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French prog-metal/djent technicians Taotopia stream brand new album ‘Glitch’ // Out now on CD & Digital through all platforms.

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As announced a few weeks ago : about 5 years after gaving birth to their debut full-length effort ‘Nightfall’(2018), French prog-metal/djent technician Taotopia just released their sophomore album ‘Glitch’ on CD & Digital through all legal services.

In addition to the official release-news, the band also shares a new official music video illustrating the song “Epic Win” while the album is also available right now for full-stream on all platforms. 

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Formed in 2017 under the visionary guitarist and composer Tao Painvin, TAOTOPIA emerged onto the music scene one year later with their debut album ‘Nightfall’.

Then, TAOTOPIA‘s simmering energy led them to ignite the Toulouse music scene, delivering standout performances at numerous concerts includind a pivotal moment with their participation in the inaugural edition of the READY FOR PROG festival, as the opening act for renowned groups like SONS OF APOLLO, PERSEFONE, and SOUL SECRET.

After four years immersed in writing and composition and a successful crowdfunding campaign, band’s consisting of Tao Painvin on guitars, Mathieu Vergez on vocals, Sébastien Rouzoul on bass guitar, and Thibault Faijan on drums, is about to giving birth to their sophomore album called ‘GLITCH’. 

With this opus TAOTOPIA continues to blur the boundaries of progressive metal and djent with unwavering authenticity and determination, embodiing a turning point, skillfully blending elements inspired by their major influences and delves deep into reality, raw yet disrupted, seamlessly merging more direct compositions with conceptual nuances inherited from their previous album. 

Reviews

(review) Riptides – ‘Riptides’ EP

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Riptides are hailing from Italy and this is their first EP out now. This one contains four songs. The music of Riptides is so much more and more complicated than it could be explained in one sentence. This is basically progressive death metal. But here is also metalcore, even hardcore roots in the skeletons of songs themselves. Also, here is djent and progressive metal thrown into above all smart songwriting throughout the EP. Songs are not too long, like it often is a case with similar styled bands, quite the contrary. Songs are not long and interesting every second of listening. I am usually not an avid fan of such style of extreme music, but I really enjoyed every single second of this one. I love the interplay between brutal death metal growling and clean singing, with some really eerie melodies like in excellent ‘The Deepest Ocean’. The other of four songs that is my personal favorite is ‘Paranoia’ which struck me like a heavy hitter. This one is heavy, melodic and progressive. Go listen!

9/10

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