Frantic Bleep Discography of CDs

Frantic Bleep albums Word is Norwegians Frantic Bleep took almost a year to record this, their debut album, but it was obviously well worth the long gestation given the wonderfully diverse and highly imaginative contents within. Call it avant-garde, progressive metal, or what have you -- fact is, this risk-taking quartet's sound, although rooted in Scandinavian metal, compares favorably to equally adventurous compatriots like Arcturus and Ulver, by managing the rare feat of commingling a daunting collection of obvious and disparate influences into a surprisingly unified work. Even more important, it contains excellent and distinctive songs, amongst which at least one, the swinging-riffed "Sins of Omission" seems like a potential smash hit even for non-heavy metal fans. Other standout tracks are more overtly metallic (the grind-tinged "The Expulsion," the desolate "Curtainraiser"), but, partly because ...