February 2026 Featured Release - The Sphere Edition

So just like that we find that a new month is upon us which of course means that we’ll be nominating a brand new monthly feature release for each clan. This essentially means that we’re asking you to rate, review & discuss our chosen features for no other reason than because we enjoy the process & banter. We’re really looking forward to hearing your thoughts on our chosen releases so don’t be shy.

This month's feature release for The Sphere, nominated by me (Shadowdoom9 (Andi)), is the 2005 4th album by Swedish industrial metal project PAIN, Dancing With the Dead. PAIN is one of the more underrated industrial metal artists around, and they should be taked about and listened to more. Dancing With the Dead shall be worth it for any fan of industrial metal and the talented Peter Tägtgren.

https://metal.academy/releases/3325

I can't say I loved this, but at the same time I did find a level of tolerance for it to listen through the full album.  It sounds a little too mainstream for me, a lot lighter than I was expecting in fact.  It is interesting to see a different dimension to Peter's musical output but I cannot say it intrigued me enough to revisit at any point.  It does start to sound the same across the latter tracks to my ears.  Thanks for sharing though Andi.

No problem, Vinny. Thanks for your feedback.

No problem, Vinny. Thanks for your feedback.

No worries, I am aware that the Sphere, Revolution and even the Infinite and Gateway clans can get as little lonely on feature release feedback so I am trying to make an effort to check out the features in those clans more.