Welcome to the Freak Show

Editors’ Notes Italian prog-metal band Figure of Six’s first album after a six-year hiatus is a grotesque carnival of horrors that features piercing, industrial percussion and extraordinary solos from hell (“Welcome to the Freak Show”). Tracks like “Monster” and “The Mirror’s Cage” showcase the dynamic range of singer “Erk” Scutti, who dives like an acrobat between dusty, guttural growls and epic melodicism. Self-described as “666% pure metal,” Figure of Six earn their moniker on this one with their grungy riffs and alarmingly dark themes.