56. Vulkan - 'Technatura'

Intricate heavy Prog from Sweden. This is a dense and highly technical record. Vulkan are obviously accomplished musicians and they manage to build layer upon layer of sumptuous and complex sound. One of things that adds additional interest to the record is that, in the main, they sing in their native language. This only helps to amplify the alien altered state feel of the record. I am realising there is quite a bit of Progressive Metal on this list and quite a lot of it is ploughing the same field. Not Vulkan, as this is a very modern and forward thinking take on Prog. Dense and multifaceted, there still a warmth and sense of human weakness here and that is what makes the album so intriguing.