Airportman "David"

Country: Italy
Sub Genre: Instrumental Post Rock, Avant Prog
Label: Lizard Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: July 2014 (digital), September 15, 2014 (CD)
Tracklist: 

1. David, Pt. 1: Il mattino (6:06)
2. David, Pt. 2: Le note di Nick  (6:10)
3. David, Pt. 3: I fotogrammi (6:32)
4. David, Pt. 4: Le tende bianche (6:03)
5. David, Pt. 5: Il Battito di ali (6:24)
6. David, Pt. 6: Il silenzio assoluto (8:18)

Line-up: 
Giovanni Risso
Marco Lamberti
Paolo Bergese
Giacomo Oro
Francesco Alloa

Description/Reviews: 

Airportman presents "David", an intrumental-sensorial project based on overlapping improvisations.The aim of this project was to allow each member to express his feelings in absolute freedom, by means of several languages such as music, theatre and visual arts.
Starting from a common point of view, they added their own piece of story and their most secret feelings, using music, text or images - often without any explanation or clear reason.  This is David: a complex and visceral world of sounds, made of microcosms, fears and anxieties.
David belongs to everyone, but is something different for each of us. David is a view in the wreckage of our society, a faint light, a breath and a jump into the void.
Goodbye David.

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Steamforged "The Endless"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Instrumental Progressive Electronic Metal
Release date: July 31, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Whispers of Myth - Godlike Epiphany 02:51 
2. The Endless - Infinity, Perpetuity 04:58 
3. Mu - Three Lives Myriad 05:21 
4. Atlantis - Trenchbound Majesty 05:23 
5. Agartha - Worldhearth 04:07 
6. Freya's Anguish 00:23 
7. Valhalla - Crimson Drops of Gold 04:34 
8. Rumination of the King 00:38 
9. Avalon - Starless 06:58 
10. Columna Cerului - Journey Divine 07:03 
11. Of Gods 01:17 
12. Empyrean Heaven - Celestial Downfall 04:51 
13. Antechamber - Solar Providence 03:38 
14. Stasis - Deity Cocoon 01:33 
15. Transform - Cosmic Apotheosis 07:41 
16. Grand Creation - Nova Regnus 13:37 
17. Apolytos - The Grand Palace 05:59 
18. History Changed - Tyrant of Mythology 06:06 
19. Altered Tomorrow 01:22 

Line-up: 
Tyler Sherrill

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Peculate "The Chain Industry"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Progressive Technical Avant-Garde Metal
Release date: July 31, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. The Price of Progress 06:03 
2. Imperial Heartbeats, Pt. I 05:08 
3. Imperial Heartbeats, Pt. II 07:11 
4. Business Lesson 101 05:31 
5. Democracy in a Bombshell 07:00 
6. A to-Die-for Deal 05:41 
7. Talk Is Cheap; Silence Is Poverty 04:33 
8. The End of History, Pt. I 07:28 
9. The End of History, Pt. II 04:52

Line-up: 
Ben Norton

Description/Reviews: 

The Chain Industry (Collateral Damage, Pt. II) is the second part in an going concept album, Collateral Damage, about
Pt. I was released in March 2013.
Pt. III will be released in mid 2015.

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Secret Band "Secret Band"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Progressive Metal/Rock, Post-Hardcore
Label: Blue Swan Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: July 31, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Meat Fetish 03:18
2. Ladders 03:09
3. Carbon Copy 03:18
4. Delete The Believer 03:46
5. Wasted Youth 02:52
6. Giygas 02:47
7. High Five 03:33
8. Biblee 03:19
9. Honey Boo Buscemi 02:02
10. Projectile Comet 04:21

Line-up: 
Jon Mess - Vocals
Will Swan - Guitar
Martin Bianchini - Guitar
Jordan McCoy - Bass
Matt Mingus - Drums

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Days of Ashes "In the Mirror of Reconciliation"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: July 30, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Prologue (4:05)
2. Walls of Concrete (5:07)
3. Sentiment (7:38)
4. Father (2:38)
5. My Face of Despair (5:05)
6. Watching Me Bleed (8:22)
7. Hitting the Ground (2:54)
8. I Don't Blame You (5:15)
9. Kisagatomi (7:34)
10. The Core of Myself (5:59)
11. Touching Spirituality (6:08)

Line-up: 
Fredrik Eriksson - Vocals
Jolene Fredricson - Drums
Johan Strende - Keyboards
Peter Henningsson - Guitars
Jonathan Olsson - Bass
  With
Carita Hoök - Backing vocals

Description/Reviews: 

The style is melodic progressive metal in the vein of early Dream Theater (period When Dream And Day Unite and Images And Words) and early Pain Of Salvation (period Remedy Lane). Eriksson has a pleasant powerful voice and has the ability to express his emotions when singing the lyrics to the song.
The album is a concept album that took almost six years from idea to release. It's the touching story of one man's journey between hope and despair through life. There is a lot of high-quality progressive metal to be heard on this album from all the musicians. Absolutely my favourite album track is the impressive Watching Me Bleed that probably summarises what D.O.A. stands for musically. (Peter Swanson at dprp.net)

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Krakatau "Water Near A Bridge"

Country: Australia
Genre(s): Instrumental, Psychedelic, Electronica
Label: Trouble In Mind Records
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: July 29, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Riddells Creek - 10:10
2. All Water Near a Bridge - 10:22
3. Kuriere - 15:28

Line-up: 
James Tom - piano, organ, synthesiser
Danny Smith - bass
Dylan Lieberman - drums

Description/Reviews: 

Melbourne trio Krakatau have definitely found that ‘something’ in the ‘Water Near A Bridge,’ their debut on Trouble in Mind Records. More specifically on the stellar opening cut ‘Riddells Creek,’ an absolute stunner slice of key heavy prog. Sounding like a future transmission from a half-remembered past, ‘Riddells Creek’ evokes a glimpse of some mist shrouded yester-world through lenses coated in a proggy film. 

 Read the full review at mratavist.com

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From Colors Beyond "From Colors Beyond"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: July 29, 2014
Tracklist: 
1.Into Earth 03:54
2.Carnival Of Flies 02:59
3.Teal Blues 02:45
4.Run Away (Oneira) 02:41
5.Grateful 02:14
6.Crying Wolves 02:45
7.Trillium 02:51
8.Lost Marble 02:55
9.Lullaby 05:37

Line-up: 
Seb Pian: six and twelve stringed guitars, vocals
Van Pian: bass, backing vocals, co-lead vocals on tracks 2, 4, and 6
Brandon Kipp: drums, keyboards

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Randone "Ultreia (Canzoni Sulla Via – Atto 1)"

Country: Italy
Sub Genre: Symphonic
Label: Electromantic Music
Release date: July 28, 2014 (digital)

1. Ultreia - 7:16 
2. La cabra negra - 6:16 
3. Il canto della vita - 7:14 
4. Mariposas - 4:02 
5. Soy peregrino - 2:47 
6. Qui ed ora - 7:34 
7. El trovador enamorado - 3:40 
8. Rosa - 6:42 
9. So Close, So Far Away - 7:05 
10. Hasta la Vista, Diego - 6:05 
11. La Iglesia de la Virgen Blanca - 4:50 
12. Santiago - 6:55

Line-up: 

Nicola Randone - Vocals, ukulele, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards
Livio Rabito - Bass and backing vocals
Riccardo Cascone - Drums and percussion
Marco Crispi - Guitars
Maria Modica - Female vocals
  With
Beppe Crovella - Hammond and vintage keyboards
Carmelo Corrado Caruso - Opera vocals
Massimo Sammito - Flute, harmonica, percussion
Enrico Giurdanella - Banjo, Guitar

Carlo Longo - voice

Description/Reviews: 

Ultreja, the first act of the trilogy Canzoni sulla Via (Songs on the Way), is the sixth album of the Italian Progressive Rock band Randone. The project is divided into three acts each telling, in chronological order, the experiences, the meetings and the magic of the Way of Santiago in the "path of the North". 

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Markus Neuwirth "Der Knabe im Moor"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock / Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: July 28, 2014
Tracklist: 

1.	Part 1	- 05:28
2.	Part 2	- 00:49
3.	Part 3	- 07:32
4.	Part 4	- 07:19
5.	Part 5	- 09:10
6.	Part 6	- 05:53

Line-up: 
Markus Neuwirth

Description/Reviews: 

It’s actually a musical setting of a German poem, “Der Knabe im Moor” by Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, an early 19th century German writer.  The boy on the moor tells the tale of a boy crossing a dark moor, beset by ghosts and ghoulies,  before a guardian angel helps him see the light, thus enabling his escape.
To this end, Herr Neuwirth has conjured up a fine mix of prog, metal and even folk to soundtrack the six stanzas in six corresponding parts, and he does a remarkably good job of it, for one so young.  It’s been remixed and remastered for this release, and it’s certainly something that fans of prog and gothic literature should think about investigating.  But only if they’re brave at heart.
(Stuart Hamilton at therocker65.wordpress.com)

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Circus Dei "Transformación"

Country: Argentina
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: July 27, 2014 (digital), September 2014 (CD)
Tracklist: 

1. El Sueño de Kevin 02:50
2. Te Vuelvo a Encontrar 03:09
3. Transformación 04:25
4. Tu Propia Voz 04:01
5. Escaleras 06:00
6. Melina Blues 03:51
7. Máscaras 04:08
8. Cuando Despierte 03:52
9. Vas a Estar Bien 05:09

Line-up: 
Emilio Citro: Vocals, Keyboards
Leandro Juarez: Bass, Vocals
Dante Suarez: Guitars, Vocals
Ezequiel Carrera: Drums, Percussion
   With
Lucía Castro: Vocals

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Story Of A Life "Story Of A Life" EP

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Fusion, Jazz-Rock, Funk
Release date: July 26, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Continental Blue
2. Travelin' Light
3. Anything
4. Lucid Dream
5. Globetrekker

Line-up: 
Sean Tonar - Guitar
Brian "Thor" Coutts - Drums
Stephen Cox - Bass
Bill Graham - Keys

Description/Reviews: 

A rebellious hybrid of rock, funk, jazz, prog & more

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Astral Fire "Astral Fire"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Instrumental Math Rock, Progressive Rock
Release date: July 26, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Shadow Of The Colossus 05:50
2. Destiny Lies Within 03:42
3. Hey Timmy! I Told You Not To Play In Traffic 03:04
4. Limerence 02:43
5. Too Bad Monkeys Can't Skype 04:28
6. Solar Winds 04:28
7. Reclusion 04:00
8. Silent Waves 00:43
9. This Town Needs Bears 03:26
10. Moonlight Illusions 04:58

Line-up: 
Jonathan Durk- Guitar
Aaron Whitsit- Guitar
Ryan Alas- 7 String Guitar
Geraldine (Gini) Salamat- Drums

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Lunocode "C'è vita intelligente sulla terra?"

Country:  Italy
Genre(s): Art Rock
Label: 7Hard
Format: CD, digital
Release date: July 25, 2014
Tracklist: 
CD1.

1. Idea, Pt. 1    4:09
2. Idea, Pt. 2    5:09
3. Idea, Pt. 3    4:31
4. Idea, Pt. 4    3:28
5. Idea, Pt. 5    7:26
6. Idea, Pt. 6    5:08
7. Idea, Pt. 7    3:59
8. Idea, Pt. 8    3:42
9. Idea, Pt. 9    5:20

CD2

1. Il pallido puntino blu (Live)    2:07
2. Prima immagine (Live)    4:50
3. Cieli immensi ed immenso amore (Live)    1:37
4. Seconda immagine (Live)    5:47
5. Chi vive veramente (Live)    0:49
6. Domanda (Live)    3:39
7. (Non) siamo i migliori del cosmo [Live]    1:08
8. Affermazione (Live)    3:58
9. Mutar forma (Live)    1:20
10. ...e veleggiar lontano (Live)    4:36
11. Una introduzione (Live)    1:05
12. Capitolo primo (Live)    1:32
13. Un bagliore circolare e blu (Live)    3:50
14. Capitolo secondo (Live)    1:05 
15. L'espressione di una idea (Live)    4:43
16. Capitolo terzo (Live)    1:34
17. Qualcosa di piccolo e brillantissimo (Live)    5:15
18. Capitolo quarto (Live)    1:16
19. Un atomo nell'universo (Live)    6:47
20. Capitolo quinto (Live)    2:48
21. Come una scintilla dalla pietra focaia (Live)    1:55
22. E' (Davvero) necessario [?] [Live]    1:34

Line-up: 
Daphne Romano - Vocals
Paride Mazzoni - El. & Acoustic Guitars
Giordano Boncompagni - El. Guitars
Francesco Rossi - Bass Guitars
Perseo Mazzoni - Drums

Description/Reviews: 

Lunocode always try to combine melancholy with aggression in their music. They do not fear sounding ethereal, or taking a more metal oriented approach. Lunocode take pride in following the strange path they have followed since the group's inception. The path in search of pure art is hard, but always worth following.
That is why, in 2012 they conceived a show, halfway between a theatrical monologue and a concert, with an actor reciting some spoken parts. This gave the band a chance to combine their love of acoustic guitars and a melancholy atmosphere with their interest in the universe and human nature, which always emerges in their lyrics. The show was called "C'è vita intelligente sulla Terra?" ("Is There Intelligent Life On Earth?") and, for the occasion, the band recorded the entire show live at the "Teatro di Anghiari" theatre.
After this magic night, the guys entered the studio to record a new version of each song on the show, with a more elaborate arrangement. Some songs were completely stripped down and rebuilt. Lunocode pursue creativity above all else. The band then put these two recordings together in the form of a double album, in a gorgeous digipack edition, with the same title as the theatrical show.

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Kenso "Uchi Naru Koe Ni Kaiki Seyo"

Country: Japan
Sub Genre: Instrumental Progressive Rock
Release date:  July 23, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. 若き日の私へ (Wakaki hi no watashi e)
2. 新宿厚生年金に空  (Shinjuku kōsei nenkin ni sora)
3. 江天暮雪 (Kō tenbosetsu)
4. Voice of Sankhara
5. 朱に交わればRED (Shu ni majiwareba reddo)
6. 農耕民族に告ぐ! (Nōkō minzoku ni tsugu!)
7. 心は過去へ向かう (Kokoro wa kako e mukau)
8. A Song of Hope

Line-up: 
Yoshihisa Shimizu -Guitars
Kenichi Oguchi - Keyboards
Kenichi Mitsuda - Keyboads
Shunji Saegusa - Bass
Keisuke Komori - Drums

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Oceans of Night "Midnight Rising"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Ambient Progressive Metal/Rock
Release date: July 22, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. The Haunted Mind - 4:49
2. Midnight Rising  - 6:21
3. Critical Mass / The Breathless Sleep - 5:00
4. The Burning Sky - 9:00
5. Crashing Down - 3:50
6. Gone Forever - 10:03
7. Is This Who We Are - 3:44
8. A World Born of Fire - 5:26
9. Where You Are - 7:53
10. Reach Me - 3:21

Line-up: 
Scott Mosher - Guitars, Bass, Keyboards
Scott Oliva - Vocals
Alan Smithee - Drums, Percussion
   With
Vivien Lalu - Keyboard solos
Chris Rifkin - Guitar solo on 'The Burning Sky'
Stephanie Warren - Vocals on 'Reach Me'

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Psicolorama "Fear"

Country: Spain
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock
Release date: July 21, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Crime 06:18 
2. The Night 13:44 
3. City Intermission 02:27 
4. Fear 05:18 
5. Reflections 03:32 
6. Something Logic 08:44 
7. Spider 04:38 
8. Nothing To Be Done 03:13 
9. After The Crime (The Man On The Beach) 11:46 

Line-up: 
Psicolorama - all instruments and backing vocals
   With
Carlos Herrera Carmona - vocals

Maite Guillen - backing vocals

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Infinite Wisdom "Awakening The Senses"

Country:  UK
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock
Release date: July 23, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Culture Shock 16:09
2. Towards The Sun 04:43
3. The Last Assassin 09:39
4. Wrap It Up 03:54
5. Broken Man 08:25

Line-up: 
Mark - vocals, keyboards, piano, backing vocals
Paul - guitars, backing vocals
Jon - bass, backing vocals
Roger - drums, backing vocals

Description/Reviews: 

Infinite Wisdom is a rock band with progressive rock leanings.
With a set of original songs that includes extended compositions and complex instrumentals as well as shorter radio friendly numbers.
Infinite Wisdom have developed a style and sound that is unique but who's influences can be traced back through a whole host of classic rock and progressive bands such as Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Rush, Marillion  and  Muse to name just a few.

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Robert Webb "Liqourish Allsorts"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock, Pop
Label: Seacrest Oy
Release date: July 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Prelude to the Ladies' Valley - 0:37
2. Why Oh Why - 3:12
3. Moog Fugue - 4:13
4. Grand Canyon of My Dreams - 3:45
5. The Journey By Camel - 2:32
6. Limoncello - 8:02
7. Bach Flute Sonata Allegro  - 3:08
8. The Cuckoo - 3:53
9. Destiny - 6:30
10. Carmina Burana (O Fortuna) - 4:01
11. Takin' Part - 4:35
12. Quaterfoil - 1:20
13. Liquorish Torpedo - 3:35
14. Oceans Away - 2:44
15. Runnin' In, Runnin' Out - 3:44
16. The Ladies' Valley - 7:44

Line-up: 
Robert Webb (England) - keyboards, bass guitar (8)
   With
- Jenny Darren, vocals (1, 4, 14, 16)
- Marco Bernard (The Samurai of Prog), Rickenbacker bass  (1, 6, 16)
- Bogati-Bokor Akos, guitars  (1, 16)
- Kimmo Porsti (The Samurai of Prog), drums  (1, 3, 6, 8, 13, 16)
- Jamie Moses (England), voice (2), guitar (11)
- Tony Beard, drums (2)
- Steve Carmen, bass guitar (4)
- Nicko McBrain, drums (4)
- Luis Jardin, percussion (4)
- Tony Sadler - string arrangement (4)
- The David Katz Orchestra, strings (4)
- Steve Unruh (Resistor), violins, vocals (6)
- Yoshihisa Shimizu (Kenso), guitars  (6)
- Chris Zantioti, guitars  (6)
- Fabian Baird, drums (7, 8)
- Rachel Hamilton, baroque flute (7, 8)
- Jode Leigh (England), drums (9, 10)
- Yutaka Masuda, bass guitar (9)
- Al Jonson, guitar (9, 10)
- Martin Henderson (England), Al Jonson, Maggie Alexander, Clara Kanter, Malcolm Abbs, Keith Abbs, backing vocals (9)
- Jonny Gee, double-basses (10)
- Eun Jung Lee, piano (10)
- Frank Holland (England), vocals (10), backing vocals (9)
- Sjaak van der Bent, Martin Henderson (England), Dee Griffiths, Malcolm and Keith Abbs, Maggie Alexander, Jandira Silva, Clara and Nina Kanter, Bryony Maddern, choir (10)
- Dave Whitlow-Brown, drums (11)
- Paul Taylor, bass guitar (11)
- Alan Love, lead vocal (11)
- Clarence "Pinetop" Smith, voice (15)

Description/Reviews: 

”Liqourish Allsorts” includes recordings from 1973 to 2014. The album has brought together various recordings from Robert's work in the field: from early studio sessions, through unreleased home recordings and onto current music work. The latter include rock band performances by England, Baroque Nouveau and The Samurai of Prog. 

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Tauk "Collisions"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion, Funk
Release date: July 22, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Friction 05:00
2. Sweet Revenge 05:10
3. Mokuba 05:27
4. On Guard 06:06
5. Mindshift 06:06
6. A Series Of Choices 05:25
7. Tumbler 05:45
8. The Drop 05:53
9. Dusty Jacket 04:50
10. Collateral 05:05

Line-up: 
Matt Jalbert - Guitar
Charlie Dolan - Bass
Alric “A.C.” Carter - Keyboard – Organ
Isaac Teel - Drums

Description/Reviews: 

The heavy NYC dirty funk 4-piece, TAUK, is hitting 2014 with their unique blend of experimental melodic progrock and sexy grooves. 

 Also read the review at tristateindie.com

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Fanger & Schonwalder featuring Lutz Graf-Ulbrich "Analog Overdose 5"

Country: Germany
Sub Genre: Krautrock, Electronica, Ambient
Label: Manikin Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: July 22, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Ringbahn 07:41
2. Schöneberg 05:00
3. Geisterbahnhof 11:40
4. Wannsee 05:09
5. West-Tangente 08:08
6. Zentralflughafen 05:44
7. Wintergarten 05:13
8. Funkturm 05:58
9. Frankfurter Allee 22:35

Line-up: 
Thomas Fanger
Mario Schönwälder
Lutz Graf-Ulbrich - guitar (1, 4-9)

Description/Reviews: 

From the opening Ringbahn, which builds and builds, to the moody Gesiterbanhof, with its synthesiser sounds, and the driving pulsating beat reminiscent of early Jean-Michel Jarre, this is a joy to listen to. This album flows like all the best ambient electronic Krautrock albums should. With the wonderful understated cover work and the music it contains working so well together. A highlight of this intellectually produced, well performed and composed album, is the eight minutes-plus work of West-tangente, The fluid and ethereal guitar of Graf-Ulbrich complements the ambient electronic soundscapes that Fanger & Schönwälder pull together so naturally. There is a deftness of touch and a finesse to their work. 

 Read the full review by James R Turner at dprp.net

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Within the Ruins "Phenomena"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Tech/Extreme Progressive Metal
Label: eOne Music
Release date: July 22, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Gods Amongst Men 5:03
2. The Other 3:31
3. Calling Card 4:39
4. Hegira 4:01
5. Ronin 4:08
6. Enigma 4:59
7. Clockwork 3:59
8. Eternal Shore 3:21
9. Dark Monarch 4:06
10. Sentinel 3:42
11. Ataxia III 5:27

Line-up: 
Tim Goergen – Vocals
Joe Cocchi – Guitar
Andrew Tate - Bass
Kevin “Drummer” McGuill – Drums

Description/Reviews: 

Who says a band needs to disappear for years at a time between albums? Pantera dropped a classic album every other year from 1990 to 1996. The late Chuck Schuldiner unleashed seven classic Death albums in the span of just over ten years. So when a band hits the kind of creative stride, chemistry and metallic momentum Within The Ruins  tapped into with last year s breakthrough album they d be fools to slow down now.
Within The Ruins wasted no time in crafting a new career-defining landmark, Phenomena. The band s new album is the next step forward from Elite, further jettisoning all but the best components of the oft-maligned deathcore genre to reveal a band whose all-out assault of heaviness won t be confined by genre. The band shreds with the best of them of course, maintaining a place next to Between The Buried And Me and The Faceless, but the new album is even more about songs than scales.
Phenomena maintains an emphasis on showmanship with ever increasing diversity, smartly sidestepping predictable structures and contrived breakdowns. Within The Ruins are exploring the type of sonic textures and esoteric territory explored by Gojira. In some spots, a more nuanced vocal assault creeps in, with powerful might.
Album kickoff Gods Amongst Men boasts a clearly defined chorus, the first of its kind to truly emerge. Fans of the slower, sludgy groove of Feeding Frenzy are sure to dig The Other.
The dissonant guitars and evocative synthesizers of Calling Card would seem out of place in their earlier work, but on Phenomena, it s just part of the rich tapestry.
The fans wholeheartedly embraced Elite. Considering how much Phenomena takes Within The Ruins music to the next level, there s no limit to how far this band can go.

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Forevermore "Telos"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Progressive Metal
Label: Solid State Records
Release date: July 22, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Force Fed - 3:42
2. The Great Divide - 3:15
3. Wormtongue - 3:55
4. Transcendence - 3:18
5. Lackluster - 3:09
6. State of Gold - 3:48
7. Bitter Years - 3:47
8. Paper World - 4:02
9. The Wager - 3:41
10. Harbor Lights - 3:47

Line-up: 

Kramer Lowe - Vocals
Jared Storm - Guitar
Alex Smith - Guitar
Michael Taylor - Bass
Sammy Vaughn - Drums

Description/Reviews: 

Telos is the third full length recorded by Forevermore, and the first with Kramer Lowe of Onward to Olympas fame on the mic. Fans of OTO will be happy Lowe has not lost his touch, keeping his signature sound while not making Forevermore sound like the frontman’s previous band. While not breaking any new ground in the genre, Forevermore create a perfect blend of progressive metal that is equal parts technical and easy to listen to.
“Forcefed” kicks the album off after a short fade in with guitarists Jered Storm and Alex Smith leading the way with expertly tapped leads that soon turn into more hardcore influenced riffs that are sure to rattle some brains. Sammy Vaughn also makes his presence known as a formidable drummer in the metalcore realm. Vaughn absolutely owns the bridge section of the opener with impressive cymbal work while his occasional use off count breakdowns spice things up a bit.

 Read the full review at indievisionmusic.com

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The Group 309 "The Keeper of an Hourglass"

Country: Russia
Sub Genre: Symphonic
Label: MALS
Release date: July 22, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Осенний вечер / The Autumn Evening
2. Хранитель песочных часов / The Keeper Of An Hourglass
3. Исповедь колдуньи / The Confession Of A Witch
4. Ты спишь / You Sleep
5. Можно, я себе нарисую крылья... / May I Draw Wings For Myself?
6. Как здорово всё придумано / Everything Has Been Thought Up So Well
7. Одна под зонтом / One Under The Umbrella
8. Тени прошлого / The Shades Of The Past
9. Тихо и тревожно / Tranquilly And Uneasily
10. Нашей судьбы колесо... / The Wheel Of Our Fate
11. Следуй дорогой птиц... / Follow The Way Of Birds...

Line-up: 
Andrey Pishchulov  - keyboards, vocals
Igor Inshakov - guitars
Ruslan Dzhigkayty - drums
Andrey Travkin - bass
Irina Surina - vocals (3, 9)
Nikolay Vengrzhanovich - vocals (4, 8)
Nikita Simonov - bass  (1, 2, 6)

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The Flock "Heaven Bound - The Lost Album"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Jazz-Rock
Label: Cleopatra Records
Release date: July 22, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Heaven Bound - 4:11
2. The Bells - 0:45
3. Reasons - 4:14
4. Crying Out / The Voice - 1:16
5. Don't You Know (Who I Am) - 3:07
6. Makes It All Worthwhile - 3:39
7. Noise Boys - 4:21
8. Mama - 3:37
9. Rolling with the Clones - 3:14
10. Love Away - 3:54
11. C'mon Let's Walk - 4:28
12. Be Strong and Survive - 3:09
13. The Christos Jig - 4:01
14. The Test - 4:54
15. Outroduction - 2:34

Line-up: 
Fred Glickstein - vocals, guitar
Ron Karpman - drums
Jerry Smith - bass

Description/Reviews: 

Nearly lost to the sands of time, a recently discovered set of vintage ‘70s recordings from Chicago-based jazz-rock ensemble The Flock will finally be released as Heaven Bound - The Lost Album on July 22 through Cleopatra Records imprint Purple Pyramid! These never-before-released recordings feature founding Flock members on what could have been the band’s magnificent fourth album.
The Flock were one of the most adventurous bands in the jazz/fusion music scene of the ‘70s alongside Chicago and Blood Sweat & Tears, well known for featuring violin great Jerry Goodman (later of Mahavishnu Orchestra) on the band’s first two Columbia Records albums - 1969’s self-titled debut and 1970’s Dinosaur Swamps. After Goodman left, a reformed Flock released Inside Out on Mercury Records in 1975, and though the band was dropped from the label shortly thereafter, Glickstein and Karpman continued to write and record together, with Smith popping in every now and again, in anticipation of a new recording contract. No such deal ever materialized, however, and so those recordings were shelved away for safe keeping, never released...until now!
Featuring dynamic musicianship, rich vocal harmonies and the unmistakable warm fuzz of vintage ‘70s guitar on such standout tunes as “Heaven Bound,” “Don’t You Know (Who I Am),” and “Love Away,” this collection will not only keep the spirit of Flock alive but also the spirit of superbly crafted classic rock!

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Chris Picton "Journey Of Broken Dreams"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock
Release date: July 18, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Awakening (4:58)
2. Journey Of Broken Dreams (7:00)
3. The Rhythm (6:03)
4. Don't Stay Away (6:34)
5. Calling Me Back (5:15)
6. Road Of Bones (4:48)
7. Back Thru' Time (6:28)
8. Line In The Sand (Remix) (5:36)

Line-up: 
Chris Picton - Instruments
   With
Paul Ayre - Electric Guitar (3), Electric and Acoustic Guitars (8), Acoustic Guitar (6)
Kirsty McCarrick - Lead Vocals
Hayley McCarrick - Backing Vocals

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The Laze "The Phantom Of The Opera"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Soundtrack, Progressive Rock, Classical
Label: One Way Static Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital, cassette
Release date: July 22, 2014 (digital), August 12, 2014 (CD, vinyl)
Tracklist: 

1. Hidden from Man and Sun - 2:19
2. Faust Phantasmal - 3:15
3. The Chaos of the Cursed House - 1:16
4. Under the Earth and Across a Black Lake - 3:09
5. Languish in Love (Erik and Christine) - 3:44
6. The Face of Terror (Metamorphosen) - 3:34
7. Above and Beyond (An Impossible Love) - 3:32
8. I Am Ledoux - 3:35
9. Evil Spirit - 1:47
10. Watery Grave - 3:23
11. Spectral Fury (Voices from the Room of Many Mirrors) - 0:47
12. Heat, Intollerable Heat - 2:31
13. Scorpion Vs Grasshopper - 3:01
14. The Strangler's Cord - 5:02
15. Master of the Dark Arts (Extended) - 8:42 (bonus track  to the Cassette, CD & Download Editions)

Line-up: 
Gorge - drums, percussion
Rorb - guitar, percussion
Daev - bass, vocals, synths
GWJ - saxophone, clarinet
Jouse - guitar, vocals
Hodes - piano, synths
Churst - violin, synths

Description/Reviews: 

The Phantom of the Opera is perhaps one of the most iconic horror films in history. Directed by Rupert Julian in 1925, this silent movie starred Lon Chaney in the lead role of the deformed Phantom who haunts the Paris Opera House causing murder and mayhem in an attempt to make the woman he loves a star.
One Way Static Records proudly presents the latest installment in this tradition with a brand new modern re-score composed & performed by UK septet The Laze.
Influenced by a history of horror soundtracks, from Bernard Hermann & Angelo Badalamenti to Goblin & John Carpenter, The Laze implemented elements of Progressive Rock, Classical, Jazz, Heavy Metal & Electronica in their score. Read the full review by at

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Fallujah "The Flesh Prevails"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Progressive/Technical Death Metal
Label: Unique Leader Records
Release date: July 22, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Starlit Path 05:27
2. Carved from Stone 04:23
3. The Night Reveals 04:17
4. The Flesh Prevails 03:22
5. Levitation 05:29
6. Alone with You  03:02
7. Allure 04:08
8. Sapphire 05:30
9. Chemical Cave 05:54

Line-up: 
Rob Morey - Bass
Alex Hofmann - Vocals
Scott Carstairs - Guitars
Andrew Baird - Drums
Brian James (Deebs) - Guitars

   With
Roniit Alkayam - Vocals
Christian Münzner - Guitars

Description/Reviews: 

...a unique record which blends a lot of sublime New Age and jazz fusion styled guitar effects with the melodious precision and surgical incision of the aforementioned Cynic or Swedes Theory in Practice, taking it to an entirely different level. I'm also reminded a little of Lykathea Aflame's Elvenefris, not that the two discs sound much alike, but they both have that penchant for a combination of simplistic melodic, synthesized components with hostility...though where that Czech anomaly is founded more on a grind ethic, this has a more acrobatic guitar wizard feel to it, which when bound to the 80s-like ambient tones and tasteful use of ethereal female vocals, seems as ridiculous as it does refreshing.

 Read the full review at autothrall.blogspot.com

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Knifeworld "The Unravelling"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Psychedelic, Avant Prog, Pop
Label: InsideOut
Release date: July 21, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. I Can Teach You How To Lose A Fight (5:14)
2. The Orphanage (1:33)
3. Send Him Seaworthy (6:36)
4. Don't Land On Me (8:02)
5. The Skulls We Buried Have Regrown Their Eyes (4:45)
6. Destroy The World We Love (6:05)
7. This Empty Room Once Was Alive (3:50)
8. I'm Hiding Behind My Eyes (9:15)

Line-up: 
Kavus Torabi: Vocals, Guitar
Melanie Woods: Vocals, Percussion
Emmett Elvin: Keyboards
Charlie Cawood: Bass
Ben Woollacott: Drums
Chloe Herington: Bassoon, Saxophone, Vocals
Josh Perl: Saxophone, Vocals
Nicki Maher: Saxophone, Vocals
    With
Chantal Brown
Katharine Blake - violin

Anna Tam - viola da gamba on I'm Hiding Behind My Eyes

Description/Reviews: 

Fronted by Kavus Torabi (Cardiacs/ Guapo/ Gong), Knifeworld deliver a delirious Psychedelic sound fusing elements of pop, heavy rock, folk and prog. Read the full review by at

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Robert Reed "Sanctuary"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Instrumental Progressive Rock
Label: Tigermoth Records
Release date: July 21, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Sanctuary Part I
2. Sanctuary Part II

Line-up: 
Rob Reed (Magenta, Kompendium): Grand Piano, Guitars, Bass Guitar, Mandolin, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Marimba, Timpani, Banjo, Grande Patti, Sleigh Bells, Orchestral Snare Drum, Recorders, Farfisa Organ, Solina String Machine, Table, Bodran, Tubular Bells
   With
Synergy Vocals: Wordless Choir
Anghared Brinn: Angel voice
Tom Newman: Bodran

Description/Reviews: 

Rob Reed was inspired to become a musician and composer at the age of seven after discovering Mike Oldfield’s Tubular Bells. So inspired was he by the album, that he learned to play not just one, but all the instruments featured on the album. Sanctuary is the fruition of a decision that Rob made in January 2013 to utilise his abilities as a multi-instrumentalist and create an album in the style of Tubular Bells. Rob Reed was determined to keep his vision of Sanctuary intact and play all the instruments himself. Reed was conscious that he was treading a fine line in preventing Sanctuary becoming a pastiche of Tubular Bells. The result is an astounding piece of emotional instrumental music in two parts, featuring an astonishingly orchestral sound whilst using a comparatively small amount of instruments. 

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Yes "Heaven & Earth"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Symphonic
Label: Frontiers Records (Universal)
Release date: July 21, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Believe Again (8:02)
2. The Game (6:52)
3. Step Beyond (5:34)
4. To Ascend (4:44)
5. In A World Of Our Own (5:20)
6. Light Of The Ages (7:41)
7. It Was All We Knew (4:13)
8. Subway Walls (9:03)

Line-up: 
Steve Howe - Electric Guitar, Acoustic & Steel Guitars, Backing Vocals
Chris Squire - Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
Alan White - Drums, Percussion
Geoff Downes - Keyboards, Computer Programming
Jon Davison - Lead & Backing Vocals, Acoustic Guitar on tracks 1, 4 & 6

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Sales de Baño "Estrangulado el Mundo"

Country: Argentina
Sub Genre: Chamber, Avant Prog, Jazz, Fusion
Label: Kuai Music
Format: CD, digital
Release date: July 21, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Zoro Astro 09:19
2. 30 10:05
3. Wildeinsamkeit (Parte I) 03:47
4. Los mayores ríos se deslizan bajo tierra 06:43
5. Lo verde, lo apacible 09:14
6. Wildeinsamkeit (Parte II) 03:44
7. Ascesis 05:49
8. 20 05:33

Line-up: 
Camilo Ángeles: flute
Agustín Zuanigh: trumpet & flügel
Andrés Marino: piano, rhodes & electronics
Mariano Cepeda: guitar
Federico Isasti: drums
Carlos Quebrada (Factor Burzaco): bass

Description/Reviews: 

Great debut recording by this sextet which plays an almost impossible to classify mixture of Jazz Fusion, R.I.O. and Louis Andriessen's minimalism. Sales de Baño is led by Colombian Carlos Quebrada, and formed by a group of students coursing their Jazz career at the Conservatorio Superior de Música Manuel de Falla (viajeroinmovil.com)

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Colin Mold "Now You See Me"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Prog Folk
Format: CD
Release date: July 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Shelter (5:07)
2. Eye of the Wind (4:37)
3. Blood on Your Hands (7.23)
4. Amelia-the Vagabond (6.01)
5. Will We Ever Return (6.04)
6. The Follower-Jonestown Lament (7.19)
7. Blue Wings (5.10)
8. Running Dry (5.47)
9. Now You See Me (6.31)
10. My Celtic Home (5.58)

Line-up: 
Colin Mold - guitars, keys, bass, violin, drums and vocals
   With
Michelle Glover - backing vocals (9, 10)

Description/Reviews: 

"Shelter" is a not a version of the Rolling Stones classic ... , a rollicking opener nevertheless that immediately goes for a rhythmic jugular, get the juices boiling , and as such, a perfect appetizer. Bouncy, upbeat and confident, this will get one's toes tapping in a hurry, a haunting melody and a surging vocal to prove the point.
Things get somewhat more symphonic and grandiose with "Eye of the Wind", a Celtic-tinged masterpiece that features a grandiloquent yet surly axe solo that screeches boldly, right from the opening bars. Evocative commentary on contemporary issues as 'the mystery of life unfolds again', the modern delivery seeks to appeal and it does so convincingly amid 'the dark troubled times'. Call this CNN-prog, if you wanna!
The lengthiest track is the 7 minute 23 epic "Blood on Your Hands", a moody hymn that takes no shortcuts and introduces once more some towering guitar playing of the highest order. Colin's voice is spell-binding, deeply resonating, vivid and dignified. There is a strong Gabriel feel here that only adds to the glory. The song's dynamics are thrilling, aided by some precise backing vocals, creating an ebb and flow from serene to explosive that keeps the heart beating wildly. Lovely stuff, indeed.

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La Mar "Tides"

Country: Venezuela
Sub Genre: Instrumental Post Rock
Format: digital
Release date: July 20, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Wanderlust 06:03
2. Compass 05:56
3. Rebelle 05:18
4. Light Bearer 06:07
5. Jukai 04:15
6. Guarimba 04:44
7. Oyster 04:06
8. Flips 05:49
9. Murmurs 01:25
10. Diaspora 11:18

Line-up: 
Ángel Negrín - Guitar
Fernando Mendoza - Bass
Fernando Rodríguez - Drums
Pedro Deniz - Synths / Guitar

Description/Reviews: 

The album begins with the sounds of waves and thunder, underlining the theme.  These influences arrive in the same order: first the waves of tone and note, then the thunder of riffs.  This is true not only on opening track “Wanderlust” and lead single “Compass”, but throughout the album as well.  Tides builds up to its payoff tracks, which are lodged in the center of the set.  The first of these, “Guarimba”, follows the album’s quietest, most meditative track.  Its sonic eruption begins with rapid drumming and extends to fierce guitar work.  The energy level never lets up, as Fernando Rodriguez retains the percussive pace throughout.  This is followed by “Oyster”, an understated piece with a keen sense of flow ~ again, like the tides.  Then on “Flips”, it’s time to honor the bass; every band member gets some time in the sun.  A slight reggae tinge is augmented by surprising trumpet, creating a perfect summer track.  Closer “Diaspora” takes the band into more typical post-rock territory, offering eleven minutes of neap and spring, capped by screaming vocals; but the mid-album triptych is the most encouraging sign that the band is starting to develop into a singular entity. 

 Read the full review by Richard Allen at acloserlisten.com

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