Country: Brazil
Genre(s): Symphonic
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December 31, 2020 (digital)
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Informational blog about recent or upcoming prog-related rock or metal albums with a schedule of their release. No downloads here, except provided by bands themselves.
After Ángel Ontalva & Vespero CDs "Carta Marina" and "Sada", Ángel has created a new group called Seaorm with Ark and Ivan Fedotov, Vespero's bassist and drummer. This power trio follows the paths of their collaborations in Vespero with a more exploratory and electronic approach. The band has recorded an album called "Olkhon", inspired in the biggest island of the Baikal Lake, in the center of Siberia, famous for its shamanic traditions and its amazing beauty and powerful energy.Media/Samples
Multi-instrumentalist Chilean composer Raúl Peurt, AKA Raúl Felipe Pérez Urtubia, delivers his debut album “The Path“, bursting at the seams with energetic drumming (his primary instrument, I believe), high-quality jazz-fusion compositions, edgy guitars, moody keyboards, and punchy bass lines.Read the full review by Stephen Conrad at progressiverockfanatics.wordpress.com
Mar Assombrado is a Brazilian band from Recife, formed in 2014, led by André Sena, whose intention is to show an experimental sound, bringing together the elements of Progressive Rock and recitations of poems and poetry. The roots of the progressive rock of the band Mar Assombrado go beyond music: they are echoes of literary, historical, mythological references. The members of Mar Assombrado describe the project as a combination of music and poetry since most of the verses of the songs follow a recited line. (progsky.com)Media/Samples
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The presence and prominence of instruments such as bass clarinet, cello, clarinet, flute, oboe, trombone, trumpet, and violin might push some of the music on Lunarians towards "classical" music, but probably not far enough for it to no longer be rounded off to "prog."
Media/SamplesWe could define MINDANCE as the Hawkwind of Molise (with Pinkfloydian echoes…), tracing coordinates of prog-psychedelia and space-rock, a reference of depth, also important because it is not very popular in Italy. But there is also more in the band from Campobasso, a heterogeneous background and a path that is also originality and the stratification of different sounds in search of its own identity. “Cosmically nothing” is the best (and visionary) manifesto in summing up that path: point of arrival and departure at the same time, because the journey has been able to explore with open mind and focus its own expressive force. And now it seems a new, conscious beginning (Loris Furlan, Lizard records)
On this particular release the band play an extremely unusual style of prog metal, it’s very eclectic and in some ways is chaotic and all over the place. One second, you'll be listening to a choir type segment backed with crisp female vocals then there will be some death metal style vocals playing over jazz music and then all of a sudden, we get what almost sounds like carnival style music backed by flutes and electronic elements. This would definitely have to be one of the most unusual releases I've listened to in a while and it’s taken me a little while to wrap my head around it.Read the full review at cavedwellermusic.net
Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Alternative Rock/Metal
Label: Kscope
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: December 11, 2020
Tracklist:
1. Wounded Wings (05:53)
2. Ruins (05:29)
3. Tyrant (04:56)
4. Stains of Betrayal (04:52)
5. Empty Vows (03:58)
6. Sweet The Tongue (04:30)
7. A Dark Kind of Angel (04:38)
8. The Gift (03:53)
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Daniel Tompkins (TesseracT)
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Plini - guitar (1)
Matthew K Heafy (Trivium) - guitar (8)
Paul Ortiz - guitar
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“Ruins” is a heavy version of 2019’s “Castles”, to put it simply. Instead of the progressive pop and trip hop vibes of the original, this album features heavy guitars, harsh vox, winding solos, and a generally raw tone. In other words, it is more like Daniel’s work with his other bands. ... Another thing to note is that, even though the lyrics are all the same, the music has been rewritten, many of the vocal melodies are significantly changed, and the songs themselves have been renamed.
Read the full review by Jason Spencer at theprogmind.com
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The music on “Identity Crisis” mixes up the best influences from classic prog rock, with unexpected contemporary harmonic solutions and melodic turns. The songs can break loose by surprise in furious jazz fusion improvisations. As impressive as the casting in the album can be, and it is, the incredible alchemy that happened between Marcelo Paganini and Rachel Flowers in 4 out of 6 songs, at the 11th hour, was a game changer in the intensity of that musical language.
Media/SamplesThe original music on this album features a hybrid between the progressive-fusion sonic approach and the world of chamber and orchestral music. Fafard’s compositions highlight Harrison’s innovative drumming through this intense and unique journey of epic proportions.The album kicks in with Transmutation Circle, a piece where drums and electric bass interact with a string quartet, while Harrison provides occasional marimba parts to the music. The format on this first piece is the blueprint of almost half the album. Singular Quartz follows and showcases a different orchestration and where drums and bass play along a violin, cello, marimba and vibraphone.
Helmet Of Gnats' sound is reminiscent of the classic Rock/Jazz Fusion movement of the early to middle 1970's. This classic lineup carries the torch that was lit by the originators of Fusion while bringing the music into new and uncharted territory. Challenging compositions, melodic passages and blazing execution are hallmarks of this band.Media/Samples
“La fin des Temples” was composed in 2004 by James Mac Gaw, then member of Magma and One Shot. This long track (over 30 minutes) is an homage to Christian Vander and the music of Magma.