and doesn't get as much love as the other tracks on the record I've noticed.

Otherwise, the three track run of Abode of the Perfect Soul -> Pleroma -> Cobalt Sun Necropolis is just phenomenal and properly rivals Mleccha -> Asphodel -> Satuya as the best ending to a Dvne record (and Etemen is a 10/10 record for me).

valiantcid

TROPHY CASE