那由他計画 / Project Nayuta "つみびとの記憶"/ "Memories Of Tsumibito"

Country: Japan
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 31, 2020
Tracklist

1. つみびとの記憶 / Memories Of Tsumibito (16:33)

2. シレーヌの都 / The City Of Sirene (11:59)

3. クリスタルドラゴン / Crystal Dragon (26:24)

Line-up

Mika Tsukimoto: Vocals

Junko Sera: Vocals

Takashi Wada: Guitars

Yen Tsukada (Providence): Keyboards, Synthesizers

Yosuke Tara: Bass

Masahiko Noguchi: Drums & Percussion

  With

Mio Nakamura (Retro Future): Keyboard Solo (2)

Reiba Onishi: Bells

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Qirsh "Aspera Tempora, parte 1"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Lizard Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 31, 2020
Tracklist

1. Rumors (17:51) 

2. Aer Gravis (6:42) 

3. Quel Momento (6:17) 

4. Hurt (2:56) 

5. Anansi (3:02) 

6. Oremus (12:21) 

7. Oremus (Reprise) (8:04) 

Total Time 57:13

Line-up
Leonardo Digilio - keyboards
Pasquale Aricò - keyboards and vocals
Michele Torello - guitars
Daniele Olia - guitars and vocals

Marco Fazio - drums
Andrea Torello - bass and vocals

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Framing Skeletons "Osmium"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: October 30, 2020
Tracklist

1. Blood Moon (9:00) 

2. Vital Contrast (5:53) 

3. The Beggar And The Leech (4:29) 

4. Vermilion (7:00) 

5. Torn Between The Titans (9:51) 

Total Time 36:13

Line-up
Jeremy Burke - Guitars, vocals

Bryan Holub - Drums, backing vocals

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Polyfeen "Den Sidste Vilde"

Country: Denmark
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Psychedelic 
Label: Kommun 2
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 30, 2020
Tracklist

1. Den Sidste Vilde (3:10) 

2. Disen (5:01) 

3. I Hope You're Happy (6:56) 

4. Syrerock Er Tilbage (5:00) 

5. Mental Barrier (4:37) 

6. Ilden (7:43) 

Total Time 32:27

Line-up
Michael Stanley - vocals, bass

Per Hugo Rotboll - keyboards
Torsten Lefmann - guitars 

Karsten "Mons" Mansa - drums

Description/Reviews:

Polyfeen spread their wings in the psychedelic fuzz and space echo universe and is musically anchored in the progressive psychedelic rock genre. Greatly inspired by Pink Floyd and Deep Purple Polyfeen add a new modern touch to the genre adding synthesizer and intense dance drumbeats in the mix.

The song writing on the album is centered around the frontman, lead singer and bass player Michael Stanley and the charismatic Hammond organist and virtuosi Per Hugo Rotbøll, constantly challenging the psychedelic genre, moving from ear hangers lead by the excellently played acoustic and electric guitars by guitarist Torsten Lefmann accompanied by Stanley’s intense lead vocals to an instrumental synthesizer high paced dance song with a psychedelic twist that will make any listener indulged to the tough beat by drummer Karsten “Mons” Mansa. The quartet even features the grand piano in a melodic song which especially with Stanley piano playing and lead vocal leads you in direction of the Lennon solo period from the early 70’s. The album features backwards guitars, coral sitar, heavy bass fuzz and a number of 70’s analogue synthesizers. You will be taken back to the early 70’s with a modern twist in a psychedelic universe with extensive guitar and Hammond organ solos. Throughout the album the lyrics are focused round the unrealized potential in all humans regardless of origin. 

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Mental Barrier 

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Rainbow Face "Stars' Blood"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: October 30, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Pirates (6:11)
2. Purgatory (2:38)
3. Lord Give Me Strength (4:33)
4. Waves (12:00)
5. That Old Gang Of Mine (7:01)
6. The Fighter Pilot (5:20)
7. Back In The Bottle (5:07)
8. Massaged By Bullets (4:35)

Total Time 47:25

Line-up: 
Jake Rose: guitar, vocals; vibraphone and concert bass drum (5)
Dominique Reveneau: bass; tambourine (5)
Salvador Altamirano-Farrell: keyboards and synths, sound design; drums (6); marvin (4)
   With
Joey Burnah: drums (1, 2, 6)
Matthew Andrews: drums (3 , 7)
Jeff Cole: drums (4)
Daniel Vega: alto saxophone (7)
Tricia Bogdan: viola (8)
Jing Kappes: violin (8)
Melissa Terrall: piano (8)

Description/Reviews: 

Rainbow Face proudly carry the banner of progressive rock while treading the waters of experimental rock and post-punk. As their name suggests, Rainbow Face constantly bombard you with musical colors as a galaxy of timbres, sounds, and styles swirl throughout each of the eight tracks on their debut album, Stars' Blood.
The centerpiece track, Waves, is a 12 minute, multi-movement suite that moves effortlessly between psychedelic ballad, dark and heavy Red era King Crimson riffage, to something out of an Elfman score. Elsewhere, on Purgatory and The Fighter Pilot, the band is more aggressive, showing the influence of angular math rock and post-punk. Pirates, the 6 minute album opener, with lush Mellotron and jangly guitar, harkens back to early Pink Floyd. Throughout the album's near fifty minute run time, Rainbow Face slip effortlessly through meters, modes, and genres while retaining a consistent tone as the lyrics hit on themes of isolation, paranoia, fear of technology, and mental illness.

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Ring van Möbius "The 3rd Majesty"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Retro Prog
Label: Apollon Records Prog
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: October 30, 2020
Tracklist: 

1. The Seven Movements Of The Third Majesty (22:06)

   a.) Universal

   b.) Spectrum

   c.) Reaction

   d.) Bilateral

   e.) Zenith

   f.) Strife of The Icons

   h.)Altitude Over Azimuth

2. Illuminati (05:33)

3. Distant Sphere (11:11)

4. The Möbius Ring (09:01)

Total Time 47:51

Line-up: 
Thor Erik Helgesen - Vocals, Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes piano, Mellotron and other keys
Håvard Rasmussen - Baryton bass and effects
Dag Olav Husås - drums, cymbals, percussion and effects

Description/Reviews: 

Analog puritists Ring Van Möbius are known for being true to the original progressive rock philosophy, combining 60’s/70’s instruments with the old art of tape recording, adding their own touch of musical creative madness. The Norwegian trio delivers their second album “The 3rd Majesty” in mesmerising manner - a Hammond-driven progressive pearl which could just as easily have been released in 1971 as in 2020. This epic record includes lengthy opuses - incorporating instruments such as tubular bells, theremin, a string quartet, timpani and a massive modular synthesizer to name a few, in addition to the raw power of the Hammond organ, Fender Rhodes, drums and electric bass guitar - recorded in their Spectral Tape Studio and mastered at Lunds Lyd. The lyrical themes are of rather abstract nature, dealing with the great universal questions, as well as saddening relevant issues of today's society. This album stands as a tasteful, dynamic journey through the soundscapes of nostalgic joy!

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Monarchs to Oblivion "I Am"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: October 30, 2020
Tracklist

1. Darkness Falls (3:53) 

2. If Two (5:20) 

3. Fade (4:06) 

4. Blindside (4:18) 

5. Prophetic (2:53) 

6. My Will (4:14) 

7. Fallen Lion Living Hound (5:20) 

8. Haunting Me (4:09) 

9. 12th Hour (4:02) 

10. I Am (5:50) 

Total Time 44:05

Line-up
Mike Ricke – Vocals 

Ryan Burchett – Guitars

JD Maurer – Bass

Chad Williamson – Drums 

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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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The Flower Kings "Islands"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: InsideOut Music
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 30, 2020
Tracklist: 
Disc One (49:40)
1. Racing With Blinders On (4:24)
2. From The Ground (4:02)
3. Black Swan (5:53)
4. Morning News (4:01)
5. Broken (6:38)
6. Goodbye Outrage (2:19)
7. Journeyman (1:43)
8. Tangerine (3:51)
9. Solaris (9:10)
10. Heart Of The Valley (4:18)
11. Man In A Two Peace Suit (3:21)

Disc Two (43:01)
1. All I Need Is Love (5:48)
2. A New Species (5:45)
3. Northern Lights (5:43)
4. Hidden Angles (0:50)
5. Serpentine (3:52)
6. Looking For Answers (4:30)
7. Telescope (4:41)
8. Fool’s Gold (3:11)
9. Between Hope & Fear (4:29)
10. Islands (4:12)

Line-up: 
Roine Stolt (Transatlantic, Kaipa, The Sea Within) - Vocal, Ukulele, Guitars, Additional Keyboards
Hasse Fröberg - Vocal & Acoustic Guitar
Jonas Reingold (Karmakanic, The Tangent, Kaipa, Steve Hackett) - Bass, Acoustic Guitar
Zach Kamins (An Endless Sporadic) - Pianos, Organ, Synthesizers, Mellotron, Orchestrations
Mirko DeMaio (Mind Key) - Drums, Percussion
   With:
Rob Townsend (Steve Hackett) - Soprano Saxophone

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From The Ground

Broken

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Scardust "Strangers"

Country: Israel
Genre(s): Progressive Metal 
Label: M-Theory Audio
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 30, 2020
Tracklist: 
01. Overture for the Estranged
02. Break The Ice
03. Tantibus II
04. Stranger
05. Concrete Cages
06. Over
07. Under
08. Huts
09. Gone
10. Addicted
11. Mist

Line-up: 
Noa Gruman - lead vocals
Yoav Weinberg - drums
Yadin Moyal - guitars
Yanai Avnet - bass
Itai Portugaly - keyboards
   With
Hellscore - choir
Patty Gurdy (5)

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Carlton Melton "Where This Leads"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Ambient, Space Rock
Label: Agitated Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 30, 2020
Tracklist

1. The Stars Are Dying (17:30) 

2. Butchery (2:13) 

3. Waylay (7:36) 

4. Dezebelle (5:28) 

5. Smoke Drip Revisited (12:58) 

6. Crown Shyness (6:28) 

7. Three Zero Two (6:02) 

8. Porch Dreams (6:21) 

9. Closer (6:15) 

Total Time 70:51

Line-up

Andy Duvall - drums, guitar

Clint Golden - bass guitar

Rich Millman - guitar, synth

Description/Reviews:

Where This Leads is a patient listen all the same, starting life with the forlorn ambience and pulsing kosmiche of “The Star Are Dying”. Engines dead, solar chimes sail toward the twin systems of existential dread and tranquilized bliss, zoning guitar tones stretched out in waveform, prickly feedback toasting the senses under total immersion. “Butchery” is impossibly pretty in its irradiated wake, fingers audible on the fret, a synth wash applied to a simple acoustic meander.

Read the full review by Gannon at sicmagazine.net

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Tyler Kamen "Potions"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Prog Folk
Format: digital
Release date: October 30, 2020
Tracklist

1. Fortune Teller (5:58) 

2. Witch Hazel Brew - Pt. 1 (5:55) 

3. Witch Hazel Brew - Pt. 2 (6:58) 

4. Nightshade Veil (9:36) 

5. Ritual (10:10) 

6. Hieronymus Bosch (7:47) 

7. Tannis Root (11:00) 

Total Time 57:24

Line-up
Tyler Kamen - everything

Description/Reviews:

With Witch Hazel Brew Pt.1 the album becomes more interesting since the guitars and the overall sound turn into a folky style that I wasn't expecting, and it even has some kind of tribal vocals lines. Witch Hazel Brew Pt.2 continues these lines as an almost instrumental song with superb guitar solos and repeating the tribal folky vocals at the end forming a very good combo.

Read the full review by Ignacio Bernaola at dprp.net

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Krzysztof Lepiarczyk "Album pieśni"

Country: Poland
Genre(s): Art Rock
Label: LYNX Music (LM 190 CD)
Format: CD
Release date: October 27, 2020
Tracklist: 

1. W zimowej nocy

2. Dałem ci moc

3. Tym którzy smutni... rozłączenie

4. Preludyum

5. Mgławice/Nieśmiertelni

6. Nie mów

7. Daremne żale

8. Ból zasnął

Line-up: 
Krzysztof Lepiarczyk (Loonypark, Padre, Nemezis, Metus) - keyboards
Jerzy Antczak (Albion, Georgius) - guitars
Grzegorz Bauer (Millenium, Metus) - drums
Marek Smelkowski (Padre, Liquid Shadows, Millenium) - vocals
Piotr Lipka (Loonypark) - bass

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Afforested "Before the Beech Mast Begins to Fall"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Prog Folk Rock/Metal
Format:  digital
Release date: October 27, 2020
Tracklist

1. Naval Oak (2:21)

2. Before the Beech Mast Begins to Fall (3:13)

3. Roe Rings (4:10)

4. Stag Beetles and Foxgloves (2:14)

5. Inglewood Forest (2:28)

6. Southern Hawker (2:59)

7. The Conqueror's Ghost (3:17)

8. Sir Richard at the Lee (2:28)

9. When Ash Keys Fly (2:51)

10. The New Forest Cicada (2:51)

11. Listen to the Wood Ants (3:15)

12. Honey Buzzard (3:14)

Total Time 35:21

Line-up

Jonathan Betts - electric guitars, bass, acoustic guitar, mandolin

Alex Betts - drums, keyboards, tin whistle, percussion

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Looking-Glass Lantern "A World of Great Invention"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 26, 2020
Tracklist

1. The World Came into the Home (6:02)

2. The Letter (4:14)

3. A New Freedom (4:49)

4. Inside a World of Wonder (10:42)

5. A Moment Captured (6:03)

6. The Great Tea Race of 1866 (16:49)

7. The Old Ways and the New Ways (6:43)

8. The Meaning of the Light (5:44)

Total Time 61:06

Line-up
Graham Dunnington - all instruments and vocals

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Fiaba "Di gatti di rane di folletti e d'altre storie"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Prog Folk Rock/Metal
Label: Lizard Records - LIZARD CD 0164
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 26, 2020
Tracklist
1. La gemella tradita (06:13)   
2. La rana e lo scorpione (04:51)   
3. il gatto con gli stivali (06:39)   
4. il re bambino del paese di Quissadove (02:31)   
5. La principessa rana (04:38)   
6. la brace loro (06:17)   
7. hambarabah ciicci cockoo (06:45)   
8. il gatto del paese dei biancospini (04:46)   
9. è Male (00:20)   
10. Dentro il cerchio delle fate (03:59)   
11. I passi nel solaio  (5:49)

Total Time 52:48

Line-up
Bruno Rubino - drums, acoustic guitars
Giuseppe Brancato - vocals
Massimo Catena - guitar
Davide Santo - bass
Graziano Manuele - guitar

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Rick Miller "Unstuck In Time"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Atmospheric Progressive Rock
Label: Progressive Promotion Records - PPRCD089 (CD)
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 26, 2020
Tracklist

1. The Plague (12:20)

2. State of Emergency (5:13)

3. Covid Concerto (3:17)

4. Fateful Apparitions (7:12)

5. La Causa (3:38)

6. Lost Continuum (3:54)

7. In Sync with the System (6:01)

8. Broken Clocks (2:30)

9. Unstuck in Time (11:34)

Total Time 55:39

Line-up
Rick Miller: Vocals,  keyboards, Mellotron, guitar, bass
   With

Sarah Young: Flute

Mateusz Swoboda: Cello

Barry Haggarty: Guitar

Kane Miller: Guitar and violin

Will: Drums and Percussion

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Multi Story "CBF10"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: F2
Format: CD 
Release date: October 26, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Signs And Traces
2. Sharp Recall
3. Celluloid Star
4. Freeway Army
5. Last Man Standing
6. Easy Rider
7. Firing All Six
8. Rebel Inside
9. CBF10

Line-up: 
Paul Ford - Vocals, Acoustic Guitars
Rob Wilsher - Keyboards, Programming
Aedan Neal - Electric & Acoustic Guitars
Jordan Neale - Drums, Percussion
Arnie Edwards - Bass

Media/Samples 
Signs And Traces
Celluloid Star (Taster)

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Millenium "The Sin"

Country: Poland
Genre(s): Neo-Prog
Label: Lynx Music - LM188CDDG
Format: CD, vinyl
Release date: October 26, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Pride (6:03)
2. Lust (7:01)
3. Wrath (6:10)
4. Gluttony (4:38)
5. Sloth (8:33)
6. Greed (5:41)
7. Envy (10:08)

Total Time 48:14

Line-up: 
Łukasz Gall – vocals
Piotr Płonka – electric & acoustic guitars
Krzysztof Wyrwa – bass
Grzegorz Bauer – drums & percussions
Ryszard Kramarski – keyboards & acoustic guitars

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Envy

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Black Fate "Ithaca"

Country: Greece
Genre(s): Progressive Power Metal
Label: Rockshots Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 23, 2020
Tracklist

1. From Ashes & Dust (1:35) 

2. Ithaca (5:30) 

3. Maze (3:55) 

4. Savior Machine (4:26) 

5. Fortress Of Solitude (4:17) 

6. Nemesis (4:57) 

7. Secret Place (4:16) 

8. Reach For The Stars (4:36) 

9. Rainbow's End (3:49) 

10. One Last Breath (4:50) 

11. Queen Of Shadows (4:38) 

12. Circle Of Despair (5:33) 

Total Time 52:22

Line-up
Nikos Tsintzilonis - Drum
Vasilis Georgiou - Vocals
Vasilis Liakos - Bass
Gus Drax - Guitars
Themis Koparanidis - Keyboards

Description/Reviews:

I found Black Fate sounding like, or perhaps better said, entering the realm of a band like Kamelot. With the addition of a stronger keyboard presence, combined with the melodic and lightly technical arrangements, the songs of Ithaca have become more expansive, engaging, and so quite entertaining. All said, if you like melodic and sometimes symphonic, progressive power metal in the best tradition, you will enjoy Black Fate's Ithaca. 

Read the full review by Craig Hartranft at dangerdog.com

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Wobbler "Dwellers of the Deep"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Karisma Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 23, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. By The Banks (13:49)
2. Five Rooms (8:28)
3. Naiad Dreams (4:24)
4. Merry Macabre (19:00)

Total Time 45:41

Line-up: 
Lars Fredrik Frøislie - keyboards and backing vocals
Martin Nordrum Kneppen - drums, percussion and recorder
Kristian Karl Hultgren - bass
Andreas Wettergreen Strømman Prestmo - vocals, guitar, glockenspiel, recorder and percussion
Geir Marius Bergom Halleland - lead guitar and backing vocals

Description/Reviews: 

Some songs contain rock blast outs while others provide the calm of a foggy morning in the woods; all have their place in what eventually became a thematic dive into the depths of human emotion. Our take on it, anyway.
“Dwellers of the Deep” promises to serve up an exciting blend of both carefully planned and passionately jammed compositions encompassing everything WOBBLER has done up to now. These new musical directions will no doubt further enhance the quintet’s aural idiosyncrasies, and solidify the band’s burgeoning stature as one of the most exciting and interesting bands on the global music scene, independent of genre.

Side A contains two pieces at medium length showcasing the band´s mastery of dynamics and flow, with passages and themes veering from the scenic and serene to the downright rocking.
Side B opens with the welcome respite of four minutes serenity, cradling the listener in pastoral and mystic swathes of acoustic guitar, glockenspiel and gentle vocals before an album closing 19 minutes journey into the unknown with the band in full blast. 

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Kadavar "The Isolation Tapes"

Country: Germany 
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Post Rock
Label: Robotor Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 23, 2020
Tracklist

Tabula Rasa parts I-V:

1. I - The Lonely Child (6:19) 

2. II - I Fly Among The Stars (4:48) 

3. III - Unnaturally Strange ?) (3:28) 

4. IV - (I Won‘t Leave You) Rosi (5:15) 

5. V - The World Is Standing Still (4:20) 

6. Eternal Light (We Will Be OK) (5:54) 

7. Peculiareality !) (1:51) 

8. Everything Is Changing (5:22) 

9. The Flat Earth Theory (1:50) 

10. Black Spring Rising (5:31) 

Total Time 44:38

Line-up

Simon Bouteloup - Bass

Christoph Bartelt - Drums

Christoph Lindemann - Guitar, Vocals

   With

Matthias Schult - Guitar (1)

Ilgen-Nur Burali - Vocals (10)

Description/Reviews:

Although being a bit calmer than usual, Kadavar release an album that impresses. Right away, from the first notes of ‘The Lonely Child’, it becomes obvious that the roaring guitars gave some space to bigger soundscapes that partly even remind of bands like Pink Floyd. ‘The Lonely Child’ is a melancholic song, as all of the tracks on ‘The Isolation Tapes’, but it isn’t a sad song. Beautiful melodies in the second half of the track feel like musical brightness that slips though a confusing new reality.

Read the full review at  markusheavymusicblog.org 

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Zirp "Circle Divine"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Prog Folk
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 23, 2020
Tracklist

1. 5-4 (4:34) 

2. Bourrée Inkarnation (3:39) 

3. Circle Divine (7:17) 

4. Kaleidoskop (3:21) 

5. Zirpelloise (3:59) 

6. Mosaic (6:28) 

7. Seven Flow (3:25) 

8. Odd Bourrée (5:06) 

9. Moon Mazurka (4:51) 

10. Uhrovec (8:25) 

11. Low Lights (5:33) 

Total Time 56:38

Line-up

Stefan Groth - hurdy-gurdy, flute

Olaf Peters - guitar, cister

Florian Kolditz - double bass, bass

Florian Fügemann - drums

Media/Samples
18 min sampler

Odd Bourrée

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White Walls "Grandeur"

Country: Romania
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 23, 2020
Tracklist

1. False Beliefs (1:38)

2. Eye for an I (4:45)

3. Home Is on the Other Side (5:04)

4. Holy Worse (4:50)

5. Velvet (4:56)

6. Speaking in Tongues (2:41)

7. Starfish Crown (5:32)

8. Locked-In Syndrome (4:28)

9. Month's End (4:19)

10. Descent (6:47)

11. Marche Funèbre (8:57)

Total Time 53:57

Line-up

Alexandru Eduard Dascălu - Guitars

Virgil Eugen Brudaru - Vocals

Șerban-Ionuț Georgescu - Bass, Backing Vocals (just one song)

Theodor-Ștefan Scrioșteanu - Drums, Backing Vocals

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Eyot "557799"

Country: Serbia
Genre(s): Instrumental Fusion, Classical, Folk
Label: Ropeadope
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 23, 2020
Tracklist

1. Dodola (9:13) 

2. Linen (5:02) 

3. Rite (5:41) 

4. Rain (6:08) 

5. Heartbeat (8:00) 

6. Odd (4:32) 

7. 557799 (6:03) 

Total Time 44:39

Line-up

Dejan Ilijic – Piano, Moog (5), Voice (3, 7)

Marko Stojiljkovic – Bass, Voice  (3)

Sladjan Milenovic – Guitar, Voice  (3)

Milos Vojvodic – Drums, Voice  (3)

   With

Pete Judge – Trumpet (1), Voice  (3)

Jake McMurchie – Sax (1)

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Jakko M Jakszyk "Secrets & Lies"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label:  InsideOut Music
Format: CD+DVD, vinyl + CD, digital
Release date: October 23, 2020
Tracklist

1. Before I Met You (5:45) 

2. The Trouble With Angels (5:33) 

3. Fools Mandate (4:15) 

4. The Rotters Club Is Closing Down (4:09) 

5. Uncertain Times (5:03) 

6. It Would All Make Sense (5:24) 

7. Secrets, Lies & Stolen Memories (2:46) 

8. Under Lock & Key (4:09) 

9. The Borders We Traded (3:06) 

10. Trading Borders (2:32) 

11. Separation (6:43) 

Total Time 49:25

Line-up

Jakko M Jakszyk (King Crimson) - guitars, vocals, keyboard, programming

   With

Gavin Harrison (King Crimson, Porcupine Tree, The Pineapple Thief) - drums

Mark King (Level 42) - bass

John Thirkle - trumpet

Tony Levin (King Crimson, Stick Men, California Guitar Trio) - bass

Amber Jakszyk - backing vocals

Peter Hammill (VDGG) - vocals, guitar

Al Murray - drums

Django Jakszyk - bass

John Giblin - bass

Robert Fripp (King Crimson) - guitar, frippertronics

Nigel Hopkins - orchestration

Mel Collins (King Crimson) - saxophone

Description/Reviews:

Opening track Before I Met You, begins with a Crim-esque angular guitar riff and may make you wonder are we stepping into an album that leans heavily on those influences but actually, that isn’t the case. The opener is blends his pop sensibility with great musicianship and edgy playing- the rhythm section here are particularly impressive, yet don’t detract from the lyric, which appear to suggest obsession of the singer with his muse/ inspiration.

Read the full review by Geoff Bailie at progreport.com

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The Trouble With Angels

Uncertain Times

It Would All Make Sense

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Soul Secret "Blue Light Cage"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Layered Reality Productions
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 23, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Opening Sequence (3:00)
2. The Ghost Syndicate (5:26)
3. A President's Speech (6:00)
4. Switch On (1:42)
5. Blue Light Cage (4:50)
6. We'll Become Dust (7:22)
7. Going Home (5:45)
8. Jump Right In (7:00)
9. Breathe and Recover (13:00)

Total Time 54:05

Line-up: 
Claudio Casaburi - Bass
Luca Di Gennaro - Keyboards
Lino Di Pietrantonio - Vocals
Antonio Mocerino - Drums
Francesco Cavezza - Guitars
   With:
Derek Sherinian (Planet X, Sons of Apollo, Dream Theater) - Keyboards
Marek Arnold (Toxic Smile, UPF, Cyril, Flaming Row, SSTTGD) - Saxophone

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Mageia "Mageia"

Country: Austria
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Lion Music
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 23, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Blood of Apophis
2. My Mirror
3. The Rose
4. Saturn Awake
5. Osiris
6. Jupiter Rising
7. No God

Line-up: 
Liza Kay: lead & backing vocals, synths
Milan Polak: acoustic & electric guitars, bass, backing vocals, synths & loops
Lars Eric Mattsson: sitar (3), electric guitar solo (4)
Kyles Hughes: drums (1, 6, 7)
Dennis Leeflang: drums (2, 4, 5)
Jeff Neal: drums (3)

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Saturn Awake
Spotify

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Phoen1x "Immaterial Witness"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Melodic Revolution Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 23, 2020
Tracklist
1. Immaterial Witness (1:15)
2. Dreamer Awaken (4:40)
3. Sunrise (10:16)
4. Home Of The Brave (9:06)
5. Small Charade (10:43)
6. Legend Of Brick House (6:17)
7. The Opera (9:18)
8. Song Of Life (Phyl's Song) (6:36)
9. Tomorrows (5:05)
10. Angels (6:09)

Total Time 69:25

Line-up
Jake Livgren - Lead and Back Vocals, Saxophone
Seth Trotman - Bass
Michael Adams - Percussion and Drums
Phoen1x aka Pete Jorgensen - Vocals, Keyboards, Guitars, Cherokee Flute
   With
Bill Rebsamen – Keyboards
Deron Freeman – Trumpet
Kev Rowland – Narration
Jaymi Millard – Bass
Mike FitzPatrick – Lead Vocals
Mark Thompson – Lead Guitar
Erikson Silva – Lead Guitar
Joe Deninzon – Vocals, Electric Violin (Viper)
Lyda Livgren – Back Vocals
Chuck Tidwell – Lead Guitar
Greg Wollan – 12 String Guitar
Ralph Otteson – Keyboards
Mike Florio – Lead Vocals
Bill Coan – Vocals, Bass

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Bandcamp

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Vultress "Hypnopompia"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 23, 2020
Tracklist

1. Hypnopompia (0:35)

2. Cmdr Hall and Wherewithal (4:55)

3. Tether (5:56)

4. Fall into Then (4:12)

5. L'appel du vide (5:06)

6. New Sun (9:50)

Total Time 30:34

Line-up
Jordan Gaboian - guitar

Paul Uhrina - drums

Anthony Capuano - vocals, keys

   With   

Raphael Weinroth Browne (Leprous/The Visit/Musk Ox) - cello

Ethan Stutz - saxophone

Andy Greenwell - synthesizer

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Vitam Aeternam "The Self​-​Aware Frequency"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Eclectic
Label: Crime Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 23, 2020
Tracklist

1. Born (2:41) 

2. Coward (6:40) 

3. Becoming (0:51) 

4. Human (7:00) 

5. Arising (0:52) 

6. Death (2:15) 

7. God Machine (9:33) 

8. Transcending (1:04) 

9. Viral Idea (4:55) 

Total Time 35:51

Line-up

Jake Rosenberg - Keyboards, Piano, Programming,  Sampling

Râhoola - Vocals, Choir, Keyboards, Piano, Orchestration, Programming,  Sound Design

André Aaslie - Piano, Orchestration, Moog,  Mellotron

   With

Bor Zuljan (Devil Doll) - Electric and Acoustic Guitars

Øyvind “Mustis” Mustaparta - Piano (6)

Juan Manuel Flores - Violin

Goran Setitus, Alasdair Dunn, Przemyslaw Kajnat, Lotti Wood - Choir  (8)

Description/Reviews:

The album combines elements of electronic, industrial, classical, film score, heavy metal, progressive rock, and even pop to create something unique, challenging, and engaging. Fans of forward-thinking artists such as Devil Doll, Mike Patton, Leprous, Ulver, Manes, Pain of Salvation, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, Devin Townsend, Vulture Industries, and Arcturus should rejoice in the musical world illuminated throughout the album. Even though you can hear and feel a clear and honest influence from the extraordinary cult act Devil Doll (its by purpose, and done with the most significant respect), they still sound fresh and original with a certain and special integrity.

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Celestial Burst "The Maze"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 23, 2020
Tracklist

1. Obedience (6:25) 

2. The Maze (8:33) 

3. First Flight (7:56) 

4. The Place Where I'm Supposed To Be (6:03) 

5. Anna (5:26) 

6. The Maze (feat. Anneke Van Gierbergen) (8:33) 

Total Time 42:56

Line-up

Kenza Laala - Vocals

Alexis Lustenberger - Guitars

Margaux Serret - Guitars 

Sébastien Tibackx - Bass 

Xavier Richard - Drums 

   With

Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gathering, Devin Townsend, Ayreon, The Gentle Storm, VUUR) - Vocals (6)

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Greco Bastián "No Cover"

Country: Mexico
Genre(s): Instrumental Math Rock, Avant Prog
Format: digital
Release date: October 22, 2020
Tracklist

1. Clownnecticut (6:30)

2. Proteo Revampirizado (6:28)

3. Blacamán, el malo (5:00)

4. Meurhdëm sruhditt (4:22)

5. MerrickXmas (5:13)

6. D.A.S. (1:41)

7. Let It Beat It (5:06)

8. Aclowntrenós (extended & re-arranged) (4:44)

9. Cosmetology (extended & re-arranged) (7:23)

10. Oniontown (extended & re-arranged) (5:42)

11. Prettorz Bajiin (extended & re-arranged) (6:52)

Total Time 59:01

Line-up
Greco Bastián - all instruments

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Bandcamp (name your price)

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Celestial Skylight "A Wider Perspective"

Country: India
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: October 21, 2020
Tracklist
1. Flashing Yellow Lights (5:11)
2. An Infinite Delirium (7:02)
3. The Enderman (4:12)
4. In Retrospect (Instrumental) (4:56)
5. Unite To Divide (5:42)
6. This Long Pause (5:32)
7. The Best In Us (4:34)

Total Time 37:09

Line-up
Neil Sequeira

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youtube
music.youtube
yandex 

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Arya "For Ever"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock
Format: digital
Release date: October 20, 2020
Tracklist
1. Easter Day 2018 (5:54)
2. Flares (3:45)
3. Thymian (6:42)
4. Survivor Syndrome (7:54)
5. Lost War Song (6:57)
6. Golem (4:51)
7. Like Insects, Meat (2:02)
8. Drama (8:04)
9. Roma (4:45)
10. Landslide (4:40)
11. To My Friends And Me (6:32)

Total Time 62:06

Line-up
Virginia Bertozzi – lead vocals
Luca Pasini – guitar, bass, vocals, keyboards, programming, field recordings
Simone Succi – guitar, lead vocals, assorted noises
    With
Paolo Sanchi (Built-In Obsolescence) – vocals (5)
Riccardo Ardolino – acting voice (10)

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Ivanyi "Omen Faustum"

Country: Australia
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal
Format: digital, vinyl
Release date: October 20, 2020
Tracklist

1. Psycelude (3:01) 

2. The Groove Amygdala (4:48) 

3. A Presage Voodoo (5:19) 

4. The Fusion Jinx (3:22) 

5. Omen Faustum (7:12) 

6. The Faceless Future (4:29) 

7. A Magnanimous Obeah (4:00) 

8. The Opulent Martyrisation (4:10) 

9. Rubik's Grand Convolution (4:41) 

Total Time 41:02 

Line-up

James Norbert Ivanyi - guitar, bass & keyboards

David Horgan - drums

Liam Horgan - additional bass

Beau Golden - additional keyboards

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Salva "A Thousand Ways To Disappear"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: White Knight Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 19, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Stars Aligned (7:29)
2. Feeding The Flame (4:56)
3. A New God (9:15)
4. Wonder's Rebirth (5:22)
5. Coma (13:49)
6. Elegy (4:46)
7. The Strong, Silent Type (8:25)

Total Time 54:02

Line-up: 
Per Malmberg - vocals, guitars, keyboards
Johan Lindqvist - keyboards
Stefan Gavik - guitars
Daniel Nätt - bass
Erik Zetterlund - drums

Media/Samples 
Feeding the flame
Deezer 

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Hypnodrone Ensemble "Gets Polyamorous"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Space Rock, Krautrock
Label: Wolves And Vibrancy Records (vinyl)
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: October 19, 2020
Tracklist

1. Biglove (6:41) 

2. Feedforward (5:52) 

3. Tangential (4:35) 

4. Oblique Choc (4:35) 

5. Windspiel (6:17) 

6. Breathquiet (7:46) 

7. Ongnamo (9:08) 

8. Wecker (4:40) 

Total Time 49:34

Line-up

Aidan Baker - guitar, flute, kalimba

Maury Botton - guitar

Charly Bussières - trumpet

David Dunnett - drums, struthi box

Simon Goff - violin

Tom Malmendier - drums

Fiona McKenzie - drums

Jérémie Mortier - drums

Ángela Muñoz Martínez - drums

Eric Quach - guitar

Kristin Sebastian - drums

Gareth Sweeney - bass

Mikael Tobias - slide guitar

Felix-Florian Tödtloff - synth, bass

James Welburn - bass

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starfish64 "The Crimson Cabinet"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 19, 2020
Tracklist: 

1. In The Lobby (0:56) 

2. Spindrift (5:11) 

3. Lost & Found (7:38) 

4. Future Perfect Tense (4:30) 

5. Mr. O' Brayne (5:06) 

6. The Crimson Cabinet (8:24) 

7. The Future In Reverse (8:55) 

8. Nowhere Bound [Aimless Mix] (6:53) 

Total Time 47:33

Line-up: 

Dieter Hoffmann - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Programming

Henrik Kropp - Drums

Martin Pownall - Basses, Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals

Dominik Suhl - Guitars

   With:

Jan Thiede - Acoustic Guitars, Vocals, Glockenspiel

Simon Triebel - Guitars, Guidance

Peter Herrmann - Pedal Slideguitar

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The Arc Light Sessions "A Song for the Misbegotten"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Symphonic
Format: digital
Release date: October 18, 2020
Tracklist

1. The Name Of The Game (7:53) 

2. A Fall From Grace (5:45) 

3. Once Is Not Enough (2:39) 

4. How Strange Our Existence (7:32) 

5. Parallax (3:28) 

6. In Deeper Thought (5:09) 

7. Above The Fray (5:52) 

8. The Return (2:52) 

9. A Song For The Misbegotten (8:12) 

Total Time 49:22

Line-up

​John Alarcon (Synthology): Piano, synthesizers, organ, mellotron and lead vocals

Hugo Emard: Bass

Steve Valmont: Drums

Luc Tremblay: Flute and oboe

Patrick Simpson: Guitars

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Steve Hughes "Themes - Volume 5"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: October 18, 2020
Tracklist: 

1. Reflecting On The Past (6:40) 

2. Help Is On It's Way (5:01) 

3. Black Cloud (4:32) 

4. You're Always Dreaming (5:28) 

5. A Number For Autumn (4:57) 

6. Meadowhall (4:53) 

7. Someone (3:45) 

8. Maybe Next Time (3:23) 

9. Hiroshima (8:01) 

Total Time 46:40

Line-up: 
Steve Hughes (Big Big Train, The Enid) - all instruments

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