Orgone - The Goliath (2007)

A band describing themselves as "Experimental / Progressive / Metal" should be right up my alley. Unfortunately, despite an impressive list of influences (Penderecki, Xenakis, Abigor, Gorguts, King Crimson, Neurosis, etc.) and some good musicianship, this album mostly just annoys me. The band I'm most reminded of is Psyopus, who they seem to copy quite efficiently. But at other times, they focus on a post-metal sound that serves as a nice balance for the over-the-top technical sections. However, these sections don't seem to be their forte, so this is basically a mix of a sound that annoys me and a sound I sometimes like but isn't done that well. That said, I find the mid-paced sections the strongest -- this is really where the band find an original style. Focusing on these sections would be a great improvement as far as I'm concerned. Sadly, I don't hold out much hope for this on their next album.

Their MySpace page has one of the more subdued (and better) songs, "Vomited Hyacinths" from this album.