Caligonaut "Magnified as Giants"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Apollon Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: February 26, 2021
Tracklist

1. Emperor (14:35) 

2. Hushed Feat. Iver Kleive (10:43) 

3. Magnified As Giants (5:46) 

4. Lighter Than Air (19:34) 

Total Time 50:38

Line-up
Ole Michael Bjørndal (Oak, Airbag, Gentle Knife, Bjørn Riis): Lead vocals, electric guitars, acoustic guitar (tuned in new standard tuning), 12-string guitars

Kristian Karl Hultgren (Wobbler): Bass guitars

Andreas W. S. Prestmo (Wobbler): Backing vocals

Lars Fredrik Frøislie (Wobbler): Hammond organ, Mellotron, grand piano, synths and keyboards

Iver Kleive: Church organ (2)

Arild Brøter (Pymlico): Drums and percussion (2, 4)

Henrik Fossum (Airbag): Drums (1)

Åsa Ree (Meer, Wobbler): Violin and backing vocals (1, 2)

Stephan Hvinden (Pymlico, Oak): Rhythm guitars (2)

Description/Reviews:

Magnified as Giants contains four songs within a classic prog rock landscape inspired by the guitar and bass work of King Crimson, Pink Floyd, Genesis and Rush but blended with the more modern sounds of Tool and Opeth. Several of the pieces are written in Robert Fripps new standard tuning. 

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Framing Skeletons "Luminescence"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 26, 2021 (digital)
Tracklist

1. Change the Channel (3:12)

2. I. The Pariah (3:36)

3. II. The Progression (8:21)

4. Flight in the Failing Knot (4:17)

5. Your Vessel (5:57)

6. III. The Passing (7:57)

7. IV. Rising Dragon (6:02)

Total Time 39:22

Line-up
Jeremy Burke - Guitars, vocals 

Bryan Holub - Drums, backing vocals

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Pentesilea Road "Pentesilea Road"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 26, 2021 (digital)
Tracklist

1. Memory Corners (6:17) 

2. Stranded (5:57) 

3. Genius Loci (7:19) 

4. Spectral Regrowth (4:52) 

5. Stains (5:58) 

6. Give Them Space (5:47) 

7. Shades Of The Night (6:12) 

8. The Psychopathology Of Everyday Things (6:08) 

9. Noble Art (4:06) 

10. Pentesilea Road (6:37) 

11. A Tale Of Dissidence (6:17) 

12. Shades Of The Night (6:12) 

Total Time 71:42

Line-up

Vito F. Mainolfi - Guitars & Bass

Lorenzo Nocerino - Vocals

Michele Guaitoli - Vocals

Ezio Di Ieso - Piano & Keys

Alfonso Mocerino - Drums

  With

Ray Alder (Fates Warning) - Vocals

Mark Zonder (Fates Warning) - Drums

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Tusmørke "Nordisk Krim"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Progressive Rock, Folk
Label: Karisma Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: February 26, 2021
Tracklist

1. Ride the Whimbrel

2. Age of Iron Man

3. Mumia

4. Cauldron Bog

5. Dog's Flesh

6. Moss Goddess

7. Black Incubation

8. Et Moselik

9. Heksejakt

10. (The Marvellous and Murderous) Mysteries of Sacrifice

Line-up
Benediktator - bass & vocals

Krizla - flute & vocals

HlewagastiR - drums

Haugebonden Gode Gullstein - keys

Åsa Ree - violin

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Ashes In Sapphire "From Twilight To Light"

Country: Venezuela
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: February 26, 2021
Tracklist

1. Twilight (1:49)

2. Equilibrium (4:48)

3. Blank Canvas (6:00)

4. Under the Rain (3:18)

5. Symphony in Blue (7:52)

6. She Wasn't Dreaming (6:04)

7. Cenizas (6:05)

8. Memories (6:34)

9. From Twilight to Light (12:14)

Total Time 54:44

Line-up

Cristhian Zambrano - All instrument and vocals

   Except

Maria Trejo - Violin (5)

Paula SantaCruz - Cello (5)

Micky Huijsmans -  Vocals (5)

Panos Geo - Drums

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Konom "Konom"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 26, 2021
Tracklist

1. A Welcome Change

2. Birotunda

3. As the Waters Rise

4. The Great Harvest - I. Epiphany

5. The Great Harvest - II. Dilate My World

6. The Great Harvest - III. Mutating Light

7. The Great Harvest - IV. Reflections

8. The Great Harvest - V. Heedless Breath

Line-up

Arya Bobaie - Lead Vocals

Benjamin Edwards - Bass Guitar

Tom Rice - Drums

Dan White - Guitars & backing vocals

Jonathan Worsley - Keyboards & Orchestration

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Tony Cantisano "Eliven"

Country: Brazil/Portugal
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Label: Lion Music
Format: digital
Release date: February 26, 2021
Tracklist

1 Ontogeny

2 Show me your ride

3 A taste of winter

4 Bamboo

5 Ein letzter

6 From minas to paris

7 Outta my mind

8 Illusions

9 The green truffle

10 Wild dreams

11 Moments of life

Line-up

Tony Cantisano - electric and acoustic guitars, arrangement, production and composer

   With

Tiago Ramos - drums

Ryan Robinson - bass

Antonio Giiffoni - piano & keys

João Madeira - piano & keys

Amy Hsu - piano

Gustavo Zamba - piano

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Moop "Ostara"

Country: France
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Tonzonen Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl, cassette
Release date: February 26, 2021
Tracklist

1. Manlayl - Half Completed / Half Started (11:27) 

2. #eule (7:40) 

3. Ostara (11:31) 

4. Papatte Douce (3:17) 

Total Time 33:55

Line-up

William Brandy : baritone saxophone

Julien Coupet : guitar

Erwin Toul : drums

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The Veith Ricardo Project "Storm Warning"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Pure Steel Records - PSRCD222
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 26, 2021
Tracklist

1. Running Away (6:48) 

2. The Green Tractor (6:25) 

3. Storm Warning (6:40) 

4. Hit The Wall (5:12) 

5. Eruption Of Corruption (3:06) 

6. Anathema Maranatha (4:37) 

7. Longing For Home (2:52) 

8. Lighthouse (3:46) 

9. Always (3:33) 

10. Highest Mountain (4:35) 

11. I Still Love You (3:26) 

Total Time 51:00 

Line-up

Juan Ricardo – vocals

Vincent Veith – keyboards

Neil Zaza – guitars

Jerry Brightman – pedal steel

Doug Johns – bass

Chris Ceja – drums

   With

Vincent Veith, Corb and Carol Felgenhour, Paula Clark, Emily Bzdafka, Taylor Nagy - backing vocals

Description/Reviews:

The completed album very much has the feel of a concept album verging even on rock opera with a huge score and there is just so much happening with swathes of keyboards, churning guitars and a strident and intense vocal delivery from Juan Ricardo. Much of the keyboard driven work puts me in mind of the great Glass Hammer but there are quite a few styles here from hard rock, anthemic melodic rock right through to progressive rock so that every play seems to bring something new to the mix. There are pleasing ballads to enjoy too but it is a difficult album to categorise due to the ever changing styles but it is a most pleasing album that is probably best described as AOR. Great guitar, thrilling keyboards and the usual rich and expressive vocals of Ricardo make this an album that will provides hours of delight as you try to compartmentalise the sound but you will continue to find something new that will always delight. (velvetthunder.co.uk)

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Running Away
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Sorizon "Thanatos Rising"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital, vinyl
Release date: February 26, 2021
Tracklist

1. Descending Into Darkness (1:09) 

2. Thanatos Rising (4:43) 

3. A Distant Echo (3:11) 

4. Lost In A Dream (4:45) 

5. Eternity's Door (1:09) 

6. Prisoner To Yourself (5:08) 

7. Hidden Evils (3:56) 

8. Imminent Contact (4:03) 

9. Destined For Despair (5:30) 

10. Awaken To This Light (5:46) 

11. Virtual Deception (4:08) 

12. Worth And Wisdom (4:28) 

Total Time 47:56

Line-up
Sean Elston - Drums 

Dr. Danny Mann - Guitars

Keith McIntosh - Vocals

Tim Hall - Guitars

Kevin Vickers - Bass

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IOTUNN "Access All Worlds"

Country: Denmark
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Metal Blade Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: February 26, 2021
Tracklist

1. Voyage Of The Garganey I (7:25) 

2. Access All Worlds (11:36) 

3. Laihem's Golden Pits (4:40) 

4. Waves Below (10:10) 

5. The Tower Of Cosmic Nihility (7:30) 

6. The Weaver System (6:33) 

7. Safe Across The Endless Night (13:47) 

Total Time 61:41

Line-up

Jón Aldará – vocals

Jens Nicolai Gräs – guitars

Jesper Gräs – guitars

Eskil Rask – bass

Bjørn Wind Andersen – drums

Description/Reviews:

Access All Worlds is seven songs driven by creative curiosity and artistic honesty, that also initiate feelings and reflections. An epic, cosmic and contemplative journey of energetic beauty and ferocity, Access All Worlds reflects on human existence, set in a storyline following daring space travelers. The music is grounded in roaring, colorful drumming and crushing bass, while the sonic horizon is painted with a vast spectrum of guitar-driven expression, all overarched by narration through diverse vocals.

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Karmanjakah "A Book About Itself"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 26, 2021 (digital)
Tracklist

1. Nautilus (4:31) 

2. Vårdkasar (3:55) 

3. Wild Horse (5:01) 

4. Unseen (4:01) 

5. Paper Boats (4:55) 

6. Starling (3:33) 

7. Julia (6:58) 

8. Samples (4:53) 

9. First Sun (4:24) 

10. Nausta (7:35) 

Total Time 49:46

Line-up

Viggo Örsan - guitar

Jonas Lundquist - vocals

Lukas Ohlsson - bass

Sebastian Brydniak - drums

   With

Alice Siwe - additional vocals (4, 6, 10)

Love Gruvberg - additional vocals (8)

Love Örsan - additional percussion (5)

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Strawbs "Settlement"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Prog Folk
Label: Esoteric Antenna
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: February 26, 2021
Tracklist

1. Settlement
2. Strange Times
3. Judgement Day
4. Each Manner Of Man
5. The Visit
6. Flying Free
7. Quicksilver Days
8. We Are Everyone
9. Chorale
10. Champion Jack
11. Better Days (Life Is Not A Game)
12. Liberty

Line-up

Dave Cousins

Dave Lambert 

Dave Bainbridge (Iona)

Chas Cronk

Tony Fernandez

   With

John Ford

Cathryn Craig- vocals

Schalk Joubert - bass 

Media/Samples
Settlement

Judgement Day (Radio Edit)

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Evergrey "Escape of the Phoenix"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: AFM Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: February 26, 2021
Tracklist

01    Forever Outsider

02    Where August Mourn

03    Stories

04    A Dandelion Cipher

05    The Beholder 

06    In The Absence Of Sun

07    Eternal Nocturnal

08    Escape Of The Phoenix

09    You From You

10    Leaden Saints

11    Run

12   The Darkness In You (artbook bonus track)

Line-up
Tom S. Englund - vocals, guitar
Henrik Danhage - guitars
Rikard Zander - keyboards
Jonas Ekdahl - drums
Johan Niemann - bass

   With:

James LaBrie (Dream Theater) - vocals (5)

Media/Samples
Forever Outsider

Eternal Nocturnal

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Holy Monitor "Southern Lights"

Country: Greece
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Space Rock
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: February 26, 2021
Tracklist

1. River (6:03) 

2. Naked In The Rain (4:08) 

3. Blue Whale (3:55) 

4. Southern Lights (4:50) 

5. The Sky Is Falling Down (7:36) 

6. Hourglass (4:16) 

7. Ocean Trail (4:51) 

8. Under The Sea (3:58) 

Total Time 39:37

Line-up

George Nikas: Vocals, Guitars

Stefanos Mitsis: Guitars

Vangelis Mitsis: Keys

Alex Bolpasis: Bass

Dimitris Doumouliakas: Drums

Description/Reviews:

Southern Lights offers eight songs that are overflowing with celestial melodies, encircled by psychedelic warmth. With lyrical themes inspired by Aristotle’s cosmology the band invite us into a dreamy journey in fizzing waterfall keys plunging down from space rock guitars.

Read the full review by Le Crowley at backseatmafia.com

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Jeremy Cubert "Toward The Sky"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Format: digital
Release date: February 25, 2021
Tracklist

1. Toward The Sky (9:35) 

2. Take Note (6:40) 

3. Space Race (5:41) 

4. Saving Grace (6:21) 

5. Sidewinder (3:57) 

6. Backwards Forwards (4:04) 

7. The Field And The Crow (6:32) 

8. Frame Of Reference (7:04) 

Total Time 49:54

Line-up
Jeremy Cubert (Formativ, Apothecary) - Piano, Organ, Synthesizer, Chapman Stick, LinnStrument, Harpejji G16, Zendrum, Dragonfly Fretless Bass, Guitar

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The Split "Reminiscences"

Country: Czechia
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal

Label: Slovak Metal Army
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 25, 2021
Tracklist

1. Ancestral Signs (8:46) 

2. Trapped (7:31) 

3. Annual Rings - Stardust (3:07) 

4. Annual Rings - The Echoes (4:12) 

5. November Days (8:25) 

6. Chain Reaction (8:09) 

7. Ancestral Signs & Trapped - instrumental bonus (16:17) 

Total Time 56:27

Line-up

Mirek Řezníček - guitars, programming

Zdeněk Čepička - drums, percussions

Mira Valouch - bass

  With

Hana Vajčnerová - vocals

Lukáš Krhánek - vocals

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Infinitome "Voyage Home"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 24, 2021
Tracklist

1. Far Beyond Our Star (7:44) 

2. Arrival (11:52) 

3. Forward Back (8:54) 

4. Armada (9:12) 

5. Reinvention (11:59) 

6. Fantasia: Alien Alone (2:28) 

7. Voyage Home (17:49) 

8. Fantasia: What We Leave Behind (2:53) 

Total Time 72:51

Line-up

David Horn – Lead Guitars, Rhythm Guitars, Tenor Saxophone, all instruments (6, 8)

Richard Horn – Keyboards and Bass Guitar

   With

Scott Higham (Pendragon, Clive Nolan, Caamora, Alan Reed) – Drums and Percussion

Rinaldo Martinez – Vocals (1)

Description/Reviews:

It's a sci-fi concept album that is instrumental except the first song. It has symphonic, metal, jazz, blues, and even musical theater elements, with a classic 70s prog sound.

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Mindfar "Prophet Of The Astral Gods"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Power Metal Opera
Label: Underground Symphony - US CD-195
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 22, 2021
Tracklist

1. Civilization Gift (1:52) 

2. Keeper Of Your Destiny (5:03) 

3. The Eye Of Ra (7:21) 

4. Heroes And Wonders (5:44) 

5. One Prophet (13:09) 

6. Sent From The Stars (4:25) 

7. Walls (6:40) 

8. Beyond The Edge Of The World (3:10) 

9. Revolution (3:35) 

10. Rapsodia (3:46) 

11. Spirits Of War (4:50) 

12. Ascended To Divinity (6:34) 

Total Time 66:09 

Line-up

Ignacio Rodriguez – Vocals as The Prophet 

Claudia Beltrame – Vocals as The Oracle

Anders Sköld – Vocals as The Dictator

Guido Macaione – Vocals as The Messiah

Tom-Vidar Salangli – Vocals as The Sailor

Alex Mele - Guitars

Alessandro Battini - Keyboards

Manuele Di Ascenzo - Drums

Andrea De Paoli (Shadow of Steel, Labyrinth, Vision Divine) - Keyboards

Gianluca Carlini - Guitars

Micael Branno - Bass

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Deezer

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Heavy Moon "Heavy Moon 20"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Space Rock
Label: Clostridium Records (vinyl)
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: February 21, 2021
Tracklist

1. Cosmodrome (20:00) 

2. Floating Cities (20:00) 

Total Time 40:00 

Line-up
Jakob Rehlinger - everything

Description/Reviews:

After 19 albums, this is the culmination of the vision Jakob Rehlinger has had for the psychedelic spacerock project since the first Heavy Moon release in 2006. Blending classic late ‘60s acid rock with early ‘70s prog, krautrock, and proto-metal, he’s woven a sonic tapestry of trippy, mind-bending sounds and textures to aid the listener in their own astral travels. No additional psychedelics needed.

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Pleń "Pleń"

Country: Poland
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Ambient, Post Rock
Label: Jvdasz Iskariota Rec. - JVD 005
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 21, 2021
Tracklist

1. Rozkład (11:32) 

2. Shibuya (4:47) 

3. Hṛṣṭa  (2:20) 

4. Bluszcz (6:49)

5. Ostatni Dzień Czyjegoś Życia (04:17)

6. Chłopiec Z Niebieskim Samochodem (4:57) 

Total Time 34:42

Line-up

Michał Klama - drums, kalimba, saw

Andrzej Kacprzak - guitar

Michał Wereszczyński - bass

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Vandemonian "Xenophilia"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Post Rock, Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: February 20, 2021
Tracklist

1. Robotor (4:17) 

2. Spherical Development (5:17) 

3. Razumikhin (4:40) 

4. Jack Ketch (6:10) 

5. National Insecurity (4:44) 

6. Excommunication (6:40) 

7. Man Is Invertebrate (5:10) 

8. Souls (3:25) 

Total Time 40:23

Line-up

Alexander Benthin - Drums

Nick Braren - Guitars, vocals and keys

Alexander Steininger - Bass

   With

Fabian Josten - Cello

Description/Reviews:

The groove of the first track pulls me in immediately. It's a post-rock, sometimes nearing post-metal, approach within alternate rock, while challenging rhythms and changes make it more progressive. They call it "progressive post-rock" themselves, so there you go.

Read the full review by Jerry van Kooten at dprp.net

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Ian Gordon "His Quiet Hands"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: February 19, 2021
Tracklist

1. Britannia (6:40)

2. Follow the Wind (7:41)

3. The Game (4:26)

4. Long Time No See (7:09)

5. The Passing (9:01)

6. What Is Real and What Is Not (5:56)

7. Descent (14:46)

8. Red Limbo Spread (bonus track) (3:13)

Total Time 58:52

Line-up

Ian Gordon - vocals, guitars, bass, keys & drums

Jennifer Gordon - vocals (3, 4)

Description/Reviews:

His Quiet Hands is an exploration of melodic prog. Most tracks date back to 2001, with the exception of Britannia (2005), Descent, which is a reworking of "Descent into Darkness" from The Puppet Show (2004), and What Is Real and What is Not (2011).

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Lizzard "Eroded"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Stoner
Label: Pelagic Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: February 19, 2021
Tracklist

1. Corrosive (2:12) 

2. Blowdown (4:34) 

3. Haywire (5:15) 

4. Flood (4:02) 

5. Hunted (3:22) 

6. The Decline (4:29) 

7. Eroded (5:48) 

8. Usque Ad Terram (2:07) 

9. Blue Moon (5:36) 

10. Inertia (1:37) 

11. Avalanche (5:20) 

Total Time 44:22

Line-up
Katy Elwell - drums

William Knox - bass

Mathieu Ricou - guitar & vocals

Description/Reviews:

“Corrosive,”...gave me bigtime King’s X vibes the first time I heard it, an automatic “I’m in” in my book. As I progressed through the album, Eroded ended up revealing itself to be a far more nuanced and unique beast than a simple “for fans of King’s X” sticker might indicate — somehow both heavier and more poppy — and yet here I am coming back to that comparison, another proggy power trio that made way more noise than you’d expect and were far better and more influential than most folks gave them credit for. (Vince Neilstein at metalsucks.net)

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Codger Lingus "Codger Lingus"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Psychedelic
Label: Oh Homesick records
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: February 19, 2021 (digital)
Tracklist

1. Into The Ground (5:01) 

2. Appletrees (4:40) 

3. Quasar (6:28) 

4. Trainlights (8:07) 

5. Angels Were Murdered By Inquisitors (14:19) 

6. Erebus (14:16) 

Total Time 52:51

Line-up
Mathias Marx - guitars, vocals

Arne Jahn - drums 

Tinu Lobsiger - bass

  With

Aaron Goldsmith - synths

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Mastord "To Whom Bow Even The Trees"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Inverse Records 
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 19, 2021
Tracklist

01. The Walls

02. Mediocre

03. Humble Professor

04. Master - Savior

05. Silence Chime

06. Fallen Angel

07. Going Down

08. Endless Confusion

09. Closer To The Void

10. Circles Lies

Line-up

Markku Pihlaja - Vocals

Pasi Hakuli - Bass

Toni Paanen – Drums

Kari Syvelä – Guitars and keyboards

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Mediocre

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Natsukashii "In The Elements"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal 
Format: digital
Release date: February 19, 2021
Tracklist

1. In The Elements (4:35) 

2. H.O.P.E (5:26) 

3. Dancing With Ghosts (3:29) 

4. Natsukashii (5:28) 

5. Virus (5:14) 

6. Reinvigorate (2:19) 

7. Hara - Kiri (4:29) 

Total Time 31:00 

Line-up
Connor Lambert
   With

Iaono (1)

Hados (3)

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Iconic Sky "Iconic Sky"

Country: UK/USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: February 19, 2021
Tracklist

1. Hollywood Hates You (21:00) 

2. All Will Be Revealed (4:20) 

3. Week Of Days (5:19) 

4. Anything Left Of Me Now (4:20) 

5. Writers Block (4:12) 

Total Time 39:11

Line-up

Robin Schell (Life In Digital) - Lead vocals and keys

Jeremy Cubert (Formativ) - Chapman Stick, keys, piano, Linnstrument, fretless tapping bass

Tom Kraus (Formativ) - guitars and bass

John Beagley (Formativ, Life In Digital) - keys, programming, vocals

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Inner Prospekt "Canvas Two"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: February 19, 2021
Tracklist

1 Glimpse (3:06)

2 Soul of Hundred Lives (17:46)

3 King of Spades (6:49)

4 Why Me? (8:07)

5 Abby's Escape (6:14)

6 White Skies (10:48)

7 The Knight and the Ghost (9:26)

8 The Queen of Clubs (bonus track) (3:11)

Line-up

Alessandro Di Benedetti (Mad Crayon) - keyboards, vocals, drums

   With

Rafael Pacha - 12 strings guitar, electric guitar (1, 3, 4, 8)

Federico Tetti (Mad Crayon) - electric guitars (2, 7)

Carmine Capasso - electric guitars (6)

Giovanni Maucieri - drums (5)

Giuseppe Militello - sax (3, 8)

Description/Reviews:

Bookended by two shorter instrumental tracks (actually track 8 is a bonus track...), “Canvas Two” reveals six lovely, soulful, emotional tracks, with the for me high point of the nearly seventeen- and-a-half minute epic titled “Soul of Hundred Lives”... This epic track and the lyrics cover a lot of ground, from delicate piano, to grinding bass synths, to finely constructed ambient sounds and quirky percussion, gravelly male voice that throughout this album reminded me at times of Peter Gabriel or Dave Cousins.

Read the full review by Stephen Conrad progressiverockfanatics.wordpress.com

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Cameron Graves "Seven"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Artistry Music (Mack Avenue) - ART 7066
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: February 19, 2021
Tracklist

1. Sacred Spheres (3:02) 

2. Paradise Trinity (3:11) 

3. Sons Of Creation (4:21) 

4. Seven (3:05) 

5. The Life Carriers (2:53) 

6. Super Universes (2:41) 

7. Red (2:56) 

8. Fairytales (2:54) 

9. Master Spirits (2:03) 

10. Mansion Worlds (2:47) 

11. Eternal Paradise (2:32) 

Total Time 32:25

Line-up
Cameron Graves - Piano

Colin Cook - Guitars

Max Gerl - Bass

Mike Mitchell - Drums

   With

Kamasi Washington - Tenor Saxophone (2, 4)

Description/Reviews:

Seven, in diametric contrast, is a hail of bullets: Graves leading bassist Max Gerl, guitarist Colin Cook, and drummer Mike Mitchell (an ex-Clarke bandmate) in a hammering shock of piano-driven riffing, ensemble rush, and hairpin rhythmic turns, mostly in three-minute jolts marked by blitzkrieg solos and the occasional pause for meditative breath. There is the warming balm of Washington’s tenor cameos and Graves’ solo reverie “Fairytales.” But next to the mission-statement scale of The Epic, Seven is as hard and taut as a Ramones album, a fusion fired in the mosh pit.

Read the full review by David Fricke at jazztimes.com

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Pixels & Sound "Sentimentalism"

Country: Australia
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital 
Release date: February 18, 2021
Tracklist

1. Take Flight (1:29) 

2. Break (2:40) 

3. Good Morning Melody (4:40) 

4. Kinshipwreck (6:03) 

5. Five Months Later (7:27) 

6. The Sleeping Song (6:22) 

7. The Release (3:45) 

8. Cancer (6:41) 

9. Eye Of The Storm (7:03) 

10. Growing Symptoms (21:42) 

11. The Uplift (2:00) 

12. Opportunity (8:45) 

13. Like In The Movies (Bonus Track) (3:15) 

Total Time 81:52

Line-up

Reece Denton - Lead vocals, guitars and drums

Daniel Mckittrick - Guitars, mandolins and backing vocals

Anthony Stewart - Bass, guitars (9) and backing vocals

    With:

Sarah Vella - Lead and backing vocals

David Eaton (Anubis) - Keyboards, guitar solo (10) and backing vocals

Douglas Skene (Hemina/Anubis) - Guitar solo (12) and backing vocals

Dean Bennison (Anubis) - Guitar solo (5)

Robert James Moulding (Anubis) - Backing vocals (2, 8, 10)

‘The Sentimental Voices’ - Backing vocals:

Sopranos: Riley Beech, Rebecca Bennison, Renee Ciappara, Ibrahim Davids, Reece Denton, David Eaton, Michelle Etherington-Nowell, Alex Fabri, Peri Macdonald, Kristina Maggio, Daniel Mckittrick, Stephanie Orellana, Sarah Pineda, Douglas Skene, Jessica Skene, Anthony Stewart, Joshua Szafranski, Aminah Tabbaa, Sarah Vella, David Wallace, Lachlan Winters and Thomas Winters.

Altos: Rebecca Bennison, Phil Birkenhead, Sophie Botta, Nicholas Ciappara, Renee Ciappara, Judd Cosio, Mark Davis, Reece Denton, David Eaton, Ahmed El-Ayoubi, Lucca Etherington-Nowell, Alex Fabri, Jolyon Gray, Lachlan Green, Geoff Hargreaves, Royce Legaspi, Kristina Maggio, Robert James Moulding, Jessica Orellana, Douglas Skene, Jessica Skene, Hannah Smith, Anthony Stewart, Joshua Szafranski, Sarah Vella, David Wallace, Lachlan Winters and Thomas Winters.

Tenors: Riley Beech, Dean Bennison, Phil Birkenhead, Nicholas Ciappara, Ezra Cordova, Tiahna Davis, Diosa Denton, Reece Denton, David Eaton, Alex Fabri, Jack Franklin, Lachlan Green, Geoff Hargreaves, Lance Holland-Keen, Johnry Pineda, Joshua Pineda, Keith Pineda, Lachlan Reed, Douglas Skene, Anthony Stewart, Joshua Szafranski, Layth Tabbaa, Sarah Vella, Ben Waights, David Wallace, Lachlan Winters and Thomas Winters.

Basses: Riley Beech, Ibrahim Davids, Reece Denton, David Eaton, Steven Eaton, Lachlan Green, Geoff Hargreaves, Daniel Mckittrick, Phil Nowell, Joshua Pineda, Douglas Skene, Anthony Stewart, Joshua Szafranski, Federico Trillo, David Wallace, Bradley Ward, Lachlan Winters and Thomas Winters

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Marble "S.A.V.E."

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Sliptrick Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 16, 2021
Tracklist

1. Mine (4:38) 

2. Heartless Disease (3:50) 

3. 30 Silver Coins (4:41) 

4. My Mask Collection (4:46) 

5. What Leads Us To (5:49) 

6. To Feed The Worms (4:36) 

7. A Darker Shade Of Me (2:38) 

8. Where Is The Light (4:17) 

9. Timelines (3:55) 

10. Daymare Town (4:05) 

11. Sins And Virtues Ending (1:57) 

Total Time 45:12

Line-up

Eleonora Travaglino – Vocals

Paul Beretta – Lead Guitars

Omar Gornati – Guitars

Jacopo Marchesi – Keyboards

Norman Ceriotti – Drums

Daniel Fleba – Bass

   With

Maurizio Caverzan - Additional Vocals  (3)

String quartet, led by “Maestra” Barbara Rubin and “Maestro” Francesco Bossoni (7)

Description/Reviews:

 It presents a irrepressible mix of heavy guitar riffs, powerful aggressiveness, amazing guitar solos, surprising keyboard harmonies and original technical rhythms, blended with Eleonora’s breath-taking, catchy melodies and epic choruses. S.A.V.E. will thrill fans of both melodic and extreme metal music. The album lyrics are focused on human behavior and entwined with the three theological virtues and the seven deadly sins in a gloomy and decadent mood.

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Texel "Metropolitan"

Country: Multinational
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 15, 2021
Tracklist

1. Ludo Mentis (5:29) 

2. Metropolitan (5:54) 

3. Syncopia (6:26) 

4. Sweynssons Slumber (4:16) 

5. Voluspa (6:24) 

6. Polka Magyar Akta Músicâ (5:22) 

7. Metamorphoses (6:32) 

8. Tuileries (5:05) 

9. Flute In Rhapsody (5:41) 

10. Texel (4:50) 

11. Nocturne Epiphanie (CD only bonus track)

Total Time 55:59

Line-up

Steffen Staugaard: Keyboards

Neil Gowland: Guitars

Max Saidi: Drums

Phil Wood: Bass

Thorstein Quebec Hemmet: flutes

  With:

Marco Minnemann (Steven Wilson, The Aristocrats, Mike Keneally): drums (3,11)

Niels van der Steenhoven: guitar (1,2,3,5)

Peter Jones (Tiger Moth Tales, Red Bazar, Camel): vocals (5)

Kazumi Suziki: flute (1,11)

Gary Thistlethwaite: bass (1,2,8)

Barbara Bolivar: flute (8)

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Jay Tausig "NYX"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Space Rock
Format: digital
Release date: February 15, 2021
Tracklist

1. Child Of Khaos (28:45) 

2. Hypnos (11:56) 

3. Thanatos (8:42) 

4. Erebus (3:05) 

5. Aither (7:30) 

6. Goddess Of Night (7:12) 

Total Time 67:10

Line-up
Jay Tausig - All instruments

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Svarc Hanley Longhawn "20​/​21"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 13, 2021
Tracklist

1. The Ask (8:08) 

2. The Message Will Differ (2:34) 

3. Hidden (6:27) 

4. Little Brother (7:44) 

5. Earth Abides (10:57) 

6. 20/21 (7:11) 

7. We Elastic (4:07) 

Total Time 47:08 

Line-up

Nik Svarc - Electric and Acoustc Guitars, Loops

Steve Hanley - Drums, Shaker, Percussion

Martin Longhawn - Organ, Wurlitizer, Piano

Description/Reviews:

In many ways their latest release 20/21 is even more accomplished and enjoyable. It certainly develops the band's sound by adding some Avant touches here and there. Inventive compositions, such as the intriguing The Message Will Differ and the excellent We Elastic offer a different approach to the band's previous album. In these tunes, discordance, effects and a quest to create an abstract canvas of sounds are prominently displayed. These furnish the album with an interesting, but somewhat less accessible set of musical colours.

Read the full review by Owen Davies at dprp.net

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Immortal Guardian "Psychosomatic"

Country: Multinational
Genre(s): Progressive Power Metal
Label: M-Theory Audio
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: February 12, 2021
Tracklist

1. Psychosomatic

2. Read Between the Lines  

3. Lockdown  

4. Phobia

5. Clocks

6. Self-Isolation

7. Goodbye to Farewells

8. Candlelight

9. Find a Reason

10. New Day Rising

Line-up
Gabriel Guardian - guitars, keyboards
Carlos Zema - vocals

Justin Piedimonte - drums

Joshua Lopez - bass

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God Is An Astronaut "Ghost Tapes #10"

Country: Ireland
Genre(s): Instrumental Post Rock
Label: Napalm Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: February 12, 2021
Tracklist

1. Adrift

2. Burial

3. In Flux

4. Spectres

5. Fade

6. Barren Trees

7. Luminous Waves

Line-up
Torsten Kinsella - Guitars, Piano, Synths
Niels Kinsella - Bass
Lloyd Hanney - Drums
Jamie Dean - Guitars, Piano

   With

Jimmy Scanlan - Additional Guitars (2,3,6)

Jo Quail - Cello (7)

Description/Reviews:

Ghost Tapes #10 ... rather than pick up where the quartet left off in 2018, explores a radically different approach, with the focus fixed on movement and intensity. While the album is certainly the most ferocious GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT full-length to date, it still retains all of the rich musical and emotive elements the band is known for by maneuvering around luminescence whilst offering harsh, deep reflections as well. Works of art like “Burial”, “In Flux” or “Barren Trees”, with additional guitars by Jimmy Scanlan, amongst others, are proof of these sonic illustrations.

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Arc of Life "Arc of Life"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Frontiers
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 12, 2021
Tracklist

1. Life Has A Way (5:14) 

2. Talking With Siri (4:24) 

3. You Make It Real (4:32) 

4. Until Further Notice (3:42) 

5. The Magic Of It All (4:03) 

6. Just In Sight (6:15) 

7. I Want To Know You Better (4:03) 

8. Locked Down (9:45) 

9. Therefore We Are (9:29) 

10. The End Game (5:51) 

Total Time 57:18

Line-up

Billy Sherwood (Circa:, Yes, Conspiracy) - Bass and vocals

Jon Davison (Glass Hammer, Yes) - Vocals

Jay Schellen (Circa:, GPS, ASIA Featuring John Payne, Conspiracy) - Drums

Jimmy Haun (Circa:, Yes) - Guitars

Dave Kerzner (Sound of Contact,  In Continuum) - Keyboards

Description/Reviews:

First, the Yes influence is obvious and omnipresent across the recording. According to PR info, this was intentional...Second, this is definitely melodic progressive rock. The arrangements are largely complex and dense, offering intrigue tempered by solid song melody, groove, and vocal harmony.

Read the full review by Craig Hartranft at dangerdog.com

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Trytan "Blood Of Kings"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Retroactive Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: February 12, 2021 (CD), April 15, 2021 (digital), September 15, 2021 (vinyl)
Tracklist

01. The Descender (It’s Goin Down) (7:34)

02. A Million Hearts (6:04)

03. Blood of Kings (9:15)

04. Monsters (8:28)

05. Last Night in Dubai (5:17)

06. Ricochet (7:44)

07. Centrifuge (7:42)

08. Shadow Racer (6:32)

09. Yesterday (6:23)

10. The GodStorm (7:08)

11. Revelation Song (6:56)

Line-up

Lary Dean - Guitars, Vocals, Keyboards

   With

Jim LaVerde (Barren Cross) - Bass

Eric Gillette (Neal Morse) - Drums

Rey Parra - Vocals (11)

John Elefante (Kansas/Mastedon) - Vocals (11)

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Blue Hour Ghosts "Due"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Hard Rock, Progressive Metal
Label: Rockshots Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 12, 2021
Tracklist

1. Walking Backwards (4:02) 

2. On Black Clouds (3:46) 

3. Dead In August (5:12) 

4. Damn Wrong (4:23) 

5. Shine (5:19) 

6. Fearless (4:00) 

7. Lower The Wires (3:57) 

8. Disheartened (4:28) 

9. Involved-Bored (3:52) 

Total Time 38:59

Line-up

Ricky DC - vocals

Diego Angeli - guitars

Francesco Poggi - guitars

Simome Pedrazzi - keyboards

Matteo Malmusi - bass

Andrew Gunner - drums

   With

Giuseppe Bassi - additional arrangements, keyboards, sound design and programming 

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Jupiter Down "The Story Of Us"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: February 12, 2021
Tracklist

1. Planet 12 (2:01) 

2. Journey Among The Stars (4:18) 

3. Racing Time (3:30) 

4. A World Of Similarity (4:24) 

5. Arrival (1:22) 

6. Keepers Of The Secrets (4:13) 

7. The Primal Beings (2:24) 

8. A Soul Is Born (5:06) 

9. Pyramids Of Light (2:39) 

10. Cradle Of Power (3:54) 

Total Time 33:51

Line-up

Austin Livingston - Guitars, synth, and marching snare

Russell Lee - Drums

Ben McMillan - Bass

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3.2 "Third Impression"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, AOR
Label: Frontiers
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 12, 2021
Tracklist

1. Top Of The World (8:59) 

2. What Side You're On (2:50) 

3. Black Of The Night (6:14) 

4. Killer Of Hope (3:15) 

5. Missing Peace (5:53) 

6. A Bond Of Union (5:19) 

7. The Devil Of Liverpool (6:08) 

8. Emotional Trigger (4:53) 

9. A Fond Farewell (4:26) 

10. Never (8:57) 

Total Time 56:54

Line-up
Robert Berry (Jack Foster III, Magellan, Tempest) - All instruments, vocals

Description/Reviews:

...a delightful and entertaining recording of melodic progressive rock which features an abundance of Emerson keyboard craft work accompanied by Berry's musical wizardry, notably in his vocal parts guitar lines.

Read the full review by Craig Hartranft at dangerdog.com

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A Fond Farewell 

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Elephant9 "Arrival of the New Elders"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Rune Grammofon - RCD2218
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: February 12, 2021
Tracklist

1. Arrival Of The New Elders
2. Rite Of Accession
3. Sojourn
4. Tales Of Secret
5. Throughout The Worlds
6. Chasing The Hidden
7. Chemical Boogie
8. Solar Songs

Line-up
Ståle Storløkken - Rhodes piano, Hammond organ, grand piano, Eminent 310, Mellotron, Continuum
Nikolai Hængsle (Needlepoint) - electric bass, electric and acoustic guitars
Torstein Lofthus - drums, percussion

Description/Reviews:

Elephant9 had taken their groovy mix of high energy rock and power jazz as far as they could. In this respect Arrival Of The New Elders comes as a welcome and most timely addition to their recorded output. More varied, mature and reflective, they are as groovy as ever, but more structured and less jam oriented, with the longest tracks clocking in around the seven minute mark.

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Adam Loveridge "Lost and Found"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal/Rock
Format: digital
Release date: February 12, 2021
Tracklist

1. I. Awakening (4:00) 

2. Falling From Heaven (9:25) 

3. In The Shadows (5:13) 

4. The Depths Of Solitude (9:06) 

5. II. The Wings Of Time (4:07) 

6. Beyond The Seven Seas (7:42) 

7. Deliverance (5:11) 

8. The Dark Tower (6:20) 

9. III. Aetherial Skies (5:09) 

10. Lost And Found (9:00) 

Total Time 65:13

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Adam Loveridge

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The Bedlam Furnaces "Fever Dream"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: February 12, 2021
Tracklist

1. Wild Rocket (5:16) 

2. Space (5:51) 

3. The Hypnotigon (7:39) 

4. What Goes Around (6:42) 

5. Sounds Sacred (6:17) 

6. Salt Sea Wind (7:41) 

7. Good Grief (8:48) 

8. Amicus (6:22) 

9. Requiem: I Am Become Death (7:40) 

10. Fever Dream (5:58) 

11. F.U.B.A.R. (5:18) 

Total Time 73:32

Line-up

Ian Allison - Guitars (lead, electric, classical, steel-string); electric bass; keyboards and programming; ROLI Block; percussion; rebec; lead and backing vocals.

Alison Allison - Woodwind (garklein, tenor and descant renaissance recorders); lead and backing vocals.

   With

Reuben Allison - Cello

Thaddeus Allison - Trumpet; additional classical guitar

THE CHOIR OF THE WILLING

THE FEVER DREAMERS:

Alison Allison

Reuben Allison

Thaddeus Allison

Jonny Bond

Lyn Jackson

Leo Jackson-Horn

Darrah Jones-Reddy

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