McCully/Mackay "The Unicorns Are Screaming"

Country: South Africa/UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: October 30, 2020
Tracklist
1. The Unicorns Are Screaming! (Full Version) (7:15)
2. Earth Odyssey (5:18)
3. Haunted Asteroid (2:26)
4. Waiting For The Arrival (4:09)
5. Apocalypse Rising (2:51)
6. Hooked On The Blue Sea (4:39)
7. Freedom Isn't Easy (4:29)
8. The Raven Waits (4:05)
9. Where Do We Go? (4:36)
10. Who Will Sing Our Song? (4:38)

Total Time 44:26

Line-up
Tully McCully aka Terence McCullagh - Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Drums and additional instruments
Gordon MacKay - Keyboards

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Kings of Improg "Henosis"

Country: South Africa
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Post Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: May 20, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Ferrum (5:18)
2. Keymaker (6:17)
3. Gaea (7:57)
4. Insurgent (6:33)
5. Enigma (8:19)
6. Ascension (4:47)

Total Time 39:11

Line-up: 
Byron Muller – Bass / Guitar
Lloyd Mckeen – Guitar / Bass
Chad Snell – Guitar
Slade du Randt – Drums / Percussion

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Kings of Improg "Henosis"

Country: South Africa
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Post Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: May 20, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Ferrum (5:18)
2. Keymaker (6:17)
3. Gaea (7:57)
4. Insurgent (6:33)
5. Enigma (8:19)
6. Ascension (4:47)

Total Time 39:11

Line-up: 
Byron Muller – Bass / Guitar
Lloyd Mckeen – Guitar / Bass
Chad Snell – Guitar
Slade du Randt – Drums / Percussion

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Duncan MacKay & Georg Voros "The Bletchley Park Project"

Country: UK/South Africa
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: Belle Antique (BELLE 172704)
Format: CD
Release date: March 25, 2017
Tracklist:
1. Bletchley Park (8:58)
2. Syndactyly (4:06)
3. Let Go (4:55)
4. Finding The One (6:30)
5. The One With The Child In Her Eyes (4:44)
6. City Of Sleep (6:14)
7. Fanfare For An Uncommon Man (6:43)

Total Time 42:10

Line-up: 
Duncan Mackay - Hammond B3, Roland JD-XA and FP80
Georg Voros - Mapex Drums, Sabian cymbals and Vatar sticks
   With
Jim Cregan - Guitar solo

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Raptorbaby "Citadel"

Country: South Africa
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 5 , 2016
Tracklist: 
1. Aperture (1:05)
2. Resonance Cascade (3:51)
3. The Group (4:52)
4. Soul Matrix (4:08)
5. The Dancer (6:29)
6. The Arena (5:50)
7. Partikai (4:29)
8. Emperor (5:10)
9. Sleepers Awake (5:44)
10. The Plague (6:46)
11. Journey (4:34)
12. Masters Of Reality (5:18)

Total Time 58:16

Line-up: 
Vincent Van Niekerk - Vocals
Doug Jenkinson - Guitars, bass
Craig Borrill - Guitars
Paul Du Plessis - Bass
Lolke-Louis Claassen - Drums
   With
Michael Kyriakou - Synths, programming, backing vocals, bass (7)
Vici Maud - Vocals (5)
Nelius Nortje - Vocals (9)

Description/Reviews: 

Inspired by the journey of discovery experienced by the last man on earth, the album explores the tales and history encountered by the man in a grand library, referred to as the "Citadel", as he studies to finally gain his ascension. Comprised of 12 tracks, "Citadel" is the culmination of all the bands work over the past 4 years, and sees the band experimenting ever further with their established mix of Mathcore, Death Metal, Electronic and Progressive elements.

Also read the full review at themetalistza.co.za

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Mezzanine Floor "Architecture of Eons"

Country: South Africa
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: September 4, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. Strategmata (1:35)
2. Behold! Lusca (9:35)
3. Shine No More (9:45)
4. Trading Gallows For The Sun (8:10)
5. Behold! The Temple Of Light (2:27)
6. Asphodel Meadows Part 1: Deception (6:44)
7. Asphodel Meadows Part 2: Redemption (4:26)
8. Behold! The Ascention (4:20)
9. Withered Calla (6:11)
10. Rending The Veil (9:03)
11. Mount Olympus (3:51)

Total time 66:07

Line-up: 
Andrew Bentz - Guitar
Dylan van der Merwe - Guitar
Tyran van der Merwe - Bass
Kyle Allen - Drums
Dixen van Onselen - Vocals

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Martin Dugdale "Stuck In Purgatory"

Country: South Africa
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: June 20, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. The Awakening (5:33)
2. The Fools Song (4:30)
3. The Clearing (5:21)
4. The Nefarious Align (6:17)
5. The Eclipse (3:55)
6. The Affliction (4:20)
7. The Lost Throne (3:42)
8. The Descent (8:40)

Total time 42:18

Line-up: 
Martin Dugdale - everything

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Peter Hanmer "Wide Open Spaces"

Country: South Africa
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: June 16, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. Distant Horizon, Pt. 1 / Addiction (4:51)
2. Chasing Rainbows (5:09)
3. The Long Road Home (6:47)
4. Wide Open Spaces (7:31)
5. Everything Goes, Pt. 1 (5:04)
6. Unfinished Business (4:32)
7. Still Want You Back (5:39)
8. Maximum Impact (4:59)
9. Riff Valley (4:58)
10. Everything Goes, Pt. 2 (2:29)
11. Distant Horizon, Pt. 2 (11:23)

Total time 63:22

Line-up: 
Peter Hanmer - guitars, keyboards
  With
Dave Sharp - Hammond C3, piano, sax
Grant Tregellas - nylon string guitar
Larry Rose - drums, percussion

Description/Reviews: 

The music style is very much in the "movie soundscapes" genre, similar to Alan Parsons Project, Camel and Pink Floyd albums. It is very much a rock instrumental album with many sound textures. The guitar is the main melodic instrument.

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Distant Horizon

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Hokum "The Money Eaters"

Country: South Africa
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: June 16, 2015
Tracklist: 

1. Earworm 02:55
2. The Emerald 04:43
3. Building Graveyard 00:34
4. Kiss the Weapon 02:51
5. Touch Power 04:23
6. The Capital 01:03
7. The Money Eaters 06:21
8. Don't Save Me 03:10
9. Blue Candles 00:25
10. Mobility 04:38
11. Converse 04:40
12. The Eaters 00:43
13. Bury Life 04:29
14. Decay Encoded DNA 00:37
15. The Light That Never Ends 05:10
16. Tin 04:09
17. Singing in Madness 00:59

Line-up: 
Scott Wareham
Conrad de Jong
Jason Jackson

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Zero Stroke "As the Colours Seep"

Country: South Africa
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January 21, 2015
Tracklist: 

1. The Median Cycle - 7:15
2. Mask - 6:57
3. Machine - 4:37
4. Shed - 2:42
5. There Were Flaws - 9:42

Line-up: 
Chad Adam Browne - Guitars
Michael Short - Vocals
John Yarnold - Drums
Alex Rohloff - Bass

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Arx "The Speed of Darj"

Country: South Africa
Genre(s): Progressive Thrash Death Metal
Format: digital
Release date: October 26, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Megalomaniacs 04:36
2. Hate Love 04:50
3. Pulse 03:45
4. Fire Inside 05:07
5. The Speed of Dark 05:41
6. The Void 05:15
7. The Speed of Light 04:29
8. Mists of Transformation 05:49
9. What Could've Been 06:54
10. Animals in Human Skins 04:46
11. In Pieces 04:29
12. Into the Red 05:28

Line-up: 
Yuri Zager - Bass, Vocals
Joseph Scheel - Guitar
Christopher Blake - Guitar

Description/Reviews: 

The band may label their sound as thrash metal, but that is only partially right. While the music offers thrashing riffs and pummeling grooves, there is a lot going on; from rich melodies to hook-laden choruses to epic chord progressions. One might inclined to describe this as melodic thrash, but Arx throws just enough crushing heaviness throughout The Speed of Dark to defy the tag. At over an hour long, the band juggles enough variation to keep things interesting, from the spacey, psyscheldic soloing on “What Could’ve Been” to the epic pacing of the title track; it should suffice to say that it’s not all windmilling, headbanging thrash metal. Chugging thrash riffs collide with moody atmospheric passages and drop into melodic licks; constantly changing gears and keeping the listener on their toes.

 Read the full review by Shawn Miller at metal-observer.com

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Paving The Labyrinth "Polypia"

Country: South Africa
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock/Metal
Release date: May 1, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Morning Star 07:59
2. Concrete Garden 04:19
3. Lost (Signs Everywhere) 08:01
4. Hooked Up in the Third Reich 07:17
5. Narcissus 04:34
6. Clinging to the Last Thing You Thought Was True 03:17
7. Cold Silence 05:30
8. Revelator 06:14

Line-up: 
Max Liebenberg: Drums, Violin
Levi Thöle: Guitar, Vocals
Angelo Dias: Guitar
Shakeel Sohail-Gibran: Bass

Description/Reviews: 

Paving The Labyrinth are a four piece Progressive Rock/Metal band from Johannesburg, South Africa. Their first album, Polyopia (2014), is an eclectic blend of sounds ranging from luscious textural post-rock to experimental metal. The band is currently developing their sound and experimenting with a variety of styles.

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The Mad Drummer "First Year"

Country: South Africa
Sub Genre: Instrumental Symphonic, Hard Rock, Progressive Metal
Release date: October 21, 2013
Tracklist: 
1. First Year 06:54
2. Those Pieces of You That Had to Die 06:49
3. Wrench To The Gut 07:39
4. Please Don't Haunt Me Lucy 05:16
5. Foundation of Dead Bodies 05:15
6. Bossa of Broken Bones 05:24

Line-up: 
Mandisi Nkomo - all instruments

Description/Reviews: 

Solo project from multi-instrumentalist Mandisi Nkomo who seemlessly fuses classical, fusion and experimental music with a small does of heaviness. (progmetalzone.com)

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