Deny the AbsolutePelican · 2013

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“Instrumental metal Chicago quartet Pelican have always been an intensely beloved work in progress, subject to unusually harsh and exacting criticisms-- their drummer's time-keeping, the length of their compositions – from a devoted fanbase. It's an odd relationship for a band to have with its core audience, but something about Pelican's expansive art-metal seems to stir intense, possessive feeling”