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Monday, November 30, 2020

Gamma Repeater "Reverser in Neutral"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: November 30, 2020
Tracklist
1. 20th Century Tourist (4:46)
2. Gold and Good Intentions (9:26)
3. Dinosaur (10:15)
4. Deafblind (5:41)
5. The Sum of Totality (12:26)

Total Time 42:34

Line-up
Scott Jeffries: lead vocals (1-4), guitar (1,2,3,5), bass (4)
Kobi LaCroix: keyboards, backing vocals
Scott Melville: drums
Lexi Stern: bass (1,2,3,5), guitar (4), vocals (5), backing vocals

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Heavy Moon "Heavy Moon 19: Abuse Your Delusions Part II"


Country: Canada
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Space Rock
Label: Kosmische Musikprodukte
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 30, 2020
Tracklist
1. Elegy For Commander Wright (10:03) 
2. Blacktop Mirage (5:48) 
3. A Groove For Chairman Fred (8:30) 
4. Riding Death (5:48) 
5. Astral Plague (10:34) 

Total Time 40:43

Line-up
Jakob Rehlinger - everything

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Attercopus "Last Utterance"


Country: UK
Genre(s): Stoner, Psychedelic, Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: November 30, 2020
Tracklist
1. Caravan (5:58) 
2. Chemical Pigs (6:07) 
3. LV-246 (8:58) 
4. Space Garden (12:53) 
5. Astral Projection (6:51) 
6. Chrysalis (9:00) 
7. Wasteland (11:03) 

Total Time 60:50

Line-up
Rob Harrison - Guitar, Flute, Sax, Vocals
Lloyd Stratford - Bass
Martin Jones - Drums
   With
Jessica Lucitt - Backing Vocals (1)

Description/Reviews:
...they play a heavy riffing style of riff heavy hard rock, drenched in psychedelic reverb it's Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Hendrix and Hawkwind, all put into a melting pot and aimed towards skies
Read the full review by Matt Bladen at musipediaofmetal.blogspot.com

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Nodo Gordiano "Sonnar"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
LabelLizard Records
Format: CD, digital 
Release date: November 30, 2020
Tracklist
1. Only Fool! Only Poet! (9:06)
2. Limbic Rendez-vous (6:57)
3. Charun (3:51)
4. After Dusk (20:47) :
- a) Promenade
- b) Debut
- c) Hey, Mr. Professor!
- d) Sgalambro's Ghost
- e) Pometine
- f) Pale Gallery
- g) Transhipment
- h) Nightdrive
5. Vanth (5:30)
6. Sonnar (8:23)

Total Time 54:34

Line-up
Filippo Brilli - winds
Andrea De Luca - strings, keyboards
Davide Guidoni (Daal) - percussives, keyboards
Natalia Suvorina - voices


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Limbic Rendez-Vous

City Weezle "No​.​2"

Country: Multinational
Genre(s): Fusion
Format: CD
Release date: November 30, 2020
Tracklist
1.Captain Introspective
2.The Underground In Europe
3.Maestro Mafioso
4.Crimson Jig
5.She's a stomper
6.Even Weezles Get The Blues
7.Eskimo Pie
8.Cluedo

Line-up
Simon "The Vocal Viking" Fleury: Guitars,Vocals,Banjo,Arrangement and baby screams
Kengo "The Bass Samuri" Mochizuki: Bass Guitar
Axel "Wunderkind" Steinbiss: Keyboard
Ai "The Drum Ninja" Uchida: Drums
   With
CSL Parker: Piano and arrangement (1,2,3), Harpsichord (2)
Pierre Schmidt: Guitar (1,2,3,5,8
Tommy Buckley: Guitar solos (4 and 8), Arrangement (1 and 7)
Pedro Lacasa and Jasmina Barra: Vocals (3)
Etienne Gaillochet: Arrangement (5)
Patrick Dalton: Sax (8)
Richard Rudkins: Organ (2 and 3)
Gael Leprince Caetano: Percussion (3 and 4)
Gautier Serre: Electro Magic (8)

Description/Reviews:
Split into two halves of the same, but different musical experience, the first half (Side A, if you will) is considered the European side as it does not include the bands usual swing rock grooves. With the tracks all exhibiting a varying degree and amalgamation of rather different European themes and sounds, it kicks off with the ornate piano work, at first, and then the up-from-the-gut musical imploring next of Captain Introspective and then brings us the rousing Renaissance storytelling of The Underground in Europe, which are backed by two of my own personal favorites here, the Zappa-esque constructions of both Maestro Mafioso and the boisterous Crimson Jig. The second half (Side B, if you will) can be considered the American side as the tracks have more of an American sound - from a Melvins-esque tune, to a bluesy tune, to a twisted Beach Boys tune to a swingy tune, it begins with the harmoniously prolific She’s A Stomper and backs that up with the melodic hipsway of Even Weezles Get The Blues, the riff ambient Eskimo Pie, and then closes on the exciting momentum of Cluedo.
Read the full review by Anne Carlini

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Captain Introspective

Kris Gietkowski "Four Appointments with Doctor Jam"


Country: UK/Poland
Genre(s)Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: November 29, 2020
Tracklist
1. Piecing Together a Holistic Puzzle (9:53)
2. A Finger Bell to Dispel a Nasty Silence (10:01)
3. The Chair Opposite My Chair (10:10)
4. Tie Mounted Chin Coolant Sachets (9:42)

Total Time 39:46

Line-up
Kris Gietkowski - keyboards, guitar, bass
Jacob Slous - drums

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Sunday, November 29, 2020

Marco Ragni "If"


Country: Italy
Genre(s)Progressive Rock, Psychedelic
FormatCD, digital
Release date: November 28, 2020
Tracklist
1. Tales Of Ordinary Madness (3:05) 
2. Electroplasmic Dream (7:25) 
3. Engulfed (7:20) 
4. If I Could Tell You (5:54) 
5. Carnival Of Ghosts (7:51) 
6. Ominous (8:45) 
7. Black Sunrise (7:19) 
8. The Kingdom Fails (5:12) 
9. Awakened Creatures (7:41) 

Total Time 60:32

Line-up
Marco Ragni: Acoustic guitar, keyboards, bass, soundscapes.
Bjørn Riss (Airbag): Lead guitar
Altin Gjoni: Electric guitar
Fabio Ramirez: Bass
Maurizio Antonini: drums
Massimiliano Ferrari: Additional backing vocals

Saturday, November 28, 2020

Aly "Dual I"


Country: Mexico
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Mylodon Records (CD) - MyloCD120
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 28, 2020 (digital), 2021 (CD)
Tracklist
1. Xie In Cemanahuatl (6:07) 
2. In Tocemihtoliz In Tiyolizque (6:57) 
3. Mochi Hueliti Tlapatlaz (5:07) 
4. Ixpohpoyotl (7:18) 
5. Ipanyo Poliuhqui (4:23) 
6. Necaliliztli (4:33) 
7. Ipolaquiliz (6:35) 
8. In Yahualtic (6:39) 
9. Itlapatlaliz (4:45) 
10. Oc Uehca Mehua (8:40) 

Total Time 61:04 

Line-up
Aly - Guitars
Víctor Miranda – Bass, Contra-bass, Fretless
Carlos Orozco – Bass (3, 6, 10)
Ulises Gutiérrez – Keys
Emmanuel Herrera – Drums
Cecilia Mata – Vocals (1, 6)
Dani Cywiak - Vocals 

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Armed Cloud "Torque"


Country: Netherlands
Genre(s)Progressive Rock/Metal
Label:  Mey Productions - MEY-003
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: November 28, 2020
Tracklist
1. Torque (1:39) 
2. Heat Of Darkness (4:52) 
3. Big Bang Theory (6:13) 
4. Torque II (1:44) 
5. Cloud Overture (2:51) 
6. Under The Horizon (6:17) 
7. Wound In My Heart (5:49) 
8. Awaiting The Sound Of The Chimes (12:53) 

Total Time 42:18

Line-up
Daan Dekker (Earth Pulse) - Vocals
Kay Bouten - Guitars
Boris Suvee - Bass
Remco Van Der Veen - Keyboards
Rico Noijen (Earth Pulse) - Drums

Description/Reviews:
Music that has evolved and perhaps slightly changed since their previous album; Master Device & Slave Machines (2017). One of the reasons for this change is the absence of one of the initial members, songwriter and guitar player Wouter van der Veen, who has left the band and was replaced by newcomer Kay Bouten. Kay's guitar playing is a bit more metal and alternative than the heavy progressive approach of his predecessor. The other change are the songs itself. In my opinion, the band has left the well paved paths of progressive rock and metal and found themselves on the outskirts of powerful metal. Armed Cloud seems to be more extreme than before.
Read the full review by Pedro Bekkers at backgroundmagazine.nl

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Mark Kelly’s Marathon "Mark Kelly’s Marathon"


Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format:  CD, vinyl, CD+DVD, digital
Release date: November 27, 2020
Tracklist
  1. Amelia
  2. When I Fell  
  3. This Time 
  4. Puppets   
  5. Twenty Fifty One
Line-up
Mark Kelly (Marillion) - Keyboards
Henry Rogers (Final Conflict, Touchstone, Edison's Children) - Drums
Conal Kelly - Guitar, Bass & Backing Vocals
Oliver M Smith - Vocals & Percussion
Pete “Woody” Wood - Guitar
John Cordy  - Guitar

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Amelia

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Leviathan "Words Waging War"


Country: USA
Genre(s)Progressive Metal/Rock
Label: Stonefellowship Recordings
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 27, 2020
Tracklist
1. Compromised by Need (7:00)
2. Ambitious Stones Overturned (4:52)
3. Who I'm Supposed to Be (5:46)
4. Someone Else's Art (5:13)
5. Picture Perfect (5:28)
6. Strength and Limitations (4:59)
7. This Order of Things (1:43)
8. Ten to the Twelfth (3:12)
9. WWW (6:48)
10. Blood and Imagination (4:50)
11. Projecting Feelings (7:16)
12. Cast a Long Shadow (4:37)
13. A Legacy Not Yet Defined (5:51)

Total Time 67:35

Line-up
John Lutzow: guitar, keyboards, vocals
Derek Blake: bass
Raphael Gazal: vocals
Kyle Brian Abbott: drums

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Sealand Airlines "Sealand Airlines"


Country: Ukraine
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Sign Records
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: November 27, 2020
Tracklist
1. Garrison (4:14) 
2. Sailing Girl (4:35) 
3. Railway Man (5:21) 
4. The Danger (5:55) 
5. We Have What We Have (4:12) 
6. Revenge (3:51) 
7. Salia Ana (6:42) 
8. The Mountain (5:18) 

Total Time 40:08 

Line-up
Artem Bemba
Andrii Davydenko
Mykhailo Kanafotskyi
Iurii Khomik

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Friday, November 27, 2020

Pau Di Blu "Beneath the Consciousness"


Country: Peru
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Fusion
Format: digital
Release date: November 27, 2020
Tracklist
1. Immersion (5:02) 
2. Limbo (4:26) 
3. Passages (3:53) 
4. A Ride To Remember (5:52) 
5. Caótica (5:17) 
6. Rendezvou (3:01) 
7. Moonbeam (2:19) 
8. Just Talk About It (7:12) 
9. We Found The Answer (5:04) 

Total Time 42:06 

Line-up
Pau Di Blu
   With
Matteo Bonfatti - solo (5)
Adam Németh - solo (4)
Pavlo Mysak - solo (8)
Andér - solo (2)
Mariellé - vocals (8)
Emy Woods - vocals (6)
Mafer Labastida - vocals (5)

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Karaba "Pheremon Crumble Wax"


Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Fusion
Label: Kryptox
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: November 27, 2020
Tracklist
1. Der Inder (5:13)
2. Der Kaelte (5:46)
3. Levent (4:40)
4. Spacefunk (4:24)
5. Gentrification (5:50)
6. Fiji Fiji (9:59)

Total Time 35:52

Line-up
Andreas Kainz - Fender Rhodes, synthesizer, organ, keyboards
Marcel Maier - bass
Louis Bankvas - guitar
Jakob Graf von Thun - drums
   With:
Marja Burchard - vibraphone (1)
Sascha Lüer - saxophone (4)

Description/Reviews:
Karaba’s album starts with a slightly arabic feel. The repetitive groove of “Der Inder” gets the listener immediately into a different south-eastern space. Later the music gets more animated, more structured and more uplifting. A whole universe of little influences. Shades of certain Jazz and prog-rock bands: you might think about the canterbury scene of the 1960ies and 70ies. There are textures reminding of Soft Machine, Frank Zappa, Mats and Morgan, Kraan and maybe some Passport influences. (Another band from Munich that left a huge footmark in the worldwide jazz fusion history).
The whole Karaba sound has a certain 1970es feel. But not in a pure retro way. The LP sounds more like a modern psychedelic 2020 Lofi Indie Jazz thing – a sound that fits well in these wild times and finds its place in the actual scenario of new jazz bands worldwide.
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Violent Silence "Twilight Furies"


Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: Open Mind Records
FormatCD, vinyl
Release date: November 27, 2020
Tracklist
1. Fair warning
2. Tectonic Plates
3. Scorched Earth Pass
4. Dance Of The Shuriken
5. Lunar Sunrise
6. Beyond The Pass
7. Twilight Furies
8. Perilous Borders

Line-up
Johan Hedman - keyboards, percussion, additional voices and sounds
Erik Forsberg - lead vocals
Simon M. Svensson - bass
Hannes Ljunghall - additional keyboards

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Our Oceans "While Time Disappears"


Country: Netherlands
Genre(s): Progressive Alternative Rock
Label: Long Branch Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date:  November 27, 2020
Tracklist
1. Unravel
2. Weeping Lead
3. The Heart's Whisper
4. Motherly Flame
5. Passing By
6. Face Them
7. Your Night, My Dawn
8. You Take
9. With Hands Torn Open

Line-up
Tymon Kruidenier (Cynic, Exivious) - Vocals, Guitars
Robin Zielhorst (Cynic, Exivious) - Bass, Vocals
Yuma van Eekelen (Quadvium, Pestilence) - Drums

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Unravel
The Heart's Whisper
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Submarine Silence "Did Swans Ever See God?"


Country: Italy
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: Ma.Ra.Cash Records
FormatCD, digital, vinyl
Release date: November 27, 2020
Tracklist
1. Undone
2. Echos of Silence
3. Runaway Strain
4. A Deeper Kind of Cumber
5. Aftereffect
6. Echos of Silence Part Two: The Answer

Line-up
Cristiano Roversi (Moongarden) - keyboards
David Cremoni (Moongarden) - guitars
Guillermo Gonzales - vocals
   With:
Manuela Milanese - vocals
Alberto Zanetti - bass
Valerio Michetti - drums, percussion
Davide Marani - vocals

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Trailight "Sophia"


Country: Canada
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: November 27, 2020
Tracklist
1. Eon (1:37) 
2. Aftershock (5:38) 
3. Truth (4:48) 
4. The Three Waves (4:33) 
5. Sleepwalkers (7:08) 
6. Island (3:59) 
7. Up In The Air (4:34) 
8. Dance (3:12) 
9. Birth (6:42) 

Total Time 42:11

Line-up
Omer Cordell - Bass, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Guitars, Keys
   With
Dave Padden - Additional guitars 
Cory McBain - Lead guitar (2)
Scott Heatley - Lead guitar (5)
Conan Freeman - Voice (1)
Cody Callon, Nicole Haworth, Meris Williams, Charity Champagne - Gang vocals (7)
Meris Williams, Andrea Rayburn - Backing vocals (8)

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Tammatoys "Conflicts"



Country: Norway
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Apollon Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: November 27, 2020
Tracklist
1. I Will Follow (5:36) 
2. Downfall (10:55) 
3. Politics (5:07) 
4. The Conflict (part 1) (14:37) 
5. Time (8:03) 

Total Time 44:18

Line-up
Kjetil Bergseth - Vocals, keyboards and acoustic guitars
Øystein Utby – Bass
Simon Dolmen Bergseth: Guitars
Bjørn David Dolmen: Guitars
Ragnar Aasen Utby: Guitars
Martin Utby: Drums
  With
Ørnulv Brun Snrtheim: Guitars (1)

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Plini "Impulse Voices"


Country: Australia
Genre(s): Instrumental Fusion
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: November 27, 2020
Tracklist
1. I'll Tell You Someday
2. Papelillo
3. Perfume
4. Last Call
5. Impulse Voices
6. Pan
7. Ona / 1154
8. The Glass Bead Game

Line-up
Chris Allison - drums, percussion
Simon Grove - bass & stunt guitar
Dave Mackay - piano & synthesizer (2, 3, 4, 7)
Devesh Dayal & Aleksandra Djelmash - voices (1, 6, 8)
John Waugh - saxophone (6)
Amy Turk - harp solo (8)
Plini - everything else

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Cheer-Accident "Fringements One"



Country: USA
Genre(s): Avant Prog, Art Rock
Label: SKiN GRAFT Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 27, 2020 (CD)
Tracklist
1. Abe 1
2. Brushrock
3. Russian Todd
4. Faux Jazz         
5. Smokeshake
6. Beautiful Day
7. Arpeggio
8. Blues ‘06
9. Psychopianos
10. FolkSqueakBuild
11. Wordless All Over
12. Where You Are Snippet
13. Blues ‘08
14. Multipianos
15. Blues ‘06B
16. Blues ‘08B
17. Pulse Checks And Afterthoughts
18. Todd Berlin
19. Dsynth      
20. Weather Report   
21. Shaft      
22. Salvation Army Salad  
23. InnTrialTaint   
24. Campo Dinner   
25. Miss Detroit

Line-up
Abe- as himself
Jeff Libersher- guitar, vocals, trumpet
Thymme Jones- drums, trumpet, vocals, keys, percussion
Alex Perkolup- bass, vocals
Todd Rittmann- drums, guitar
Dylan Posa- toy guitar
Scott Rutledge- conversing
Dan Burke- lost and found sound
Jim Drummond- vocals
Mike Greenlees- drums
Phil Bonnet- guitar
Dan Forden- bass
Kent Miller- percussion
Steve Past- percussion
Sheila Bertoletti- keys
Charles Dudley Bayne, III- keys
Lise Gilly- flute, alto sax
Rob Pleshar-tuba
Ben Vida- trumpet
Carmen Armillas- vocals
Mike Hagedorn- trombone

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Daliborovo Granje "Hainin"

Country: Croatia
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Progressive Rock, Post Rock
Label: Made of Stone Recordings (vinyl)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: November 27, 2020 (digital), April 12, 2021 (CD), August 2, 2021 (vinyl)
Tracklist
1. Mehana (7:24) 
2. Ak-maknadi (3:50) 
3. Hainin (4:22) 
4. Izgubljena (5:25) 
5. Žal (4:15) 
6. Sjenka u Mehani (4:24) 
7. Na putu za Stakleni Grad (5:00) 
8. Kača (4:44) 
9. Haloperidol (8:00) 

Total Time 47:24

Line-up
Filip Toplek - Guitar
Alan Horvat - Guitar
David Lesjak - Bass
Bubanj - Andrija Munđar - Drums
Tomica Oskoruš - Trumpet

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Calle Santiago "Nuevos Hombres"


Country: Venezuela
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: November 27, 2020
Tracklist
1. Nuevos Hombres (8:41) 
2. El Gran Experimento (7:18) 
3. Dulce Hogar (4:30) 
4. Nos Vemos Pronto (3:17) 
5. Ítaca (6:23) 
6. Regresar (3:50) 
7. Libertad, Igualdad, Fraternidad (3:58) 
8. Mi Verdad, Mi Paz (Némesis Parte 2) (7:17) 

Total Time 45:14

Line-up
Manuel Guinand - Guitars, vocals, bass
Nicolas Boada - Keyboards, programming, backing vocals
Pedro Capon - Drums, backing vocals
   With
Ysmael Rodríguez - Bass
Caribay Saavedra - Vocals (8)
Ana Elba - Cello (8)
Karen Pita - Backing vocals (4, 7)

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Meadows "Modern Emotions"


Country: Netherlands
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Freya Records
Format: vinyl, vinyl+CD, digital
Release date: November 27, 2020
Tracklist
1. Dance With The Corpse Bride
2. Modern Emotions
3. Nostalgia
4. Rebecca
5. Powerture
6. Good Times
7. The Void
8. The Brave

Line-up
Daniel van der Weijde (Silhouette) - guitars, synths, drum programming
Jurjen Bergsma - bass guitar
Peter Meijer - vocals
    With
Erik Laan (Silhouette) - additional piano (1, 8)
Sophie Zaaijer - violin  (1, 4, 8)
Ruud Jolie (Within Temptation) - guitar solo (6)
Richard Henshall (Haken) - guitar solo (8)

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Majestic "Monument"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 27, 2020
Tracklist
1. Resist On High (11:23) 
2. Silent Horizons (20:31) 
3. The Wastelands (14:49) 
4. Endless Ages (13:18) 
5. Legacy (16:25) 
6. Monument (24:19) 

Total Time 100:45

Line-up
Jeff Hamel - Guitar, Keyboards
Mike Kosacek - Drums
   With
Jessica Rasche - Vocals
Sarah Hamel - Vocals
Thomas Niedermayer - Vocals
Arnab Sengupta - Vocals
Raphael Gazal - Vocals
Liel Bar-Z - Vocals
Eric Castiglia - Vocals

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The Cliveden Set "The Cliveden Set"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 27, 2020
Tracklist
1. Opener (2:24) 
2. Cliveden Rising (4:28) 
3. Cave Part I: Impenetrable Blackness (6:45) 
4. Cave Part II: Emerging Light (10:28) 
5. Sunset (6:06) 
6. New World Kibble (10:05) 
7. Closer (2:34) 

Total Time 42:50

Line-up
Shane Lindeman - Keyboards, Guitar, Bass Guitar, Melodica
Joseph Largent - Drums 
Thomas Matecki - Flute (5)
Marco Villareal - Guitar Solo (6)
Mike Regnier - Mandolin (7)

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Omega "Testamentum"


Country: Hungary
Genre(s): Symphonic, Art Rock
Label: GrundRecords ‎– GR174
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 26, 2020
Tracklist
  1. A Sötétség kapuja (Nyitány)
  2. A Föld árnyékos oldalán
  3. A lángoló huszadik század
  4. Varázslatos, fehér kő
  5. Mennyben az angyal
  6. Huszadik századi városlakó
  7. Jöjj, Szabadító!
  8. Álom XXI. század
  9. A holló
  10. A démon (Lilith)
  11. Ideje a pontot kitenni
  12. Hangyanép (Szörnyű porszemek)
  13. Gloria et honor Deo
  14. A Látogató
  15. Légy hű magadhoz!
  16. Álomszínház
  17. Halotti beszéd
  18. Utolsó ítélet
Total Time 65:38

Line-up
János Kóbor - Vocals
Laszlo Benko - Keyboards
György Molnár - Guitars
Tamás Szekeres - Guitars
Katy Zee - Bass
Ferenc Debreczeni - Drums

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Epochal Lips "Revealed"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: November 26, 2020
Tracklist
1. Carnival (4:26) 
2. Unseen (6:20) 
3. This Our Exile (8:10) 
4. I Am That Man (4:56) 
5. Seeing It Now (4:07) 
6. Fight On (7:36) 

Total Time 35:35

Line-up
Cord Hamrick - vocals, guitars, keys
T Jay Bowling - vocals, guitars, keys
Katie Borden - vocals, keys, bells and chimes
Matt Carnes - percussion 

Media/Samples
Streams

Links:
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Thursday, November 26, 2020

Gryphon "Get Out Of My Father's Car"


Country: UK
Genre(s): Prog Folk
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: November 25, 2020
Tracklist
1. Get Out Of My Father’s Car (4:04) 
2. A Bit Of Music By Me (4:47) 
3. Percy The Defective Perspective Detective (2:30) 
4. Christina’s Song (3:40) 
5. Suite For ’68 (5:03) 
6. The Brief History Of A Bassoon (2:57) 
7. Forth Sahara (3:46) 
8. Krum Dancing (5:25) 
9. A Stranger Kiss (4:19) 
10. Normal Wisdom From The Swamp… (a Sonic Tonic) (5:10) 
11. Parting Shot (5:52) 

Total Time 47:33

Line-up
Graeme Taylor - guitar
Brian Gulland - crumhorn, bassoon, trombone, recorder, keyboards
Dave Oberlé - drums
Andy Findon - clarinets, saxes and flutes
Rob Levy - bass guitar
Clare Taylor - violin and keyboards


Votum "Duhkha"


Country: Poland
Genre(s)Progressive Metal
LabelVRecords
Formatdigital, vinyl
Release dateNovember 25, 2020 (digital), February 2021 (vinyl)
Tracklist
1. Prey feat. Anneke Van Giersbergen (5:30) 
2. Lamb Of Cyber God (5:46) 
3. Void (4:04) 
4. One Of Them (4:39) 
5. Prey (5:24) 
6. Hate (5:13) 

Total Time 30:36

Line-up
Bartosz Sobieraj - vocals
Adam Kaczmarek - guitar
Zbigniew Szatkowski - keyboards
Bartek Turkowski - bass
Adam Lukaszek - drums
Piotr Lniany - guitar
   With
Anneke Van Giersbergen (The Gathering, Ayreon, Vuur) - vocals (1)


Wednesday, November 25, 2020

Julius Project "Cut the tongue"


Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 25, 2020
Tracklist
1. The Fog (6:27)
2. In the Room (3:40)
3. You Need a Prophet (3:30)
4. Mask & Money (4:23)
5. Welcome to the Meat Grinder (3:10)
6. Speed Kings (3:33)
7. Clouds pt. 1 (3:06)
8. Clouds pt. 2 (4:45)
9. Cut the Tongue (5:06)
10. The Swan  (2:17)
11. Island (1:56)
12. We Know We Are Two (2:06)
13. I See the Sea (3:07)
14. Glimmers (3:55)
15. Castaway (1:07)
16. Wood on the Sand (3:06)
17. Wandering (1:39)
18. Desert Way (2:53)

Line-up
Bianca Berry - lead vocal
Marco Croci (Maxophone) - bass, lead & backing vocals
Filippo Dolfini - drums
Francesco Marra - acoustic, 12 strings & electric guitar
Mario Manfreda - 12strings & electric guitar
Paolo Dolfini - keyboards, backing vocals
Giuseppe "Julius" Chiriatti - keyboards, lead & backing vocals
   With
Richard Sinclair (Caravan, Hatfield and the North) - lead vocal
Dario Guidotti (Jumbo) - flute, lead vocal
Daniele Bianchini (Jumbo) - lead guitar
Flavio Scansani - 12strings & electric guitar
Egidio Presicce - sax
Martina Chiriatti - the prophet's voice

Media/Samples
Glimmers + trailers

Tom Doncourt and Mattias Olsson's Cathedral "Tom Doncourt and Mattias Olsson's Cathedral"


Country: USA/Sweden
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: Marquee (Japan), Roth Händle Recordings (EU)
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 25, 2020 (Japan), December 10, 2020 (EU)
Tracklist
1. Poppy Seeds Intro (0:59) 
2. Poppy Seeds (2:05) 
3. Chamber (3:36) 
4. #1 (10:38) 
5. Tower Mews (2:01) 
6. Today (1:24) 
7. Poppies In A Field (12:34) 
8. The Last Bridge Organ (2:36) 

Total Time 35:53

Line-up
Tom Doncourt (Cathedral): Mellotron 400, Chamberlin M1, Moog 15 modular, Hammond Organ, Grand Piano,
Yamaha CS-30, Ondéa, Bird Organ, Wurlitzer Electric piano, Clavioline, Hammond Solovox
Mattias Olsson (Anglagard): Drums, Tuned , untuned and detuned percussion, Electric guitars,
Baritone guitars, Wurlitzer electric piano, turntables, Speak & read, Vako Orchestron,
Optigan, Gizmotron, Chamberlin Rhythmmate,
   With
Hampus Nordgren-Hemlin: Electric Bass, Additional electric and acoustic guitars, Fender VI, Jenco and Schiedmayer Celestes, Vako Orchestron, Hohner Bass 2, Hohner Guitaret, Omnichord,
Jerry Jones electric sitar
Akaba: Vocals
Stina Hellberg Agback: Harp (3)
Hanna Ekström: Violin and Viola (7)
Anna Dager: Cello (7)

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

Links:
Tom Doncourt's Facebook
Mattias Olsson's Facebook




Tuesday, November 24, 2020

Øresund Space Collective "Four Riders Take Space Mountain"


Country: Denmark/Sweden
Genre(s)Instrumental Psychedelic, Space Rock
Label: Space Rock Productions
FormatCD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 30, 2020 (streams), November 24, 2020 (CD, vinyl, download)
Tracklist
1. Approach (20:55) 
2. Ascent (19:59) 
3. Summit (21:20) 
4. Descent To Reality (21:58) 

Total Time 84:12

Line-up
Jonathan Segel (Camper van Beethoven) - Violin, Guitar
Mathias Danielsson (My Brother the Wind, Gösta Berlings Saga)- Guitar
Hasse Horrigmoe (Tangle Edge)- Bass
Dr Space (Black Moon Circle, Doctors of Space)- Synthesizers
Mats Orbation- Guitar and Effects
KW Westman (Siena Root)- Keyboard 
Jonas Berge (Agusa)- Organ, Synth and Guitar
Alex (Gösta Berlings Saga) – Drums
KG- Sitar (4)
Tim- Drums (4)

Description/Reviews:
The group ... play improvised, instrumental and unflinchingly exploratory cosmic rock. Veering between the already-blurry lines that border heavy psychedelia, classic-style prog and Hawkwindian space fare. ... That might make Four Riders Take Space Mountain particularly engaging for newcomers, and where some other releases in the vast swath thereof pull from different sessions and offer what feel like extended sections of broader works or are just executed with various aims on their own, the fact that “Approach,” “Ascent” and “Summit” move so smoothly ... and flow so righteously between active and atmospheric sections, ..., as well as the sheer sense of float that comes with the arrival at “Summit,” means that Four Riders Take Space Mountain is a standout even among the band’s other work in being a joy to follow through its progression.
Read the full review at theobelisk.net

Media/Samples
Bandcamp 
Deezer


Frozen Night "In Vain"



Country: Poland
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
LabelLynx Music- LM189CD
Format: CD
Release dateNovember 23, 2020
Tracklist
01. The Alley Of Apathy
02. In Vain
03. The Anthem Of Lonely
04. Nothingness
05. Raindrops
06. Away
07. Wake Me Up Again
08. Sunset

Line-up
Mikołaj Wirowski - vocals
Szymon Wajda - lead guitar
Bartosz Klamerus - guitar
Maks Bieniara - bass
Kacper Puchała - drums

Media/Samples
youtube 

Links:
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Monday, November 23, 2020

Solstice "Sia"



Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: GEP - GEPCD1066
Format: CD,vinyl 
Release date: November 23, 2020
Tracklist
1. Shout
2. Love is Coming
3. Long Gone
4. Stand Up
5. Seven Dreams
6. A New Day
7. Cheyenne 2020

Line-up
Andy Glass - Guitar, Vocals
Jenny Newman - Violin
Pete Hemsley - Drums
Jess Holland - Vocals
Robin Phillips - Bass
Steven McDaniel - Keyboards, Vocals

Media/Samples
Shout! (demo)

Rain "Singularity"



Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: GEP
Format: CD
Release date: November 23, 2020
Tracklist
1. Devils Will Reign
2. Dandelion
3. Walk Away
4. The Magician
5. Singularity

Line-up
Rob Groucutt - Vocals, Keys, Guitar
Andy Edwards (IQ, Frost, Magenta, Cyan, Ezra) - Drums
John Jowitt (Arena, Caamora, arK, IQ, Frost, Jadis) - Bass
Mirron Webb - Vocals, Guitar

Media/Samples
Devils Will Reign

Links:
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Mériadec Gouriou ‎"Mériadec Gouriou"


Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Zeuhl, Folk
FormatCD, digital, vinyl
Release date: November 22, 2020
Tracklist
1. Robertoy (6:35) *
2. Didi (6:20) 
3. Adonai (3:03) 
4. Le Temps qui Passe (9:19) *
5. Alive (6:19) *
6. Sous-Terre (3:43) 
7. Borderline (5:21) 
8. Hystéro (8:34) *
9. Amaterasu (5:48) 
10. Helio Smith (5:48) 

Total Time 60:50

* - tracks on vinyl

Line-up
Meriadec Gouriou : Diatonic accordion, vocals, percussions
Rudy Blas (Magma): Guitar, bass
Nounours : Trumpet, buggle, conques

Media/Samples


Sunday, November 22, 2020

Chris Elliott "Once Above the Madness"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital 
Release date: November 21, 2020
Tracklist
1. Possessed By Monsters (3:04) 
2. Holy Warrior (2:43) 
3. From The Depths Of Oblivion (4:10) 
4. Shred On Arrival (2:50) 
5. Beyond The Stars (2:35) 
6. Attila The Hon (2:48) 
7. Defenders Of The Metal Galaxy (2:54) 
8. Standing In The Light Of The Darkness (3:48) 
9. Stream Of Unconsciousness (3:41) 
10. Fields Of Serenity (2:45) 
11. A Joyous Rebellion (2:52) 

Total Time 34:10

Line-up
Chris Elliott - guitars, bass

Media/Samples
Streams

Links:
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Saturday, November 21, 2020

Silent Temple "Marvelers of Creation"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Prog Folk, Fusion
Format: digital
Release date: November 21, 2020
Tracklist
1. Sunset Scene (2:34)
2. Mountains (7:28)
3. Captive to the Moon (14:15)
4. Nobody Watches the Sunrise (5:22)
5. Color Queen (6:59)
6. Ain't No Hell for Sinners (5:03)
7. Eyes of a Child (8:34)
8. Round the Bend (1:51)
9. Zeta (7:55)
10. Go Away (8:07)
11. Visitation (2:13)
12. Break Through to the Light (8:23)
13. Sacred Woodlands (14:20)
14. Listen to the Heart (5:08)

Total Time 98:12

Line-up
Amos Hart: Piano, B3 organ, Keyboards, 12 string acoustic guitar, Alto recorder, Vocals
Mike Ewers: 5 string fretless bass guitar
Harrison Games: Drumkit
Owen Kelley: Electric guitar
Natty Isabell: Vocals
Rossi: Vocals

Media/Samples
Bandcamp
Spotify

Kenny Bissett "Broken Wilderness"


Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: November 21, 2020
Tracklist
1. Overload (5:46) 
2. Lost (4:00) 
3. Drawing Shadows (5:06) 
4. Broken Wilderness (8:33) 
5. Awoken (4:39) 
6. Sometimes (5:24) 
7. Your Chance (3:55) 
8. Hope Hear Me Now (3:09) 
9. World Around Me (6:42) 
10. My Home (6:09) 

Total Time 53:23

Line-up
Kenny Bissett (Built for the Future)

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

Links:
Web page
Facebook




Chronon "Music Field Theory"


Country: Brazil
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: November 20, 2020
Tracklist
1. Cosmic Microwave Background (4:35) 
2. The Lagrangian Points (5:37) 
3. Feynman Path Integrals (3:45) 
4. The Chandrasekhar Limit (5:33) 
5. Fast Radio Bursts (3:25) 
6. Kugelblitz Black Holes (5:13) 
7. The Unruh Effect (4:20) 

Total Time 32:28

Line-up
David Lago - Guitars, Solos, Bass, Keyboards
Christhopher Weinfurter - Guitars, Solos, Bass, Keyboards
Thiago Nogueira - Drums

Media/Samples
Bandcamp
Streams

Links:
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Witchwood "Before the Winter"


Country: Italy
Genre(s)Hard Rock, Retro Prog
LabelJolly Roger Records
FormatCD, digital, vinyl
Release date: November 20, 2020
Tracklist
  1. Anthem for a child
  2. A taste of winter
  3. Feelin'
  4. A crimson moon
  5. Hesperus
  6. No reason to cry
  7. Nasrid
  8. Crazy little lover
  9. Slow colours of shade
  10. Child star (lp bonus track)
Line-up
Riccardo "Ricky" Dal Pane - Vocals, guitars, mandolin & percussion
Andrea "Andy" Palli - Drums & percussion
Stefano "Steve" Olivi - Hammond, piano, synth, Mellotron, Fender Rhodes
Luca Celotti - Bass
Samuele "Sam" Tesori - Flute, harmonica
Antonino "Woody" Stella - Guitars, backing vocals
   With
Diego Banchero - Fretless bass (4, 7)
Natascia Placci - Soprano (7, 9)
Jenifer Vargas - Soul vocals & backing vocals (4, 5, 8)

Media/Samples 
A Taste of Winter

Links:
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Progarchives
Proggnosis

Proximal Cause "Sky Engine"


Country: Finland
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: November 20, 2020
Tracklist
1. Leaves' Island (2:59) 
2. The Runners At The World's End (5:18) 
3. Cloud Walkers (6:21) 
4. Sleep Deprived (7:13) 
5. Blackform (7:31) 
6. The Isolation Circle (6:42) 
7. The Sky Engine (11:58) 
8. Once Upon The Outbreak (5:55) 
9. The Sweetest Of Tales (7:24) 
10. Deadlock (5:36) 
11. All The Possible Worlds (9:06) 

Total Time 76:03 

Line-up
Sampo Heikkinen - Guitars, keyboards, percussion, programming, backing vocals
Margit Tornio - Vocals 
Pauli Heikkinen - Grunts (3, 5)
Sami Pennanen - Additional grunts (5)
Jana Vi Haggard - Backing vocals (4, 9)
Joona Björkroth (Battle Beast, Brymir, For The Imperium) - Guitar solo (3) 

Media/Samples
deezer
spotify

Links:
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Avandra "Skylights"



Country: Puerto Rico
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Layered Reality Productions
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 20, 2020
Tracklist
1. Celestial Wreaths (5:08)
2. Noetic Probes (5:12)
3. Life Is Not a Circle, but a Sphere (5:15)
4. Eternal Return (9:36)
5. ProcGen (5:44)
6. Afferent Realms (6:49)
7. New Origins (4:07)

Total Time 41:51

Line-up
Christian Ayala - Vocals, Guitars
Gabriel Alejandro Rodríguez - Bass
Adrián Arroyo - Drums
Luis Javier Rivera - Guitars
    With
Vikram Shankar - Synths

Media/Samples 
Bandcamp

Links:
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Progarchives
Proggnosis