Skullgrid
Behold... The Arctopus · 2007
33 min · 7 tracks · progressive metal
Complex time signatures and intricate guitar work intertwine with dissonant melodies, creating a challenging yet captivating listening experience.
Top tracks — play these first
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Canada — This track showcases the band's ability to blend complex rhythms with a melodic sensibility, exemplifying their signature sound.
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You Are Number Six — With its extended runtime, this track allows for dynamic shifts that highlight the band's technical proficiency and compositional depth.
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Transient Exuberance — This song encapsulates the album's overall ethos with its frenetic energy and intricate layering, pushing boundaries of traditional metal structures.
Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
Skullgrid showcases intricate compositions and distinctive sound, marking its place in progressive metal.
What we noticed
- Guitar work is intricate, with rapid changes in melody and dissonance that challenge traditional metal structures.
- Each track varies significantly in length, with some exceeding six minutes, allowing for extended musical exploration.
- Composition 25% of the score
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8/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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7/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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6/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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8/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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5/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Significant within its genre. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 Skullgrid 1:07
- 2 Canada 5:31
- 3 Of Cursed Womb 2:58
- 4 You Are Number Six 8:50
- 5 Some Mist 3:47
- 6 Scepters 3:43
- 7 Transient Exuberance 7:37
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