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Band
Mine
Title
Mine
Type
LP/EP
Company
Independent
YOR
2004
Style
Progressive
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11/23/2004 - Review by: Frank Hill
Mine - S/T 2004 Self-Released: Reviewed by Nailer

Track Listing
1. Sharp
2. Logical Regression
3. Empty Space
4. Out of Time
5. Black and White
6. Steppin' Razor
7. Rather Burn
8. Unfair
9. The Descent Into Madness
10. Black Gemini
11. Close my eyes
A good bit of prog to me is too happy and too sappy to bang too. Mine are a pedigreed group that play pedigreed metal with a leaning to the dark side that I like. Self-produced, the chugging bass and guitars are the digital darkness to the vocal/keyboard safety lights with plenty of moments for each member to step forward to indulge. Only real drawback is trying to follow the overdose of lyric lines that at times have a fairly flat production. Every prog band needs a song about time with 'Out of Time' one of the better numbers along with 'Logical Regression', 'Empty Space' and 'Close My Eyes'. Mine is music to hack the mind. It's more Matrix-future than historic that works up to the cerebral cortex, but still falls short of the brain stem where the real primal activity is.

Bottom Line: Well-made, self-made, shadowy prog.

Score: 7 of 10

--Nailer 11.23.04
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