Loch Vostok is a progressive metal band with an edge. Their sophomore release has the experimentation and long instrumental passages you'd expect from a progressive metal CD, but they add a dose of extremity. Thrash guitars and death metal style vocals combine with complex song arrangements, atmospheric keyboards and melodic male and female vocals.
Their blend of melodic death, thrash, progressive and black metal styles doesn't always mesh perfectly, but for the most part it works. The songs are musically and vocally diverse, and it's nice to see a band pushing the envelope instead of trying to fit in with the latest trend.
