October 2023 "The Infinite" Playlist - Metal Academy Radio

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2Wtb5QsNObO9w62f7ThQNF

Tracklisting:

1. Ayreon – Collision (2013)

2. Meshuggah – Sane (1998)

3. Sikth – Days Are Dreamed (2015)

4. The Ocean – Isla Del Sol (2004)

5. Voivod – Golem (1991)

6. Cyborg Octopus – Hindsight (2022)

7. Symphony X – The Turning (2002)

8. TesseracT – Legion (2023)

9. Unprocessed – Thrash (2023)

10. Traverser – Eyes To Silent Walls (2010)

11. Obsidian Tide – Clandestine Calamities (2023)

12. Night Verses – 8 Gates of Pleasure (2023)

13. Slice the Cake – Unending Waltz (Remaster) (2023)

14. Gorod – Transcnedence (2011)

15. Aviations – Coma (2023)

16. Dvne – Satuya (2021)

17. Avenged Sevenfold – Fermi Paradox (2016)

18. Subsignal – The Art of Giving In (2023)

19. DGM – Unravel the Sorrow (2023)

Here are my thoughts on some tracks:

Ayreon – Collision (2013)

4/5. Interestingly the start of this month's Infinite playlist, the song is from Ayreon's The Theory of Everything that is more of a progressive rock opera album. However, some songs like this one have metal energy, and I enjoy the vocal synergy between two power metal vocalists; Tommy Karevik (Kamelot/ex-Seventh Wonder) and Marko Hietala (ex-Nightwish). From the intro drumming to the Star One-like speed, this could easy be a radio single.

Meshuggah – Sane (1998)

4.5/5. This song is just INSANE, continuing the complex riff-wrath.

Sikth – Days Are Dreamed (2015)

5/5. This is such a unique epic track from djenty progressive metal/core band Sikth. It reminds me more of Green Carnation and In the Woods... It might even be a fitting soundtrack for Stephan King's Revival. "A heart can glow, so bright if it has grown"

The Ocean – Isla Del Sol (2004)

4.5/5. Although I've lost interest in The Ocean recently, this song is still underrated. It's sounds so beautiful and emotional, yet heavy and complex, all at once! And that's only the second-longest epic of their debut Fluxion.

Voivod – Golem (1991)

5/5. The industrial rock-ish machinery is a powerful hint to the band's mid-90s experimental trilogy, telling a tale of self-awareness within artificial intelligence in existential monotone. A discovery of futuristic humanity that can surely surpass any Star Trek TV series episode!

Cyborg Octopus – Hindsight (2022)

4.5/5. Cyber djenty progressive metalcore, huh? Quite excellent, but they'll have to do something slightly better to get me fully hooked.

Symphony X – The Turning (2002)

4/5. This song from Symphony X I still like for its fast pace. Like HOLY SH*T, the a**-kicking speed really picks up halfway through! Still I need to slow down on this playlist after all that madness. I'm still grateful for this playlist though, thanks Saxy!