Sweden's Beardfish make no secret of their appetite for all the progressive and
hard rock of the seventies. The list of their influences is long, ranging from
the lightness of Genesis and Camel to Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, via the
technicality of Emerson, Lake & Palmer and the fantasy of Frank Zappa. Formed in
2001, Beardfish made a name for themselves abroad in 2007 with Sleeping in
Traffic: Part One. Initially a worthy successor to The Flower Kings, Beardfish
gradually hardened their tone, moving closer to the progressive metal of Pain of
Salvation. Mammoth in 2011 and The...