Milkbone "Milkbone"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Canterbury, Fusion
Format: CD, vinyl
Release date: December 2021 (vinyl), March 4, 2022 (CD)
Tracklist

1. Canterbury

2. Leaving Hawksbill

3. Toys Hill

4. Automatic Foot

5. Milkbone

6. Two Sequences

7. Bleak Strategy

8. Soft Weed

9. Red Shift

10. Cecilia

11. Velvet Black

Line-up

Phil Scragg (Robert Plant, Cobalt Chapel) - bass, keyboards, guitar

Matt Berry - keyboards, guitar

James Sedge - drums, percussion

   With

Cecilia Fage - sampled vocals

Graham Mann - percussion and trombone

Description/Reviews:

The trio's debut offers an inspired evocation of the classic early 1970s Canterbury sound fused with elements of Electronic and Fusion music (with echoes of peak period Soft Machine, Weather Report, Jean-Michel Jarre, Terry Riley, Robert Wyatt and more).

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Trailer

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Neograss "Talisman"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Neovision Production
Format: digital
Release date: December 29, 2021
Tracklist

1. Overture (5:06) 

2. Daybreak (6:03) 

3. Surrender (5:52) 

4. Lost Search (3:42) 

5. Warrior (1:56) 

6. Travel (3:24) 

7. Midnight (6:42) 

8. It's Loose (3:12) 

9. A Night Piece (1:52) 

10. Up You Go (2:28) 

11. Visions (2:34) 

12. Awake (4:12) 

13. Passacaglia (3:07) 

14. Me And You (4:21) 

Total Time 54:31

Line-up

Emil Bekkevold - Vocals, banjo, keyboards

Tore Morten Andreassen - Guitar, bass, Mellotron

Bjørn André Syverinsen - Drums

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Bandcamp

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Seaorm "Forgotten Shrines"

Country: Spain/Russia
Genre(s): Instrumental Fusion, Psychedelic
Label: octoberXart Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December 29, 2021
Tracklist

1. Forgotten Shrines (20:02) 

2. Animas In The City Of Stones (12:55) 

3. The Garden Of Lost Memories (11:12) 

Total Time 44:09 

Line-up

Ángel Ontalva (October Equus) - guitar

Ark Fedotov (Vespero) - bass, synths, sampler

Ivan Fedotov (Vespero) - drums

Víctor Rodríguez - keyboards

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

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Arctic Plant "A Wandering Mind"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: PRX Records
Format: digital
Release date: December 27, 2021
Tracklist

1. The Quest Pt. 1: Desire (4:07) 

2. The Forest (9:15) 

3. Brothers And Sisters (9:52) 

4. The Quest Pt. 2: Contemplation (1:32) 

5. Twist Of Fate (17:48) 

6. The Quest Pt. 3: Relief (2:12) 

7. Perception (3:57) 

Total Time 48:43

Line-up

Andreas Ludwig - vocals of the 'Wise Man'

Antonia Lenz - vocals of the 'Sylvan Spirit' (left side)

Felix Schleifer - synthesizer solo (3)

Lisa Rexilius - bass guitar and vocals of the 'Sylvan Spirit' (right side)

Susanne Rexilius - trombone (5, 7)

Philipp Rexilius - drums, guitars, piano, synthesizers, organ, orchestration, soundscapes, vocals of the 'Wayfarer'

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Holle Mangler "Tales From A Fairy World (Part 1)"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: BONImedia Records
Format: digital
Release date: December 24, 2021
Tracklist

1. Intro (2:09) 

2. Fairy Village (8:14) 

3. Farewell Speech (13:12) 

4. Ride The Unicorn (4:19) 

5. Lost In The Wood (4:05) 

6. Doubts And Hopes (6:23) 

7. Manic Dwarf (6:45) 

8. Running Into Danger (1:30) 

9. Caught In A Trap (6:48) 

10. Fairy Catcher (2:50) 

11. Winter In Paradise (5:15) 

12. Missing Person Report (3:03) 

13. Among Prisoners (7:22) 

14. As The Night Falls (5:39) 

Total Time 77:34

Line-up
Holle Mangler - all instruments
   With

Kevin Eugene Boucher - speaker (1)

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

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Point Mass "Solstice"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: December 21, 2021
Tracklist

1. Isthmus (6:05) 

2. Catharsis (6:20) 

3. Phoenix (7:52) 

4. Bloom (6:35) 

5. Hyperion (5:53) 

6. Erubones (7:00) 

7. Hellfire (8:01) 

8. Solstice (11:11) 

Total Time 58:57

Line-up

Dylan Bannister - Vocals, Guitars

Jaden Hellmann - Guitars

John Slawek - Bass

Nic Killoran - Drums

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Syrek "Story"

Country: Multinational
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: December 21, 2021
Tracklist

1. Magic Lantern (Into the Woods)

2. I Think It's A Monster 

3. Balloon Ride Over a Jigsaw Map

4. I Got a Lightning Bug

5. What The Owl Said

6. Starcrowned

7. The Perilous Flight From Castle Abathria

8. Strange Machine

9. Dandelion Sword

10. Gnomus Maleficus (Tea With the Angry Gnome)

11. Promenade Into The End

12. The End?

13. Home (Out of the Woods)

Line-up
Terry Syrek - guitar

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

Lalle Larsson (Karmakanic, Agents of Mercy) - keys/synths

Bryan Beller (The Aristocrats, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai) - bass

Mohini Dey (Steve Vai, Tony McAlpine) - bass

Florian Cristea - violin

Keith Szarabajka - narration

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

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Procosmian Fannyfiddlers "Astonishing Tales Of Cod And Plankton"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Eclectic Prog
Label: LL Records
Format: digital
Release date: December 20, 2021
Tracklist:

1. Dental Breakdown

2. Lady Dung

3. Rage For Boredom

4. Frill

5. Jaundice Sailor

6. In Search Of Competance

7. Still...You Turn Me Off

8. Rimming The Ancient Mariner

Line-up:

Composed, arranged and performed by Geir Venom Larzen, Erik Andås, Øyvind Eriksen, Mette Jensen, Heidi Larzen, Bente Marit Ekker, Espen Warankov Godø, Yngve Hasnes

Description/Reviews:

"One of the first things to notice with this band's music is that it is quite eclectic and contains many sections that, while not totally discordant, can sound a little unusual. This is often due to some sections being played in a minor key when you least expect it. The underlying strength however, lies with the Mellotron, which features throughout many of their albums. This adds a deeply-seated and atmospheric basis from which the songs can grow and develop."

Read the full review by Greg Cummins at DPRP.net

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Bandcamp

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Titan Agronomist Project "Volume 1 - Maia! The Daughter of the Great Atl​-​Atl of the West"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: December 20, 2021
Tracklist

1. A Universe Of Layers (1:52) 

2. 1923: Cornfield Crash (4:19) 

3. A Portal Is Opened (7:03) 

4. Maia! Daughter Of The Great Atl-Atl Of The West (3:19) 

5. Up And At 'Em, Boy! (5:02) 

6. PLG: Love Despite Knowing The End Will Come (6:04) 

7. 1942: From High School To The High Seas (7:29) 

Total Time 35:08 

Line-up

Randy M. Salo (This is Not an Elephant, Tanertill) - all instruments and programming

   Except:

Andreas Krebs - guitar solos (2)

Konst Fischer - guitar solo (3)

Marcel Thenée - guitar solos (6)

Jakub “JD” Dwornicki - guitar solo (7)

Description/Reviews:

Musically, this album fires on all cylinders. The progressive rock segments are heavy, fast-paced, and awesome. You will hear Randy’s delicious bass grooves all over the place as he lays down hefty, humongous, and hungry bass lines that eat up the spotlight more often than not. ... The album has a quieter side, though. It often muses in electronic and orchestral ideas, and it jumps back and forth between film score and prog rock quite often, many times within the same song. The music here is certainly an ambitious and voluptuous undertaking.

Read the full review by Jason Spencer at theprogmind.com

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Involute "Hindsight"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock, Fusion
Format: digital
Release date: December 17, 2021
Tracklist

1. 20/20 (4:48) 

2. Jasper (3:22) 

3. Stand Still (7:30) 

4. Ruminate (3:53) 

5. The Warden (14:12) 

6. Spliced Skies (7:02) 

7. Tilt (4:38) 

8. Oculus (6:57) 

9. Infinite Step (11:24) 

Total Time 63:46

Line-up

Julian Chipkin – Bass, Acoustic Guitar

Eli Mehmeti – Drums, Synths, Acoustic Guitar, Vocals

Wyatt Mehmeti – Guitar

Tom McCausland – Guitar

Carina Kohn – Lead Vocals, Piano (1)

    With:

Adam Bentley – Guitar Solo (3)

Kenny Chipkin – Guitar (5)

Description/Reviews:

Even though they are not a math band, there is a huge amount of math rock to the way they play their prog metal. The intricacy of their playing, and more so, the way it interlocks, is simply entrancing. So, while I guess the band will still be bogged down with the prog metal tag, there is so much more to their sound. The band have given “fusion” as one of their Bandcamp tags, and it is entirely appropriate, for Involute’s sound is a fusion of prog metal, math rock, and jazz. At times, some of the more ambient passages even give a post-rock feel to the music. And, indeed, even if the band could never really be described as post-rock, they do seem to have composed their music in a post-rock manner – concerned more for shape over form, and texture over structure. Sure there are all the components of prog metal you might expect to hear, but they have been assembled in unexpected ways. 

Read the full review by Nick Hudson at theprogressiveaspect.net

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Bandcamp

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Tyler Kamen "Lizard House"

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

1. Prologue - Flying Machines (1:41) 

2. Lizard House (2:53) 

3. Chapter 1 - Schooldays (1:11) 

4. The Academy (3:30) 

5. Orientation (4:04) 

6. Library Of Engineering (1:23) 

7. Professor Trinket (4:27) 

8. Chapter 2 - Dark Passenger (1:54) 

9. The Headmaster (3:49) 

10. Polygon Mutation (1:01) 

11. Swindlebeast Vs. Arachnidroid (3:57) 

12. Chapter 3 - Skyway Navigation (1:57) 

13. Monk Key (4:38) 

14. The Sanctuary (1:30) 

15. Reptilian Civilian (3:42) 

16. Motherboard Starship (0:29) 

17. Chapter 4 - Battle For Lizard House (1:38) 

18. Feather Weather (3:29) 

19. Mind To Mold (4:06) 

20. The Return (0:50) 

21. School Destruction (2:16) 

22. Graduation (2:07) 

Total Time 56:32

Line-up
Tyler Kamen - everything

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

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Ian Neal "Barkston Ash"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Symphonic
Format: digital
Release date: December 17, 2021
Tracklist

1. Fair Winds (9:51) 

2. Ash Phrixus (8:30) 

3. Barley Harvest (2:07) 

4. Holst's Hollows (5:19) 

5. The Vale Of Linden (12:40) 

6. Come Harvesting! (10:00) 

Total Time 48:27

Line-up

Ian Neal: keyboards, guitars, vocals, virtual mellotron, organ, piano

Evgenia Papamikrouli: vocals and spoken narration (5)

Description/Reviews:

Pastoral symphonic prog in a 1970s vein could be a starting point to describe it.

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Bandcamp

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Jomo Tuun "One Tuun"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal

Label: Drongo Records
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: December 17, 2021
Tracklist

1. Scorpion Watcher Welcomes You (5:33) 

2. The Lindworm Stirs (4:38) 

3. Omni Potenta (4:40) 

4. Tetracyst (5:24) 

5. Seventh Ruler (6:08) 

6. Barghurst (7:36) 

Total Time 33:59

Line-up

Samuel Easter (The Fool's Moon) - electric guitar, acoustic guitar

Oli Cross (Phonecian Blinds) - bass

Joe Burns (Guranfoe) - drums, percussion, roto toms

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Bandcamp

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Curtain Falls "Lost innocence & traffic signs"

Country: Spain
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: December 17, 2021
Tracklist

1. Lost Innocence (3:58) 

2. And Traffic Signs (4:46) 

3. Chains (7:31) 

4. Lost War (0:28) 

5. Road To Nowhere (4:59) 

6. No Thoroughfare (4:49) 

7. Weather-vane (4:01) 

8. Knock-out (6:15) 

9. Better Than God (5:56) 

10. The Mountain (2:57) 

11. A Life Behind (0:43) 

12. Sex Addiction (3:51) 

13. But The Inner Child (6:50) 

Total Time 57:04 

Line-up

Daniel Villanueva: drums, acoustic guitar, hand percussion, claps & narrator

Erika Mayo: vocals

Carlos de la Osa: bass guitar & claps

Carlos Rivero: guitar

   With

Clara Arrebola: vocals

Alex Losa: vocals

Luigi Toribio: vocals, keyboards & synths, bass guitar, guitar

Yeyo Fernández: guitar

Álvaro Quílez: guitar

Clara Castrillo: violin

Antonio Márquez: saxo

Javier Ángel Morillo: guiro

Alberto Sánchez: claps

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Bandcamp

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Consider the Source "Hybrid, Volume 1: Such as a Mule"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Label: Ropeadope
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December 17, 2021
Tracklist

1. I Am Inevitable (6:47) 

2. Rock, Flag & Eagle (2:37) 

3. There Are Four Lights (5:49) 

4. A Clash Of Faces (3:25) 

5. There Was Time Now (4:45) 

6. This Is The Way (6:03) 

7. Abdurehim (5:02) 

8. This Guy’s The Limit (6:35) 

9. Song For Robert (6:52) 

10. Objects In Motion, Objects At Rest (6:55) 

Total Time 54:50

Line-up

John Ferrara: Electric and Acoustic Basses, Banjo Bass, Ukulele bass, Gimbri

Jeff Mann: Drumset, Doumbek, Darbuka, Djembe, Kanjira & Percussion

Gabriel Marin: Fretted/Fretless Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Uyghur Dutar, Uyghur Satar, Karakalpak Dutar, Persian Dutar, Dombra, Ukulele, Dede Saz, Fretless Chaturangui

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Bandcamp

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Nodo Gordiano "H.E.X."

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Lizard Records - LIZARD CD 0178
Format: CD, digital 
Release date: December 15, 2021
Tracklist

1. Heng (26:00)

2. Kou (26:00)

Total Time 52:00

Line-up

Filippo Brilli - tenor, baritone, alto & soprano saxophones

Andrea De Luca - analog & digital synthesizers, sampler, bass, acoustic & electric guitars, devices

Davide Guidoni (Daal) - keyboards, sampler, acoustic & electronic percussion

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

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Marco Ragni "A Moment Before The Sun Went Down"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Space Rock 
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December 15, 2021 (standard ed.), January 30, 2022 (extended ed.)
Tracklist

standard edition:

1. We Are The Evil (7:21) 

2. Crawling In The Dark (7:18) 

3. Il Silenzio Fa Rumore (2:19) 

4. The Shadow Of Myself (5:42) 

5. Viandante E Locandiere (2:36) 

6. Ossessione (5:44) 

7. No One Will Find Me (5:21) 

8. Now (3:23) 

9. While You're Asleep (The Last Goodbye) (6:01) 

Total Time 45:45

extended edition (2CD):

1. Now (main theme)

2. Before the sun went down Part 1-7

3. Apparent perception

4. We are the EVIL

5. Il silenzio fa rumore

6. Solar Tentacular

7. Now (reprise)

8. Johan's momentary panic attack

9. No one will find me

10. The shadow of myself

11. Ossessione

12. Viandante e Locandiere

13. End of signals

14. Crawling in the Dark

15. While you're asleep (The last goodbye)

16. Your tiny world (Epilogue)

Line-up

Marco Ragni: Vocals, electric and acoustic guitar, bass, keyboards, drums programming.

  With

Bjørn Riis (Airbag): Lead guitar (1)

Giovanni Ciarallo: Lead guitar

Celio Romoli: Electric viola

Nate Coughton: Midi drums

Michael Finnigan: Vocals

Rosie Ordoñez: Vocals

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

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Dreadnaught "Northern Burner"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: December 14, 2021
Tracklist

1. Pink Light (1:51) 

2. Pig & Pony (4:34) 

3. Rum Cake (1:24) 

4. Monsignor Bananas (8:16) 

5. Fantasy In Pink Light (2:10) 

6. Sundown At The Barnyard (5:20) 

7. Parlor Tricks (3:01) 

8. Pony & Pig (5:21) 

9. Throwing In The Towel (2:23) 

Total Time 34:20

Line-up

Rick Habib - drums

Bob Lord - bass guitar

Mac Ritchey - electric oud

Justin Walton - electric guitar

Duncan Watt - keyboards

Jon Wyman - programming

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Bandcamp

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Pyramid "Validity"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal

Label: Sleaszy Rider Records
Format: CD, digital 
Release date: December 14, 2021 (digital), January 14, 2022 (CD)
Tracklist

1. The Prelude (3:53) 

2. Resistance (5:19) 

3. Validity (10:00) 

4. Core (6:09) 

5. Passage (6:27) 

6. A Story (6:16) 

7. Velocious (6:37) 

8. Mutiny (6:29) 

9. Nepotism (6:42) 

10. Stigma (5:44) 

11. Natural Cause (4:48) 

Total Time 68:24

Line-up

Gabe Pietrzak - Guitars 

Lance Sawyer - Bass

Chris Quirarte (Redemption) - Drums

Mike Abdow (Fates Warning) - Guitars

Tim "Ripper" Owens (Iced Earth) - Vocals

Andry Lagiou - Vocals

Adam Bentley (Arch Echo) - Guitars

Joey Izzo (Arch Echo) - Keyboards

Perrine Missemer - Violin

James Knoerl (Aviations) - Drums

Media/Samples
Deezer

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Arkadien "Zenith vol. 1" EP

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: December 13, 2021
Tracklist

1. KOTO (6:19) 

2. Zenith Pt. 1 (6:25) 

3. The Visitor (5:37) 

Total Time 18:21

Line-up

Carl Efvergren - Guitars

Christian Efvergren - Bass guitar

Anton Mehrlein - Drums

Joakim Bergqvist – Organ, Piano, Keyboards

Linnea Matsson – Vocals

Richard Ullman Magnusson - Vocals

Media/Samples
Spotify

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Omesthesia "Fas To The Nefas"

Country: Spain
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Psychedelic
Format: digital
Release date: December 12, 2021
Tracklist

1. Nam Degnah (5:44) 

2. Orichalcum (3:54) 

3. The Slave (8:00) 

4. Run (3:08) 

5. Alone In Prison (4:18) 

6. Mad King (3:57) 

7. Repentance (3:29) 

8. Judgement (3:27) 

9. Hanged Man (4:42) 

Total Time 40:39

Line-up

Alejandro Rejón Mata - guitars, vocals, sinths, drones, controller keyboards, bass, samples and foleys

Alex Copero - drums, vocals and drones

Ana Hortas - piano, sinths and controller keyboard

Manu Guitarte - bass

Media/Samples
Bandcamp (name your price)

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Quicksilver Night "Asymptote"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December 11, 2021
Tracklist

1. The Chase (4:30) 

2. Dream Sequence Gunmen (4:35) 

3. Ameles Potamos (4:48) 

4. Emelya Durak (4:20) 

5. Stare Con Te (4:31) 

6. April Covenant (3:37) 

7. Black Liszt (1:07) 

8. Continuity (5:01) 

9. Hephaestus The Cuckold (Remastered) (4:25) 

10. Brookside Interlude (0:31) 

11. Quicksilver Drachenlied (4:46) 

12. Trompe L'coeur  (4:19) 

13. The Galactic Edge (Extended Version) (5:27) 

Total Time 51:57

Bonus Tracks:

14. Mr. Wizard (Bonus Track) (5:33) 

15. Power Curve (Bonus Track) (5:24) 

16. Parallel Play (Bonus Track) (3:57) 

17. Lark (Bonus Track) (4:30) 

Line-up
Warren Russell 

   With 

Jeremy Barnes (1)

Ony (3)

Andrew N Project (4)

Marco Iacobini (5)

The Unified One (6)

GorMusik (8)

Anne Epperly (10, 12)

Milt Gore (7, 11)

Nazim Chambi (2, 12)
Farzad Golpayegani (9, 13)
Jason Cale (14-17)

Jeff Saunders (17)

Media/Samples
Streams

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Sky Cries Mary "Wandering in the Vastness"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Psychedelic 
Label: Trail Records
Format: CD, digital 
Release date: December 2021 (digital), January 22, 2022 (CD)
Tracklist

1. Crystal Gazing (3:19) 

2. L Train (5:15) 

3. Red Red Fox (5:33) 

4. Can't Find The Time (5:00) 

5. Chaos At The Port (7:02) 

6. Bright Biggest Eye (4:32) 

7. The Dolmen (2:52) 

8. Jodo (1:35) 

9. Brifge Sleepers (3:52) 

10. Raga Metal Machine (7:23) 

11. A Lonely Deer (5:46) 

12. Dream Yourself To Sleep (10:21) 

Total Time 62:30

Line-up

Roderick Wolgamott - vocals

Ben Ireland - drums & percussion, keyboards

Debra Reese - vocals

Curt Eckman - bass

Kevin Whitworth - guitar

   With

Jack Endino - guitar, drums (2)

Media/Samples
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Marcin Pajak "Sound of The Trees"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December 10, 2021
Tracklist

1. Lost In The Crowd (7:53) 

2. Sound Of The Trees (5:10) 

3. To Find Ourselves Again (7:41) 

4. Long Journey (6:01) 

5. Silent Planet (4:55) 

6. Together Apart (4:32) 

7. You Are (5:13) 

8. Escape From Reality (6:07) 

9. Digital Life (5:06) 

10. Last Song (1:51) 

Total Time 54:29

Line-up
Marcin Pajak - vocals, instruments

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Isobar "Isobar II"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December 10, 2021
Tracklist

1. Short Story Long (9:27) 

2. Obstination (4:27) 

3. Social Meteor (5:55) 

4. Eigengrau (4:46) 

5. Zed The Exhaler (6:01) 

6. The Suppressor Of The Archives (7:43) 

7. The Impaler Of Distortions (3:12) 

8. The Impersonator Of Sorrows (3:56) 

9. The Image Motivator (0:51) 

10. The Squire Of Reason (4:13) 

11. Flannel (7:22) 

Total Time 57:53

Line-up
Jim Anderson (Metaphor): bass
Malcolm Smith (Metaphor): guitars
Marc Spooner (Metaphor): keyboards

    with

Mattias Olsson (Anglagard): drums

Evan Weiss: trumpet (2, 3, 8)

Ben Bohorquez: saxophone (2, 3, 8)

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Kosmodome "Kosmodome"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Stoner, Retro Prog
Label: Karisma Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: December 10, 2021 (CD, digital), February 14, 2022 (vinyl)
Tracklist

1. Enter The Dome (1:14) 

2. | Retrograde (6:34) 

3. Hypersonic (3:39) 

4. Deadbeat (7:00) 

5. Waver I (4:48) 

6. Waver II (6:10) 

7. The 1% (6:28) 

8. Orbit (8:50) 

Total Time 44:43

Line-up
Sturle Sandvik - guitars and vocals

Severin Sandvik - drums

   With

Ole-Andreas Jensen (Shaman Elephant) - bass 
Jonas Særsten - keys, effects

Morten E. Olsen - guitar solo

Description/Reviews:

Their cool concoction of prog rock, stoner rock, and 60s psychedelia is an effective one and works superbly with respect to evoking scenes in the mind of the listener. Some of the more gentle, melancholy melody lines actually remind me of "Leaf and Stream" by Wishbone Ash...

Read the full review by Jens Nepper at eternal-terror.com

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Black Expression "Mas Experiencia"

Country: Argentina
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: December 10, 2021
Tracklist

1. Envuelto en Misterio (6:08) 

2. Abajo (13:32) 

3. 999 (4:06) 

4. Esperando Ayuda (5:52) 

5. Iniciacion (12:18) 

6. Inconcluso (6:56) 

Total Time 48:52

Line-up

Eduardo Martínez - Guitar, Bass

Pablo Martínez - Piano, Minimoog, Lead, Pad, Synth, Arp2600, Hammond 

Gabriel Bikerway - Drums, Vibraphone, Percussion

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Halcyon Arrhythmia "Halcyon Arrhythmia"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock 
Format: digital
Release date: December 10, 2021
Tracklist

1. Fundamentals (11:10) 

2. Light & Sound (5:07) 

3. Aquamarine (7:40) 

4. Paths Divide (10:19) 

5. Halcyon Arrhythmia (3:01) 

Total Time 37:17

Line-up

Lee Nelson - Guitar, vocals, bass, piano, programming

   With

Bradley Stafford - Harsh vocals (1)

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Dessiderium "Aria"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Artisan Era
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: December 10, 2021
Tracklist

1. White Morning In A World She Knows (15:13) 

2. Pale (10:59) 

3. Aria (13:41) 

4. Moon Lust Delirium (9:15) 

5. The Persecution Complex (11:26) 

Total Time 60:34

Line-up

Alex Haddad - Vocals, all instruments

   Except

Brody Smith - Drum programming

Description/Reviews:

Between the acoustic meandering and melancholic clean vocals that introduce the opening track “White Morning in a World She Knows,” I initially thought that Aria was to be a slab of obvious Opeth worship. As the proceedings blossom into colorful symphonic prog in the Native Construct vein, and later into a dense bout of blackened Krallice riffs, this comparison became an afterthought. In the tradition of Aquilus and Wilderun, Dessiderium uses their Opeth affinity as a platform for reaching higher ambitions. What sets Aria apart from many of its contemporaries, however, is its uniquely optimistic tone. Dessiderium largely eschews minor scales in favor of a more traditionally melodic palette. It doesn’t necessarily sound “happy” in a power metal way, but its atmosphere of adventure and sage acceptance is colorful in a way most extreme metal bands can’t touch.

Read the full review by Eldritch Elitist at angrymetalguy.com

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Foreign Waves "Hivemind"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: December 10, 2021
Tracklist

1. Adrift (0:48) 

2. Remnants (7:02) 

3. Recovery (7:09) 

4. Manifest (5:22) 

5. Resilient (7:37) 

6. Reanimate (6:29) 

7. Sympathize (2:45) 

8. Empathize (4:42) 

9. Anomalous (8:46) 

10. Ephemeral (8:27) 

Total Time 59:07 

Line-up
Jonathan Carpenter - all instruments, vocals 

   Except:

Chris Corey - bass guitar (2, 9)

Jordan Gaboian - guitar solo (2)

Joey Rohr - bass solo (5)

Icaro Paiva - guitar solo (5)

Luke Boismer - bass guitar (6)

Karisten Carpenter - additional vocals (6)

Joey Izzo - keyboard solo (6)

Joey Rohr - bass guitar (7, 8)

Charles Caswell - guitar solo (9)

Peter Oliviera - guitar solo (10)

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Static Limit "Existentia"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December 10, 2021
Tracklist

1. Veil Of Illusion (6:08) 

2. A Priori (4:02) 

3. Symbiont (5:00) 

4. Fifth World (7:14) 

5. Sage (3:43) 

6. The Origins: I One's Own Self (2:36) 

7. The Origins: II Paradoxical (5:32) 

8. The Origins: III The Morphist (2:57) 

9. The Origins: IV Manifesto (3:22) 

10. The Origins: V Finale (2:04) 

Total Time 42:38

Line-up

Rom Garza - keyboards, guitars, drums programming

Diana Marie DeHoyos - bass

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Malady "Ainavihantaa"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): Retro Prog
Label: Svart Records 
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: December 10, 2021
Tracklist

1. Alava vaara (6:43) 

2. Vapaa ja autio (6:21) 

3. Sisävesien rannat (6:41) 

4. Dyadi (7:07) 

5. Haavan väri (3:43) 

6. Ainavihantaa (7:01) 

Total Time 37:36

Line-up

Taavi Heikkilä: alto & tenor saxophone, clarinet 

Babak Issabeigloo: guitar, vocals

Juuso Jylhälehto: drums, modular synthesizer

Ville Rohiola: Hammond, Mellotron, Wurlitzer, Minimoog, piano, vocals

Jonni Tanskanen: bass

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Bernard and Pörsti "Robinson Crusoe"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Seacrest Oy - SCR-1033
Format: CD
Release date: December 10, 2021
Tracklist

1. Overture (06:18)

2. Like an Endless Sea (09:38)

3. The Voyage Begins (03:08)

4. The Island of Despair (10:00)

5. Friday (10:08)

6. The Rescue (07:23)

7. New Life (05:16)

Total Time 51:56

Line-up

Marco Bernard (The Samurai Of Prog) - Shuker basses

Kimmo Pörsti (The Samurai Of Prog, Mist Season) - drums and percussion

    With:

Octavio Stampàlia (Jinetes Negros) - keyboards

Rubén Álvarez - electric guitar

Steve Bingham - violin

Marc Papeghin - French horn, trumpet

Oliviero Lacagnina (Latte e Miele) - keyboards

John Wilkinson - vocals

Sara Traficante - flute

Marcel Singor (Kayak) - electric guitar

Rafael Pacha - electric and acoustic guitar, recorder, viola da gamba

David Myers - grand piano

Alessandro Di Benedetti (Mad Crayon, Inner Prospekt) - keyboards

Bart Schwertmann (Kayak) - vocals

Steve Hackett (Genesis) - electric guitar

John Hackett - flute

Marco Grieco (Marcomarco) - keyboards, acoustic guitars, percussion

Marco Vincini - vocals

Luca Scherani (La Coscienza di Zeno, Höstsonaten) - keyboards

Stefano Galifi (Museo Rosenbach) - vocals

Adam Diderrich - violin

Marcella Arganese (Ubi Maior, Archangel) - guitar

Andrea Pavoni - keyboards

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Mercury X "Imprisoned"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Frontiers Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December 10, 2021
Tracklist

1. Until The Break Of Day

2. The Light In Your Eyes

3. Lonely

4. Imprisoned

5. The Sound Of Nothing

Line-up

Martin Björklund - Guitar, Lead Vocals, Violin

Jonas Vedin - Guitars

Alfonso Flores - Bass

Denis Diaz - Drums, Lead Vocals

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那由他計画/ Project Nayuta "さざきおりてひかりあふれ / Sazaki Orite Hikari Afure"

Country: Japan
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December 5, 2021
Tracklist

1.Plastic Night (7:12) 

2.Star to Blaster (11:40) 

3.さざきおりてひかりあふれ (17:22) 

4.Sazaki176 (0:48) 

Total Time 37:02 

Line-up

Mika Tsukimoto: Vocals

Junko Sera: Vocals

Takashi Wada: Guitars

Madoka Tsukada (Providence): Keyboards, Synthesizers

Yosuke Tara: Bass

Masahiko Noguchi: Drums & Percussion

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Undertime "The Sound of Hope"

Country: Brazil
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: December 4, 2021
Tracklist

1. A World Full Of Nothing (8:19) 

2. Survive (13:17) 

3. Different Moment (7:54) 

4. Mirages (11:06) 

5. Immortal (8:08) 

6. Under Life (4:53) 

7. Damn Disease (9:06) 

8. A New Hope (18:43) 

Total Time 81:26

Line-up

Marcelo Saracino - Vocals

Renato Estevam - Guitars

Gustavo Maia - Guitars

Mário Maia - Drums

André Fernandes - Bass

   With

Gabriel D'Amico - Bass (1, 3) 

Wilson Esteves - Keyboards (1-3)

Tito Falaschi - Keyboards (4-8)

Wilson Esteves - Keyboard solo (8)

Rachel Moss - Spoken voice (4)

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Shagohod "Tin, Gold, Lead & Blood"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December 3, 2021
Tracklist

01. Old Pistol (or How to Murder a Man and Leave Him Alive) (04:26)

02. Widowmaker (or Tin, Gold and Lead) (05:32)

03. Lightning Rifle (or The Buffalo Deserter) (05:28)

04. Showstoppers (or A Chorus of Vultures) (05:07)

05. Revolver (or Gravedigger Blues) (05:01)

06. Martillo del Dios (or War in the Wake of the River Greed) (06:30)

07. Burning Arrow (or A Footfall on the Floor of the Night) (05:57)

08. Faith (or The Broke and Buried) (05:51)

09. Inquisitor (or To Beat the House) (05:32)

10. Scorpion (or Manifest Cowardice) (10:20)

11. Repeater (or For All is Dark Where Thou Art Not) (06:56)

Line-up

Dave Coffey: Vocals, Drums, Bass (all but 4), Piano, Acoustic Guitar, Organ, Rhodes, Percussion

Drew Bligh: Electric Guitars, Vocals, Bass (4), Mandolin, Banjo, Glockenspiel, Synth, Programming/Samples

  With:

Ben Lane - Solos (6, 8, 10), leads (6, 10)

Rick King - Guitar solo (5)

Jeff Boratko - Tenor sax (9), soprano sax (11), bassoon (4)

Keenan Asbridge - Trumpet (1, 10)

Description/Reviews:

What is abundantly clear is while this band set their foot firmly in the progressive metal sphere they made sure that they prioritized writing quality songs. Every single chorus and verse line is carefully constructed to stick in your head so you can sing along with every subsequent listen, such as the lines at the very end of Showstoppers, with multiple voices involved it’s difficult not to be compelled to belt along with the band. Melodic passages and the layered harmonies are superb, filling the sonic space without feeling like an overwhelming wall of noise. Shagohod enjoys messing with different styles to keep the listener on their toes, with songs like Revolver that are basically a straight up blues song with a distortion pedal and Burning Arrow that has a very cinematic vibe with the primary use of synths and pad strings for instrumentation.

Read the full review by Nikita Khrenov at alternativecontrolct.com

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The Spacelords "Unknown Species"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Space Rock
Label: Tonzonen Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: December 3, 2021
Tracklist

1. F.K.B.D.F. (8:13) 

2. Unknown Species (14:55) 

3. Time Tunnel (20:26) 

Total Time 43:34

Line-up

Matthias Wettstein - Guitar

Akee Kazmaier - Bass

Marcus Schnitzler - Drums

Description/Reviews:

...The Spacelords have not had to change, having found their own perfect niche in the ecology of music, and ‘Unknown Species’ is a reflection of that.

Just three tracks make up this instrumental album, the first and shortest being ‘F.K.B.D.F’ and whilst barely a blink of the eye compared to what follows, it still stacks up at a more than respectable seven minute plus. That running time is made up of perhaps the most urgent beats and riffs on the release, as well as a comparatively simple structure, eschewing time changes to deliver a number that would be sure to have hair flying and flares flapping at a live show.

Read the full review by Spenny at avenoctum.com

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Elder & Kadavar "Eldovar: A Story of Darkness & Light"

Country: Germany 
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Progressive Rock, Post Rock
Label: Robotor Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: December 3, 2021
Tracklist

1. From Deep Within (9:33) 

2. In The Way (5:38) 

3. El Matador (6:42) 

4. Rebirth Of The Twins (2:59) 

5. Raspletin (4:59) 

6. Blood Moon Night (11:04) 

7. Cherry Trees (3:44) 

Total Time 44:39

Line-up

Simon Bouteloup (Kadavar)

Michael Risberg (Elder)

Nick DiSalvo (Elder)

Lupus Lindemann (Kadavar)

Tiger Bartelt (Kadavar)

Georg Edert (Elder)

   With

Kristof Hahn (Swans) - Slide guitar solo (3) 

Rosa Merino Claros - Backing vocals (3) 

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Plastic Woods "Dragonfruit"

Country: Spain 
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Progressive Rock
Label: The Braves Records, Spinda Records, Discos Macarras, Quebranta Records, Gato Encerrado Records & Violence In The Veins
Format: CD, digital, vinyl 
Release date: December 3, 2021
Tracklist

1. Dragonfruit (4:10) 

2. The Calling (7:27) 

3. Dreamland (4:29) 

4. Storm (2:49) 

5. Close To The Void (3:33) 

6. Sulayr (10:17) 

Total Time 32:45

Line-up

Javier Rubio Arrabal – Drums, percussion

Antonio Pérez Muriel – Bass guitar, multiple arrangements

Jesús de la Torre Sánchez – Guitars, vocal, transverse flute

   With

Antonio Campos del Pino - Flamenco guitar, palmas, jaleos

Irene Veredas - Violin

Miguel Ángel Robles Urquiza - Trumpet

Carlos Mesa García - Sax

Isaac Pascual Godoy - Piano, synth

Description/Reviews:

Having developed themselves as a band, Plastic Woods redefines its sound and takes a step forward, creating a piece of work that explores new territories, mixing new genres and textures in an unique way. The chaotic times we are living inspire this three musicians to push their personality as a band through six songs, thought to take the best of each style involved. Classic psychedelia renovates itself as Dragonfruit travels around the extreme situations lived, personally and colectively, on this world crisis.

Read more at stonerhive.blogspot.com

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Detieti "Serious IV"

Country: Russia
Genre(s): Instrumental Avant Prog
Label: [addicted label]
Format: CD, digital, cassette
Release date: December 3, 2021
Tracklist

1. Disorienteria (12:46)

2. Milky Squid (5:49)

3. Reflective Architect (5:11)

4. Z.O.V. (12:59)

Total Time – 36:45

Line-up

Mikhail Ivanov — bass, samples and field recordings, toy piano (3)

Viktor Tikhonov — drums and percussion, semi-acoustic guitar (3), synthesizers and sequencers (3,4), samples

Alexander Kosarenko — electric guitars, acoustic guitar (1,3,4), mbira (3), didgeridoo (3), percussion (2), bass synth (4)

Petr Bolotov — synthesizers and noise effects (1,2,4)

Pavel Makarov — acoustic and electronic percussion (1,4)

    With

Andrey Silin — melodica (1)

Nikolay Samarin — mandolin (1)

Description/Reviews:

What we hear on Serious IV is a fuller and more fluid sounding Detieti. The changes of rhythm and style are no longer so sudden and schizophrenic as they were on previous releases. They are still present, but in a far more easily digested manner, while still maintaining an avant edge. Though I would never say Detieti sound like Beardfish (the two bands are not even close), Serious IV reminds me a lot of my favourite Beardfish album, The Sane Day. There is a sense of controlled chaos (where previously, Detieti went for the chaos, and didn’t bother with the control), and the restraint works surprisingly well. There are times where I can hear where the Detieti of old would have taken a left turn, and they choose not to – and it just works.

Read the full review by Nick Hudson at theprogressiveaspect.net

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Colouratura "Black Steeple Church"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December 3, 2021
Tracklist

1. Black Steeple Church

2. Blackheart

3. Crash Dirt, Bone Dust

4. Shepherd's Throne

5. Headsplitter

6. Heavenly Dancer

7. Icarus

8. There's Something in my Basement

9. Vesuvian Tidepools 2020 (bonus track) 

Line-up

Nathan James: bass, vocals, drum programming (6), synths (6), arrangements

Ian Beabout: arrangements, flute (4), drum programming (8)

Derek Pavlic: guitars, arrangements, viola (2,4), keyboard (3), microKorg vocoder (7), drum programming (8)

    With

Brandon Collins: drums (1)

Derek Ferguson: electronic drums (2,4)

Dave Trik: drums (5,7)

Paul Sears: drums (8)

Chris Boros: mellotron (4)

Jacopo Muneratti: narration (2)

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Professor Tip Top "Lanes Of Time"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Apollon Records 
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: December 3, 2021 (CD, digital), February/March 2022 (vinyl)
Tracklist

1. Lanes Of Time (4:36) 

2. Falling Into The Sun (4:23) 

3. The Sound Of Protonflow (2:37) 

4. Isle Of Sirens (6:27) 

5. The Quest Remains (5:44) 

6. Shining (5:17) 

7. Past Forever (3:36) 

8. Shallow Shadow (5:53) 

9. Time Is (2:17) 

Total Time 40:50

Line-up

Sonja Otto: Vocals, keyboards

Sam Fossbakk: Guitar, keyboards, synth, vocal

Stein Høgseth: Bass

Charles Wise: Drums

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Refestramus "Decoupage"

Country: USA 
Genre(s): Progressive Hard Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December  2, 2021 (digital), December 22, 2021 (CD)
Tracklist

1. Emeline (4:40) 

2. Wasteland, Pt.1 (4:02) 

3. Wasteland, Pt.2 (5:21) 

4. Different Eyes (3:43) 

5. Wasteland, Pt.3 (4:05) 

6. I Was Young And Stupid (But I'm Not Young Anymore) (3:11) 

7. I Adore You  (3:32) 

8. Agent Mikrovolnovka (3:57) 

9. Another Country (3:54) 

10. Memory Eternal (5:00) 

11. The Devil's Visitation

12. F.M.M.L.

Total Time 41:25

Line-up
Derek Ferguson

   With

Jerry King (Cloud over Jupiter, Moon Men) - bass
Ekatherina Skvo - vocals (7)

Nathan James (Colouratura) (8)

Jemma Heigis (10)

Derek Pavlic (Colouratura) (11)

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