Why The Materials is not just progressive metal
Electronics, cinematic, ambient and virtuosic form — technique serves the work.
Territory: progressive metal, electronics, cinematic, ambient and virtuosic form — technique serves the work, not display.
Worldbuilding beside sound
Major line — MINE: first of five linked works (sci-fi narrative, album, film, visual world). A later line — endless.
Nailmark scenes: progressive, heavy, electronic, cinematic. Progressive metal is the base, not the cage.
If you only hear the riff — you are on the first layer.