Rapheumets "Well Dimensions"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Symphonic Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 31, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Dimensions - 7:26
2. Vile Oddities of Biogenesis - 3:33
3. At the Mantle of the Gods - 6:10
4. The Arrival - 3:19
5. Netherworld Exile - 4:19
6. The Betrayer Part 1 (Descent) - 6:03
7. The Betrayer Part 2 (The Hall of the Dead) - 5:15
8. Lair of Eishtar - 6:36
9. They Cometh in Fire - 7:52
10. Fleeing Into Darkness - 4:52

Line-up: 
Aaron Rogers - Keys, Synths
Joshua Ward (Nasaru) - Drums, Clean vocals
Jon Finney - Bass
Tripp King - Lead Vocals
Daniel Presnell - Guitar
Ralph Barnette - Guitar

Description/Reviews: 

Rapheumet's Well is a complex blend of metal and symphonic composition which chronicles the fictional multiverse of ancient sentinels known as the "Atai". Incorporating aggressive metal rhythms with epic symphonic melodies, each song progressively paints another chapter in this climactic and dark saga. Rapheumet's Well aims at writing and constructing music and unique story contents that give the listener a peek into the depth of a rich and more broad story that the band has envisioned.

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Oceanic "City of Glass"

Country: Israel
Sub Genre: Alternative, Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 31, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. A Scanner Darkly
2. Wind Up in a Barrel (Tribute to Walter) 
3. South of Heaven
4. Enter
5. Clouds
6. Fish You Shouldn't Eat (Part I)
7. These Countless Hours
8. HMS Beagle
9. Eva the Cat Doesn't Sleep
10. Oceanic

Line-up: 
Gal Shochet – Drums, Percussion, Backing Vocals
Or Lubianiker – Bass, Additional Guitars
Amir Manber – Guitars
Idan Liberman – Vocals, Guitars
   With
Yossi Sassi (ex-Orphand Land) – Additional Guitars, Backing Vocals, Bozukitara
Idan Harat – Guitars on tracks 1 and 3
Eva the Cat – Meows on track 9

Description/Reviews: 

Oceanic is a four-piece that draws on melody, prog, metal and blues to create a unique sound which appeals to the entire rock spectrum.

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Bandcamp (3 tracks)

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Annot Rhul "Leviathan"

Country: Norway
Sub Genre: Space Rock, Psychedelic
Label: Black Widow Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: October 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Leviathan Suite
   The Traveller, part I
   The Sailors, part I
   In Limbo at 5000 Fathoms
   Maybe they Sailed out too far?
   Between Scylla and Charybdis
   The Sailors, part II
   Interstellar Foe
2. The Colour out of Space
3. Surya
4. Distant Star
5. The Mountains of Madness
6. R'Lyeh
   The Elder Ones
   47°9 S 126°43 W
   Every Man For Himself
   In the Wake of Cthulhu
   The Traveller, part II

Line-up: 
Sigurd Lühr Tonna – Various instruments
   With
Halvor William Sanden  – Drums
Lars (Seid) – Piano, analog synths and mellotron
Lars Fredrik Frøslie (Wobbler) – Mellotron
Burt Rocket (Seid) – Vocals, bass and synth
Erlend Naalsund (Asagio) – Guitar
Jørgen Kosmos (Seid) – Vocals
Svei Arne Skarvik (Love Revolt) – Lapsteel
Ingrid Velle (Love Revolt) – Vocals
Allessandro Eide (Manifest) – Percussion

Description/Reviews: 

The CD starts off with the long multipart Leviathan Suite and a long spacey intro before the main musical theme kicks in. This is a beautiful floating track with a lot of moods, mellotron and female vocals. The main long mid-section is a great synthesizer solo and then they return to the main vocal theme and melody again. At about 12½ mins it really picks up with a more intense guitar line and a organ solo. Great track. The Colour Out of Space is next and is a more uptempo track but also strong on the melodic progressive spacey vibe as well. This like most of the record is instrumental and primarily features a lot of synthesizer solos and much fewer guitar solos. There is some great synthesizer work on this track. Surya, starts off with a harpsichord and then moves into the direction of soundtrack music for Dario Argento but perhaps a bit more happy but also a bit haunting. Lovely short track. Distant Star is a very spacey track with some nice slide guitar work and some melodies that remind me a lot of SEID. The Mountains of Madness sounds a lot like songs that preceded it and is the first track to features male lead vocals (Burt?). Some of the guitar work is very David Gilmour inspired. The CD/LP ends with another long track called R’Lyeh, which is split into multiple parts. This has some of the most dramatic music on the LP hidden in this piece. If you like really melodic, floating space progressive rock with a lot of synthesizers, you should enjoy this a lot. If you have not figured out this record is very much inspired by the works of HP Lovecraft

 Read the full review by Scott aka. Dr. Space at writingaboutmusic.blogspot.com

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Promo
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Sleeping Pulse "Under The Same Sky"

Country: UK / Portugal
Sub Genre: Atmospheric Progressive Rock
Label: Prophecy Productions
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 31, 2014
Tracklist: 
01. Parasite 05:45
02. Gagging Order 05:51
03. Backfire 05:49
04. The Puppeteer 06:43
05. Foreign Body 04:53
06. The Blind Lead The Blind 05:50
07. Painted Rust 06:23
08. Noose 05:31
09. War 05:59
10. Under The Same Sky 02:17

Line-up: 
Mick Moss (Antimatter) - vocals
Luís Fazendeiro (Painted Black) - instruments

Description/Reviews: 

Sleeping Pulse is the name of the musical collaboration of Mick Moss (Antimatter) and the Portuguese Luís Fazendeiro (Painted Black). While Moss is solely concentrating on lyrics and vocal lines here, all music is penned by Fazendeiro. With their debut "Under The Same Sky", they create a multi-faceted, modern Rock album that deftly covers the range from a solid, progressive backbone to fragile acoustic passages, electronic elements and soulful string arrangements. It was mixed and mastered by Daniel Cardoso (Anathema), who gave the album a clear and nuanced, yet always vibrant sound.
Despite its musical diversity, "Under The Same Sky" appears homogenous at all times thanks to the perfectly staged voice of Mick Moss, who on this album almost certainly delivers his most colourful vocal performance to date. On the textual level, Moss once more deals with the abysses of the human soul and grounds his lyrics on an elaborate concept about sociopathic manipulation.

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War
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Crown of Earth "Crown of Earth"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Cochise Entertainment
Format: digital
Release date: October 31 , 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Frank (The Hellraiser) - 3:38
2. True Life - 5:44
3. Power Minds - 4:04
4. Why Should I Care - 4:51
5. Born Again Warrior - 5:08
6. Sinneress - 4:21
7. Pile Driver - 3:53
8. Into the Night - 4:08

Line-up: 
Danny Knight - Vocals
Mike Ellis - Rhythm Guitar
Chris Graziola - Lead Guitar
Nikki Shannon - Drums
MarkyZ -Bass

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Born Again Warrior

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Ordinary Brainwash "#I'mNotAddicted"

Country: Poland
Sub Genre: Post Progressive
Format: digital
Release date: October 29, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Anon.i’m - 4:16
2. Neophyte - 9:19
3. 0100Horsemen - 4:49
4. Disasterpiece - 7:58
5. Everyone’s a Scandal - 4:28
6. Selfie - 4:56
7. Stalker - 6:45
8. #HatersGonnaHate - 5:06
9. Forever20 - 5:40
10. Analog Afterlife in a Digital World (Coda) - 5:14

Line-up: 
Rafał Żak

Description/Reviews: 

 The album is artist’s commentary on modern society in the context of Facebook. People use it to share the most intricate details of their lives, and now Rafał Żak wants them to do the same with the album - to #ShareItAll using BitTorrent file distribution system. Ten tracks sum into nearly an hour of intense musical journey that takes the listener through a full cycle of social experience, which is Facebook’s main promise. Post-progressive character of the record blurs the boundaries between many musical genres, from classic rock, through ambient, classical music, jazz, electronic, industrial and modern metal.  

 #I’mNotAddicted is available for free (under the Creative Commons License), in four different digital formats. Distribution is handled in an innovatory way, which has a lot to do with the subject of this concept album.

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Volvox "Volvox"

Country: Argentina
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 30, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Oxigeno 04:05
2. Despues del Ocaso 05:05
3. El Arte de La Guerra 06:23
4. Sindrome de Estocolmo 04:37
5. Cobra 04:37
6. Obsessive Blues 05:05

Line-up: 
Marcelo Pijachi - keyboards
Pablo Pucheta - drums
Pablo Salvatelli - bass
Cristian Violante - guitar

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Brückner + Jobim "Hochofen"

Country: Germany/Brazil
Genre(s): Ambient, Electronica, Krautrock
Label: Plataforma Records
Format: digital
Release date: October 30, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Zunder (06:53)
2. Hertzgebirge (06:16)
3. Schonzeit (07:34)
4. Grünspan (09:07)
5. Tauchsieder (08:00)

Line-up: 
Michael Brückner - electronics and effects
Gustavo Jobim - electronics and effects

Description/Reviews: 

Hochofen is a highly cerebral record with a strong electronic kraut accent. As the album goes by, sonic landscapes are drawn as in a train trip; sitting by the window the listener watches the landscapes move and blur into each other. The album is full of refined and tense sounds; a grey, rusted air. It's an intriguing sonic journey, with an exotic beauty, and sometimes bizarre moments.

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Binary Creed "Restitution"

Country: Sweden
Sub Genre: Progressive Power Metal
Format: digital
Release date: October 24, 2014
Tracklist: 
01. Dominion (04:43)
02. How Many Tears (04:05)
03. Anonymity (03:36)
04. Leave The World Behind (04:50)
05. Freedom? (04:17)
06. Turn To The Cross (03:54)
07. Leave The Lie (03:55)
08. Interlude (01:33)
09. My Choice (03:58)
10. Welcome Joy (02:20)

Line-up: 
Andreas Stoltz - vocals
Stefan Rådlund - guitars
Janne Viklund - bass
Peo Olofsson - keyboards
Petri Säisä - percussion

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Dominion

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Barracuda Triangle "Electro Shock Therapy"

Country: Sweden/Germany
Sub Genre: Instrumental Psychedelic, Fusion, Avant Prog
Label: Reingold Records
Format: CD
Release date: October 29, 2014
Tracklist: 
1 Black Days(5.04)
2 Tumoro (6.04)
3 Acid Rain (7.16)
4 Caressing the moment in tranquilized ecstasy (8.24)
5 Tears in blue rain (3.18)
6 Electro Shock Therapy (8.29)
7 Too much therapy (8.56)
8 Strom (7.35)
9 The last one (5.44)

Line-up: 
Tomas Bodin (The Flower Kings, Karmakanic, Eggs & Dogs) - Keyboards
Jonas Reingold (The Flower Kings, Kaipa, Karmakanic, The Tangent) - Bass, Guitars, Taurus Pedals
Felix Lehrmann (The Flower Kings) - Drums

Description/Reviews: 

On their debut album the band displays a relentless lust for experimenting. From the beautiful “The Last One” to the gritty “Electric Shock Therapy”, the band takes you on an unforgettable journey into worlds unknown; always with one foot in the danger zone. The music may be described as cinematic, dreamy, spacy, beautiful, ugly and dynamic with minimalistic elements and “over the top” full blown soundscapes. “Add some King Crimson, Black Sabbath, Richard Strauss and impressionist Claude Debussy and you have a pretty good picture of what it´s all about,” says bassist Jonas Reingold.

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Teaser
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Dropshard "Silk"

Country: Italy
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 28, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Insight (5:08)
2. Eyes (4:29)
3. Cell 342 (8:44)
4. Tied Together (6:40)
5. Seat (2:47)
6. Perpetual Dream (2:58)
7. Get Out And Run (1:56)
8. The Endless Road (10:39)
   a) Endless Road
   b) One-Way Ticket
   c) Blackstorm
   d) Endless Road Reprise
9. Less Is More (2:30)
10. Maya (4:36)
11. Memento (11:56)

Line-up: 
Enrico Scanu - vocals, electric & acoustic guitars, flute
Sebastiano Benatti - electric & acoustic guitars
Valerio De Vittorio - keyboards, synthesizers
Alex Stucchi - electric bass guitars
Tommaso Mangione - drums, percussions, programming, sound effects

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Eyes
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No Brain Cell "Monuments"

Country: Greece
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock
Label: Melissa Music
Format: digital
Release date: October 28, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Prologue [Monuments Pt. 1] (2:08)
2. Monuments [Pt. 2] (6:54)
3. Man Of Silence (8:36)
4. Take Me Far Away (4:33)
5. Hero Condition (9:41)
6. Don't Cry (6:51)
7. You And Me (6:10)
8. Child (5:38)
9. Intermission (9:09)
10. Fable Of The Dreamers (2:33)

Line-up: 
Thomas Petrou: lead & backing vocals, keyboards, piano, programming/sequencing

Elias Papadopoulos: acoustic & electic guitar
Alessio Kontodimos: lead vocals (1,4,5,8)
   With
J. Demian: acoustic & electric guitars
Lazaros Pliambas: percussion
Giannis Kyratsos: backing vocals (2,3,5,8,9)
Tasos Korkovelos: synths (1,5)
Trainanos Papadopoulos: french horn
Michalis Piperkos: clarinet
Kostas Vavalas: bassoon
Katerina Vavala: oboe
Dani Joss: guitar (6), voice (9)
George Vasilas: guitar (6)

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Man of Silence
Fable of the Dreamers

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Vanish "Come To Wither"

Country: Germany
Sub Genre: Progressive Power Metal
Label: Massacre Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 24, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Come to Wither 01:38
2. Great Collapse 05:46
3. Bless the Buried Child 04:17
4. Renewal 05:56
5. This Is How We Die 04:33
6. Curtain Call 09:17
7. Silence 05:16
8. Hollow 06:05
9. Hope Shall Rise 05:49
10. Reboot 05:27
11. The Grand Design 07:11

Line-up: 
Ralf Nopper - Drums
Thomas Rösch - Rhythm Guitars
Bastian Rose - Vocals, Piano, Keyboards
Philipp Schönle - Lead Guitars
Daniele Dei Giudici - Bass
   With
 Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear) on  "The Grand Design"

Description/Reviews: 

Upon initial listens to the record, I felt a lot of similar qualities to current Symphony X if taken through a Brainstorm meets Superior band template. The guitarists Thomas Rösch and Philipp Schönle like to end many of their riffs with little squeals and modern nuances, and the keyboard work has a flair for the dramatic - while vocalist /keyboardist Bastian Rose has a multi-layered voice that is very similar in tone, attitude, and strength as Russell Allen. Where I think Vanish differs from the Americans is their penchant for more straightforward parts in the majority of their songwriting, and less neo-classical arpeggio runs- but that's not to say they can't dazzle in their musical chemistry. Check out "Renewal" and the 9 minute tension filled "Curtain Call" for some superior guitar/ keyboard/ bass/ drum fusion and point/ counterpoint elements.

 Read the full review by Matt Coe at eternal-terror.com

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Stream

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Giant Squid "Minoans"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Post Metal
Label: Translation Loss Records
Format: CD
Release date: October 28, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Minoans - 08:27  
2. Thera - 05:14  
3. Sir Arthur Evans - 05:43  
4. Palace of Knossos - 04:05  
5. Sixty Foot Waves - 05:32  
6. Mycenaeans - 05:37  
7. The Pearl and the Parthenon - 04:50  
8. Phaistos Disc - 03:52

Line-up: 
Aaron John Gregory - guitar, vocals
Bryan Beeson - bass
Jackie Perez Gratz - cello, vocals
Andrew Southard - keyboards, vocals
Zack Farwell - drums

Description/Reviews: 

For the many permutations ‘post-metal’ tends to wind up with, progressive oddly isn’t that high on the list. Maybe it’s the post-metal staples of lumbering pace or the need to express darker moods. Whatever the cause, it makes Minoans all the more surprising in how well it’s executed the way it is. While embodying the best elements of the post-metal tag (minus the aimless suck, for aside from the opener most of these songs wrap up in 5 minutes), and meshing it with progressive exaltations. All in all it’s not terribly dissimilar from Ancestors, though again with an extreme focus on economy within each song.

 Read the full review by Matthew Bowling at deadrhetoric.com

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Mycenaeans

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OutFunked "The Blue Wire"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Jazz, Fusion, Funk
Format: digital
Release date: October 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Equinox 04:11
2. Where's Miles 07:45
3. Bitches Brew 06:30
4. Blue Wire 03:29
5. The Edge 07:18
6. In Which a Witch Wishes for a Dish 06:07
7. Centaurus 11:11
8. Eeeeee 11:46

Line-up: 
Vance Provey: Trumpet, Conceptualizing
Robert Rabinowitz: Bass, Flute, Anti-Conceptualizing
Martin Ear: Guitars: Percussion, Noise, De-Conceptualizing
Jeff Cedrone: Electric guitar, Electronics De-Constructing
Matt Spencer: Drums, De-Drummer

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Stephan Forte "Enigma Opera Black"

Country: France
Sub Genre: Instrumental Progressive Metal
Label: Zeta Nemesis Records
Format: CD
Release date: October 28, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Short Virtuosity Etude - 01:30
2. Enigma Opera Black - 05:18
3. Zeta Nemesis - 06:48
4. Sector A: UNDEAD - 07:05
5. Pure - 04:57
6. Entering Sigma Scorpii - 05:54
7. Praying Lord Bhairava at the Foot of Mount Kailash - 05:13
8. Suspended Tears Into Space - 07:35
9. Peace - 01:38

Line-up: 
Stéphan Forté (Adagio) - Guitar
Franck Hermanny - Bass
Kevin Codfert - Keyboards
Morgan Berthet - Drums
   With
Andy James - Guitar solo (2)
Marty Friedman - Guitar solo (3)
Paul Wardingham - Guitar solo (4)
Marco Sfogli (James LaBrie, Creation's End) - Guitar solo (8)

Description/Reviews: 

The ultimate distinction between Enigma Opera Black and its predecessor can be boiled down to a single word: atmosphere. Whereas The Shadows Compendium tended to play out as a more direct, less ornamented exercise of Stéphan’s instrumental prowess, here the music has taken a turn towards a far darker, at times somewhat oppressive nature that proves quite palpable in its execution. Immensely haunting even in comparison to previous Adagio work, a more apt comparison would likely be to that of Beyond Twilight’s material, or other such acts sporting similar degrees of unsettling ambiance. In fact, all Forté would have had to do was write some vocal lines for Kelly to sing, and you’d have little difficulty convincing me this was the latest release from the twisted imagination of Finn Zierler. It’s obviously no coincidence the release of this album comes so close to Halloween, as the eerie nature of Forté’s leads combined with increased keyboard presence do well to conjure images of ghoulish faces and agonizing treks down a long dark hallway all too easily.

 Read the full review at metal-archives.com

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Enigma Opera Black
Zeta Nemesis

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Gravmaskin ”Volym 1”

Country: Sweden
Sub Genre: Instrumental Space Rock, Psychedelic
Label: Electric Assault (USA), Sound of Cobra (Europe), De:nihil (Scandinavia)
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: October 28, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Sultans of Speed
2. Roadkill or Carpet
3. Locomotion
4. Fake Blood
5. Ghosts in a Gas Tank
6. Only Corpses and Fumes

Line-up: 
Sofia Rydahl: Keys
Lukas Häger: Guitar
Mikal Styrke: Drums

Description/Reviews: 

”Grave”, ”machine” and ”excavator” - Gravmaskin is a play on the Swedish translations for these three words, and when listening to the trio's instrumental rock its moniker makes perfect sense. The music paints a picture of a ”grave machine” - a mechanical entity fueled by driving beats and haunting melodies, digging tombs in the airy forest, next to a roaring motorway. Something cold and mechanical married to nature and her cycles of life and death. Because at first glance, Gravmaskin's music might pull instant associations to classic Italian horror soundscapes and dreamy German psychedelia (the band cite Goblin, NEU! and Tangerine Dream as three of their main influences, alongside smoke, freeways and the Swedish nature reserve Hågadalen). But when looking further, descending over it is a funeral mist of something undeniably Scandinavian – that soul stripping melancholia present in Bathory and Bo Hansson alike – and a raw, jangly punk execution giving it groove, nerve and a speed-paced pulse.

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Sultans of speed
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She Was The Universe "Else And Where"

Country: Russia
Sub Genre: Progressive Math Metal, Post-Hardcore
Format: digital
Release date: October 28, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Three Of Eleven 04:45
2. Progeny Of Panthalassa 04:49
3. The Universe Is Unfolding 03:26
4. Bloop 03:54
5. Oceans Are Me 05:57
6. Aquarium Experiment 00:38
7. Mother Tree 05:03
8. And Everything After 05:36
9. Commercial Smash 01:18
10. The Amber Road 04:12
11. Tidal Flats 04:53

Line-up: 
Aleksey - vocals
Sasha - guitars
Ivan - guitars
Maksim- bass
Lesha - drums
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Max Sit - vocals (2)

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Nero Di Marte "Derivae"

Country: Italy
Sub Genre: Progressive Metal
Label: Prosthetic Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 28, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. L'Eclisse (08:13)
2. Clouded Allure (06:05)
3. Pulsar (08:30)
4. Dite (6:31)
5. Simulacra (08:20)
6. Il Diluvio (09:00)
7. Those Who Leave (10:15)

Line-up: 
Andrea Burgio - Bass
Marco Bolognini - Drums
Francesco D'Adamo - Guitars
Sean Worrell - Guitars, Vocals

Description/Reviews: 

The album's title, taken from the Italian phrase "andare alla Deriva" ("to go adrift"), correlates with its lyrical themes, which vocalist Sean Worrell describes as "tragically searching for something that maybe isn't there...letting yourself go and becoming swayed by the unknown."

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Nick Karch "Retrieve the Keys"

Country: Canada
Sub Genre: Alternative, Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: October 28, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Parallel Path - 5:27
2. Sidewalk Blocks - 4:47
3. Figures - 4:31
4. Approve the Pretender - 4:23
5. Wasted Summer - 5:02
6. Landing Light - 4:56
7. Forest Meadow - 5:02
8. Animation Cel - 4:34
9. Left to Right - 5:22
10. On the Lookout - 4:27
11. Retrieve the Keys - 5:10

Line-up: 
Nick Karch (Bolus) - vocals and all instruments

Description/Reviews: 

The debut album by “Bolus” front-man, Nick Karch. Fans of Bolus will notice an extension of the band’s signature sound, mixed with a additional exploration into more straight-forward, yet unique and unexpected musical territory.

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Strawbs "Prognostic"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Prog Folk
Label: Witchwood Media
Format: CD
Release date: October 27, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Heartbreak Hill
2. Through Aphrodite's Eyes
3. Something For Nothing
4. Starting Over
5. Deep In The Darkest Night 
6. The River/Down By The Sea (previously unreleased)
7. Blue Angel (remastered)
8. Tomorrow (remastered)
9. Lay A Little Light On Me/Hero's Theme/Round And Round (remastered)

Line-up: 
Dave Cousins – vocals, guitars
Chas Cronk – bass (1, 3, 4, 9), vocals (1, 3, 4), programming (2)
Andy Richards – keyboards (1, 3, 4)
Tony Fernandez – drums (1, 3, 4, 9)
Dave Lambert – lead guitar (2, 3, 9)
John Hawken – keyboards (2)
Rod Coombes – drums (2)
Rick Wakeman (ex-Yes) – grand piano (5), piano, organ (7)
Conny Conrad – guitar, programming (5)
Tony Hooper – acoustic guitar (6, 8)
Brian Willoughby – lead guitar (6)
Chris Parren – keyboards (6)
Rod Demick – bass (6)
Richard Hudson – drums (6, 8)
Miller Anderson – lead guitars (7)
Roger Glover (Deep Purple) – bass (7)
Jon Hiseman– drums (7)
Blue Weaver – keyboards (8)
John Ford – bass (8)
Jo Partridge – lead guitar (1, 4)

Description/Reviews: 

"Prognostic" is the album that defines Strawbs once and for all as a prog rock force to be reckoned with. The music is powerful, yet melodic. The lyrics are biting, yet sensitive.

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Holotropic "Permeate"

Country: Slovakia
Genre(s): Tech/Extreme Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 27, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Judge 02:23
2. Scintillate 04:40
3. Rupture 04:45
4. Wysinati 03:20
5. Traveller 07:25
6. Tantrums 04:56
7. Filters 04:01
8. Hunch 01:04
9. Integral 11:22

Line-up: 
Matej “Vein” Ferenčík
Janko Hutka
Rasťo Molnár
Tomáš Švantner
Kamil Adamík
   With
Miloslav Kollár - sitar in “Judge” & “Traveller”
Lukáš Minařík - keyboards in “Rupture”
Martin Schuster - guitar leads in “Filters”
Milan Malík - samples in “Integral”

Description/Reviews: 

45 minutes of modern and original extreme metal crossing many genre boundaries, including influences from progressive and technical metal. The spectrum of Holotropic stretches from fast, technical, insane-sounding riffs, through hard hitting heavy parts to slower, more atmospheric, melodic and even oriental moments. "Permeate" is a concept record, musically and lyrically, drawing from the nature of change, broadening of horizons, psychonautics as well as scientific theories from psychology, behavioral science and psychiatry. 

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Fish on Friday "Godspeed"

Country: Belgium
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock/Pop
Label: Esoteric Antenna
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 27, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Godspeed - 10:15
2. Just a nightmare - 5:35
3. She colours the rainbow - 3:42
4. Callin' planet home - 5:23
5. Ghost song - 6:14
6. Radio - 4:20
7. Sanctuary - 8:10
8. Stay - 6:50
9. Don't love me to death - 4:30
10. Tick-tock - 4:05
11. My dog - 1:17

Line-up: 
William Beckers: keyboards, percussion
Frank Van Bogaert: keyboards, vocals, backing vocals, additional guitars
   With
Nick Beggs: bass, Chapman stick, backing vocals

Marcus Weymaere: drums, percussion
Marty Townsend: guitars
Theo Travis

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Devin Townsend "Z²"

Country: Canada
Sub Genre: Progressive Metal
Label: Century Media
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: October 27, 2014 (Europe), October 28, 2014 (USA)
Tracklist: 
Disc 1: The Devin Townsend Project - Sky Blue

1. Rejoice - 4:16
2. Fallout - 4:30
3. Midnight Sun - 4:58
4. A New Reign - 4:52
5. Universal Flame - 4:39
6. Warrior - 3:31
7. Sky Blue - 3:52
8. Silent Militia - 4:28
9. Rain City - 7:45
10. Forever - 3:45
11. Before We Die - 8:24
12. The Ones Who Love - 1:32

Disc 2: Ziltoid/Z2 – Dark Matters

1. Z² - 3:59
2. From Sleep Awake - 3:00
3. Ziltoidian Empire - 6:25
4. War Princess - 8:17
5. Deathray - 4:43
6. March of the Poozers - 4:43
7. Wandering Eye - 3:40
8. Earth - 7:38
9. Ziltoid Goes Home - 6:20
10. Through the Wormhole - 2:10
11. Dimension Z - 6:13

Line-up: 
Devin Townsend – vocals, guitars
Dave Young – guitars, keyboards
Brian Waddell – bass
Ryan Van Poederooyen – drums
   With
Anneke van Giersbergen – backing vocals
Chris Jericho – vocals (as "Captain Spectacular")
Dominique Lenore Persi – vocals (as "War Princess")
Randy Slaugh – live symphony, string arranging

Description/Reviews: 

Picking up right were they left off with Epicloud, Devin Townsend Project takes you through a roller coaster of emotions. Keeping it as heavy as possible at times while still mixing it up as the group is known to do, mostly to keep the audience on the edge of their seats upon first listen. The remaining thousands upon thousands of listens this album will receive you’ll be singing along just like a teeny bopper at the One Direction concert.

 Read the full review at damnationmag.wordpress.com

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Rejoice
Deathray

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Generation of Vipers "Coffin Wisdom"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Sludge, Post Metal, Post-Hardcore
Label: Translation Loss Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 27, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Damaged Awake 04:30
2. Coffin Wisdom 06:09
3. Dark Matter 04:30
4. You Deserve This 04:52
5. Haunted 06:29
6. Stolen Voices 04:07
7. Crawling on the Ceiling 07:28

Line-up: 
B.J. Graves - Percussion
J. Holt - Guitar, Vocals
T. Kammeyer - Bass

Description/Reviews: 

While the atmosphere is similarly stifling and the music obviously draws on the same sort of relentless hardcore punishment delivered by the above-mentioned bands, I would more closely compare Generation of Vipers with Neurosis, early ISIS, and even Intronaut. Most of their songs dominate the middle range of the tempo spectrum, allowing the percussion work and guitar and bass riffs to actually be heard and appreciated. Dark, static-infused ambient drone textures fill out the mix.

 Read the full review by at medium.com

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Solaris "Marsbéli krónikák II (The Martian Chronicles II)"

Country: Hungary
Sub Genre: Instrumental Symphonic
Format: CD
Release date: October 26, 2014
Tracklist: 
    Martian Chronicles II Suite (22:26)
1. Martian Chronicles II 1st Movement (6:12)
2. Martian Chronicles II 2-6th Movement (12:44)
3. Martian Chronicles II 7th Movement (3:30)
4. Voices from the Past - 1st movement ( 2:05)
    Voices from the Past - 2nd movement (5:33)
5. The World without us (4:03)
6. The Pride of Human insects (3:04)
7. Impossible 'We are an impossibility in an impossible Universe' Ray Bradbury (4:12)
8. Alien song (4:03)

Line-up: 
Csaba Bogdan - guitars
Robert Erdesz - keyboards
Attila Kollar - flute, tambourine, whistle
Laszlo Gomor - drums, percussions
Attila Seres - bass
Ferenc Raus - drums (5, 7)

   With
Edina Szirtes 'Mokus' - violin, vocal
Zsuzsa Ullmann - vocal
Tunde Krasznai - voice
Balazs Szendofi - bass
Peter Gerendas - acousic guitar
Ferenz Muck - saxophone
Tamas Erdesz - guitars

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Tétel
Lehetetlen / Impossible

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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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Sisyphean Conscience "Malignant Transformation"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 25, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Banished 01:32
2. Accidental Death & Dismemberment 03:24
3. Fallacies 04:14
4. Claptrap 03:55
5. Empty Threats 05:13
6. Triumph 04:16
7. Marauder 03:22
8. Onus (feat. Patrick Jobe of The Odious) 03:06
9. Malignant Transformation 06:38

Line-up: 
Blaine Brun - Guitars
Garrett Haag - Drums, Vocals
Austin Haag - Bass
Taylor Gorman - Vocals

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DM "Bloodspit"

Country: Poland
Sub Genre: Stoner, Psychedelic, Post Metal
Format: digital
Release date: October 20, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. First Blood II 21:31
2. World disease 07:05
3. Bloodspit 26:28

Line-up: 
Mr D: guitars, effects.
Mr M: drums, midi.
   With
Lindey Lindstorm: noise breath

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Slug Comparison "Slug Comparison"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: October 24, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Bringer of Doom - 04:08
2. You've Seen Me - 03:46
3. Summer '99 - 04:21
4. Short of Hell - 03:18
5. Evil Walks - 03:12
6. Long Live the Night - 08:35
7. In the Dark with Divinity - 03:45
8. Something to Bear - 05:35
9. Common Room - 04:09

Line-up: 
Doug Harrison (Fen): vocals, guitar, piano, synth programming, bass on tracks 1, 2, 5
   With
Randall Stoll (ex-Fen): drums on tracks 2-8
Mike Southworth (ex-Fen): production, mixing, programming, additional drums on track 1
Mike Young (ex-Devin Townsend, ex-Fen): bass on tracks 3, 6-9
Tatyana Dobrowolski: additional vocals on track 6

Description/Reviews: 

After the claustrophobic darkness of the previous two tracks, the opening to ‘long live the night’ proves something of a relief with its gentle acoustic work and folk elements, not to mention some stunning slide work. Of all the tracks here, ‘long live the night’ is the one that most captures the feel of vintage Pink Floyd with its rich, lyrical feel and stunning musicianship and if you were to only preview one track from this album before taking the inevitable decision to purchase it, then this should probably be the one. A piece of work that evolves from humble origins into a full-on progressive epic, ‘long live the night’ is a truly wondrous piece of work that draws the listener headlong into Doug Harrison’s wonderfully diverse world. This is grandiose, theatrically-inclined progressive rock at its finest and if any artist has ever truly captured that wonderful mixture of excess that abounded in the heady days of the Gabriel-led Genesis, the Waters-led Floyd and King Crimson, then it is Doug Harrison with this stunningly inventive piece of music. More of a symphony than a song, ‘Long live the night’ is a stunning musical endeavour with a powerful anti-war message and a deft use of light and shade that sees it swell to a stunning crescendo awash with the sound of battle and crushing riffs. 

 Read the full review at sonicabuse.com

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Fossil Evolution "World In Motion"

Country: Belgium
Sub Genre: Symphonic
Label: FREIA Music
Format: CD
Release date: October 24, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Beautiful Colours
2. World In Motion
3. Next Time
4. The Voice Inside
5. Oblivion
6. Considering

Line-up: 
Arnold De Schepper (Isopoda) : bass, vocals, bass pedals
Arne De Schepper: drums, vocals
Maarten De Schepper: guitars, vocals, programming
Wouter De Schepper: guitars, vocals
Pieter De Groeve: keyboards, vocals

Description/Reviews: 

The album is a beautiful blend of symphonic and neo-progressive rock with jazz, pop & rock. The roots of the band lie with Isopoda of which Arnold De Schepper was one of the founding members. He teams up with his sons Arne, Maarten & Wouter plus school friend of the boys Pieter De Groeve. The album has 5 new compositions plus a beautiful rendition of the Isopoda classic "Considering'.

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Kingfisher Sky "Arms of Morpheus"

Country: Netherlands
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Suburban Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 24, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Hypnos
2. At Least You Tried
3. King of Thieves
4. Open Eyes
5. Insomnia
6. I'm Not Alone
7. Strength of the Endless
8. Heather
9. The Morrigan
10. Mercy on this Wounded Heart
11. Maddy

Line-up: 
Judith Rijnveld - Vocals
Ivar de Graaf (ex-Within Temptation) - Drums, Bass
Edo van der Kolk - Guitar
Chris Henny - Guitar
Maaike Peterse - Cello
David Gutiérrez Rojas - Keys
   With
Kristoffer Gildenlöw (ex-Pain of Salvation, Dial en Rust, For All We Know) - Bass

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Hypnos
King Of Thieves

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Phi "Now The Waves Of Sound Remain"

Country: Austria
Sub Genre: Post Progressive Rock
Label: Gentle Art Of Music
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: October 24, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Buy Your Piece Of Love (04:41)
2. Welcome Tomorrow (08:36)

3. Tune In Zone Out (05:19)

4. Maye Sometime Else Then (05:05)

5. Revolution By Design (04:08)

6. Behind A Veil Of Snow (05:45)
7. The Liquid Hourglass (02:46)

8. Now The Waves Of Sound Remain (12:10)

9. This Last Favour (04:51)


Line-up: 
Markus Bratusa - Vocals, Guitar, Programming
Arthur Darnhofer-Demàr - Bass, Vocals
Gabe Cresnar - Drums

Description/Review

On this record the mighty walls of Tool’s guitar sound meet the driving rhythms of Rush and gently merge with sophisticated arrangements that resemble the delicacy of Porcupine Tree. The Jeff Buckley-esque jazzy elegance provides the music with the final ingredient that completes the fused aesthetic of the old and the new.


In order to make this album the comprehensive experience that it has ultimately become, Phi have created and implemented a textual concept in which the discourse on music’s role, its significance, its drift into banality and the corresponding deterioration in value in today’s society functions as a backdrop for a both detailed as well as cynical analysis of major issues. The enormously powerful message of this album lies in the fusion of emotion and the coolness of the intellectual: art is so much more than only a mere product. ‘Now The Waves Of Sound Remain’ challenges the boundaries: this is music with a ‘double bottom’.



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Behind A Veil Of Snow
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