CONTAGIUM

Arena

Neo-Prog

3.14 | 54 ratings

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Gallifrey

14th January: Arena - Contagium (neo-prog, 2003)

I reviewed Contagion last week, so it's quite funny that my spreadsheet is now telling me to cover one of its two bonus EPs, but I suppose I probably last heard them around the same time - about 10 years ago. I always had a strangely hot take that in fact both of these bonus releases are stronger pound-for-pound than the main album, and I think I still almost agree with that. With the punchy length, there's no time for the cheese to become unbearable, and on this one in particular there isn't any of the hair metal influence that dragged down the main album. I actually think the instrumental track here is the best one from this cycle. But the general fatigue I have with this sort of music still sets in, this is just in a small enough dose for me to not mind it too much.

6.2 (5th listen)

Gallifrey | 3/5 | 2013-11-23

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