Constancia "Final Curtain"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive Metal, Hard Rock, AOR
Label: MelodicRock Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: July 10, 2015
Tracklist: 
01. Don't Tread On My Heart
02. Spectres
03. Way To Life
04. Live A Lie
05. Hang Tough
06. Lucidia
07. Hold On My Heart
08. Greyhound Therapy (Special Edition Bonus Track)
09. Lies Within Lies
10. Little Fighter
11. In Your Eyes
12. Final Curtain
13. Wake Up Dreaming (Special Edition Bonus Track)
14. Trail Of Tears (Feat. Michael Mueller) (Special Edition Bonus Track)

Line-up:
David Fremberg - Vocals (Andromeda)
Janne Stark - Guitar (Grand Design, Overdrive, Locomotive Breath)
Mikael Rosengren - Keyboards (Token, Scudiero)
Linus Abrahamsson - Bass (Andromeda)
TrumPeter Svensson - Drums (Faith, Mercy, Locomotive Breath)

   With

Michael Mueller (14)

Media/Samples 
Hang Tough

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Vindictiv "World Of Fear"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive Metal, AOR
Label: MelodicRock Records
Format: CD
Release date: July 10, 2015
Tracklist: 

1. Prophecy
2. Why
3. Paralyzed
4. Clay
5. Day
6. World of Fear
7. Till The Dawn
8. Dead Men
9. Wall of Pain
10. Far Beyond The Sun (instrumental Yngwie Malmsteen cover)
11. The End (bonus track)

Line-up: 
Stefan Lindholm – guitar
Pontus Larsson – keyboards
Nalle Påhlsson – bass
Mark Boals (Dokken, ex-Yngwie Malmsteen) – vocals
Marco Minnemann (Kreator, Joe Satriani, Steven Wilson) – drums
    With
Mark Basile (DGM) – keyboards
Mats Olausson (Yngwie Malmsteen, Lion's Share, Ark, Evil Masquerade) - keyboards

Description/Reviews: 

“Prophecy” opens the album with a heavy and unrelenting riff while Boals voice soars over it. While the heaviness of the song is present a melodic side shines through and it’s a good precursor of what’s to follow on the rest of the record. “Why” continues the heavy yet melodic vibe with another riff-based tune and the sounds of DREAM THEATER from their “Images & Words” period starts to shine through. The keyboard work on this song is special and very Kevin Moore-ish. The record takes an even more melodic turn on “Paralyzed”. The song has a very melodic nature with the chorus as Boals vocals shine even more than they have so far and again I find myself impressed with the keyboard work of Pontus Larsson (and company). Vindictiv does a great job of meshing the heavy and melodic sides of metal. I don’t want to go any further without mentioning the speedy fretwork of Stefan Lindholm, who keeps pace with the frantic keyboard work and is equally impressive every step of the way.

 Read the full review by Mark Balogh at rockeyez.com

Media/Samples 
Paralyzed

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