Serapis Project
Live report: Serapis Project present Side Stories at Tótum Revolútum, with narration and dancers.
Metal
Les novetats, cròniques i concerts de metal que segueix Tótum Revolútum Press: del metal extrem als projectes que aposten per la producció més elaborada i ambiciosa, sense oblidar els clàssics que van fundar el gènere. Cobertura en català, amb crítica de discos i reportatge fotogràfic des de la primera fila.
New Releases: May
Twenty-three May releases in brief: Candlemass, The Flower Kings, Kadavar, Ghost Bath and more.
New Releases: April
Twenty-one April releases in brief: Ghost, The Mars Volta, Panzerballett, Hiromi Uehara and more.
New Releases: March
Twenty-seven March releases in brief: Steven Wilson, Jethro Tull, IQ, Coheed and Cambria and more.
New Releases: February
Twenty-two February releases in brief: Dream Theater, Avantasia, Rioghan, Squid and more.
New Releases: January
Fourteen January releases in brief: Pentagram, Jazz Sabbath spoofs aside, Krokofant, Sotomonte and more.
The Best, or Not, Albums of 2024
Tótum Revolútum Press readers vote for the best album, best debut and best Catalan album of 2024 — with a photo-finish tie at the top.
Top 10 Tracks
Ten tracks that thrilled us in 2024, from DarWin and Gardenhead to Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks and Frost*.
New Releases: December
Fifteen December releases in brief: Jazz Sabbath, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Odd Crew Part III, Wizrd and more.
New Releases: November
Twenty-six November releases in brief: Opeth, Klaus Schulze, Rick Wakeman, Vola and more.
Opeth – The Last Will and Testament
Opeth return to growled vocals on The Last Will and Testament: a dark, baroque, cinematic concept album that rewards repeat listens.
Be Prog my Friend! 2024
Live report: Be Prog my Friend! 2024, with Haken, Pain of Salvation, Kingcrow and more at Poble Espanyol.
Devin Townsend – PowerNerd
Devin Townsend’s PowerNerd swings from ’80s-metal empowerment anthems to Ziltoid-adjacent electronics — an emotional record about grief, loss and getting older.
New Releases: October
Twenty October releases in brief: Blood Incantation, Frost*, Devin Townsend, Von Hertzen Brothers and more.
New Releases: September
Twenty September releases in brief: David Gilmour, Pure Reason Revolution, Weather Systems, Steve Howe and more.
New Releases: August
Twenty-one August releases in brief: Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks, King Gizzard, Leprous, Moonloop and more.
New Releases: July
Fifteen July releases in brief: Deep Purple, Focus, Judas Priest-adjacent power metal, Barcelona’s own Ulls, and more.
New Releases: June
Seventeen June releases in brief: Black Country Communion, Alcest, DarWin, Meltem and more.
Haishen – Awaken the Endless Deep
Haishen’s debut full-length, built around Chinese mythology, is one of the most thrilling metal/prog debuts of the year — a trio that earns every one of its wild genre shifts.
New Releases: April-May
Thirty-four April-May releases in brief: Amarok, Haishen, Wheel, Bear McCreary and more.
Wheel – Charismatic Leaders
Finnish trio Wheel’s densest, heaviest album to date: a dark, polyrhythmic record built on contrast between restraint and force.
New Releases: March
Eighteen March releases in brief: Judas Priest, Myrath, Bruce Dickinson, The Black Crowes and more.
Whom Gods Destroy – Insanium
Derek Sherinian and Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal’s new supergroup debuts with polished, correct progressive metal — impeccable execution in search of its own personality.
Ihsahn – Ihsahn
The Norwegian composer offers a full eleven-track album paired with its own orchestral version, an arrangement exercise more than a reinterpretation.
Meshuggah + The Halo Effect + Mantar
Meshuggah, The Halo Effect and Mantar live at Razzmatazz, 25 March 2024.
Saxon – Hell, Fire and Damnation
Metal veterans Saxon stay true to classic heavy metal form, with songs ranging from Marco Polo to the Battle of Hastings.
Persefone + Hypno5e + Stellar Circuits + Lampr3a
Persefone, Hypno5e, Stellar Circuits and Lampr3a live at La Nau, 15 February 2024.
Suffocation + Sanguisugabogg + Enterprise Earth + Organectomy
Photo report: a night of extreme metal with NYDM legends Suffocation headlining, at Salamandra, L’Hospitalet, 31 January 2024.
Caligula’s Horse – Charcoal Grace (2024)
The Australian band’s sixth album is technically flawless but compositionally repetitive, with a genuinely bloated closing suite.
Gardenhead – Gardenhead (2024)
A striking Finnish debut blending Tool-esque odd meters with unusually strong melodic songwriting.
Tesseract + Unprocessed + The Callous Daoboys
Photo report: Tesseract’s first Barcelona show in five years, with Unprocessed and The Callous Daoboys, at Apolo, 20 January 2024.
Wake Arkane – Awakenings
A theatrical concept album blending guttural death metal with classical harmonies and hospital-drama narration.
Interview with Stoned Statues
Finnish trio Stoned Statues on their genre-blending second album ‘The Guardian’, songwriting without a fixed method, and dreaming of a European tour.
Orphaned Land+Azteca+Royal Rage+Ring of Gyges+Strale
Orphaned Land, Azteca, Royal Rage, Ring of Gyges and Strale live at Razzmatazz 2, 21 January 2024.
Polkadot Cadaver – Echoes Across The Hellscape
The former members of Dog Fashion Disco deliver a wild, genre-hopping record that is equal parts hilarious and unsettling.
Suffocation + Sanguisugabogg + Enterprise Earth + Organectomy
Suffocation, Sanguisugabogg, Enterprise Earth and Organectomy live at Sala Salamandra, 31 January 2024.
Tesseract + Unprocessed + The Callous Daoboys
Tesseract, Unprocessed and The Callous Daoboys live at Apolo 1, 20 January 2024.