Whilst not being overly familiar with Wolverine I had heard a track or two from them before including one (Liar On The Mount)  that sampled George Bush speeches! 

It’s taken them a decade to finish the new album, Anomalies, so these Swedes are not the quickest workers. They are however clearly talented musicians and there is a lot to like about their take on prog/metal but somewhere it’s just missing that extra something. 

You won’t see a single review that doesn’t mention the word ‘Katatonia’ and there is a very, very good reason for that. There are times when you could wonder if they were the same band. 

I have the same issue with the vocals of Jonas Renske from Katatonia as I do here in that there is only so much yearning melancholy you can take before it gets a little monotonous. 

Some tracks break away from the formula; Circuits adds some brass to the mix and Automaton is a lovely piano ballad. Nightfall is probably my favourite of the prog/metal tracks with a bit more drive behind the drums and a catchy chorus. 

So, there you have it, if you enjoy the music of latter day Katatonia then you will undoubtably enjoy Wolverine.