{"id":2770,"date":"2016-12-06T18:10:15","date_gmt":"2016-12-07T02:10:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/articles\/?p=2770"},"modified":"2016-12-06T18:17:45","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T02:17:45","slug":"best-ep-releases-of-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/metalassault.com\/articles\/2016\/12\/06\/best-ep-releases-of-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"Best EP Releases Of 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Andrew Bansal<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In addition to all the full-length albums that we listen to every year, there is also a whole lot of EP releases surfacing at the same time. These relatively much shorter releases serve as a great mid-point for bands between albums, and often present songs that couldn’t fit onto a past release but are strong enough to see the light of day. We’ve never done a list feature on EPs before, but since 2016 witnessed several undeniably excellent EPs by bands new and old, here is our first ever list of this kind, picking ten of the best from 2016.<\/p>\n

10. Wings Denied – Voyager:<\/strong> Their immensely stellar debut album ‘Mirrors For A Prince’ landed them on Metal Assault’s radar in 2014, and the follow-up EP does not disappoint. Washington DC’s young progressive metal quintet Wings Denied take another step in the right direction with the 23-minute EP ‘Voyager’, presenting five well-crafted melodic, heavy and groovy tunes decorated by impressive musicianship and one of the finest clean-singing voices to have graced the scene in recent times. Following in the footsteps of their fellow DC proggers such as Animals As Leaders and Periphery, Wings Denied clearly have all it takes to carry modern prog forward into the near and distant future.<\/p>\n