Magnesis "Légendes de nos campagnes"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Musea - FGBG 5030
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 30, 2021
Tracklist

1. Une visite à la campagne (10:41) 

   a) Départ

   b) Le temps d'un voyage

   c) Arrivée en Pays d'Auxois

2. Dans la chaleur du foyer (8:40) 

3. La jeune fille et le Diable (4:22) 

4. Dis moi ... (6:12) 

5. A l'est rien de nouveau (2:03) 

6. Camille (4:22) 

7. La Vieille (4:18) 

8. Légendes au coin du feu (27:59) 

   a) Avant-propos

   b) Le loup-garou de Saint Agnan

   c) La lavandière d'Alligny en Morvan

   d) Les jeunes filles et la lune

   e) Epilogue

Total Time 68:37

Line-up
Eric Tillerot: vocals, keyboards, mellotron, guitars, bass, drums programming (all instruments on tracks 1, 4, 6, 7)
Fabrice Foutoillet: guitars, backing vocals

Denis Codfert: drums, percussion
Ivan Jacquin: keyboards, piano (8-e)
   With

Magali Buffet - narration (8)

Jean-Pierre Matelot - backing vocals & keyboards (3)

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Alco Frisbass "Le Mystere du Gue Pucelle"

Country: France
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Canterbury
Format: digital
Release date: September 30, 2021
Tracklist

1. Le Mystère Du Gué Pucelle (10:13) 

2. Histoire Diffuse (9:55) 

3. Sélénite (9:14) 

4. Pulsar (7:18) 

5. Alchemical Corpus (8:05) 

Total Time 44:45

Line-up

Patrick "Paskinel" Dufour : keys and synths, drums programming

Fabrice "Chfab" Chouette : keys and synths, electric guitars

Frédéric "Tourneriff" Chaput : bass, electric and acoustic guitars, keys, synths and modular, percussions

   With

Jean-Luc Payssan (Minimum Vital): classical guitar, sitar, mandolin and voices (4)

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Ensio & Kusiset tassut "Uuden ajan odottaja"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): Retro Prog
Label: ETSM-äänilevyt
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 2021 (CD, vinyl), December 13, 2021 (digital)
Tracklist

1. Tähtisumuun (7:54) 

2. Tuulet nuolee (5:27) 

3. Monaco (4:31) 

4. Päivän sä teet (1:01) 

5. Muuttuvat maisemat (6:05) 

6. Uneton tarina (5:26) 

7. Tänään, eilen / Samettiaurinko (7:33) 

Total Time 37:57

Line-up

Eeli Räsänen - drums, percussion

Timi Kuosmanen - vocals, guitar

Olli Talsi - philicorda, boog, organ

   With

Leo Sivonen - trumpet (3)

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Katre "Behind The Resilience"

Country: Germany/Turkey
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Post Metal/Rock
Format: digital
Release date: September 30, 2021
Tracklist

1. So Was The Life (5:19) 

2. The Decision (4:34) 

3. The Route (5:25) 

4. The Mermaid (6:20) 

5. Now On The Continent (8:14) 

6. The Run (5:14) 

7. Looking For The Pearls (8:08) 

8. Behind The Resilience (7:19) 

Total Time 50:33

Line-up

Hasan Koç – Guitars, ebow, MIDI strings

Okaner Ertuğrul – Drums

Özgür Şepşül – Bass guitar

Şah Cihan İngin – Synthesizers

Description/Reviews:

The first track drags me right into the album. It comes thundering in, really. Post-metal in true Toundra feel. There are more sections like that such as the last section of the last track, but The Run is I think the best example. I cannot stop smiling because of how good that song sounds to me and makes me feel, hitting all the right buttons for my need for post-metal heaviness with progressive structures.

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

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Bader Nana"Wormwood II"

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

1. Long Story Short (7:00)

2. Star Born (5:35)

3. Mercury (5:39)

4. Same Old Song (5:23)

5. Awake (4:31)

6. Journey Home (2:33)

7. Earth 1974 (4:16)

8. Desperate No More (5:58)

9. Ordinary Life (4:34)

10. The Dream (8:26)

Total Time 53:55

Line-up

Bader Nana - vocals, all instruments

  With:

Nancy Alsafady - violins (1, 2, 6, 10)

Omar Afuni - backing vocals (7)

Adel Al-Qattan - guitar solo (8)

Ramzi Ramman - guitar solo (8)

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Athème "Môría"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: September 29, 2021
Tracklist

1. Párodos (0:35) 

2. Enjoy The Madness (8:25) 

3. (Stasimon) Kommos (0:54) 

4. Patient (6:38) 

5. Mirror Of Vanity (5:50) 

6. Oni (7:25) 

7. (Stasimon) Dithúrambos (0:43) 

8. Tentâcles (7:50) 

9. (Stasimon) Katharsis (0:29) 

10. Until My Bones Break Up (7:28) 

Total Time 46:17

Line-up

Kei : Vocals 

R : Guitar 

Tentacles : Guitar

Niko :  Bass

Venom : Drums

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Prognoise "Lacrimal"

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

1. Nefrectomia (2:33)

2. Lacrimal (8:24)

3. Noite (12:27)

4. Shedding Tear (5:58)

5. Enigmatic Eye - Parte Um (8:37)

6. Enigmatic Eye - Parte Dois (5:21)

7. When (4:49)

8. De Caelo (7:51)

9. Túmulo (11:01)

Total Time 67:01

Line-up

Alessandro Amorim - bass, fretless bass, acoustic guitar

Gilberto Lobo - lead & rhythm guitar, keyboards, synthesizers

Ícaro Dickow - drums

Zeno Germano - lead & backing vocals, lead, rhythm & acoustic guitar, keyboards, synthesizers

   With:

Adriano Ribeiro - keyboards

Eduardo Barros - violin

Marcus Moura (Bacamarte, Vitral) - flutes

Mingo Manito - guitar

Ramon Alves - synthesizer, effects

Ronaldo Rodrigues (Caravela Escarlate) - keyboards, synthesizer

Jeff Almeida - synthesizer, effects, tambourine

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KESEM "Post​-​terra"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Space Rock
Label: Sentient Recordings (vinyl)
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: September 24, 2021 (digital)
Tracklist

1. No Future (5:54) 

2. We Will Be Ready (4:30) 

3. Let Go (6:54) 

4. When The Stars Cave In (4:04) 

5. Headfirst Into The Void (4:14) 

6. Starbirth (1:09) 

7. The Tyrant (3:35) 

8. Drifting Through Time (3:18) 

9. The Light From Distant Moons (6:18) 

Total Time 39:56

Line-up

Josh Austin - Bass, Vocals, 12 String Acoustic Guitar

Ben Daniel - Keys, Trumpet, Vocals, Mellophone, Bells, Woodblock

Jay Howard - Guitar, Sampler, Synth

Scott Werren - Drums, Djembe

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Jü "III"

Country: Hungary
Genre(s): Jazz Rock, Fusion, Progressive Rock
Label: RareNoise Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 24, 2021
Tracklist

1. Palaran (3:13) 

2. Cerberus (6:09) 

3. Oak (4:46) 

4. Ash (5:40) 

5. Thorn (2:01) 

6. Bebek (0:49) 

7. Cornucopia (5:36) 

8. Shashka (2:15) 

9. Minerva (8:47) 

10. Sumirana Karo Sada Dina Ratee (3:52) 

Total Time 43:08 

Line-up

András Halmos – drums, vocals (10)

Ernő Hock – bass

Ádám Mészáros – guitar

   With

Dóra Győrfi – vocals (1, 6, 7, 8, 9)

Bálint Bolcsó – electronics (2, 6, 7, 9)

Description/Reviews:

Jü’s style on this record can be described as a proggy Jazz Rock power trio’s take on Indonesian traditionals with the additional integration of electronic Avantgarde as well as European and African instrumentation; which as a description almost sounds disgustingly academical and distracts from how damn awesome and fun this adventure actually is. So, the only proper way to give you an insight into the twists and turns of this rollercoaster is to take it track by track:

Read the full review by Stephan at veilofsound.com

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Visionoir "The Second Coming"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Avant Metal
Label: Revalve Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 24, 2021
Tracklist

1. Lost In A Maze (6:32) 

2. The Snooping Shadow (6:01) 

3. The Vulture Eye (7:30) 

4. Breathless (4:47) 

5. Horror Vacui (4:00) 

6. They Speak By Silences (4:25) 

7. No More (5:27) 

8. Born Like This (5:22) 

9. Silent Sea (4:54) 

10. The Second Coming (3:40) 

Total Time 52:38

Line-up
Alessandro Sicur - all instruments

   With

Alessandro Seravalle (Garden Wall) - vocals (2, 3, 7)

Fabio Vogrig - vocals (1, 4)

Clarissa Durizzotto - tenor saxophone (5, 10)

The Voice of the Wise (excerpts from archive recordings):

Track 6: Francis Thompson, “The Hound of Heaven”

Track 8: Charles Bukowski, ”Dinosauria, We”

Track 9 : Samuel T. Coleridge, ”The Rime of the Ancient Mariner”

Track 10: William Butler Yeats, “The Second Coming”

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Rivers of Nihil "The Work"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal, Death Metal
Label: Metal Blade Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 24, 2021
Tracklist

1. The Tower (Theme From "The Work") (4:30) 

2. Dreaming Black Clockwork (6:39) 

3. Wait (4:05) 

4. Focus (4:54) 

5. Clean (6:08) 

6. The Void From Which No Sound Escapes (6:43) 

7. MORE? (3:25) 

8. Tower 2 (1:58) 

9. Episode (7:29) 

10. Maybe One Day (7:03) 

11. Terrestria IV: Work (11:29) 

Total Time 64:23

Line-up

Jake Dieffenbach: Vocals

Brody Uttley: Guitar

Jon Topore: Guitar

Adam Biggs: Bass, Vocals

Jared Klein: Drums

Description/Reviews:

Like many modern extreme metal bands, Pennsylvanian ensemble Rivers of Nihil have been steadily integrating more progressive elements and clean singing into their habitually vicious formula. 2018’s Where Owls Know My Name was an excellent example of that, and unsurprisingly, follow-up The Work goes even further in terms of balancing heavy and light elements amidst its laudable conceptual scope and emphasis on reprised motifs.

Read the full review by Jordan Blum at metalinjection.net

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Thomas Thunder "The Pharaoh's Temple"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: September 24, 2021
Tracklist

1. Crystal Illusion (5:41) 

2. The Pharaoh's Temple (3:30) 

3. A Kiss Goodbye (3:27) 

4. Iridescence (3:40) 

5. Paranormal Mortal (5:57) 

6. Automaton (3:28) 

7. Paralyzed With Fear (4:20) 

8. King Chronos (5:30) 

9. The Voyage (4:06) 

Total Time 39:39

Line-up

Thomas Thunder - drums

Derek Sherinian (Planet X, Sons of Apollo, Dream Theater) - keyboards

Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal (Sons of Apollo, Guns n Roses, Asia) - guitar (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9)

Tony Franklin (The Firm, Jimmy Page) - bass (1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9)

Brianna Kieon (3)

Nathan Wilcox (3)

Echo Deva Picone (7)

Description/Reviews:

 While the album’s current singles are pure prog, showing influence of Dream Theater and Sons of Apollo, ‘Iridescence’ stands out because it incorporates other influences.  The nearly four-minute opus opens with a drum fill by Thunder, brooding keyboard and equally steady bass and guitar from Franklin and Thal that takes audiences back to the 80s.  Speaking of Thunder, at only 15, his talents on the drums are clear.  His fills, his ability to keep time, and add just the right flare at all of the right moments is impressive.  It is enough to put even some older drummers (this drummer included) to shame.  The collective’s work points to a bit of the big hair ballads of that age before taking on more of a pure prog approach as the song progresses.  From there, the group takes another even more dramatic turn, opting instead for a blues-based rock approach a la Deep Purple.  It makes for such a stark contrast to the other influences.  Yet at the same time the contrast is well-balanced.  It makes the song all the more interesting.  By the song’s end, it will leave listeners fulfilled through that display of well-balanced influences.  It is just one of the songs that serves to show the album’s strength.

Read the full review at philspicks.wordpress.com

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Headless "Square One"

Country: Multinational
Genre(s): Progressive Metal, Hard Rock
Label: M-Theory Audio
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 24, 2021
Tracklist

1. A Leaf's Flight Path (4:45) 

2. Woman In White (4:10) 

3. Step Back From Me (4:11) 

4. Misdirection (3:53) 

5. Backseat Rhythm (3:50) 

6. Tail Down Low (4:02) 

7. Langeweile (5:08) 

8. Two's Up (5:22) 

9. Streetlight Buzz (3:20) 

10. Risin' Up (4:42) 

Total Time 43:23

Line-up

Göran Edman (Yngwie Malmsteen, Karmakanic) - Vocals

Walter Cianciusi - Guitars

Dario Parente - Guitars

Martin Helmantel (Elegy) - Bass

Enrico Cianciusi - Drums

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Plenilunio "Il gioco imperfetto"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Scintille (Sciopero Records)
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 24, 2021
Tracklist

1. L' Aquilone (05:36)

2. Il gioco imperfetto (03:59)

3. Se rinascerò (04:40)

4. A piedi nudi (03:40)

5. Diario di bordo (05:00)

6. Voci del vento (06:31)

7. Tutte le colpe che ho (04:55)

8. Loro (05:29)

9. Titoli di coda (3:46) 

Total Time 43:36

Line-up

Roberto Maggiotto - Vocals

Valter Camparo - Keyboards & Piano

Davide Pronzato - Acoustic & Electric guitars

Roberto Camparo - Bass & Electric guitar        

Antonio Pirrone - Drums & percussion     

   With

Riccardo Pronzato - Classic guitar (7)

Michele Pronzato - Electric guitar (3)

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Il Porto Di Venere "E Pensa Che Mi Meraviglio Ancora"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Ma.Ra.Cash Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 24, 2021 (CD, digital), December 2021 (vinyl)
Tracklist

1. Formidabile (10:45) 

2. Stop al Televoto (7:17) 

3. Dahlia (8:02) 

4. Miserere Sovietico (11:59) 

5. E Pensa che mi Meraviglio ancora (3:34) 

6. ...E Ancora... (7:58) 

Total Time 49:35

Line-up

Maurizio Di Tollo (Maschera di Cera, Höstsonaten, Moongarden) - Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Drums, Additional Keyboards, Samples

Cristiano Roversi (Moongarden, Submarine Silence, Noisy Diners) - Keyboards, Bass Pedals, Additional Guitars and Samples

Stefano Zeni - Acoustic and Electric Violin

Marco Remondini - Cello and Saxophones

Elisa Minari (I Nomadi) - Electric Bass

Erik Montanari (Noisy Diners) - Acoustic and Electric Guitars, 6 and 12 strings

   With

Tiziano Bianchi - Saxhorn 

Faso  - 6-string Electric Bass

Massimo Menotti - Acoustic Guitar

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Tauk "Chaos Companion"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 24, 2021 (CD, digital), November 12, 2021 (vinyl)
Tracklist

1. Chandara (3:06) 

2. Make Your Move (4:26) 

3. Moon Dub (4:00) 

4. New Age Trip (3:46) 

5. Dormammu (5:00) 

6. The Let Out (4:23) 

7. Technodrome (5:17) 

8. Lonely Robot (5:54) 

9. Yasuke (4:02) 

Total Time 39:54

Line-up

Alric Carter - Keyboards

Charlie Dolan - Bass

Matt Jalbert - Guitar

Isaac Teel - Drums

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The Shady Horns (Eric Bloom - Trumpet, Ryan Zoidis - Saxophone) (5)

Tyler Bates - Additional textures (8)

Greg Ellis - Percussion (2)

Fredo Ortiz - Percussion (3, 7, 9)

Max ZT - Hammered dulcimer (2)

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Aeon Zen "Transversal"

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

1. Transversal

   I: Twilight

   II: A New Day

   III: Chase The Sunrise

   IV: 10,000 Eyes

   V: Force of Fire

   VI: Lines Redrawn

   VII: Purgatory Rechristened

   VIII: Twilight Reprise

   IX: It Ends As It Began

   X: Forever

Line-up

Rich Gray – Rhythm; Lead; Acoustic Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Vocals, Choir

Andi Kravljaca – Lead & Backing Vocals

Alistair Bell – Lead Guitars, Choir

   With

Vadim Pruzhanov (Dragonforce) - Keyboards
Matt Shepherd (ex-Aeon Zen) - Lead Guitar

Clay Dean, Alyce Gray, Iris Van ‘t Veer, Tom De Wit - Choir

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Dec Burke "Life in Two Dimensions"

Country: UK 
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Gravity Dream Music
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 24, 2021
Tracklist

1. Life In Two Dimensions 05:09

2. Emergency

3. Sister X

4. This Time

5. Sunlight

6. Love Steel

7. Energy

8. Fly With Broken Wings

9. Paper Fortress

10. Trap Door

Line-up
Dec Burke (Frost*, Dilemma, Audio Plastik, Darwin’s Radio) - Guitars, Vocals

   With
Scott Higham (Pendragon) – Drums

Kristoffer Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation) – Bass

Robin Z. (Dilemma) – Piano 

Guilherme Aguilar – Bass, Cello

Reiner Siemens – Bass

Robin Armstrong (Cosmograf) – Mixing, Mastering, Backing Vocals, Keys, Bass

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Antony Kalugin "Chameleon Shapeshifter"

Country: Ukraine
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: Caerllysi Music
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 24, 2021
Tracklist

1. Chameleon (19:40) 

2. Shapeshifter (6:06) 

3. Exceptional Chamel Ballard (7:48) 

4. House On The Hill (4:04) 

5. Wonderous Glory (4:50) 

6. Key (4:16) 

Total Time 46:44

Line-up

Antony Kalugin: keys, vox, percussion, add. guitars, arrangement, programming

Max Velychko: acoustic & electric guitars

Ivan Goritski: drums

Oleg Prokhorov: bass guitar

Yan Vedaman: tenor & soprano saxophones

Elena Kushiy: flute

Olha Rostovska: vox

Sergii Kovalov: knob accordion, vox

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The Watch "The Art of Bleeding"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: Pick Up Records (vinyl)
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: September 24, 2021
Tracklist

1. An Intro

2. Red 

3. Abendlicht

4. The Fisherman

5. Hatred Of Wisdom

6. Howl The Stars Down

7. Black Is Deep

8. Red Is Deep

Line-up

Simone Rossetti: vocals, mellotron, synthesizers, flute

Giorgio Gabriel: electric guitars, 6-12 strings acoustic guitars, classical guitar

Marco Fabbri: drums and percussions

Mattia Rossetti: bass guitars, bass pedals, 6-12 electric guitars, vocals

Valerio De Vittorio: keyboards, hammond L122 organ, mellotron, synthesizers 

Description/Reviews:

After a huge and three years long composing process, for the first time, The Watch has ventured into the world of the concept album! Five stories that revolve around the idea of cathartic violence. A musical theme developed in various ways to create different atmospheres.

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Isildurs Bane & Peter Hammill "In Disequilibrium"

Country: Sweden/UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital,vinyl
Release date: September 24, 2021 (CD, digital)
Tracklist

1. In Disequilibrium, Part 1 (6:49) 

2. In Disequilibrium, Part 2 (9:31) 

3. In Disequilibrium, Part 3 (8:35) 

4. Gently (Step By Step), Part 1 (2:20) 

5. Gently (Step By Step), Part 2 (6:28) 

6. Gently (Step By Step), Part 3 (2:13) 

7. Gently (Step By Step), Part 4 (8:23) 

Total Time 44:19

Line-up

Peter Hammill (VDGG) - vocals

Katrine Amsler - keyboards and sound design

Klas Assarsson - marimba, vibes and other percussion

Luca Calabrese - trumpet

Axel Croné - bass, woodwinds, guitar and keyboards

Samuel Hällkvist - electric guitar

Mats Johansson - keyboards

Liesbeth Lambrecht - violin and viola

Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson, O.R.k., Stick Men, Trey Gunn) - drums

Kjell Severinsson - drums 

Description/Reviews:

In Disequilibrium consists of two contrasting suites that flow with surging melodic themes, sinuous guitar, intricate arrangements for mallet instruments, sinuous woodwind, sumptuous orchestral detailing, organic textures, and bracing rhythmic counterpoints.

In fact, everything you would expect from one of the leading Scandinavian progressive rock chamber ensembles that effortlessly mixes tightly composed pieces with supple, free-ranging virtuosity.

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Oscillys "From the New World"

Country: Netherlands
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: September 23, 2021
Tracklist

1. The Path I Walk Alone (4:42) 

2. Awakening (4:28) 

3. Polar Skies (3:46) 

4. Inception (2:08) 

5. From The New World (3:56) 

6. Inertia (4:38) 

7. Living Memories (7:26) 

8. Undefined (4:25) 

Total Time 35:29

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Driftin'line "Born as Slaves We die Free"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Underground Symphony
Format: digital
Release date: September 23, 2021
Tracklist

1. In Solitude (2:40) 

2. A Glimmer Of Freedom (5:16) 

3. One More Soul (4:45) 

4. The Old River (4:09) 

5. The Son Of Juambali (4:10) 

6. Blind Madness (6:31) 

7. A Prayer (7:10) 

8. Never Again (3:00) 

9. A Promise (7:59) 

10. Getaway Pt.I - Run For Our Lives (6:13) 

11. Getaway Pt.II - Last Confrontation (3:09) 

12. Getaway Pt.III - Run For My Life (4:01) 

Total Time 59:03 

Line-up

Guido Macaione - Voice as "Krag"

Valerio Città - Keyboards and Voice as "Narrator"

Angelo Capuana - Guitars

Walter Mogavero - Guitars

Enrico Macaione - Guitars

Vincenzo Cammarata - Bass & Fretless Bass

Giacomo Cannici - Drums

   With

Francesca Polizzano - Voice as "Liberty"

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Luis Colucci "Vigilia"

Country: Argentina
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Label: Viajero Inmovil Records - VIRD225LCOLU
Format: digital
Release date: September 22, 2021
Tracklist

1. Vigilia (5:09) 

2. Contraexpansión (3:54) 

3. Simetrías (4:08) 

4. Abril Marzo (4:04) 

5. Confluencia (4:14) 

6. Vértigo (4:15) 

7. Momento 1 (3:07) 

8. Momento 2 (2:08) 

9. Momento 3 (3:06) 

10. Treinta y Dos (3:55) 

Total Time 38:00 

Line-up
Luis Colucci (Tánger) - Bass, guitar, keyboards, metallophone and drum programming

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Krokodil "Another Time"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Progressive Rock
Format: CD, vinyl 
Release date: September 2021 (CD), November, 2021 (vinyl) 
Tracklist

1. Another Time (4:56) 

2. How This Works (3:14) 

3. Shadow Blues (4:21) 

4. In My Dream (6:53) 

5. Sirens (4:18) 

6. Better Slow Down (8:16) 

7. Dear Prudence (6:10) 

8. Psychedelic Train (4:49) 

Total Time 42:57

Line-up

Düde Dürst - drums, tabla, percussion, backing vocal

Terry Stevens - bass, vocal

Adrian Weyerman - electric guitar, acoustic guitar, vocal

Erich Strebel - mellotron, piano, organ, accordeon, vocal

   With

Walty Anselmo - vocal, guitar

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Felipe Andreoli "Resonance"

Country: Brazil
Genre(s): Progressive Jazz Metal, Fusion
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 21, 2021
Tracklist

1. Driven (4:48) 

2. Resonance (5:18) 

3. Thorn In Our Side (4:14) 

4. Not A Day Goes By (5:08) 

5. Metaverse (4:23) 

6. Neutron Star (5:04) 

7. Chaos Theory (4:04) 

8. Down The Line (4:11) 

9. Sagan (5:45) 

10. Thorn In Our Side (Instrumental) (4:15) 

Total Time 47:10

Line-up

Felipe Andreoli (Angra, Kiko Loureiro) - bass

   With:

Simon Phillips (Toto, The Who, JeffBeck) - drums (3, 10)

Kiko Loureiro (Megadeth, Angra) - guitars (9)

Brett Garsed (Planet X, Virgil Donati, Nelson) - guitars (6)

Guthrie Govan (Asia, Steven Wilson, The Aristocrats) - guitars (8)

Bruno Valverde (Angra) - drums

Virgil Donati (Planet X, Mick Jagger) - drums (5)

Dallton Santos - guitars

Shota Nakama - guitars

Bruno Alves - keyboards

Dino Jelusick (Whitesnake, Animal Drive) - vocals (3)

Andre Nieri (Virgil Donati) - guitars (5)

Antonio Teoli - synth and orchestra programming

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Quiet Observer "Weathering pillars"

Country: Ukraine
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal/Rock
Format: digital
Release date: September 21, 2021
Tracklist

1. Unidentified Mysterious Animal (4:58) 

2. Gulo-Gulo (3:54) 

3. Strategic Genesis Of Mind (4:27) 

4. Space Between (2:48) 

5. Purga (3:18) 

6. Nameless Volcano (4:43) 

7. Leptolyngbya Jsc-1 (3:51) 

8. Lost In Cosmoz (4:01) 

Total Time 32:00 

Line-up
Dennis Fursov - everything

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Geoff Proudley "Tales From Strange Travels"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 21, 2021
Tracklist

1. Opening Moves (5:46)

2. Return to Skara Brae (3:47)

3. The Grand Entrance (5:23)

4. Brittle Star (2:23)

5. One Way In but No Way Out (10:59)

6. Until the Darkness Leaves You (5:21)

7. Open Hand (Danza Della Vita) (4:43)

8. Do You Dream Like This? (5:18)

9. Fuse (4:35)

10. Tales from Strange Travels (3:32)

11. There's Many a Slip 'Twixt Cup and Lip (3:33)

12. Overclocking (5:20)

Total Time 60:40

Line-up
Geoff Proudley - instruments

Description/Reviews:

It is a distinctly keyboards driven variety of the style that is explored here, with wandering piano motifs and a wide array of keyboards and synthesizers used to create landscapes that are either elegant, slow-paced and gently floating or that are tighter, more driven and energetic. Steady drums of the possibly programmed variety support these instrumentals, and occasionally some guitar details will be thrown in to supply contrast, depth and to add a harder edge. A production  keyboard enthusiasts will have a field day with most likely, and obviously a production those with a strong affection for keyboards dominated progressive rock should have a good chance of enjoying. (Olav Björnsen at progressor.net.facebook)

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Primaleón "Systems of the World"

Country: Argentina
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock
Format: digital
Release date: September 20, 2021
Tracklist

1. Watery Cradle (0:48) 

2. Evolutionary Lullaby (6:50) 

3. Rite To The Ancient Gods (7:09) 

4. The Missing Link (5:35) 

5. Systems Of The World (11:41) 

6. Patagonia (9:05) 

Total Time 41:08 

Line-up

Gabriel Mekler - Rhythm guitar and Programming

Dario Mekler - Lead guitar and Backing vocals

Daniel Mekler - Lead Vocals

Description/Reviews:

 Music and influences are very diverse and eclectic, focusing mainly in modern progressive rock/metal with bands like Pain of Salvation, Haken, A.C.T, Dream Theater and Shadow Gallery."Systems of the World" is a conceptual piece that speaks metaphorically of changing paradigms in science and in life in general. Evolution, heliocentrism, exploration, investigation.

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François Thollot "The end of the past"

Country: France
Genre(s): Instrumental Canterbury, Avant Prog, Zeuhl
Format: digital
Release date: September 20, 2021
Tracklist

1. Hey, I'm A Gangsta! (4:00) 

2. Thinking Of Everything (4:33) 

3. She Knows I'm Addicted To The Beat (6:40) 

4. Gum Lost (5:34) 

5. Protect The Dragon (6:08) 

6. Anthropocène (3:54) 

7. The Streets Ampty And Full (4:42) 

8. Heart Attack (7:06) 

9. The End Of The Past (6:22) 

Total Time 48:59

Line-up
François Thollot (Scherzoo) - everything

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Dimartis "Episodio 3 (Aire)"

Country: Argentina
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Stoner 
Format: digital
Release date: September 19, 2021 (digital), October 16, 2021 (CD)
Tracklist

1. Vientos (8:57) 

2. Roto (2:47) 

3. Perfume 1 (3:45) 

4. Aire (2:47) 

5. Humo (5:28) 

6. Jojen (3:21) 

7. Boicovid (2:06) 

8. Eter (4:55) 

9. Rastros (3:07) 

10. Sudestada (3:45) 

11. Perfume 2 (3:28) 

Total Time 44:26

Line-up

Chino Velazquez: Drums

Morgan Highstar: Guitar, Keys

Luciano Pucheta: Bass

Nazareno Ferro: Guitar, Drones

   With

Diego Corso (3, 6, 9, 11)

Nadia Purita (4) 

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Viriditas "Green Mars"

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

1. Green Mars
2. The Timeslip/Zygote
3. Nirgal
4. Small Boy In The Big City
5. Avalanche
6. Going Away
7. State Of The Art
8. A New Face
9. Uncharted
10. Nomads
11. The Spinner
12. The Poet And The Mystic
13. Sabiishi Is Burning
14. Photograph
15. Ecotage
16. Soletta
17. The Long Walk

Line-up

Mike Waters: All lead male vocal parts.

Julie Kvaerndrup: Lead vocals (5,9,11,13,16), Additional backing vocals.

Hannah Bridge: Lead vocals (2,13,14,16,17), Additional backing vocals.

David Stanton: Guitars (1,2), additional guitars (13)

Jonathan Wills: Drums & percussion

Tom Williams: Guitar solo 1 (7), Guitar solos (11,15), guitars (1,2), 12 String acoustic (14)

Jez Davies: Clarinet (10), Moog & Hammond solo (15), Saxophones (15)

Alistair Beveridge: Guitar solo (2)

Kiki Wong: Narration (1)

Kim Stanley Robinson: Narration (15)

Mike Bridge: Everything else

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Between the Planets "Parallel World"

Country: Czechia
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital, cassette
Release date: September 18, 2021
Tracklist

1. Metamorphosis (5:07) 

2. Time Dilation (5:11) 

3. Sleepwalking (5:20) 

4. Parallel World (4:09) 

5. Hungry Eyes (4:33) 

6. Intuition (2:05) 

7. Waves Of Consciousness (4:03) 

8. The Twin Paradox (2:07) 

9. Distortion Of Reality (4:07) 

Total Time 36:42

Line-up

Martin Spacosh Perina - all instruments 

   except

Filip Kittnar - drums 

Sam Vallen - solo guitar (3,7)

Martin Schuster - vocals & solo guitar (5)

Karel Zdarsky - cello (4)

Vaclav Koldus - bass solo (1)

Bara Liskova - vocals (2,9)

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Poliverso "Sunbound"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 17, 2021
Tracklist

1. El Quinto Sol (6:38) 

2. Lethargy (7:52) 

3. Aurora (9:35) 

4. La Hechicera (9:19) 

Total Time 33:24

Line-up

Sören Müller - bass, backing vocals

Andres Ramos - guitar, vocals

Scott McLean - keyboards

Eduardo Mota - drums

   With

Jeremias Novanhana - trombone (1)

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Eidola "The Architect"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Post-Hardcore, Progressive/Post Metal
Label: Blue Swan Records, Rise Records
Format: digital, vinyl
Release date: September 17, 2021 (digital), November 22, 2021 (vinyl)
Tracklist

1. Hidden Worship (2:52) 

2. Counterfeit Shrines (4:34) 

3. Caustic Prayer (3:38) 

4. Empty Gardens (4:51) 

5. Occam's Razor (1:51) 

6. Perennial Philosophy (4:03) 

7. Forgotten Tongues (3:53) 

8. Unequivocal Nature (3:38) 

9. Alchemist Ascendant (1:16) 

10. Elephant Bones (4:25) 

11. Mutual Fear (3:52) 

12. Ancient Temperament (6:30) 

Total Time 45:23

Line-up

Andrew Wells - vocals, guitar

Matthew Dommer - vocals, rhythm guitar

Sergio Medina - lead guitar

James Johnson - bass

Matthew Hansen - drums

   With:

Jon Mess - vocals (11)

Description/Reviews:

Upon the release of singles "Perennial Philosophy", "Counterfeit Shrines" and intro song "Hidden Worship", it seemed as though Eidola stuck to a similar formula as they had become accustomed to on To Speak, to Listen - soaring guitars, downtempo verses, bombastic drumming, and prominent showcasing of Wells' gripping vocal range. The Architect as a whole embraces the established style they adopted on their previous record and rarely takes creative risks outside of this. The trusty interlude-3 song-interlude structure is at play here, with slow, atmospheric breaks in the action in the form of "Occam's Razor" and "Alchemist Ascendant" providing reprieve between the harder hitting tracks scattered throughout this album.

Read the full review at sputnikmusic.com

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Acadence "Temporal"

Country: Australia
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal 
Format: digital
Release date: September 17, 2021
Tracklist

1. Moments (2:02) 

2. Synchronised (4:13) 

3. Paradox (4:22) 

4. Elapse (4:08) 

5. Pendulum (5:19) 

6. Sequence (3:33) 

7. Ephemera (3:56) 

8. Perception (3:13) 

9. Temporal (5:45) 

Total Time 36:31

Line-up
Ethan Tullipan
   With

Gabe Pietrzak (9) 

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Alan Hewitt & One Nation "2021"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 17, 2021
Tracklist

1. One Step Closer (6:53) 

2. Hard Rain (4:39) 

3. Volt (4:37) 

4. We're One Nation (5:58) 

5. High Above (4:17) 

6. The Enigma (5:00) 

7. Mad Hatter's Illusion (4:46) 

8. Return To Orion (6:58) 

Total Time 43:08 

Line-up

Alan Hewitt (John Lodge) - keys & vocals

Duffy King  - guitars & vocals

David C. Johnson - bass & vocals

Billy Ashbaugh - drums

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A Dying Planet "When the Skies Are Grey"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 17, 2021 (CD, digital), October 8, 2021 (vinyl)
Tracklist

1. When the Skies Are Grey 

2. Honoring Your Name

3. Hope for Tomorrow

4. Embrace

5. Far from Home

6. A Father's Love

Line-up
Jasun Tipton (Zero Hour) - Guitars, Keyboards

Paul Adrian Villarreal (Sun Caged) - Vocals

Brian Hart - Bass

Marco Bicca - Drums

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Mono "Pilgrimage Of The Soul"

Country: Japan
Genre(s): Instrumental Post Rock
Label: Temporary Residence (NA), Pelagic Records (EU), New Noise (China)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 17, 2021
Tracklist

1. Riptide (5:51) 

2. Imperfect Things (6:25) 

3. Heaven In A Wild Flower (7:10) 

4. To See A World (4:00) 

5. Innocence (8:10) 

6. The Auguries (7:30) 

7. Hold Infinity In The Palm Of Your Hand (12:21) 

8. And Eternity In An Hour (5:51) 

Total Time 57:18

Line-up

Takaakira 'Taka' Goto - Guitar

Tamaki - Bass, Piano

Yoda - Guitar

Dahm - Drums

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Susan Voelz - Violin & Orchestrator

Andra Kulans - Violin

Vannia Phillips - Violin

Emi Tanabe - Violin

Alison Chesley - Cello

Anna Steinhoff - Cello

Nora Barton - Cello

Kelsee Vandervall - Cello

Chad McCullough - Trumpet & Brass Co-Arrangement

Liz Deitemyer - French Horn 

Matthew Davis - Trombone

Description/Reviews:

Continuing the subtle but profound creative progression in the MONO canon that began with Nowhere Now Here (2019), Pilgrimage of the Soul is the most dynamic MONO album to date (and that’s saying a lot). But where MONO’s foundation was built on the well-established interplay of whisper quiet and devastatingly loud, Pilgrimage of the Soul crafts its magic with mesmerizing new electronic instrumentation and textures, and – perhaps most notably – faster tempos that are clearly influenced by disco and techno. It all galvanizes as the most unexpected MONO album to date – replete with surprises and as awash in splendor as anything this band has ever done.

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Mark Murdock "Visitors from Another Planet"

Country: USA/Japan
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 16, 2021 (digital), October 20, 2021 (CD)
Tracklist

1. Visitors From Another Planet (6:46) 

2. Time Travelers From The Future (4:48) 

3. The Purveyors Of Underworld Ideas (5:42) 

4. The Tarnished Mirror (5:30) 

5. False Algorithims (8:00) 

6. Forgotten Episodes (5:23) 

7. The River Of Illusion (7:02) 

8. Somewhere And Nowhere (4:12) 

9. Adapted For Theater (4:47) 

10. Sub-Reactional Stratospheric Complex (4:08) 

11. Friction (7:09) 

12. Shadows That Stood Between The Lies (4:34) 

13. In Speculation (5:18) 

14. The Truth Is Out There (6:44) *DIGITAL BONUS TRACK 

Total Time 80:03 

Line-up
Mark Murdock (Empire, Cymbalic Encounters, Masheen Messiah) - drums, keyboards, strings, synthesizer & gongs

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Tim Pepper (The Id) - lead vocal

Ric Parnell (Atomic Rooster) - drums & percussion (2, 4, 15)

Alan Childs (David Bowie) - drums (3)

Ron Howden (Nektar) - drums (7, 10)

Fernando Perdomo (Dave Kerzner, Dreaming In Stereo, John Demarkis) - guitar (1, 4, 7, 14, 11)

Derek ‘Mo’ Moore (Nektar) - bass (7)

Katsumi Yoneda (French TV) - guitar (5, 6, 9, 14)

Joe Berger- lead guitar (11, 15) & the alien voice (1)

Dave Juteau - guitar (1, 2, 8, 12)

Preston Murdock - guitar (3, 7)

Kenta Shimokuni - bass

Rod Farlora - bass (6)

Jeff Curry - bass (2, 5, 8)

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Jay Tausig "Purple View"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Acoustic Psychedelic, Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: September 16, 2021
Tracklist

1. Purple View (42:46) 

2. Silver Light (Part One) (17:18) 

3. Silver Light (Part Two) (13:55) 

4. Grand Procession (including Golden Meadow) (13:50) 

5. Circle Of Ghosts (13:00) 

6. Emerald Chambers (11:23) 

7. Creation's Key (including Silver Light Reprise) (13:45) 

8. Heliosphere (5:23) 

Total Time 131:20

Line-up
Jay Tausig - Cello, Piano, Flute, Guitar, Sitar, Percussion, Ghuzeng, Clarinet, Sax, Violin, Synth, Chanter, Xylophone

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The Foxholes "Hex"

Country: Spain
Genre(s): Instrumental Eclectic Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 16, 2021
Tracklist

1. Hex (2:02) 

2. Quarz (4:21) 

3. Elvira (3:20) 

4. Corey (12:35) 

5. Hexe (15:00) 

Total Time 37:18

Line-up

Jonah A. Luke: Guitars and programming

Ángel Millán: Drums and percussion

Max "Mojo" Moritz: Sandberg E-Bass

   With

Javi López: Violin (2)

Maese 1001: Additional programming (3)

Societat Coral "El Vallès": Choir (4)

Abel Sequera: Additional drums (5)

Description/Reviews:

An instrumental production with an eclectic content ranging from film score oriented material and various instances of more or less electronic tinged material through to alternative progressive rock and a more retro-oriented variety of heavy progressive rock with some symphonic flourishes. Hence I gather that those with a more widespread taste for different aspects of progressive rock should be something of a key audience for this production in general, and then those who prefer music inside such a context to be instrumental in particular.

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

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PTF "Genesis of the Stars"

Country: Japan
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Label: Perpetual Spring Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 15, 2021
Tracklist

1. Pluto (10:04) 

2. Invasion (5:00) 

3. Kaleidoscope (8:33) 

4. Latent Pulse (10:02) 

5. Genesis Of The Stars - Part1. The Origin (4:33) 

6. Genesis Of The Stars - Part2. Overture (5:09) 

7. Genesis Of The Stars - Part3. Dawn Of The Planet (4:49) 

8. Genesis Of The Stars - Part4. Floating In The Atmosphere (3:20) 

9. Genesis Of The Stars - Part5. Disturbance (4:58) 

10. Genesis Of The Stars - Part6. Dawn Of The Planet (reprise) (3:30) 

11. Genesis Of The Stars - Part7. Contact With Giants (3:32) 

12. Genesis Of The Stars - Part8. Inherit The Stars (8:31) 

Total Time 72:01

Credits

Keisuke Takashima - violin, keyboards, bass synth, percussion

Takeya Kito - keyboards

Hiroyuki Ito - bass

Yusuke Seki - drums

All songs are composed by Keisuke Takashima

arranged by ptf

Recorded at Crunch Studio (May-June, 2021)

Engineered, Mixed and Mastered by Yoichiro Ishino

Produced by Keisuke Takashima

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