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PHAETON's Neurogenesis: Where Prog-Meets-Precision, and Machines Whisper to the Riffs
Kimberley's finest instrumental alchemists are back, not with a revolution, but with a refinement. Neurogenesis, PHAETON's third full-length, trims the fat without dulling the blade.
After 2020's Between Two Worlds, the Canadian quartet doubles down on what they do best: tight, cerebral prog-metal that breathes like jazz and hits like a freight train. No vocals, no gimmicks, just riffs so sharp they could carve constellations, and grooves that dare you to keep up.
Think Dream Theater's precision meets Mastodon's raw edge, with a dash of King Crimson's restless experimentation. The band has spent years honing a sound that's as technically dazzling as it is emotionally resonant.
Neurogenesis isn't a concept album, but its themes hover around the technological singularity: the blurring line between human and machine, biology and binary. It's prog with a pulse, asking what happens when the mind merges with the mainframe.
PHAETON's ability to make instrumental music feel narrative. Tracks like "Isochron" (featuring Derek Sherinian's keyboard sorcery) and "Arachnid" swell and recede like chapters, each riff and time signature shift telling a story without words.
Neurogenesis is prog-metal for the thinking moshpit, smart enough to intrigue, heavy enough to satisfy. It's not reinventing the wheel, but it's oiling the damn thing to perfection.
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"They've got the chops, no doubt—but it's the soul in the machine that'll get you." - Metal-Temple
CONCLUSION:
PHAETON's Neurogenesis represents the pinnacle of modern instrumental prog-metal. With surgical precision and emotional depth, the Canadian quartet delivers an album that's both technically masterful and deeply engaging. For fans of cerebral yet powerful metal, this is essential listening.
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