Brave New Worlds ".Net of Illusions"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: May 31, 2021
Tracklist

CD 1

1. Across His.side (9:13) 

2. Across Her.side (8:07) 

3. Obscure Light Prelude (3:03) 

4. Darkest Lights (8:28) 

5. Kilometers In My Bed (4:48) 

6. Sea Of Endless Worlds (6:27) 

7. Illusions Theme I (6:58) 

8. Sliding Reality (8:03) 

Total CD 1 Time 55:07

CD 2

1. Net Of Being (9:12) 

2. Neuromancer (7:54) 

3. Dstry Ur Wrk (7:13) 

4. Butterfly Effects (11:27) 

5. Across Theme (5:37) 

6. Splinters Of Joy (10:00) 

7. Frozen Waves (10:11) 

Total CD 2 Time 61:34

Line-up

Fabio Armani: piano, keyboards, synthesizers, ethnic instruments, samplers, electronic drums, arrangements, programming and electronics

Luciano Masala: electric and acoustic guitars

Andrea Fenili: lead vocals & backing vocals, electric and acoustic guitars (1/5, 2/3)

   With:

Simona Capozucco: lead vocals (1/2, 2/5), backing vocals (1/1, 1/6, 2/6)

Peter Voronov: violin, electric violin, viola (1/2, 1/4, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 2/4, 2/7) 

Manuel Trabucco: clarinet, tenor & soprano sax (1/4, 1/6, 1/7, 2/4, 2/7) 

Massimiliano Gentilini: bass (1/4, 1/6, 1/8) 

Lenina Crowne: bass and stick

John (the Savage): drums and percussion

Simone Ceracchi: bass (2/6)

Alberto Gatti: electric guitars

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Red Side Visible "A Break from Normality"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: May 31, 2021
Tracklist

1. Snap Crackle Pop (7:16) 

2. Dislocated (5:40) 

3. Scary Visions Of You In The Shower (5:36) 

4. Bap Boom Boom Part 1 (3:20) 

5. Bap Boom Boom Part 2 (7:13) 

6. Bap Boom Boom Part 3 (3:42) 

7. It's More Complicated Than You Think (9:04) 

8. Snap Crackle Pop - Pre Order Version (7:16) 

9. Scary Visions Of You In The Shower - Pre Order Version (5:36) 

10. Bap Boom Boom Part 3 - Pre Order Version (3:42) 

Total Time 58:25

Line-up

Tim Mirth: Guitar, Vocals, Keys, Violin, Viola, Other

Paul Stranahan: Drums

Chris Herald: Alto Sax

   With

Daniel Spearman : Trumpet (1)

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Between The Jars "What's To Come"

Country: Netherlands
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 28, 2021
Tracklist

1. The Swarm (3:56) 

2. All In Me (4:17) 

3. Untethered (8:04) 

4. The Volume Rat (4:35) 

5. Passing Through (4:17) 

6. Collision (2:16) 

7. All In Me (Reprise) (8:38) 

Total Time 36:03 

Line-up

Florian Albronda – Vocals, Guitar, Synthesizer, Piano

Chris Fonteijn – Electric and Acoustic Guitar

Marleen Cuijpers – Rhodes, Hammond, Synthesizer, Piano, Backing Vocals

Maarten van den Ende – Bass

Max Mulhuijzen – Drums, Percussion

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Deezer
Passing Through

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K'mono "Return To The 'E'"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: May 28, 2021
Tracklist

1. Highlighter (1:44) 

2. All For The King (8:26) 

3. Which Warlock? (7:56) 

4. Feel You Pulsing (6:09) 

5. The Judicious Shall Be Particoated & The Unpregnant O'er Wrought (Movements I-III) (13:06) 

Total Time 37:21

Line-up

Jeffrey Carlson: guitars, vocals, synths & organs

Chad Fjerstad: bass, vocals, synths & organs

Timothy Java: drums

   With

Alexander Kish: saxophone (5)

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Country: Finland
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: May 28, 2021
Tracklist

1. Silver Lake (3:04) 

2. Sentiment (3:45) 

3. Storm (4:14) 

4. Ray Of Light (3:31) 

5. Alkusointu (4:43) 

6. In Her Solitude (4:48) 

7. Promising Sun (4:17) 

8. Fading Moon (4:28) 

9. Apprentice (4:30) 

Total Time 37:20

Line-up
Esa Holopainen (Amorphis) - Guitars 

Vili Itäpelto - Keyboards  

Pasi Heikkilä - Bass  

Sampo Haapaniemi - Drums, Percussion 

Ronny Hemlin - Backing vocals 

Gas Lipstick - Drums

Jonas Renske (Katatonia) - Vocals (2, 9)

Håkan Hemlin (Nordman) - Vocals (3)

Einar Solberg (Leprou) - Vocals (4)

Vesa-Matti Loiri - Spoken word (5)

Tomi Joutsen (Amorphis) - Vocals (6)

Björn 'Speed' Strid (Soilwork/The Night Flight Orchestra) - Vocals (7) 

Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering) - Vocals (8)

Description/Reviews:

As is likely evident by now, Holopainen’s achievement lies in mining the strengths of each singer even while working within the context of these original songs. It’s Holopainen’s own material, yes, but it also delivers a kind of “greatest hits” vibe in terms of the sonic signature of its star vocalists.

Read the full review by Scott Medina at sonicperspectives.com

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Raza "Space Pirates"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Instrumental Symphonic Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: May 28, 2021
Tracklist

1. Event Horizon (3:32) 

2. The Technological Singularity (9:03) 

3. The Ossuary (7:03) 

4. Nebular Hysteresis I (In The Valley Of The Kings) (3:01) 

5. Nebular Hysteresis II (Space Detritus) (1:09) 

6. Nebular Hysteresis III (Models Of Reality) (3:23) 

7. Nautilus (6:28) 

8. Heroes Fanfare (5:50) 

9. Heroes (Reprise) (4:01) 

Total Time 43:30

Line-up
Dr.Raza aka Raza Hussain Khawaja - everything

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Marekvist "Solrenning"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: May 28, 2021
Tracklist

1. Solrenning I (3:40) 

2. Bergtatt (3:23) 

3. Vårløysing (3:32) 

4. Natt (3:35) 

5. Svevn (4:53) 

6. Mare (5:53) 

7. Einsam (3:54) 

8. Stilla (1:50) 

9. Solrenning II (1:27) 

Total Time 32:07 

Line-up

Mathias Degnepoll Øren - guitars, composer

Richard Andreas Salvesen - drum kit and norwegian rope drums

Tobias Øymo Solbakk - drum kit and percussion

Håkon Sakseide - bass guitar

Birk Gjermundbo - Hammond, pump organ and electronics

Live-Andrea Gjessen Rasch - lead vocals

Klara Høeg - vocals

Sigrid Rekve - vocals

Description/Reviews:

Marekvist identify themselves as experimental folk music, but I'd dare to say that what these Norwegians play falls into much-much broader categories. Discarding all understatements, Solrenning is Scandinavian prog rock music (a term already much akin to RPI), in concentrated form. Apart from the really strong folk roots that many Scandinavian bands share (Ritual, Kerrs Pink, the mighty Änglagård etc.) their music also pays homage to the 70s Scandinavian bands. Fans of Trettioariga Kriget, Atlas, and Wigwam would enjoy the confident, vintage-sounding riffs, with some great grooves.

Read the full review by Sergey Nikulichev at dprp.net

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Mike Salow "The Hunt"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 28, 2021
Tracklist

1. So It Begins (7:21) 

2. Watch For Falling Rocks (6:34) 

3. A Most Excellent Game (4:46) 

4. The Hunt (6:05) 

5. Bookends Of Madness (5:46) 

6. Endless (2:56) 

7. Up & Up (bonus track) (6:28) 

Total Time 39:56

Line-up
Mike Salow - Guitars, Bass, Keys, Drums Programming

   With 
Jack Gardiner (2)

Al Joseph (4) 

Per Nilsson (5)

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Jack O' The Clock "Leaving California"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Avant/Folk/Chamber Progressive Rock
Label: Cuneiform Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 28, 2021
Tracklist

1. Jubilation (2:49) 

2. You Let Me Down (3:32) 

3. The Butcher (8:39) 

4. A Quarter Page Ad (3:17) 

5. Leaving California (6:57) 

6. Fascination (8:13) 

7. Narrow Gate (11:49) 

Total Time 45:16

Line-up

Damon Waitkus – vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, mandolin, keyboards, hammer dulcimer, etc

Emily Packard – violin

Jason Hoopes – bass

Jordan Glenn – drums

Thea Kelly – vocals

  With

Ivor Holloway - clarinet (3), saxophones (7)

Josh Packard - cello (4)

Myles Boisen - pedal steel (5)

Description/Reviews:

Jack O’ The Clock’s Leaving California is a highly-detailed musical adventure that reveals new layers with repeated listens, from the opening strums of “Jubilation,” which introduces the record with whimsical folksy fanfare, to the angular harmonized violin lead on the closing track, “Narrow Gate.” Throughout, the songs of bandleader Damon Waitkus recall artists such as David Sylvian, Fairport Convention, and Elliott Smith, while creative musical arrangements showcase the band’s high-level compositional and instrumental chops. Upon first listen, Leaving California offers plenty of hooks, but this is music that truly reveals its depth upon the scrutiny of repeated spins.

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Various Artists "A Tribute to Pink Floyd - Still Wish You Were Here"

Country: Multinational
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Space Rock
Label: Cleopatra Records - CLO2309CD
Format: CD, digital, vinyl 
Release date: May 28, 2020
Tracklist

1. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (13:16) 

2. Welcome To The Machine (6:57) 

3. Have A Cigar (5:07) 

4. Wish You Were Here (5:33) 

5. Shine On You Crazy Diamond (Parts 6-9) (12:38) 

Total Time 43:31

Line-up
Geoff Tate, Steve Hackett, Billy Sheehan, Mel Collins, Geoff Downes, Ian Paice (1)

Todd Rundgren, Rick Wakeman, Tony Levin (2) 

James LaBrie, Steve Stevens, Patrick Moraz, Rat Scabies, Jah Wobble (3)

Rik Emmett, Joe Satriani, Edgar Froese, David Ellefson, Carmine Appice (4)

Rod Argent, Steve Hillage, Ian Paice, Bootsy Collins (5)

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Glassgod "Ancestral Stories"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Symphonic Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 28, 2021 (digital)
Tracklist

1. Nebula (1:56) 

2. Particle Dance (5:02) 

3. Terra Nova (6:36) 

4. Luca (4:42) 

5. Cold Cloak (6:22) 

6. Underwater Bloom (6:55) 

7. Conquest Of Continents (3:51) 

8. Hunter And Prey (3:32) 

9. The Great Extinction 1:Permian - Triassic (1:43) 

10. Jurassic Blood (6:06) 

11. The Great Extinction 2:Cretaceous - Paleogene (1:31) 

12. Ancestral Story (7:38) 

13. Mankind (12:02) 

14. Luca (Radio Edit) (3:26) 

Total Time 71:22

Line-up

Johannes - Bass

Patrick Oertel - Guitars

Marian Lux - Guitars, Drum Programming

Mario Hartwig - Vocals, Synths, Orchestration

   With

Liv Kristine (13)

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What Strange Beasts "The Maestro's Tale"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Psychedelic
Format: digital
Release date: May 28, 2021
Tracklist

1. Dear Maestro (4:03) 

2. Sublimation (0:47) 

3. Up In The Air (6:25) 

4. Junkyard (1:07) 

5. You Are Lost (4:13) 

6. Rainsong (1:14) 

7. Antidote (5:00) 

8. Debris (0:56) 

9. The Field (5:12) 

10. Crater (0:45) 

11. Onslaught (3:24) 

12. Long Grass (0:51) 

13. Venom (3:43) 

14. 68 Camino (1:04) 

15. Eyes On The Road (5:13) 

16. Drift (1:31) 

17. Precipitation (5:35) 

Total Time 51:03 

Line-up

Cat - Guitars, Vocals

Aaron Kremer - Bass, Vocals

Benjamin Ruby - Keyboards, Vocals

Jonathan Maxwell - Drums, Vocals

   With

Thomas & Dave Marriott - Horns (11)

Alisa Milner - Cello (17)

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St. Claire "Claire's Fantasy"

Country: Japan
Genre(s): Symphonic
Format: CD
Release date: May 28, 2021
Tracklist

1. Dawning (2:32)

2. A Sea Within (4:37)

3. Striders (9:32)

4. Hand in Hand (5:59)

5. Claire's Song (2:08)

6. The Place (9:32)

7. Pandora (5:01)

Total Time 39:21

Line-up

Yuko Anzai - keyboards, chorus

Kiko - vocals

Ayaka Tominaga - violin

Eiji Moriguchi - guitars, tiple, chorus

Sunao Hikida - drums

Hiroaki Fujii - bass, chorus

   With

Yan Cyonja - chorus

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Sylvan "One to Zero"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Gentle Art of Music - GAOM070
Format: CD, vinyl
Release date: May 28, 2021
Tracklist

1. Bit By Bit – 6:16

2. Encoded At Heart – 6:42

3, Start Of Your Life – 3:14

4. Unleashed Power – 7:31

5. Trust In Yourself – 5:33

6. On My Odyssey – 6:27

7. Part Of Me – 9:16

8. Worlds Apart – 3:58

9. Go Viral – 6:41

10. Not A Goodbye – 10:15

Line-up

Marco Glühmann - Vocals

Matthias Harder - Drums

Sebastian Harnack - Bass

Volker Söhl - Keyboards

   With

Johnny Beck - Guitars

Kalle Wallner (RPWL) - Additional Acoustic Guitars

Yogi Lang (RPWL) - Additional Keyboards

Bine Heller - Backing Vocals (2, 5, 8 )

Katja Flintsch - Violin, Viola (5-7)

Description/Reviews:

One To Zero is lush and airy at the same time. It is intellectual, yet entertaining. The riffs, the solos, the interplay, und last but not least the lyrical depth, are all the complex culmination of a mere idea that was unfolded and magnified into epic proportions. One to Zero fits well into these times, in which tech billionaires name their child X AE A-XII, or the often dystopian 'Black Mirror' is a mainstream hit series. That is only logical, given the actual reality that that we all live in. One To Zero was conceived in the Farm Studios in Freising/Bavaria und the careful supervision and production of Kalle Wallner and Yogi Lang, who also mixed the album.

Also read the track-by-track review at progressiverockcentral.com 

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Go Viral

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The Vicious Head Society "Extinction Level Event"

Country: Ireland
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock

Label: Hostile Media 
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 28, 2021
Tracklist

1) Extinction Level Event

2) Solipsism

3) The Signal

4) Judgement

5) Throes of Despair

6) YP138

7) On a Silver Thread

8) Absolution

9) Hymn of Creation (I) Cycle of Rebirth (II) Last Light

Line-up
Graham Keane - guitars, synth

Klemen Markelj - drums

Pat Byrne (Hedfuzy) - bass

Nahuel Ramos - synth

Nathan Maxx - vocals

Andy Ennis - growls

Matheus Manente - bass (3, 7)

  With

Chris Brooks - guitar solo (6)

Shelley Weiss - violin (4)

Media/Samples
The Signal  

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Karmamoi "Room 101"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital, vinyl 
Release date: May 28, 2021
Tracklist

1. Memory Holes
2. Drop by Drop
3. Dark City
4. Zealous Man
5. Newspeak 
6. Room 101
7. The New World

Line-up

Daniele Giovannoni - Drums, Keyboards and Backing Vocals

Alex Massari - Guitars

Alessandro Cefalì - Bass

   With

Adam Holzman (Miles Davis, Steven Wilson) – Piano and Moog Solo (5)

Steve Unruh (Resistor, The Samurai of Prog, UPF) – Violin and Flute (1, 2, 5)

Sara Rinaldi – Main Vocal

Emilio Merone – Piano and Key Solo (7)

Valerio Sgargi – Tenor & Backing Vocals

Francesca Zanetta (Unreal City) – Solina (1)

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Wine Guardian "Timescape"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Logic Il Logic Records, Burning Minds Music Group - LOG047
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 28, 2021
Tracklist

1. Chemical Indulgence (7:48) 

2. Little Boy (7:51) 

3. Magus (5:44) 

4. Digital Dharma (8:05) 

5. The Luminous Whale (9:36) 

6. The Astounding Journey (12:23) 

7. 1935 (Bonus Track) (4:55) 

Total Time 56:22

Line-up

Lorenzo Parigi: Lead Vocals & Guitar

Stefano Capitani: Bass & Backing Vocals

Davide Sgarbi: Drums & Backing Vocals

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1935
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Daniel Eliseev Project (DEP) "Lost Humanity"

Country: Bulgaria
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: May 26, 2021
Tracklist

1. Beyond The Night (6:35) 

2. Curved Path (6:21) 

3. Autumn Mood (4:43) 

4. Hidden Land (6:58) 

5. Shambhala (6:42) 

6. Mirror World (7:11) 

7. Prayer For Life (4:21) 

8. In Search Of The Truth (6:52) 

Total Time 49:43

Line-up

Daniel Eliseev - guitars, keyboards and programming (8)

   With

Antnonio D'Amato - bass (1, 4, 5, 8)

Jordan McQueen - drums (1, 4, 5, 6, 8)

Anatoli Peev - drums (2, 3, 7)

Marco Marocco - bass (2, 6, 7)

Venci Pavlov - bass (3)

Juan Ignacio Varella - sax (2)

Manuel Trabucco - sax (7)

Pepe Rodriguez - percussion (3)

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Kiku Latte "Stories"

Country: Japan
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Label: Belle Antique - BELLE213482 (Japan), AMS (EU)
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 25, 2021 (Japan, digital), June 18, 2021 (EU)
Tracklist

1. Prologue (0:43) 

2. Puppets (5:43) 

3. Blanketed In Morning Fog (3:34) 

4. The Maze (3:52) 

5. My Story (2:17) 

6. The Encounter Suite (10:38) 

7. Astral Wind (4:31) 

8. Turquoise Wind (4:13) 

Total Time 35:31

Line-up

Kazumi Suzuki - Flute

Yusuke Akiyama - Keyboard

Takumi Kokubu - Bass

Shingo Yoshida - Drums

Hiroyuki Kato - Guitar＆Violin

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Delta "Fears"

Country: Chile
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: May 25, 2021
Tracklist

1. Hate Recipe (04:51)

2. Fears (06:45)

3. Fake Freedom (05:05)

4. Eternal Dream (07:35)

5. Three Faces (04:17)

6. Shoreline (02:14)

7. Oceans (03:53)

8. My Addictions (04:02)

9. Stalker (05:35)

Total Time 44:17

Line-up

Benjamín Lechuga: guitars

Marcos Sánchez: bass

Andrés Rojas: drums

Nicolás Quinteros: keyboards

Paula Loza: vocals

  With

Marco Sfogli: lead guitar (8)

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My Addictions

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Source "Ethereal Self"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 25, 2021
Tracklist

1. Ethereal Self (9:19) 

2. My Encumbrance (7:03) 

3. Nakatapurcinalick (1:02) 

4. The Insipidness (4:53) 

5. False Prophet (7:20) 

6. Movements (9:15) 

7. Origin (5:18) 

8. The Goddess Death (9:23) 

9. Paper Tiger (8:36) 

10. Larva (0:57) 

11. Pupa (13:55) 

Total Time 77:01 

Line-up

Benjamin Gleason - Guitar, vocals

Justin Mirarck - Drums

Jake Demarco - Bass

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Antares "InSanity"

Country: Hungary
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Pop
Format: digital
Release date: May 24, 2021
Tracklist

1. Madeline (5:41) 

2. Journey (5:25) 

3. Too Bad (5:02) 

4. Elevator (5:30) 

5. My Most Boring Nightmare (1:21) 

6. New Moon (6:11) 

7. Help Is On The Way (4:19) 

8. Fresco (5:12) 

9. Awakening (1:21) 

10. There Will Be Someone (6:18) 

11. Valley (6:45) 

Total Time 53:05 

Line-up

Ferenc Kolosai - vocal, bass

Botond Kovács - guitar

Dávid Page Pap - drums

Dávid Dér - keyboards

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mobiUS "Make The Promise"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: May 22, 2021
Tracklist

1. Odyssey (19:07) 

2. Rain Another Day (17:59) 

3. So They Tell Me (10:17) 

4. Spider (5:25) 

Total Time 52:48

Line-up

Tim Newcombe - Keyboards

Alistair McCaig - Bass

Andy Clifton - Drums, Percussion

Andy Hughes - Vocals, Guitars

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Pale Mannequin "Colours of Continuity"

Country: Poland
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 21, 2021
Tracklist

1. The Sleeper (4:22) 

2. Inkblot (5:47) 

3. Scattered (4:08) 

4. Most Favourite Trap (5:46) 

5. Inertia (8:29) 

6. Maniac's Mind (5:04) 

7. Colours Of Continuity (10:51) 

8. In Mono (6:02) 

Total Time 50:29

Line-up

Tomasz Izdebski - Vocals, Guitars, Synths

Grzegorz Mazur - Vocals, Guitars

Dariusz Goc - Bass 

Jakub Łukowski - Drums

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Watershape "You Are Not"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Elevate Records
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: May 21, 2021
Tracklist

1. Enough (5:18)

2. The Mystery Man (7:34)

3. In the Garden of Dreams and Grace (4:55)

4. Colors Rite (6:16)

5. The Endless Journey (4:34)

6. Mr. K (6:20)

7. Floating (In the Damp Air) (4:33)

8. Timanfaya (8:34)

Total Time 48:04

Line-up

Francesco Tresca - drums

Mirko Marchesini - guitar

Mattia Cingano - bass

Enrico Marchiotto - keyboards

Nicolò Cantele - vocals

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Pennies by the Pound "Heat Death Of The Universe"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: May 21, 2021 (digital), October 29, 2021 (vinyl)
Tracklist

1. The Waters (6:49) 

2. Strange Matter (1:17) 

3. Strange Stars (Lies Closer To Truth Than Beauty) (5:32) 

4. 139 (4:13) 

5. Indigo Screams (3:57) 

6. San Francisco Skyline (6:11) 

7. Heat Death (5:28) 

Total Time 33:27

Line-up

Johannes Susitaival - vocals, drums, keyboards, rhythm guitar

Vesa Ranta - lead guitar, rhythm guitar

Tomi Laaksonen - bass

  With

Alexander Meaney - additional lead guitar (5)

Kaisa Ranta - additional vocals (3, 7)

Rauli Eskolin - additional keyboards

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Molybaron "The Mutiny"

Country: Ireland/France
Genre(s): Progressive Alternative Metal
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: May 21, 2021
Tracklist

1. Animals (5:23) 

2. Lucifer (3:23) 

3. Amongst The Boys And The Dead Flowers (4:14) 

4. Prosperity Gospel (4:15) 

5. The Lighthouse (4:37) 

6. Slave To The Algorithm (4:51) 

7. Something For The Pain (4:09) 

8. The Hand That Feeds You (4:10) 

9. Twenty Four Hours (4:54) 

10. Ordinary Madness (4:44) 

Total Time 44:40

Line-up
Gary Kelly - vocals, guitar

Steven Andre - guitar

Sebastian-de-Saint-Angel - bass

Camille Greneron - drums
  With

Whitfield Crane - vocals (9) 

Description/Reviews:

In defining their musical style, I would single out Alterbridge as the band closest to Molybaron. The style of both bands presents difficulty in identifying their primary genre. They are both largely categorised as prog metal. MOLYBARON are also often referred to as groove metal or atmospheric metal. ... Central to both bands is their melody, their guitar style and complex guitar arrangements.

Read 2 reviews by Chris Rafferty and Andy Read at dprp.net

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Spotify 

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Zorbonauts "Armed Slobbery"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Hard Rock, Progressive Rock
Label: Singsong Music
Format: digital
Release date: May 21, 2021
Tracklist

1. Driving Down Alvarado (4:38) 

2. The Void (4:43) 

3. Your Oilfield's On Fire (5:16) 

4. Echoes Of The Charcoal Cenotaph (4:39) 

5. Yardbird (3:10) 

6. Beautifully Kinky (1:50) 

7. Not Fade Away (2:21) 

8. Banging All Night Long (5:05) 

9. Bloodhound (2:06) 

10. Faith Healer (6:11) 

11. Merry-Go-Round (8:43) 

Total Time 48:42

Line-up
Lynden Williams  (Jerusalem, Deckchair Poets) - vocals

Ollie Hannifan (Deckchair Poets) - guitars

Geoff Downes (Asia, Yes, Deckchair Poets) - keyboards
Nick D’Virgilio (Big Big Train, Spock's Beard, Deckchair Poets) - drums & percussion
Dave Meros (Spock's Beard, Pattern-Seeking Animals) - bass
Bob Cooke (Jerusalem, Deckchair Poets) - guitar
Rachael Hawnt (Deckchair Poets) - vocals
Will Wilde - harmonica
Rachel Hall (Big Big Train, Deckchair Poets) - violin

Ray Drury (The Producers) - keyboards & accordion 

Gina Briant - piccolo & tin whistle
Rob Aubrey 

Media/Samples
Deezer

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Derev "Leap Of Faith"

Country: Canada 
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 21, 2021
Tracklist

1. Tunnel Vision (1:04)

2. Turab (5:15)

3. Futile (8:22)

4. Delayed (7:07)

5. Slipping Down Again (5:59)

6. Ghost of Guilt (8:35)

Line-up

Armando Bablanian - Guitars

Liam Horrigan - Bass

Michel Karakach - Drums

   With

Adel Saflou - Vocals

Description/Reviews:

Derev seeks to combine western progressive rock with the Arabic and Armenian heritage of its two founder members (mixing worldwide ingredients with local recipes)... This debut (mini) album is short, but with a rich variety. It showcases a talented group of musicians who are still exploring a range of linked, but different, sound palettes. I think they could well be onto something, if they can focus their compositions and style with some stronger hooks. Leap Of Faith is a strong opening statement and is a recommended listen for those musical culinary types, who enjoy songs that mix and blend influences from different cultures.

Read the full review by Andy Read at dprp.net

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Youtube

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ANIMATE "Infinite Imaginations"

Country: Poland
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 21, 2021
Tracklist

1. Threshold (5:30) 

2. Force Gravity (6:32) 

3. Ghostmaker (5:28) 

4. Still Water (6:49) 

5. Back To Cold (7:49) 

6. A Web Of Madness (7:23) 

7. Pleasant Addiction (8:45) 

Total Time 48:16

Line-up

Robert Robin Niemiec – vocals

Marcin Trela – guitars

Przemek Skrzypiec – bass, samples, synthesizers

Sebastian Jezierski – drums & percussion

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Laura Meade "The Most Dangerous Woman in America"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Art Rock, Progressive Rock
Label: Doone Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: May 21, 2021 (CD, digital), June 21, 2021​ (vinyl)
Tracklist

1. On the Shores of the Seine

2. Leaving

3. Burned at the Stake 

4. Iconoclast

5. End of the Road in Hollywood

6. Doesn't Change a Thing

7. The Most Dangerous Woman in America 

8. The Shape of Shock

9. Forgive Me

10. Tell Me, Love

Line-up
Laura Meade (IZZ):Vocals, Keyboards
John Galgano (IZZ): Bass Guitar, Additional Keyboards, Electric Guitar
Tom Galgano (IZZ): Keyboards 
Brian Coralian (IZZ): V-Drums, Electronic Drums, Percussion

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Vola "Witness"

Country: Denmark/Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock
Label: Mascot Records/Mascot Label Group
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: May 21, 2021
Tracklist

1. Straight Lines

2. Head Mounted Sideways

3. 24 Lightyears

4. These Black Claws 

5. Freak

6. Napalm

7. Future Bird

8. Stone Leader Falling Down

9. Inside Your Fur

Line-up
Asger Mygind - guitar & vocals
Martin Werner - keys & programming
Nicolai Mogensen - bass
Adam Janzi - drums
   With

SHAHMEN (4)

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Evership "The Uncrowned King- Act 1"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock Opera
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 21, 2021
Tracklist

1. The Pilgrimage**

    I. Desert of Facts

    II. The Temple of Truth

    III. The Quiet Room

2. The Voice of the Waves

3. Crownshine** / Allthetime*

4. The Tower***

5. The Voice of the Evening Wind

6. Yettocome** / Itmightbe*

7. Wait**

Line-up

Beau West: Lead Vocals

Shane Atkinson: Keyboards, Drums, Vocals,

Percussion, Theremin, Sound Design 

James Atkinson: Lead Guitar*

John Rose: Rhythm, Classical, Acoustic and Lead Guitars**

Ben Young: Bass Guitar

Matt Harrell: 12-String Guitar on “The Pilgrimage”

   With

Poem Atkinson: as “The Voice of the Evening Wind”

Mike Priebe: Additional Background Vocals

The Charles Heimermann Choir

The Adriatic Sea: Sea Organ (Zadar, Croatia)

Description/Reviews:

Album 3 is the first half of a Rock Opera adaptation of the 1910 book by Harold Bell Wright called The Uncrowned King. This story is an allegory in the style of The Pilgrim's Progress but with a story arch of Twain's Prince and the Pauper meets Dicken's Christmas Carol. A pilgrim on a search for Truth arrives at the Temple of Truth with questions about the journey. In answer, the Keeper of the Temple retires him to The Quiet Room, overlooking The Beautiful Sea, where he is visited by the The Four Voices of Life. Each Voice tells him a piece of a story entitled "The Uncrowned King", to give answer to his questions. Broken into two releases, the story is an allegory on the nature of truth. It is a statement that real truth cannot be derived solely by the senses, but it is more transcendent and one must be courageous in its pursuit and consequence.

Media/Samples
Overture

Allthetime (Radio Edit)

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Asymmetry "Anima"

Country: Belarus
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital 
Release date: May 18, 2021
Tracklist

1. Anemoia (1:32)

2. Keepers (5:33)

3. Luminescent (4:27)

4. Phoenix (5:20)

5. Thalassa Embrace (4:28)

6. Exile (3:55)

7. Despair (4:56)

8. Inception II (4:31)

9. Sentimental (3:45)

Total Time 38:27

Line-up

Yulia Skvortsova - vocals

Ruslan Kotowski - guitar

Sergey Grigoriev - guitar

Valery Pavluchenko - bass

Anton Kurek - drums

   With

Konstantin Tevrizov - saxophone solo (7)

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François Thollot "Tensions"

Country: France
Genre(s): Instrumental Canterbury, Avant Prog, Zeuhl
Format: digital
Release date: May 17, 2021
Tracklist

1. Open bar (03:55)

2. Valse n°13 BWV 912 (02:46)

3. Aspirateur a air (05:18)

4. Poulain aux amandes (04:06)

5. Paindemie (05:13)

6. Limited mutation (03:00)

7. La legende des lapins nuisibles (3:04) 

8. Antiloop (3:16) 

9. Seek bees (4:59) 

10. Kastanex (2:48) 

11. Arrested development (6:50) 

Total Time 45:15

Line-up
François Thollot (Scherzoo) - everything

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Dimwind "Slow Wave Violence"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive/Post Metal
Format: CD, digital, cassette
Release date: May 14, 2021 (digital), September 17, 2021 (CD, cassette)
Tracklist

1. Blinds Drawn (5:40) 

2. 4 AM (4:50) 

3. Slow Wave Deceit (7:57) 

4. False Awakening (7:02) 

5. Håglös (2:34) 

6. Pelagic Vim (5:47) 

7. Broken Silver Cord (8:38) 

Total Time 42:28

Line-up
Andreas Hansen - guitars
Jonas Eriksson - drums

Description/Reviews:

they released this instrumental debut album immersed in the soundscapes of post-rock and post-metal. And sometimes they burst beyond the boundaries of the genre with their heavy guitars, bass licks, dynamic drumming - creating an ambience of emotion, mournfulness and longing. Just the title of the album is enough to get your imagination running. And the melodic, riff-based music it carries lives up to the title´s promise.

Read the full review by Knut at veilofsound.com

Also read the review at noobheavy.com

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Bandcamp

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Soulvapor "Soul Searching"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: May 14, 2021
Tracklist

1. Initiate (3:07) 

2. Adventure Quencher (3:34) 

3. Obsidian Vision (3:37) 

4. Winter (3:36) 

5. Fluorescent Essence (3:52) 

6. Memories (6:15) 

7. From Ashes / Trials (5:39) 

8. Exit (3:52) 

Total Time 33:32

Line-up
Hiren Saravana

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Joe Bailey "Ghosts"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: May 14, 2021
Tracklist

1. Haunted House (8:41) 

2. River Of Spite (6:17) 

3. Waiting (7:36) 

4. Abracadabra (4:37) 

5. Rat Race (7:45) 

6. Ghosts (8:38) 

Total Time 43:34

Line-up
Joe Bailey - guitars, bass, vocals, programming (synth, orchestration, drums)

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Rædsel "Menetekel"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Post Rock/Metal
Label: Fluttery Records - FLTTRY186
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 14, 2021
Tracklist

1. My Hands Your Eyes (5:59) 

2. Treetop (8:09) 

3. Mediocre (3:19) 

4. Menetekel (6:46) 

5. Follow The Little Dotted Line (9:09) 

Total Time 33:22

Line-up
Andreas Kumerics - Guitar, Vocals

Stefan Schmitt - Bass

Philip Ackermann - Drums

Richard Faber - Guitar, Synth, Vocals

Description/Reviews:

Four piece post-rock band from Kassel, Germany Rædsel release Menetekel which is not a conventional post-rock album. Menetekel sheds light on the compatibility of complex and putatively simple music. The music combines complex elements of progressive rock/progressive metal and accessibility and catchiness of modern rock songs concerning the instrumental approach and the song structures.

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Billie Bottle and The Multiple "The Other Place"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Bad Elephant Music
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 14, 2021
Tracklist

1. Where Does It Begin?

2. All Lies

3. Cogs 

4. The Disconnect

5. Action  

6. The Centre

7. Gremlin

8. X Marks The Spot

9. My First Time Voting

10. Vote John Izod

11. We're Only An Island

12. I Just Met Nigel Farage

13. Plebs

14. Stand By Your Beds

15. Power To The People

16. A Stone, A Seed

17. Time Is What It Used To Be

Line-up

Billie Bottle: Voice, Piano, Keyboards, Guitar, Percussion

Martine Waltier: Voice, Violin, Guitar, Percussion

Roz Harding: Alto sax, Recorder, Percussion

Vivien Goodwin-Darke:Voice, Flute, Recorder, Percussion

Lee Fletcher: Bass, Synths, Keys, Soundscapes, Voice, Guitar, Percussion, Production

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Bandcamp

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Three-Layer Cake "Stove Top"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Avant Prog
Label: RareNoise Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl 
Release date: May 14, 2021
Tracklist

1. Beatified, Bedraggled And Bombed (5:16) 

2. Big Burner (2:48) 

3. A Durable Quest (8:01) 

4. Shepherds (3:06) 

5. Tiller (8:04) 

6. Primary Fuel (4:59) 

7. Luminous Range - Anxious Valve (5:48) 

8. Ballad Of The Gobsmacked (2:02) 

Total Time 40:04 

Line-up

Brandon Seabrook : guitar, banjo, tapes

Mike Pride : drums, marimba, glockenspiel, bells, organ

Mike Watt : bass

Description/Reviews:

Stove Top is uncategorizable in the best sense of the word, patching together elements of punk, free jazz, new music, no wave, doom metal, dub, avant-funk, and various subsectors of the experimental in such freewheeling and raucous fashion that the very idea of divvying them up into disparate inspirations seems laughable.

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Canvas Solaris "Chromosphere"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal 
Label: Divebomb Records - DIVE212
Format: CD
Release date: May 14, 2021
Tracklist

1. Extrasolar Biosignature (10:54) 

2. Hidden Sector (6:00) 

3. Zero Point Field (13:24) 

4. Black Drop Effect (4:26) 

5. Renormalization (6:19) 

6. False Vacuum (8:15) 

Total Time 49:18

Line-up
Nathan Sapp - guitars, synthesizers

Chris Rushing - guitars

Gael Pirlot - bass

Hunter Ginn - drums

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Black Drop Effect 

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Acolyte "Entropy"

Country: Australia
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Wild Thing Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: May 14, 2021
Tracklist

1. Prelude

2. Entropy

3. Resentment

4. Clarity

5. Resilience

6. Idiosyncrasy

7. Solitude

8. Recovery

9. Acceptance

Line-up

Morgan-Leigh Brown - Vocals

Jason Grondman - Bass

Ben Cameron - Guitars

David Van Pelt - Keys & Synths

   With

Ben Rechter (Circles) - Vocals (4)

Oscar Neyland - Double Bass (4, 6)

Edward Wang - Oboe (5) 

Greg Sher - Clarinet (5, 6) 

Erica Tucceri - Flute (5, 6, 8)

Jonty Cameron & Max Cameron - Additional percussion (6)

Media/Samples
Clarity

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Frost* "Day And Age"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Pop
Label: InsideOut
Format: CD, digital, vinyl+CD
Release date: May 14, 2021
Tracklist

1. Day And Age (11:49) 

2. Terrestrial (5:13) 

3. Waiting For The Lie (4:31) 

4. The Boy Who Stood Still (7:33) 

5. Island Life (4:14) 

6. Skywards (4:13) 

7. Kill The Orchestra (9:27) 

8. Repeat To Fade (6:14) 

Total Time 53:14

Line-up
Jem Godfrey - vocals, keyboards
John Mitchell (Arena, Kino) - guitars
Nathan King (Dec Burke) - bass

   With
Kaz Rodriguez (Chaka Khan, Josh Groban) - drums

Darby Todd (The Darkness, Martin Barre) - drums

Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, Mister Mister) - drums

Jason Isaacs - voice

Media/Samples
Day And Age

Terrestrial

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Subterranean Masquerade "Mountain Fever"

Country: Israel
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock
Label: Sensory Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: May 14, 2021
Tracklist

1. Snake Charmer

2. Diaspora, My Love

3. Mountain Fever

4. Inwards

5. Somewhere I Sadly Belong

6. The Stillnox Oratory

7. Ascend

8. Ya Shema Evyonecha

9. For The Leader, With Strings Music

10. Mångata

Line-up

Davidavi “Vidi” Dolev - lead & backing vocals

Tomer Pink - rhythm & acoustic guitars

Or Shalev - lead & acoustic guitars

Shai Yallin - keyboards, glockenspiel

Golan Farhi - bass guitar

Omer Fishbein - lead guitar (3), bulbul tarang (6)

   With

Matan Shmuely (Orphaned Land)  - drums

Yatziv Caspi - percussions

Neta Maimon - cello

Oren Tsor - violin, viola

Idit Mintzer - brass (5, 9)

Alon Karnieli, Idan Kringle, Matan Carlos Mandelbaum  & Richard Aevum - gang vocals (2, 4, 6)

Jackie Hole - female vocals (3, 4, 6)

Yakir Sasson - woodwinds (3,5,8)

Ashmedi Melechesh - harsh vocals (4)

Hadar Levi - talkbox guitar (5)

Uri Shefi - bouzouki, oud, louta

Idan David Amsalem (Orphaned Land) - guitar solo (10)

Description/Reviews:

Boasting ten new songs which encompassing nearly fifty-five minutes of material, Mountain Fever push the balance between pioneering experimentalism to our own take on modern pop culture and its manifestation in the Middle East. Revealing an album composed of African and Balkan brass sections, Arabic violins, extended vocal techniques, and several special guest appearances, watch out for radio friendly hooks that emerge out of heavy riffs and polychromatic arrangements.

Media/Samples
Mångata 

Ascend

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Habitat "Hans, la Niña y el Príncipe"

Country: Argentina
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 12, 2021
Tracklist

1. Príncipe de Un Día (06:09)

2. Dulce María (03:26)

3. No Me Perturbes (03:49)

4. Juego de Niña (05:11)

5. Viene el Ángel (03:45)

6. La carroza de Hans (06:03)

7. Por obra del Sol (bonus track) (07:20)

Line-up

Aldo Pinelli - vocals, bass, guitars, keyboards, programming

Carlos Vidal - drums (6), keyboards (5)

Ricardo Henestroza - keyboards (6)

Roberto Sambrizzi - drums (3, 4, 7)

   With

Renato Betello - flute

Description/Reviews:

With great admiration for Italian Progressive Rock, Habitat sings in Spanish great classics  by Premiata Forneria Marconi, Le Orme, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, Celeste and Fiaba, as well as a bonus track composed by themselves.

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