Cirkus "Page 12 on the Right"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Ramshaw Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 30, 2021
Tracklist

1. Page 12 On The Right (3:06) 

2. Angel (4:49) 

3. Good News Week (3:12) 

4. Alive (4:51) 

5. Back & Fourth (4:26) 

6. I'm With You (3:32) 

7. One More Day (3:46) 

8. The Lure Of Santa Monica (9:20) 

9. So It Goes (2:57) 

10. Forever Tonight (3:42) 

Total Time 43:41

Line-up

Derek Miller: Keyboards & programming

Nick Mao: Vocals, guitar, keyboard

Michael Maghan: Guitars

Brian Morton: Bass

Dave Ramshaw: Vocals

Rosie Prince: Flutes

Alex Saxon: Sax

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Astrakhan "A Slow Ride Towards Death"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 30, 2021
Tracklist

1. Lonesome Cry (4:52) 

2. Take Me With You (5:37) 

3. What You Resist Will Remain (6:25) 

4. Never Let You Go (5:20) 

5. Youtopia (5:39) 

6. Until It Ends (3:41) 

7. Control (4:28) 

8. M.E 2020 (9:25) 

Total Time 45:27

Line-up

Alexander Lycke - Vocals

Per Schelander - Bass, vocals, percussion

Johan Hallgren - Guitar, vocals

Martin Larsson - Drums, vocals

   With

Jörgen Schelander - Keyboard

Karolina Karner - Backing Vocals

Description/Reviews:

As evidenced on all three previous albums, the brothers clearly share a passion for challenging-yet-melodic song writing with a firm basis in the 1970s. There is a definite Deep Purple, retro vibe to their sound, with the keyboard sounds adding the "prog" influence from bands such as Genesis and Yes. For the way that it moves between different styles, studio album number three is probably their most progressive album to date; the sign of a band looking to stamp its own identity on its music.

Read the full review by Andy Read at dprp.net

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Sonic Desolution "Explorer"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: GMR Music
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 30, 2021
Tracklist

1. Explorer
2. The Waltz
3. Eye To Eye
4. Midlife Insight
5. Fair Warning
6. New Beginning
7. Tranquilandia
8. 21g

Line-up

Jan Johansen – Vocals

Annica Svensson – Vocals

Mads Clausen (Biscaya, Timecode Alpha) – Vocals

Morgan Ågren (Devin Townsend, Dweezil Zappa, Kaipa) – Drums

Ken Sandin (Out Of This World, Kee Marcello, Uli Jon Roth, Vinnie Moore) – Bass

Magnus Berglund (Arctic Rain) – Guitars

Peter Lazar (Timecode Alpha) – Guitars

Description/Reviews:

“Explorer” is a melodic progressive thematic artrock album, by new Swedish group SONIC DESOLUTION. Reflecting on the different phases and insights of life, in eight chapters, there's a bit of classic prog, symph, pomp... even pop. Three main vocalists cover the wide range of dynamics of each song. There are the hoarse soulful vocals of Jan Johansen, one of the most well known solo artists in Sweden since decades, in balance with the female vocals of Annica Svensson for the more subtle parts, and occasional heavy rock vocals by Mads Clausen (ex-BISCAYA, TIMECODE ALPHA) for the most intense parts. The complex, yet melodic, music is performed by great renowned players (Harry Stouraitis at Album reviewz)

Media/Samples
Teaser

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Anabiose "Debout sous le ciel"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Blues
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 30, 2021
Tracklist

1. Chaos (4:56) 

2. Ienissei (5:35) 

3. 1 pull 2 packs (3:14) 

4. Pas net (3:48) 

5. Gitane (3:58) 

6. Dieu et Moi (6:00) 

7. Prisonnier de mes rêves (4:32) 

8. L'amour en 5 actes (8:22) 

Total Time 40:25

Line-up
Serge Cuenot (Ange) - guitars, vocals

Jean-Claude Potin (Ange) - drums

Laurent Sigrist (Ange) - bass

Michaël de Potter - keyboards

Frédéric Cuenot - rhythm guitars

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Amour "Hyperborea"

Country: Belgium
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 30, 2021

Tracklist

1. 01.01.1997 (7:37) 

2. Hyperborea (13:41) 

3. On Vous Aime (6:21) 

4. Cirrostratus (9:32) 

Total Time 37:11

Line-up

Denis Geerts - Drums, percussions, keyboard 

Olivier Heyte - Bass  

Samuel Grégoire - Guitar  

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Gens de la Lune "Pentacle de Lune"

Country: France
Genre(s): Symphonic
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 7, 2021 (CD), October 19, 2021 (digital)
Tracklist

1. Votre heros ! 

2. Au-dela des sanglots

3. L’incipit de l’homme

4. Face au gibet 

5. Le coeur de la philia

6. Pentacle de lune  

Line-up

Francis Decamps (Ange) - keyboards, vocals

Jean Philippe Suzan - vocals

Damien Chopard - guitar, vocals

Cédric Mells - drums, vocals

Mathieu Desbarats - bass, vocals

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Bandcamp

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Bloodyclerks "Doldrums Combustion"

Country: Spain
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Doom Metal
Format: digital
Release date: April 30, 2021
Tracklist

1. Yearning For Seagull Wings (9:22) 

2. Under A Fender Skirt (9:34) 

3. Made Of Darkness And Light (6:56) 

4. Heartless Triumph (8:49) 

5. Mulsanne Straight (8:46) 

6. Hideaway Headlights (7:19) 

7. Iconic Flyline (8:04) 

8. Another World Dreams (8:22) 

Total Time 67:12

Line-up

Óscar – guitar, bass

Santi – guitar, drums

Vicente – keyboards

Description/Reviews:

bloodyclerks mix multiple influences, collecting sounds from various musical styles, creating a hybrid style close to Doom Metal and Progressive Metal in their latest album, in which theyshow their own personality and ideas.

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Bandcamp (name your price)

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Robe "Mayéutica"

Country: Spain
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: El Dromedario Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 30, 2021
Tracklist

1. Interludio (3:11) 

2. Primer movimiento: Después de la catarsis (8:57) 

3. Segundo movimiento: Mierda de filosofía (4:46) 

4. Tercer movimiento: Un instante de luz (10:34) 

5. Cuarto movimiento: Yo no soy el dueño de mis emociones (14:51) 

6. Coda feliz (1:30) 

Total Time 43:49

Line-up

Robe aka Roberto Iniesta Ojea: vocal, guitar

Alvaro Rodriguez Barroso: Piano, Hammond

David Lerman: bass guitar

Carlitos Perez: violin

Lorenzo Gonzalez: vocal

Alber Fuentes: drums

Woody Amores: guitar

Media/Samples
Deezer
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Youtube

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Mission Jupiter "Talk To Me"

Country: Belarus
Genre(s): Progressive Alternative Rock
Label: Audio Anatomy
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 30, 2021
Tracklist

1. Billion Miles Away (3:26) 

2. Amen (4:21) 

3. Blizzard (5:35) 

4. On My Own (4:44) 

5. Adziny Slach (4:38) 

6. My Hypocrisy (3:59) 

7. Confession (2:55) 

8. Perfect Reaction (2:07) 

9. Waterfall (4:40) 

10. Jupiter's Master (7:59) 

Total Time 44:24

Line-up
Artyom Gylyakevich - bass and keys

Vladimir Shvakel - guitar

Eugene Zuev - drums

Nastia Shevtsova - vocals

Dmitry Soldatenko - saxophone

Description/Reviews:

Describing Mission Jupiter’s music is proving to be a difficult time.  They certainly lean progressive and alternative in their overall sound, bringing elements of rock, pop, electronica, and jazz into play when they are appropriate.  They insist on “musical liberalism” and cite science fiction as a huge influence over what they do, and that is definitely something that comes through in their music.  However, their music is much more than the sum of its parts.  The band has a vivid energy, almost cinematic or even arena in scale, that laces everything they do with vibrancy, power, and an entrancing aura.

Read the full review by Jason Spencer at theprogmind.com

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Confession 

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Music.youtube

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Yandex

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Gojira "Fortitude"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Roadrunner Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 30, 2021
Tracklist

01. Born For One Thing

02. Amazonia

03. Another World

04. Hold On!

05. New Found

06. Fortitude

07. The Chant

08. Sphinx

09. Into The Storm

10. The Trails

11. Grind

Line-up
Joe Duplantier - vocals, guitar

Mario Duplantier - drums

Christian Andreu - guitar

Jean-Michel Labadie - bass

Media/Samples
Born For One Thing
Streams (2 tracks)

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Vienna Circle "Secrets of the Rising Sun"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 30, 2021
Tracklist

1. Golden Sunset Roulette (10:04) 

2. Ghost Town Hideaway (2:21) 

3. Carnival (2:04) 

4. That Night (4:31) 

5. Rivers (3:03) 

6. Sunset Revolver (5:00) 

7. Fly Lady Fly (5:00) 

8. Secrets Of The Rising Sun (5:00) 

9. Canyons (7:09) 

Total Time 44:12

Line-up

Paul Davis - All instruments, vocals 

   Except:

Alex Micklewright - Drums

Gemma Davis - Lead vocals (4), backing vocals (1)

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

Trailer

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Temple Garden "Redshift"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Psychedelic 
Format: CD, cassette, digital
Release date: April 30, 2021
Tracklist

1. Intro (1:07) 

2. Mourning Glory (3:43) 

3. Android Babe (Luria) (5:02) 

4. Galactik Kommandoh (4:23) 

5. Redshift (3:37) 

6. Starsea (3:54) 

7. Vacuum Sky (3:35) 

8. Mr. Mikey’s Megalithic Ziggurat (4:13) 

9. The Tower Of Infinity (2:18) 

10. I Left My Marlboros On A7C (4:28) 

11. The Elders Of Tunkasilan (3:59) 

12. Chameleon (4:13) 

13. Vex (outro) (4:42) 

Total Time 49:14

Line-up

Brandon Carbenia - Guitars, Production

Eric Carbenia - Vocals, Lyrics (Screenplay)

James Cosner - Guitars

Description/Reviews:

The 13 track album is accompanied by a 4 part "radio drama" mini-series inspired by the "golden age of radio" and radio plays like those by Orson Welles and others. The release of the album is also supported by a music video for "Redshift" and several 360-degree listening videos that put you in the driver's seat of the patrol ship as you listen through the album's leading singles "Redshift" and "Vacuum Sky".
The sci-fi concept of both the album and radio play follows a space patrolman named "Miro" who is exiled from a galactic armada due to a forbidden romance with his patrol ship's AI guidance system. He goes on a series of adventures through the universe as he flees the terrible "Galactik Kommandoh" and seeks a way to hide from the all-seeing eye of the "Matrioshka Brain", a supercomputer the size of a planet that monitors the universe for the armada.

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Poverty's No Crime "A Secret to Hide"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Metalville Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 30, 2021
Tracklist

1. Supernatural

2. Hollow Phrases

3. Flesh and Bone

4. Grey to Green

5. Within the Veil

6. The Great Escape

7. Schizophrenic

8. In the Shade

Line-up

Volker Walsemann - vocals, guitars

Marco Ahrens - guitars

Andreas Tegeler - drums

Jörg Springub - keyboards

Heiko Spaarmann - bass

Media/Samples

Buy & stream (from release date)

Hollow Phrases

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Platinum "Phantasicah (A Dreamer's Tale)"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital 
Release date: April 29, 2021
Tracklist

1. Prelude (1:20) 

2. Dc 1 (5:53) 

3. The Journey (4:24) 

4. Into The Storm (5:12) 

5. The Alchemist (5:16) 

6. Dreameaters (6:42) 

7. Lost Generation (9:21) 

8. The Real History Of Tom Wheel, Pt. 1 (The Curse) (6:29) 

9. The Real History Of Tom Wheel, Pt. 2 (Eternity) (5:12) 

10. The Real History Of Tom Wheel, Pt. 3 (Fading Away) (3:57) 

11. Last Dance (6:39) 

12. Land Of Dream (9:13) 

Total Time 69:38

Line-up

Fabricio Pipini - lead guitar and vocals 

Gianmarco Pipini - keyboards

Marco Marocco - bass

Clio D'Alessandris - vocals (11, 12)

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Loonypark "The 7th Dew"

Country: Poland
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Lynx Music - LM196CD
Format: CD, digital 
Release date: April 28, 2021
Tracklist

1. The Earth (5:05) 

2. The 7th Dew (5:31) 

3. The Fever (4:40) 

4. Virtuality (8:10) 

5. The Tree Of Life (6:05) 

6. Toxic Unity (5:11) 

7. The Embrace (7:20) 

8. The Truth (4:43) 

Total Time 46:45

Line-up

Sabina Godula – Zając- vocal

Piotr Grodecki - guitars

Krzysztof Lepiarczyk - keyboards

Piotr Lipka- bass

Grzegorz Fieber- drums

   With
Jacek Szczepaniak- guitar solo (2)

Media/Samples

Spotify

Deezer

Virtuality

The Embrace

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tRKproject "Books That End In Tears"

Country: Poland
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Lynx Music - LM197CD2DG
Format: CD
Release date: April 27, 2021
Tracklist

1. Lord Of The Flies ( Władca Much – W.Golding)

part I- Living in the island

part II-Rumours of the monster

part III- Piggy's death

2. The Trail (Proces -F.Kafka)

part I- Mr K.

part II- Waiting for the trial

part III- Conversation with the priest

part IV- Dying like a dog

3. Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984-G.Orwell)

part I- Secret diary

part II- Forbidden love

part III- Room 101

4. Animal Farm ( Folwark Zwierzęcy -G.Orwell )

part I- Old Major

part II- Animals' revolution

part III- Terror at the farm

part IV- People & pigs

Line-up

Ryszard Kramarski (Millenium) - keyboards, acoustic guitars

Marcin Kruczek (Moonrise, Nemesis, Hipgnosis) - guitars

Grzegorz Fieber (Loonypark, Padre) - drums, percussion

Krzysztof Wyrwa (Millenium, Metus, Jerzy Antczak/Georgius) - bass

Karolina Leszko –  vocal DISC 1  

David Lewandowski (Fizbers) – vocal DISC 2 

Description/Reviews:

The fifth tRKproject studio album features 4 suites inspired by four cult books: Lord Of The Flies ( W. Golding), The Trail (F. Kafka) and Nineteen Eighty-Four (1984) & Animal Farm (G. Orwell). Four stories that share one common theme that is still relevant today.

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Ola Englund "Starzinger"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal/Rock
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 26, 2021 (CD, digital)
Tracklist

1. Stars & Ponies (5:28) 

2. Cringy AF (3:42) 

3. Space Invaders (3:38) 

4. Demon(etized) (5:05) 

5. Bane Of Skeletor (4:10) 

6. Bluesy McBluesface (3:45) 

7. Balegmah (4:30) 

8. Sun & The Moon (6:51) 

9. A Bid Farewell (4:53) 

Total Time 42:02 

Line-up
Ola Englund - Guitars

   With
Delta Empire - Drums

Jeff Loomis - Guitar solo (7)

Brandon Sills - Electronics (1, 4)

Jonas Kullhammar - Saxophone solo (5)

Michael Burns - Harmonica solo (6)

Jocke Skog - Additional electronics 

Joylin - Violins 

Akito Goto - Cello

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Bandcamp

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Galactic Cowboy Orchestra "Flirting with Chaos"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Fusion
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 25, 2021
Tracklist

1. Flirting With Chaos (3:02) 

2. All For The Taking (5:30) 

3. Triple S (7:47) 

4. I Got It (4:33) 

5. Unresolved Discrepancies (3:37) 

6. 21st Century Schizoid Man (5:33) 

7. Jazz Crimes (5:16) 

8. Woodshred (7:01) 

9. No Stranger To The Fall (6:23) 

10. Flirting With Oblivion (4:23) 

Total Time 53:05 

Line-up

Lisi Wright - Violin, Vocals

Dan Neale - Guitar

John Wright - Bass

Alec Tackmann - Drums, Percussion

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Bandcamp

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thedeepstate "Mysinformation Highway Part 1"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: April 24, 2021
Tracklist

1. Bi Polar (7:05)

2. Stare Into The Face Of God (5:42)

3. Door To The Dome (6:43)

4. Birth Of A Killer (5:29)

5. Little Blue Dot (9:51)

6. Down The Rabbit Hole (5:34)

7. Mysinformation Highway Part 1 Transmission Edit (44:56)

Total Time 85:20

Line-up

Ralph Cardall - guitars, bass, synthesizers, mellotron, keyboards

James Sedge - drums, percussion

   With

Tomas Doncker - vocals (3)

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Bandcamp

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Victor Go "Tales from McIntyre Lake"

Country: Ukraine
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 24, 2021 (digital), May 15, 2021 (CD)
Tracklist

1. Perfect Time 

2. Prelude

3. Shallow Water

4. Water Ripples

5. Pelican

6. Flares

7. The Eve

8. Fancy Town Renaissance

9. In a Torrent

10. Your Day 

11. Anything You Dream of

12. Postlude

13. Fresh Start

Line-up

Victor Go - vocals and instruments

   With

Gennady Grosfiler - drums (9)

Viktor Syrotin - drums (12)

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Organic Reaction "Mysteries Of The Lost World"

Country: Brazil
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital 
Release date: April 24 , 2021 (digital)
Tracklist

1. Impact Zone (0:59) 

2. Wrong World (4:51) 

3. The Creation Day (6:04) 

4. Strange Perception (3:32) 

5. About My Life (3:06) 

6. Haze Of Emotions (3:55) 

7. Incunabulum (3:51) 

8. Broken On The Ground (4:17) 

9. Darkened Moon (3:48) 

10. Sand Color (2:15) 

11. Waste Land (7:28) 

Total Time 44:06 

Line-up

Alex Curi - Drums

Cris Delyra - Vocals

Jorge Mathias - Bass

Luiz Alvim - Keyboards

Dallton Santos - Guitars

Media/Samples
Haze of Emotions

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Napier's Bones "The Fields"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: April 23, 2021
Tracklist

1. From the Fields (6:40)

2. Something Changed (4:12)

3. One More Lost (6:06)

4. A Better Way (4:50)

5. Restoring Order (7:32)

6. August Afternoon (4:04)

7. Break Out (5:40)

8. Aftermath (5:56)

9. Back to the Fields (5:08)

Total Time 50:08

Line-up
Gordon Midgley : Instruments, backing vocals
Nathan Jon Tillett : Lead vocals

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Cody Carpenter "Memories and Dreams"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: April 23, 2021
Tracklist

1. Attract Mode (3:36) 

2. Kindness Of The Goddess (5:34) 

3. Daybreak (4:09) 

4. Depth (1:24) 

5. Sleight Of Hand (3:49) 

6. Oppression (4:19) 

7. Brave The Living Labyrinth (5:24) 

8. Null (1:15) 

9. Slag Of Heart (3:55) 

10. Dimensional Crossings (8:18) 

11. The Grind (4:32) 

Total Time 46:15

Line-up
Cody Carpenter
   With

Jimmy Haslip

Jimmy Branly

Marco Sfogli

Scott Seiver

Virgil Donati

Media/Samples
Streams

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Blacksmith Tales "The Dark Presence"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Aereostella/Immaginifica - ARSIMM 1043
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 23, 2021
Tracklist

1. The Dark Presence (11:35) 

2. Golgotha (6:07) 

3. Let Me Die (6:12) 

4. Rain… Of Course! (3:32) 

5. Into The Sea (Apocatastasis) (5:44) 

6. Interlude (1:24) 

7. Tides From A Faraway Shore (2:35) 

8. The Dark Presence Revelation (3:58) 

9. A New Sunrise (4:36) 

10. Chapter LXIV (2:29) 

11. Possessed By Time (17:26) 

12. Last Hero’s Crusade (1:58) 

13. Book Of Coming Forth By Day (8:28) 

Total Time 76:04 

Line-up

Michele Guaitoli: vocals

Beatrice Demori: vocals

Stefano Debiaso: drums

Denis Canciani: bass guitar

Marco Falanga: electric and acoustic guitar

Luca Zanon: keyboards and flute

David Del Fabro: backing vocals, piano, keyboards and duduk

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Desertion Trio "Numbers Maker"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Fusion
Label: Cuneiform Records - RUNE 479
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 23, 2021
Tracklist

1. Albion (7:48) 

2. Powers (4:53) 

3. Buist (9:01) 

4. Taboo (7:24) 

5. Numbers Maker (11:20) 

Total Time 40:26

Line-up

Nick Millevoi – guitar

Johnny DeBlase – bass

Jason Nazary – drums

Description/Reviews:

Perhaps because it was recorded live, the album feels jammier than anything they’ve done before, and more raucous as well; on the nine-minute “Buist,” Millevoi rockets so far into the stratosphere you might start to think you’re listening to an Earthless album. “Powers,” a slow, stomping track that’s the shortest piece on the record, shifts back and forth between metal crunch and jazz-rock fluidity, a strategy fans of the Hedvig Mollestad Trio will recognize.

Read the full review by Phil Freeman at burningambulance.com

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Benthos "Ⅱ"

Country: Italy 
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Eclipse Records
Format: digital
Release date: April 23, 2021
Tracklist

1. Cartesio (3:56) 

2. Back And Forth (4:24) 

3. Talk To Me, Dragonfly! (4:48) 

4. Facing The Deep (2:20) 

5. Debris Essence (4:11) 

6. II (5:41) 

7. Dissolving Flowers (6:45) 

Total Time 32:05 

Line-up

Gabriele Landillo – Vocals

Gabriele Papagni – Guitars

Enrico Tripodi – Guitars

Alberto Fiorani – Bass

Alessandro Tagliani – Drums

Description/Reviews:

Benthos are a relatively new experimental progressive metal/metalcore band hailing from Milan... The sheer quantity of varying styles in this album is astonishing, from renaissance music, jazz fusion, math rock, classical guitar and of course heavy metal.

Read the full review at theindependentvoice.org

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Cartesio

Debris // Essence 

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Ciccada "Harvest"

Country: Greece
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Bad Elephant Music
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 23, 2021
Tracklist

1. Eniania (Keepers Of The Midnight Harvest)

2. Open Wings 05:28

3. The Old Man And The Butterfly

4. No Man's Land

5. Who's To Blame?

6. Queen Of Wishes

Line-up

Dimi Spela: vocals

Evangelia Kozoni: vocals

Yorgos Mouhos: 6- and 12-string acoustic guitars, electric guitar, vocals

Nicolas Nikolopoulos: flute, clarinet, tenor & baritone saxophones, recorder, piano, electric piano, organ, Mellotron, synthesisers, harpsichord, Clavinet, glockenspiel, backing vocals

Marietta Tsakmakli: soprano, alto and baritone saxophones, backing vocals

Aggelos Malisovas: fretted and fretless basses

Yiannis Iliakis: drums, percussion, backing vocals

Description/Reviews:

Ciccada’s sound is a unique blend of rock, jazz, folk and Western European traditional music. It is based on strong melodic lines, drawing on influences from the progressive greats of the 1970s, such as Gentle Giant, Jethro Tull, Camel, Gryphon, Strawbs, Renaissance, Hatfield & The North, Spirogyra and Curved Air.  

'Harvest', the band’s first full-length release since 2016’s The Finest Of Miracles, sees Ciccada on fine form, with six new pieces featuring their trademark blend of acoustic and electric instrumentation, woodwind and reeds, all fronted by the twin vocal attack of Dimi Spela and Evangelia Kozoni. 

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Monobody "Comma"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Math Rock, Fusion
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: April 23, 2021
Tracklist

1. Eighty Eight

2. Sylphina

3. Cloudless Sulphur

4. Atala 

5. Mimic

6. Harvester

7. Phaon Crescent

Line-up

Al Costis - Bass and Synths

Collin Clauson - Keyboards

Conor Mackey - Guitar and Synths

Nnamdi Ogbonnaya - Drums

Steve Marek - Bass

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Michael Whalen "Future Shock"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Spout/MWM
Format: digital
Release date: April 23, 2021
Tracklist

1. Future Shock

2. Hop, Skip And Jump

3. La Hermosa Noche

4. Lights Of Home

5. Memories Of You

6. Poly Jam

7. MIracle Mile

8. Morning Song

9. Wanderlust

10. Your Eyes, Your Touch, Your Kiss

Line-up

Michael Whalen: synthesizers, keyboards, electronic percussion & programming

Simon Phillips: drums & additional percussion

Bob Magnuson: saxophones, flute & shehnai

Tony Levin: electric & upright basses, Chapman stick

Description/Reviews:

Jazz fusion meets progressive rock and electronica on Michael Whalen’s new release Future Shock.  Comprised of all original compositions arranged and written by Whalen, the recording sizzles, sambas, and plumes, continuously delighting listeners.

Read the full review by Susan Francesat karionpresskits.com

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Schizofrantik "Funk From Hell"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 22, 2021
Tracklist

1. Where The Streets Have Names (8:53) 

2. Sinewave Generated Chaos (3:27) 

3. Like Won So Ron (7:01) 

4. Funk From Hell (6:38) 

5. Holy 5 (5:05) 

6. Jupiter And Beyond The Infinite (11:48) 

7. Dirty Footwear In St. Etienne (3:20) 

8. Efgikl'n'möp (9:06) 

Total Time 55:18

Line-up

Martin Mayrhofer - guitars 

Henning Lübben - keyboards

Marco Osmajic - bass

Christian Schichtl - drums (except 4)

   With

Marco Minnemann (Steven Wilson, The Aristocrats, Mike Keneally) - drums (4)

Julian Hesse - trumpet

Rafael Huber - saxophone

Thorben Schütt - trombone

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Dario and the Clear "Optic Nerve"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: April 22, 2021
Tracklist

1. Deities In Splendor (6:42) 

2. Smile/Lies (3:14) 

3. Saint Street (4:02) 

4. Sustained And Distorted (5:11) 

5. This Moment (3:32) 

6. Designated Skin (6:28) 

7. Tattooed Prophet (4:20) 

Total Time 33:29

Line-up
Eric Dalton - Drum Programming, bass and backing vocals

Robert Kopec - Upright and electric bass 

Adam Siegel - Alto sax 

Dario Saraceno - Guitar
   With

Jamie Peck - Keyboards 

Natt Kerr - Keyboards

Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel) 

Jerry Marotta (Orleans, Peter Gabriel & Paul McCartney)

Trey Gunn (King Crimson) - Warr guitar

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French TV "Stories Without Fingerprints"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Label: Pretentious Dinosaur Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 20, 2021
Tracklist

1. Desire And Consequence (6:44) 

2. The Secret History Of The Fez (8:14) 

3. Los Idiotas (7:49) 

4. Sadly, Time Travel Is Not An Option (6:58) 

5. From Trunk To Tail (9:38) 

6. The ¡ÓXÖ! Lesson (8:38) 

Total Time 48:01

Line-up
Mike Sary: Bass, Loops, Samples
Katsumi Yoneda (TEE): Guitars
Patrick Strawser: Keyboards
Jeff Gard: Drums
    With:
Ludo Fabre: Violin

Warren Dale: Woodwinds, Accordion

Apolline Pailler: Voice (5)

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Tyler Kamen "Mr. Loon and His Spectacular Machine"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Psychedelic
Format: digital
Release date: April 20, 2021
Tracklist

1. Prologue - Welcome To Lizard House (1:47) 

2. Mr. Loon (3:36) 

3. Chapter 1 - Tall Tales (0:50) 

4. The Spectacular Machine (2:58) 

5. Polygon Shapeshift (1:09) 

6. Evergreen Forest (3:04) 

7. Chapter 2 - Sudden Landing (1:25) 

8. Mrs. Trinket's Bird Sanctuary (4:45) 

9. Engine Trouble (4:02) 

10. Chapter 3 - Great Escape (1:13) 

11. Visiting Dr. Swindlebeast (4:03) 

12. Watt Sedation (1:26) 

13. Floating Expectations (3:50) 

14. Chapter 4 - Return To Lizard House (2:18) 

15. Wings (4:03) 

16. The Other Way (2:33) 

17. A Means Of Egress (3:18) 

Total Time 46:20

Line-up
Tyler Kamen - everything

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Arnaud Quevedo & Friends "Electric Tales"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Fusion
Format: CD, digital
Release date: July 1, 2020 (crowdfunders only), April 19, 2021 (general digital release), July 2021 (CD)
Tracklist

1. Electric Overture (1:32) 

2. The Dark Jester (7:24) 

3. Electric Princess Part 1 (9:06) 

4. Electric Princess Part 2 (9:02) 

5. Entering ... (Impro) (4:11) 

6. Mushi's Forest (6:21) 

7. Flower Fields (impro) (3:26) 

8. The Hypothetical Knight (6:42) 

9. Hope (5:07) 

10. Electric Dreamer (3:49) 

Total Time 56:40

Line-up

Arnaud Quevedo : Guitar, Drums, Keyboards, Vocals

Noé Russeil : Bass, Vocals

Julien Gomila : Saxophones

Eva Tribolles : Double Bass, Vocals

Lucille Mille : Flûte, Vocals

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Emme Phyzema "Temporary Triumph"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Avant Prog
Format: digital
Release date: April 19, 2021
Tracklist

1. Midi (2:42)

2. P/S, I Love You (2:40)

3. "Ffffnutz" (2:36)

4. Bipolar (3:01)

5. Irrational Infatuation (1:28)

6. Cold Hearted Orb (1:52)

7. Whiskey Shuffle (1:17)

8. Fleeting Euphoria (1:33)

9. Fishwife (5:59)

10. Ole' Beetur (3:06)

11. Lactose Intolerant (2:01)

12. Temporary Triumph (2:50)

Total Time 31:03

Line-up
Emme Phyzema: all instruments and vocals

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Drahktar "Across The Wasteland"

Country: Brazil
Genre(s): Progressive Power Metal
Format: digital
Release date: April 18, 2021
Tracklist

1. Garuda (4:03) 

2. Force Of Nature (4:29) 

3. Uprising (6:22) 

4. Dance With The Flames (5:26) 

5. Destiny (6:16) 

6. Banished Forever (4:49) 

7. Cursed (4:40) 

8. Wasteland (2:35) 

9. Necromancer (4:14) 

10. Persistence (5:59) 

11. Tower Of The Damned (4:47) 

Total Time 53:40

Line-up

Lucas Vidal - Vocals

Leonardo Moura - Guitar

Luis Fernando Moura - Guitar

Ângela Lopes - Bass

Fabiano Lopes - Drums

   With

Gui Antonioli - Narrator

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Confusion Field "Disconnection Complete"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 16, 2021
Tracklist

1. Sky Is Never The Same (7:22) 

2. Close Call (4:14) 

3. Nothing Holds The Storm (5:05) 

4. Become Invisible (4:13) 

5. Distort Reality (5:11) 

6. Anxiety Reflected (6:45) 

7. See Through Walls (5:31) 

8. Zen Garden Moment (5:01) 

9. Connecting The Dots (8:02) 

Total Time 51:24

Line-up
Tomi Kankainen - lead & backing vocals, bass, keyboards, guitars

Petri Honkonen - drums

Markus Jämsen (Swallow the Sun) - lead guitars

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Motorpsycho "Kingdom Of Oblivion"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Retro Prog, Psychedelic, Hard Rock
Label: Rune Grammofon, Stickman Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 16, 2021
Tracklist

1 The Waning (Pt.1 & 2)

2 Kingdom Of Oblivion

3 Lady May

4 The United Debased

5 The Watcher feat. The Crimson Eye

6 Dreamkiller

7 Atet

8 At Empire's End

9 The Hunt

10 After The Fair

11 The Transmutation Of Cosmoctopus Lurker

12 Cormoran

Line-up
Hans Magnus Ryan
Bent Sæther

Tomas Järmyr 
   With
Reine Fiske (Katatonia) 

Description/Reviews:

Kicking off with a familiar riff The Waning Parts 1 & 2 impresses on the listener their talent and ability to still create songs with a great diversity and atmosphere while also hitting you hard where it matters most, your head and your heart. Title track Kingdom Of Oblivion maintains this spontaneity with an interesting and powerful wall of sound. The balance and influence of electric and acoustic stringed instruments on the whole album were used a lot during the golden years of 1969 to 1973. The band take this on board adding light and shade to what’s on display, Lady May 1 being a great example with its folk influenced vocal and acoustic style.

Read the full review by Tim Keppie at thesleepingshaman.com

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Chest Rockwell "The Existentialist"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Snow Wolf Records
Format: CD, digital, cassette
Release date: April 16, 2021
Tracklist

1. Horns of Dilemma (4:20)

2. Bystander at the Switch (4:07)

3. Veil of Ignorance (4:36)

4. Salience of the Actor (4:50)

5. Acceptance of the Absurd (7:36)

6. Locus of Control (4:12)

7. Transference Interference (4:03)

8. The Other's Look (3:57)

9. I Was the Traveler (5:59)

Total Time 43:40

Line-up
Josh Hines - guitars, bass, drums, keyboard, vocals

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Dust Mice "Earth III"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Space Rock
Format: digital
Release date: April 16, 2021
Tracklist

1. Choom Wagon (5:18) 

2. Eye Make You Eye (4:02) 

3. Hepatitis X (4:53) 

4. Solitude (6:15) 

5. Sky King (4:01) 

6. Crisis On Infinite Earths (7:45) 

7. Desert Bus (5:15) 

8. Mountain Wizards (6:58) 

Total Time 44:27

Line-up

Patrick Seick: Lead Vocals, Synth, Percussion

Robbie Houston: Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Backup Vocals

Nate Henry: Saxophone, Backup Vocals

Lewis Hunt: Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Backup Vocals

Zane Graham: Drums, Backup Vocals

Description/Reviews:

Earth III is the new album from Dust Mice, a 5-piece Space-Garage band from the Pacific Northwest. Analog synths, distorted saxophone and raw guitar combine with a driving rhythm section to deliver spaced out garage rock with influences from New Wave Sci-Fi, post-punk, and classic metal.

Read the full review at eternal-terror.com

Also read the review  by Suzi Bootz at rocknloadmag.com

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Sula Bassana "CV Sessions"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Space Rock, Krautrock, Electronica
Label: Sulatron Records (CD), Pancromatic Records (vinyl)
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: April 16, 2020 (CD), April 22, 2020 (digital), June/July 2021 (vinyl)
Tracklist

1. A Nice Constellation Of The Planets (9:14) 

2. Wtf? (4:52) 

3. Wollschweber (4:51) 

4. What Is Reality? (4:23) - not on CD

5. Ruins Of Civilisation (20:28) 

6. Foggy Forest (6:27) 

7. Tick Attacks! (4:38) 

8. Little Birdy (5:23) 

9. They Have Landed And They Come In Colours (11:02) 

10. Der Traurige Essigfisch (11:09) 

Total Time 82:27

Line-up
Dave Schmidt aka Sula Bassana (Zone Six) - analog synthesizers, drummachines, sequencers, a polyphonic synth, a string ensemble, a casio SK 1 & SK 60, Stylophone x1, guitars, a bass, Mellotron 

Description/Reviews:

Another more electronic experimental kraut space drone album. CV Sessions are a combination of the time of the Corona Virus and the equipment Sula used in these times, which is analog gear connected and modulated with CV cables (control voltage). Double meaning.

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Visions of Dystopia "A Nightmare on Dystopian Street"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: M & O Music
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 16, 2021
Tracklist

1. Shapeless Dreams (5:17) 

2. Kill The Fear (5:45) 

3. From The Depths Of Hell (4:48) 

4. The Call (3:10) 

5. The Devil Inside (2:16) 

6. Be Afraid (2:59) 

7. Till The End (2:53) 

8. Suffering Games (5:24) 

Total Time 32:32

Line-up

Eric Juskewycz - instruments

Damien Maurel - instruments

   With:

PawPaw Greg Gidney - voice

Oddie Beau - voice

Derek Daisey - voice

J. C. BigVox - voice

Alice Himora - voice

Kat Jones - voice

Jeff Linley - voice

Description/Reviews:

Those who like their progressive metal to be dark, horror-tinged and performed with intensity should feel right at home with this production. Accessible progressive metal with theatrical elements and horror elements central to the lyrics as well as the music, explored in songs that range from more straightforward and arguably symphonic metal in orientation to progressive metal in nature, this is an album that should interest quite a few people. Those with an affection for theatrical productions with voice acting instead of regular vocals in particular.

Read the full review by Olav M. Björnsen at progressor-net.blogspot.com

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Crusade "Rising Visionary"

Country: USA 
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 16, 2021
Tracklist

1. You're Not Welcome (4:48) 

2. Insatiable (6:32) 

3. House Of Cards (6:14) 

4. Vision (8:38) 

5. Codename It (5:05) 

6. Go Full Epic (8:57) 

7. Standing Before The Fall (13:19) 

Total Time 53:33

Line-up

Mike Kupris - Guitar, vocals (3, 4)

Jesse Peck - Keyboard

Steve Casto - Bass

Ryan Metroka - Drums

   With

Jeremiah Richey - Vocals (1, 7)

King Downs - Vocals (1, 3, 4, 7)

Jesse Brock - Vocals (2)

Aly Dellinger - Vocals (2)

Anthony Vincent - Vocals (5)

Chase McCutcheon - Guitar (2)

Joey Frevola - Guitar (3, 4, 6)

Zach Patton - Guitar (6)

Maggie Chafee - Cello (7)

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Rêverie "Orpheus"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Prog Folk

Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 16, 2021 (digital)
Tracklist

1. Prologo / Stabat nuda Aestas...
2. Parte 1 / Un gesto nel silenzio
3. Parte 2 / Anime amanti
4. Parte 3 / Costante metamorfosi
5. Parte 4 / Invisibile poesia
6. Parte 5 / Dalle immensità lontane
7. Epilogo / … Et spicea serta gerebat

Line-up

Fanny Fortunati – lead vocals, percussions

Alberto Sozzi – clarinet, bass clarinet, flutes, ewii, keyboards, banjo, ukulele, didjeridoo, live electronics

Valerio Vado – guitars, mandolin, keyboards, bass pedals

Description/Reviews:

Loosely based on Rainer Maria Rilke's “Sonette an Orpheus”, D'Annunzio's “Alcyone” and Ovid's “Metamorphoses”. 

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Bend the Future "Without Notice"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Rock 
Label: Tonzonen Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 16, 2021
Tracklist

1. Lost In Time (7:16)

2. As We Parry (5:24)

3. Merely (6:44)

4. We Aim Higher (8:17)

5. Miniature (3:15)

6. Mus (4:41)

7. Without Notice (4:42)

Total time: 40:19

Line-up

Can Yıldırım - Vocals, guitars

Rémi Pouchain-Pagnini - Bass

Samy Chëbre - Keyboards

Pierre-Jean Ménabé - Saxophones

Piel Pawlowski - Drums

   With

Nemo Pawlowski - Soprano Saxophone

Media/Samples
Lost in Time

Merely

Clausa

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Liquid Tension Experiment "LTE3"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Fusion, Progressive Rock
Label: InsideOut Music
Format: CD, digital, vinyl, Blu-ray
Release date: April 16, 2021
Tracklist

1. Hypersonic (8:22)

2. Beating the Odds (6:09)

3. Liquid Evolution (3:23)

4. The Passage of Time (7:32)

5. Chris & Kevin's Amazing Odyssey (5:04)

6. Rhapsody in Blue (13:16)

7. Shades of Hope (4:42)

8. Key to the Imagination (13:14)

Total Time 61:42

Line-up

John Petrucci (Dream Theater) - guitar

Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) - keyboards

Tony Levin (King Crimson) - bass

Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Transatlantic) - drums, percussion

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Beating the Odds

The Passage Of Time

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