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Thursday, April 30, 2020

The Outer Sonics "Dance a little Light"


Country: Finland
Genre(s)Progressive Rock/Pop
Label: Presence Records
Format: CD, digital
Release dateApril 30, 2020
Tracklist
1. Swansea (5:15)
2. Red Moon (7:55)
3. Open Window (5:15)
4. Fear (7:28)
5. Addiction (4:51)
6. Stellars (6:24)
7. Dance A Little Light (5:32)

Total Time 42:40

Line-up
Nina Hiironniemi
Ari Niemi
Mika Hiironniemi
Samuli Happo

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Sound Goat Project "Deep Inside"


Country: Poland
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: April 30, 2020
Tracklist
1. hOT pLAY (5:56)
2. aMULET (5:19)
3. ySTRA vESE (3:41)
4. aLTER eGO (3:37)
5. eLYSIUM (4:06)
6. tRANQUILITY (4:04)
7. lOVE (3:43)
8. pERFECTION oF nONEXISTENCE (3:04)
9. cOSMOSQUID (2:55)

Total Time 35:05

Line-up
Krzysztof Styrna - Guitars
Marcin Palider - Bass, Keys, Piano
Łukasz Micuda - Drums
   With
Eliza Ratusznik - Backing Vocals (1-6)
Gabriela Palider - Backing Vocals (1, 3, 6)
Aneta Gierat - Backing Vocals (3)
Sylvia Matulewska - Flute (1, 5)
Piotr Czerwiński - Guitar (5)
Marcin Dyjak - Harmonica (9)
Joseph De Natale - Vocals (6)
Fee-Z - Rap Vocals (4)
Tomasz Gilewski - Loop & FX
Bartłomiej Noszka - Sax (1)

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Bandcamp

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Arrebol "El Que Rehuye las Esencias"


CountryChile
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Formatdigital
Release dateApril 30, 2020
Tracklist
1. Ellos deforman su razón (04:58)
2. Anhelas despertar (08:23)
3. Corazón baldío (09:11)
4. Ciego a la luz del mundo (07:50)
5. El que rehúye las esencias (11:40)
6. Las flores del origen (10:14)

Total Time 52:16

Line-up
Pablo Lobos Cáceres: guitar, bass, Mellotron
Vicente Norambuena López: drums, vocals
   With
Stray: secondary vocals (1-5)
Joaquín Sepúlveda: secondary vocals (2,5)

Media/Samples 
Bandcamp (name your price)
Progstreaming

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Tuesday, April 28, 2020

Filippo Fortunato "Euforia Dos Egos"


Country: Brazil
Genre(s): Instrumental Symphonic
Format: digital
Release date: April 27, 2020
Tracklist
1. Epifania Pt 1 (6:39)
2. Anjos de Barro (4:23)
3. De Minas aos Mares de Netuno (8:45)
4. Quibungo (3:59)
5. Ilha Solteira (1:33)
6. Baianna (4:48)
7. Pico de Alamoa (7:01)
8. Jornada às Profundezas do Norte (6:25)
9. Euforia dos Egos (13:32)
10. Epifania Pt 2 (5:30)
11. Rio Preto (0:40)

Total Time 63:15

Line-up
Filippo Fortunato
   With
Rafael Freitas (1, 10)
Fábio Laguna (2-4, 6-9)
Andria Busic (2-4, 6-9)
Ivan Busic (2-4, 6-9)
Fábio Veroneze (9)

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youtube
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yandex

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Karteλ "Ελευθερια"


Country: Greece
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: April 27, 2020
Tracklist
1. Νέα Τάξη
2. Τηλεπαιχνίδι
3. Δωρεάν
4. Η Πορεία της Ψυχής
5. Πειρατές
6. Αγάπης Φως
7. Ζω μόνο για ‘σένα
8. Ελευθερία

Line-up
Manos Sideris - bass
Giannis Stathakis - keyboards
Michael Fergadiots - vocals and guitars
   With
Vassilis Hatziandreou - drums

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Monday, April 27, 2020

Мистер Робот "Сказки Роботов" / Mister Robot "Fables for Robots"


Country: Russia
Genre(s)Symphonic
Format: digital
Release date: April 26, 2020
Tracklist
1. Сказки Роботов (Часть Первая) / Part One (19:19)
2. Сказки Роботов (Часть Вторая) / Part Two (20:24)

Total Time 39:43

Line-up
Aleksei Ruzakin

Media/Samples 
Часть Первая / Part One
Часть Вторая / Part Two
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Sunday, April 26, 2020

Manifesto "The Pills For Blindness"


Country: Russia
Genre(s): Art Rock
Format: digital
Release date: April 26, 2020
Tracklist
1. The Last Grand Manifesto (13:43)
2. The Pills For Blindness, Pt. 1 (6:59)
3. The Pills For Blindness, Pt. 2 (10:05)

Total Time 30:47

Line-up
Roman Zee - cello, electric cello
Yaroslav Rybakov - electric guitar
Tony Purits - vocals
Klim Gudin - bass
Vladislav Snagovski - drums

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Yojo "The Stepson"


Country: Russia
Genre(s)Instrumental Jazz, Post Rock, Fusion
Label: mmmesss
Formatdigital, cassette 
Release date: April 26, 2020
Tracklist
1. Blue Pill (4:42)
2. Zeroin (7:57)
3. Firefighters Are Sleeping (6:41)
4. Dream Drome (9:48)
5. Touchstone (5:16)
6. Leningrad (4:40)

Total Time 39:04

Line-up
Georg Ubel — bass
Oleg Eroshenko — drums
Anna Shmuylovich — keyboards
Alexey Borovets — guitars
Natalia Garkavenko — soprano-saxophone
Nikita Tretyak — alt-saxophone
Leonid Perevalov — bass-clarinet, clarinet
   With
Sergey Kulakov — trumpet
Efim Shlikov — trombone

Media/Samples
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Windom End "Perspective Views"


Country: Sweden
Genre(s)Progressive Rock
Label: Marquee - BELLE-203291
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 25, 2020 (CD)
Tracklist
Disc 1:
1. The Dream (10:58)
2. Starless Sky (8:07)
3. Walk this way (7:33)
4. Within the Shadows (2:49)
5. Revolution (9:24)
6. Ghost of the Past (10:22

Disc 2 (bonus disc):
1. Equality (11:45)
2. Differently Alike (7:26)
3. Found Home (6:08)

Line-up
Mikael Arvidsson - Vocals
Pierre Stam - Bass
Tomas Nyström - Guitar
Tobias Lundgren - Drums
   With
Erik Göransson - Additional Keys and solos

Media/Samples 
Teaser

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Saturday, April 25, 2020

Orchestre Celesti "ContraXt"


Country: Italy
Genre(s)Instrumental Symphonic
Formatdigital
Release date: April 25, 2020
Tracklist
1. Keep It Short & Stupid (2:38)
2. Phygital Symphony - 1st Movement (clarinet & glockenspiel) (5:42)
3. Phygital Symphony - 2nd Movement (piano & viola) (4:59)
4. Phygital Symphony - 3rd Movement (oboe & trumpet) (6:11)
5. Phygital Symphony - 4th Movement (piano & glockenspiel) (5:32)
6. Phygital Symphony - 5th Movement (flute, clarinet & trumpet) (6:18)
7. 12 Steps In The Dark (4:16)
8. Mother Eats Oranges (Moog Grandmother Improvvisations - A Deserved Rest - 4 Segments) (9:59)

Total Time 45:35

Line-up
Federico Fantacone

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Bandcamp

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Kalevi Hämäläinen Group "First Days of Summer"


Country: Finland
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Eclipse Music
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 24, 2020
Tracklist
1. Grasshopper (6:04)
2. Flying Desires (5:13)
3. Exit 68 (6:51)
4. Sense Of Urban (7:37)
5. Midnight Sun (7:18)
6. For Better Times (4:49)
7. Phellooti (5:42)
8. First Days Of Summer (7:51)

Total Time 51:25

Line-up
Kalevi Hämäläinen - piano, compositions
Ilmari Hämäläinen - drums
Juho Koskivirta - guitar
Valtteri Rouhiainen - bass

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Arithmetic Overflow "Expanding the Mind"


Country: Brazil
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive/Post Metal
Format: digital
Release date: April 24, 2020
Tracklist
1. Expanding The Mind (5:05)
2. The Dark Side Of The Light (5:59)
3. Human Iteration (4:19)
4. Progressive Code (5:13)
5. Mellow Tragedy (5:48)
6. Discovering The Light's Path (5:56)
7. Colossal (9:22)

Total Time 41:42

Line-up
Marcos Sena - Guitar
Iury Dias - Drums
Hálamo Reis - Bass, Guitar

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Koronus "Eye of the Monolith"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: April 24, 2020
Tracklist
1. Discovery (8:12)
2. Monolith (7:49)
3. The Deep (5:24)
4. Darkness (5:45)
5. The Primordials' Gift (7:26)
6. Gaze (5:40)
7. Wrath (6:21)
8. Escape From Hell (5:21)
9. Exiled (13:46)

Total Time 65:44

Line-up
Kyle McGinley - vocals, guitar, drums, keyboards
Vishnu Vijayan - bass

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Deezer

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Mantric "False Negative"


Country: Norway
Genre(s): Eclectic Progressive Alternative Rock/Metal
Label: Solid State Records, Tooth & Nail Records
Format: digital
Release dateApril 24, 2020
Tracklist
1. Polyanna (04:38)
2. Itching Soul (03:59)
3. Queen Fatigue (05:27)
4. Norwegian Dastard (05:58)
5. Blame the Beggar (04:05)
6. Dawn (06:22)
7. The Towering Mountain (04:56)
8. Every Day is Independence Day (03:45)
9. Darling Demon (05:53)
10. Starmonger (08:38)

Total Time 53:42

Line-up
John Mjaaland (Extol)
Tor Glidje (Extol)
Ole Sveen (Extol)

Description/Reviews
The first three songs hit you (“Itching Soul” should be played on prog radio) and you’re thinking “ok how can this get any better?” That’s when Mantric twists into a modern version of the Beach Boys whilst channeling Failure on the song “Norwegian Dastard.” ... “Down” is a fuzzed out asskicker which still holds to Mantric’s odd style. “The Towering Mountain” is a mix of blasting punk metal and Motorpsycho on acid. It proves that Mantric isn’t about to stop trying different things.
Read the full review by Rob at progressivemusicplanet.com  

Also read the review by Mike Reitemeier at thenewfury.com

Media/Samples 
Polyana
The Towering Mountain
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Elder "Omens"


Country: USA
Genre(s)Psychedelic, Progressive Rock
Label: Armageddon Shop (US), Stickman Records (EU)
FormatCD, vinyl, digital, cassette
Release date: April 24, 2020
Tracklist
1. Omens
2. In Procession
3. Halcyon
4. Embers
5. One Light Retreating

Line-up
Nicholas DiSalvo – Guitars, vocals, keyboards
Michael Risberg – Guitars, keyboards
Jack Donvan – Bass
Georg Edert – Drums
   With
Fabio Cuomo – Keyboards

Description/Reviews
Omens, the band's fifth full-length record, is the newest pillar in the construction of their own musical universe. With it, Elder further embrace experimentation in their brand of progressive psychedelic rock in which atmosphere, melody and structure are created and transformed again and again.
Following 2017's Reflections of a Floating World and the 2019 experimental EP The Gold & Silver Sessions, it was anyone's guess what the band's next full-length might have in store. Having cemented their own sound – a dense yet lucid brand of heavy rock full of unexpected flourishes and progressive jaunts - the latter EP showcased an exact opposite side of Elder, more rooted in sparse krautrock and even jazz-tinged jams. Omens answers this speculation with a contradiction that embodies the spirit of Elder: somehow, there's even more everything.
In five cinematic songs, lush, intricately interwoven melodies grow and dissolve into spaced-out jams. Massive riffs thunder down into a churning sea of psychedelic sounds and unpredictable grooves carry away the listener. Elder paints pictures with their music, and Omens shows the band experimenting with an even more colorful palette – with good reason.
This is music for a vacation from reality – or to lose oneself in another world. And yet Omens is not purely an exercise in escapism, but also reflects the increasingly bleak, confusing and antagonistic times in which it was written. Composed as a concept album spanning the lifespan of a civilization, the album also reads as a commentary on our own society hell-bent on profitability at the expense of our own lives and environment. 
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Friday, April 24, 2020

Katatonia "City Burials"


Country: Sweden
Genre(s)Progressive Rock/Metal
LabelPeaceville Records
FormatCD, vinyl, digital
Release date: April 24, 2020
Tracklist
1. Heart Set To Divide (5:29)
2. Behind The Blood (4:37)
3. Lacquer (4:42)
4. Rein (4:20)
5. The Winter Of Our Passing (3:18)
6. Vanishers (4:56)
7. City Glaciers (5:30)
8. Flicker (4:44)
9. Lachesis (1:54)
10. Neon Epitaph (4:31)
11. Untrodden (4:29)
12. Fighters (3:37) - digital bonus track

Total Time 52:07

Line-up
Jonas Renkse - Vocals
Anders Nyström - Guitar
Roger Öjersson (Tiamat) - Guitar
Niklas Sandin - Bass
Daniel Moilanen - Drums
   With
Anni Bernhard - Vocals (6)

Description/Reviews
With the winds of a new direction steering the band on their latest journey, City Burials stands as Katatonia’s new triumph of deep & enigmatic progressive rock – the fruits of a rejuvenating and profound chapter in the band’s legacy; a catalyst for its creators, with a collection of moments constructed out of the fragments of an ever-evolving life. Compiled into one of their most important modern works and statements to date, the finely-honed instrumentation provides a multi-textured backdrop with the voice of Jonas Renkse guiding us through these latest trials of loss and ruin.The proof of Jonas and Anders’ enduring artistic bond is displayed throughout City Burials’ absorbing 58 minutes of meticulously crafted melodies and inspired, idiosyncratic arrangements.  From the spine-tingling dynamics of opener “Heart Set To Divide” through and the simmering menace of “Lacquer” to the wildly evocative sorrow-scapes of “City Glaciers” and the exquisitely delicate “Vanishers”  Katatonia’s eleventh studio album is a showcase for a partnership that was magical from the very start.
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Behind The Blood
Lacquer
The Winter Of Our Passing

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Notion Blue "The Son, The Liar, and the Victor"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: April 24, 2020
Tracklist
1. Memories (1:31)
2. The Gathering/Overture (4:47)
3. Always Tomorrow (4:27)
4. The Liar (5:40)
5. Keeping Apart (5:41)
6. Doubt is Not a Destination (5:36)
7. I See the Light (4:03)
8. Passing (4:20)
9. Homecoming (3:13)
10.Gates of Heaven (3:11)

Total Time 41:09

Line-up
Max Barbi - vocals, synth, keys
Luke Chase - vocals, guitar, bass
Gabe Chase - vocals, drums, percussion
   With
Emily, Katie, and Deborah Barbi - additional vocals (8, 9)

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Compass "Our Time On Earth"


Country: UK
Genre(s): AOR, Hard Rock, Progressive Rock
Label: Escape Music - ESM342
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 24, 2020
Tracklist
1. Skies Of Fire (8:44)
2. Our Time On Earth Pt I (9:23)
3. Caught In A Frame (5:26)
4. Neon (7:19)
5. The Preacher And The Pigeon Feeder (6:12)
6. Another Life Suicide (5:38)
7. A Warning From History (10:38)
8. Our Time On Earth Pt II (4:13)

Total Time 57:33

Line-up
Ben Green - Vocals
Steve Newman - Guitar, Keyboards
David Bartlett - Bass
Toni Lakush - Drums

Description/Reviews
...melodic hard rock forms the foundation of most every song here. Yet, many arrangements have some light complexity and obvious intrigue that suggests progressive rock. 
Read the full review by Craig Hartranft at dangerdog.com

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Another Life Suicide

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JG Thirlwell & Simon Steensland "Oscillospira"


Country: USA/Sweden
Genre(s)Instrumental Experimental, Avant-Prog, Zeuhl, Classical
Label: Ipecac - IPC-221CD / IPM-221
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 24 , 2020
Tracklist
1. Catholic Deceit (11:22)
2. Heron (7:16)
3. Night Shift (10:06)
4. Papal Stain (9:58)
5. Heresy Flank (8:22)
6. Mare (7:36)
7. Crystal Night (3:57)
8. Redbug (11:16)

Total Time 69:53

Line-up
JG Thirlwell
Simon Steensland
Morgan Ågren (Mats/Morgan, Zappa, Devin Townsend) - drums
+ guest musicians playing oboe, bass clarinet, violin, voice and further sonic embellishments

Media/Samples 
Bandcamp

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I Am The Manic Whale "Things Unseen"


CountryUK
Genre(s)Progressive Rock
Label: Plane Groovy (vinyl)
FormatCD, digital, vinyl
Release dateApril 24, 2020
Tracklist
1. Billionaire (7:30)
2. The Deplorable Word (7:56)
3. Into The Blue (6:28)
4. Celebrity (19:01)
5. Smile (4:24)
6. Build It Up Again (7:03)
7. Halcyon Day (5:28)
8. Valenta Scream (7:19)

Total Time 65:09

Line-up
Ben Hartley: drums, percussion, vocals
John Murphy: keyboards, murphatron, vocals
David Addis: acoustic, electric and classical 6 string guitars, vocals
Michael Whiteman: bass guitar, strombolief bass pedals, electric and acoustic 12 string guitars, vocals
   With
Ella Lloyd: flute (3, 7)
Iona Garvie: bassoon and contra-bassoon (4)
Rob Aubrey: unsolicited additional bass pedals on Valenta Scream and others

Halcyon Strings (1,7,8):
Violins: Coral Powell, Martin Carrick, Michael Bullock
Viola: Mairi Warren
‘Cello: Matthew Talks

Media/Samples 
Valenta Scream
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Riviẽre "Passage"


Country: France
Genre(s)Progressive Metal/Rock
Format: digital
Release date: April 24, 2020
Tracklist
1. Wordless (5:42)
2. New Ghost (7:59)
3. Pressure Steps (7:09)
4. Passage (7:46)
5. Deep Clear (6:58)
6. Light Up (5:02)
7. Surface (7:48)
8. Take Off (6:59)
9. Shapeless (6:22)

Total Time 61:45

Line-up
Nicolas - guitar, vocals
Alexandre - guitar, bass
Tommy - drums
   With
Luc Ferre - saxophone
Catherine Tran Huu Au - piano

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Grandval “Descendu sur Terre”


Country: France
Genre(s)Progressive Rock
FormatCD, digital
Release date:  April 24, 2020
Tracklist
01. Exondation (5:40)
02. Un nouveau destin (9:20)
03. Puissances de l’infini (1:42
04. Descendu sur Terre (5:06)
05. Fractal et systémique (5:35)
06. Le chemin à l’envers (6:17)
07. Il existe une étoile (10:38)
    a) Il existe une étoile
    b) Puissances de l’infini (reprise)
08. La meute est dans la place (4:38)
09. Brûler dans les flammes de l'enfer (5:25)
10. La vie, pourtant, la vie (8:50)
11. La maison de Men-Tää (6:34) - CD bonus track

Total Time 69:45

Line-up
Henri Vaugrand: vocals, bass, guitars, programming
Olivier Bonneau: keyboards, vocal harmonies, bass pedals & guitars (11)
   With
Jean-Pierre Louveton (Nemo, Wolfspring): guitars (3-6, 9, 10), Mellotron & programming (8), vocal harmonies (6)
Jean-Baptiste Itier (Nemo, JPL): drums
Steph Honde: guitars (1)
Raffaele Spanetta (Old Rock City Orchestra): guitars (2)
Christophe Chalancon: guitar solo (10)
Kevin Serra: guitar solo (5)

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Bandcamp
Le chemin à l’envers
Un nouveau destin

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Kanaan "Double Sun"


Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic
LabelEl Paraiso Records - EPR058
FormatCD, digital, vinyl
Release dateApril 24, 2020
Tracklist
1. Worlds Together
2. Mountain
3. Öresund
4. Worlds Apart
5. Double Sun Pt. 1
6. Double Sun Pt. 2

Line-up
Ask Vatn Strøm: Electric and acoustic guitars
Ingvald André Vassbø: Drums, percussion and organ
Eskild Myrvoll: Bass, synths, electric and acoustic guitars
   With
Bjørn Klakegg: Lead guitar (5, 6)

Description/Reviews
Treading the same path as their 2018 debut Windborne, Double Sun is a studio effort in the best sense of the word. Perfectly balanced on the edge of dynamic improv, throbbing beats sizzled in scorching fuzz and topped off with deeply layered soundscapes. This album sees Kanaan reach a new plateau.

Kanaan presents a unique perspective to psychedelic rock, painting with a wide palette that includes jazz and post-rock. Double Sun devotes as much energy to sonic colour as it does to groove and energy. The spirit of experimentation is everywhere: From the savory, pastoral sounds of opening track Worlds Together, to the soaring exploratory paths of the two-part title track. In the creative process, Kanaan dived deep into the possibilities of the studio, adding intricate layers and twists and turns to these tunes: acoustic guitars, percussions & synthesizers embrace and enhance the Norwegian modern day version of a power-trio.

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Öresund

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Michael Abdow "Heart Signal"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Fusion
Format: CD, digital
Release dateApril 24, 2020
Tracklist
1. Weight Of The World (12:16)
2. Heart Signal (4:49)
3. We Live Here (5:43)
4. Heavy Drifter (4:25)
5. The Hand That Takes (4:51)
6. Cherry Blossom Descent (4:08)
7. Synthetic Origins (2:21)
8. Nature Of Play (4:56)

Total Time 43:29

Line-up
Michael Abdow - guitar, keys
Tony Franklin (The Firm, Blue Murder, Whitesnake) - fretless bass
Shawn Deneault (Santa Mamba) - drums

Media/Samples 
Heavy Drifter  
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Lunear "Curve.Axis.Symmetry."


Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: April 24, 2020
Tracklist
1. Lemniscate - First Death (7:31)
2. Same Player. Shoot Again. (3:26)
3. Nothing Left To Do - A Passage Of Time (5:39)
4. The Rise And Fall Of Earth (5:37)
5. Earth's Population: One - Earth's End (8:07)
6. Adrift (5:36)
7. From Its Sky (6:29)
8. Forever - First Death (Epilogue) (9:06)

Total Time 51:31

Line-up
JP. Benadjer: guitars, bass, vocals, mix
S.Bournier: drums, vocals, lyrics, additional guitars
Paul J.No: keyboards, lead vocals, additional guitars
Kora: spoken voice

Media/Samples 
Bandcamp (name your price)

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Gaffa Ghandi "Artificial Disgust"


Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Stoner
Label: Exile On Mainstream Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 24, 2020
Tracklist
1. Symphony Of Swag (5:49)
2. War On Fire (6:28)
3. Ancient Dominator (9:16)
4. Progressive Concepts For A Modern World Of Multilayered Structural, Sociological And Individual Changeabilities (16:27)

Total Time 38:00

Line-up
Georg Edert - Drums
Lucas Kazzer - Bass
Frieder Ackermann - Guitar
Alan Bittner - Guitar
   With
Torsten Lang - Additional Guitar (1, 2, 4), Mellotron (2, 3)
Paul-Willy Stoyan - Additional Slide Guitar & Miku Solo (2, 4)

Description/Reviews
Opening track Symphony Of Swag comes across like Elder who they have coincidentally toured with. The use of prog rock in stoner/doom doesn’t always set my world on fire, but Gaffa Ghandi do a pretty good job of it nonetheless.
War On Fire continues the prog with some added chunky riffage that reminds me of Master Of Puppets era Metallica. It’s also the first of 2 songs to feature some nice Mellotron courtesy of Torsten Lang (who also mixed and mastered the album), this helps to add some diversity to the track. Next up is the over 9-minute Ancient Dominator and the second longest track on the record. To my ears there is a slight 70’s intonation here, with touches of fellow countrymen the Scorpions when Uli John Roth was in the band, hence why the riff is so damn good. More Mellotron is employed which adds to the 70s vibes of the track.
Read the full review by Reza Mills at thesleepingshaman.com

Also read the review at theobelisk.net

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Cirkus V "Trapeze"


Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
LabelRamshaw Records
Format: CD, digital
Release dateApril 24, 2020 (CD), July 31, 2020 (digital)
Tracklist
1.    Fly Intro
2.    Late Heavy Bombardment
3.    Dying to be Living
4.    Trapeze
5.    Let the Darkness Fall
6.    When She Smiles
7.    I Feel It
8.    Another Day
9.    Fly
10.    Millions
11.    Fly By
12.    The Rising Tide


Line-up
Paul Moose Harris – Vocals 
Mick Maughan – Vocals, Guitar
Brian Morton – Bass 
Nick Lmao – Vocals, Guitar
Dave Ramshaw – Vocals
Derek Miller – Keyboards and Programming 
Michael Maddog Davis – Drums 
Lesley Maughan – Voices (8)

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Trapeze
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Traumhaus "In Oculis Meis"


Country: Germany
Genre(s)Progressive Rock/Metal
LabelProgressive Promotion Records
FormatCD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 24, 2020
Tracklist
CD1: (German version)
1. Das Erwachen
2. Bewahren und Verstehen
3. Der Vorsprung
4. Entfliehen
5. Viele Wege
6. Der Neue Morgen
7. Verstehen und Bewahren
8. Die Dunkelheit Durchleuchten

CD2: (English version)
1. The Awakening
2. Preserve & Understand
3. Walk On Yourself
4. Escape
5. So Many Ways
6. The New Morning
7. Understand & Preserve
8. X- Ray The Darkness

Line-up
Alexander Weyland - keys, vocals
Tobias Hampl - guitar
Ray Gattner - drums
Till Ottinger - bass

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Bandcamp (English Edition)
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So Many Ways
Viele Wege

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Kimmo Pörsti "Wayfarer"


Country: Finland
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Seacrest Oy
Format: CD
Release date: April 2020
Tracklist
1. Arrival (3:00)
2. Heaven's Gate (6:15)
3. Creer, Crecer (4:55)
4. Connection Lost (5:29)
5. Morning Mist (4:42)
6. Thunkit (6:22)
7. Wayfarer (4:54)
8. Cruz Del Sur (Southern Cross) (10:19)
9. Witch Watch (6:51)
10. This Day Is Yours (5:51)
11. Heavy Winter (3:29)
12. Icy Storm (5:28)
13. Mika (5:18)

Total Time 72:53

Line-up
Kimmo Pörsti (The Samurai of Prog, Paidarion, Mist Season): Drums, percussion, bass, keyboards, acoustic guitar
   With
Marek Arnold (Seven Steps To The Green Door, Cyril, Toxic Smile, UPF): Sax, keyboards
Dave Bainbridge (Iona): Guitars, keyboards
Marco Bernard (The Samurai Of Prog): Bass
Carmine Capasso: Guitars
Jenny Darren (Paidarion): Vocals
Rodrigo Godoy (Jaime Rosas, Entrance): Vocals, guitars
Hitomi Iriyama (Stella Lee Jones): Violin
Olli Jaakkola (Paidarion): Flute
Steve Mauk (Mars Hollow): Keyboards
Kev Moore (Paidarion): Vocals
Jose Manuel Medina (Last Knight, Mandalaband): Keyboards, orchestrations
Rafael Pacha: Guitars, whistles, recorders
Otso Pakarinen (Ozone Player, Paidarion ): Keyboards
Hanna Pörsti: Flute
J-P Rantanen: Keyboards
Kari Riihimäki: Guitars
Jari Riitala: Guitars, keyboards, bass
Jaime Rosas (Entrance): Keyboards
Jan-Olof Strandberg (Paidarion): Bass

Description/Reviews
Music ranges from Camel-style songs to groovy fusion instrumentals. Although the album could be described as symphonic-prog in general, you can find celtic and bluesy elements etc as well.
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Tuesday, April 21, 2020

Roman Odoj "Fiasco"


Country: Poland
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
LabelLynx Music - LM180CD
Format: CD, digital
Release dateApril 20, 2020 (CD), May 4, 2020 (digital)
Tracklist
1. Titan (5:44)
2. One Of You (5:55)
3. Castaway (4:24)
4. Deux (5:11)
5. Eurydice (3:27)
6. Human Cartoon (4:10)
7. Annunciation (3:24)
8. Fiasco (6:28)
9. Quintans (6:50)

Total Time 45:33

Line-up
Roman Odoj - guitars
Łukasz Szuba - vocals
Jędrek Skiba - vocals
Arkadiusz Suchara - bass guitar
Darek Gola - drums
Maciej Caputa (Amarok, Colin Bass, Cereus) - keyboard
Robert Gajgier (Division by Zero) - keyboard
Adam Kozubek - keyboard
Paulina Obstój (Mr. Gil, Believe, Di Pamp) - cello
Marcin Skaba - violin
Jan Swaton (Jarecki, Bednarek) - saxophone
Łukasz Zgoda (Bednarek) - saxophone
Jakub Mokrzysiak - electronics

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Monday, April 20, 2020

Triangulum "The Absence Of Matter"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: April 20, 2020
Tracklist
1. The Absence (1:44)
2. Conception (3:26)
3. Birth Right (4:49)
4. Buzzards With Hands And Feet (6:27)
5. The March On Colossus (5:57)
6. Sojourn (14:07)
7. The Deafening Sound Of Silence (6:07)

Total Time 42:37

Line-up
Jacob Grant - Guitars, Vocals
Christopher Green - Bass
Alex Uhase - Drums

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DC Sound Collective "Darjeeling Wireless"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Electronica, Ambient
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 20, 2020
Tracklist
1. Mizuna (5:12)
2. Skulls (5:20)
3. Buddha Stamp (4:14)
4. Sabre (4:15)
5. Tsuki No Usagi (6:14)
6. Maze @ Xebec (7:33)
7. The Gift Horse (5:43)
8. Gravitas (10:16)
9. Freed (for Fred) (6:08)
10. In White Ashes (4:10)

Total Time 59:05

Line-up
Eldon Hardenbrook - bass, keyboards, electric guitars, drums, samples, vocals (1, 7)
Daniel Crommie - flutes, keyboards, electric dulcimer, percussion, drums, samples, bulbul tarang, harmonica, whisper/vocals (8)
Bruce Hazen - electric guitars (4 - 8, 10), synth (5)
Colin Henson - electric guitars (1 - 3, 7, 9).
Dave Thatcher - bongos (6)

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First Mountain "T-Minus; Your Highness"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Format: digital
Release date: April 20, 2020
Tracklist
1. Little Lamb (6:10)
2. Lucifer's Hex-Annual Picnic (7:34)
3. Horseneck Cheeseburger (1:55)
4. Banana Pop (6:21)
5. Dynynytyzmz (4:57)
6. Globbers Incorporated (3:33)
7. Who D'Snakey? (7:01)

Total Time 37:31

Line-up
Jim Tyndall - Bass, Guitars, Keyboards & Clavinet & Midi (4, 6)
Billy Riker - Guitars & Swells (1, 3, 5-7), Strange Effects (1, 5, 6)
Gordon Kuba - Drumset (1, 3-7)
Andrew Zhang - Synthesizer Solo (1), Clavinet & Electric Piano (4, 6), Synthesizer (7)
Andrew Digrius - Trumpet (1, 2, 5), Electric Trumpet & Sonic Manipulator (2, 5)
Jon Evers - Electric Piano (1, 5) Clavinet (5)
Ellis Jasenovic - Tenor Saxophone (1, 2, 5)
Phil Engsberg - Alto Saxophone (1, 2, 5)
Rob Ingram - Guitar Solo (1, 3, 6, 7)
Matt Olsson - Drumset (2)
Jon Evers - Keyboards (2)
Noah Flint - Electric Guitar (2)
Chris Gold - Alto Saxophone (4, 6)
Destiny Autumn - Vocals (7), Background Vocals (4)
James Gibbs - Trumpet (4, 6)
Denis Daley - Tenor Saxophone (4, 6), Baritone Saxophone (6)
Stephen Justice - Trombone (4, 6)
Denis Daley - Baritone Saxophone(5)
Ben Kovacs - Tenor Saxophone & Flute (7)

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Realisea "Mantelpeace"


Country: Netherlands
Genre(s)Progressive Rock, AOR
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 20, 2020
Tracklist
1. Las Vegas Lace (4:10)
2. Deep Blue (4:58)
3. Riroda Roads (7:05)
4. Strong Enough (5:05)
5. Leave Street (6:03)
6. Out Of This World (3:42)
7. Your Part (4:54)
8. Circles Of Silence (5:23)
9. This Time (3:48)
10. Liquid Domino (4:37)
11. Our Stage (7:51)

Total Time 57:36

Line-up
Brian de Graeve (Silhouette) - guitars & vocals
Rob van Nieuwenhuijzen - drums & percussion
Geoffrey de Graeve - bass guitar
Christophe Rapenne - keyboard
Marjolein de Graeve - flute & vocals
   With
Simon Rogers (Also Eden) - guitar
Ger Otten - French horn
Jean Pageau (Mystery) - vocals (8)
and more

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Strong Enough
Teaser

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The Arc Light Sessions "The Unintended Consequence of Memory"


Country: Canada
Genre(s)Symphonic
Formatdigital
Release date: April 20, 2020
Tracklist
1. All Our Sorrows    (5:25)
2. The Company We Keep  (6:42)
3. To the People  (6:19)
4. The Persistence of Memory  (4:09)
5. Trouble in Paradise  (4:45)
6. Into the Ether  (2:50)
7. The Enemy Time (8:20)
8. The Mystery  (6:00)

Line-up
John Alarcon: Piano, synthesizers, organ, mellotron and lead vocals
Hugo Emard: Bass
Steve Valmont: Drums
Luc Tremblay: Flute and oboe
Patrick Simpson: Guitars

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8 tracks

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Sunday, April 19, 2020

Alma Arcana "The Human Enigma"


Country: Argentina
Genre(s)Progressive Power Metal
Format: digital
Release date: April 19, 2020
Tracklist
1. The Fall (7:47)
2. Overture (1:36)
3. Into The Dark (4:17)
4. Path Of Despair (4:36)
5. Mary Bell (5:52)
6. Abyss' Gaze (3:29)
7. Paradigm Shift (5:46)
8. Evil's Laughter (5:58)
9. Shadow Fades Away (6:33)
10. Trial By Fire (4:22)

Total Time 50:16

Line-up
Gerardo Lopez - Bass
Sergio Vázquez - Drums
Jack Lewin - Guitars
Cesar Ambrosini - Guitars, Vocals

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Last Rock Empire "Death To The Monkey People"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: April 18, 2020
Tracklist
1. Damn The Torpedoes (4:44)
2. Quasar (4:48)
3. Broken (4:33)
4. 405@3AM (4:50)
5. I Could (3:35)
6. Ghost In The House Of Healing (5:05)
7. The Scorpion And The Frog (6:31)
8. Out Among Stars (3:49)
9. Equilibrium (5:10)
10. The Tipping Point (4:09)
11. 11 (6:07)

Total Time 53:21

Line-up
Jay Allred
Chuck Anderson
Scott Strauss
Kevin Shobe
Jeff Castanon

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Saturday, April 18, 2020

Kristoffer Gildenlöw "Homebound"


Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Art Rock
Format: CD+DVD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 18, 2020
Tracklist:
1. Eternal
2. Holy Ground
3. Like Father Like Son
4. Infected
5. Snow
6. Our Home
7. I Cried Today
8. Chelsea Hotel #2
9. You Need Not Stay (Away)

Line-up
Kristoffer Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation) - Vocals, Various Instruments
   With
Dirk Bruinenberg (7 Miles To Pittsburgh, Patrick Rondat) – Drums
Jeroen Molenaar – Drums
Fredrik Hermansson (Pain of Salvation) – Piano
Marcel Singor (Kayak) – Guitar
Paul Coenradie (Valentine) – Guitar
Jan Willem Ketelaers (Knight Area) – Backing Vocals
Erna auf der Haar – Backing Vocals
Maaike Peterse (Kingfisher Sky, Ayreon) – Cello
Ola Sjönnerby – Brass

Description/Reviews
... you get dark, eerie, nostalgic and somewhat soothing music with symphonic elements and heartfelt guitar solos. Landing on the softer side of the post-progressive spectrum, Kristoffer Gildenlöw has been compared with bands and artists such as David Sylvian, The Deer Hunter, Blackfield, No Man, Roger Waters among others. From small, minimalistic songs and soundscapes to full symphonic rock with choirs, strings, brass, howling guitar solos and carefully chosen instrumentations, his music tells a story. 
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