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Genre: instrumental progressive metal

There is a tendency for a lot of instrumental progressive metal releases nowadays to be either djent-styled or self-indulgent guitar shredding - and there's nothing wrong with that, but it is quite refreshing whenever an instrumental act surfaces whose music does not follow those trends.

Enter Unbeing, whose eponymus debut album was self-released in 2011 and was reissed earlier this year on BLK COQ Music. This release belongs to the group of instrumental progressive metal releases that are not djent or shred. Rather unbeing draw extensively on thrash metal aesthtics which, dynamically are juxtraposed with mellow piano passages and atmospheric sessions. There are plenty of twists and turns on the album, which also displays a slight influence from oriental music and jazz rock.

Unlike many other releases within the same corner of progressive metal, Unbeing's debut does not seem frantic or chaotic, and every single change seems incredibly well-times. This means that, despite the complexity of the compositions, the music on this album never becomes too challenging or inaccessible.

This makes it a good entry point into instrumental progressive metal for the novice, while seasoned progressive metal fans should also find the album appealing.