Øresund Space Collective "Oily Echoes of the Soul"

Country: Denmark/Sweden
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Space Rock
Label: Space Rock Productions
Format: CD, digital, vinyl 
Release date: March 30, 2022 (CD, digital)
Tracklist

1. Bump And Grind ØSC Style (31:29) 

2. Peace Of Mynd (13:27) 

3. Oily Echoes Of The Soul (23:52) 

4. Deep Breath For The EARTH (15:51) 

5. Shit Kickin' (4:10) 

Total Time 88:49

Line-up
PIB - Drums

Johan - Drums (2)

Pär, Jocke, Hasse - Bass

Mathias, Johan, Tobias, Jocke - Guitars

KG - Sitar, Synthesizers  

Dr Space, Mogens, Ola - Synthesizers 

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Ehfar "Nexus"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Metal

Label: Wanikiya Record
Format: digital
Release date: March 28, 2022
Tracklist

1. What If (5:27) 

2. Icarus (4:15) 

3. Different Shapes (4:35) 

4. The Dance Of The Waining Moon (4:42) 

5. Nexus (5:30) 

6. No Way Out (4:41) 

7. Stay Awake (5:25) 

8. Deadhead (Bonus Track) (8:16) 

9. Skyfall (Bonus Track) (4:50) 

Total Time 47:41

Credits

Titta Tani - vocals

Emiliano Tessitore (Stage of Reality) - guitar

Andrea Gianangeli (Dragonhammer, David Reece) - drums

Roberto Fasciani (Fabio Frizzi) - bass

   With

Mark Boals (Malmsteen, Dokken) - vocals (9)

Ivan Giannini (Vision Divine) - vocals (9)

Giacomo Voli (Rapsodia del Fuoco) - vocals (9)

Enrico H di Lorenzo (Divinit〠Orrenda) - vocals (9)

Damiano Borgi (Stadio della Realtã€) - vocals (9)

Mattia Fagiolo (Tuono Bianco) - vocals (9)

Giorgia Zaccagni (Leggenda dei Pink Floyd) - vocals (9)

The songs are written by Titta Tani except for THE DANCE OF THE WAINING MOON by Emiliano Tessitore. 

The album is produced by Titta Tani and Emiliano Tessitore. 

Mixed and mastered by Alessandro De Falco at MMI ROME STUDIO RECORDING.

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YOKAI "Coup de grâce"

Country: Belgium
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Space Rock, Fusion
Label: Humpty Dumpty Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: March 25, 2022 (CD, digital), April 18, 2022 (vinyl)
Tracklist

1. Mascotte (6:33) 

2. Roubaix (4:10) 

3. Het Bos (8:35) 

4. Laïka (2:59) 

5. Amazonas (2:51) 

6. Ledeberg (6:03) 

7. Cheval De Rêve (2:57) 

8. Sentinelle (Album Version) (4:17) 

9. Coup De Grâce (3:04) 

Total Time 41:29

Line-up

Yannick Dupont: synths & drums

Louis Evrard: drums

Axel Gilain: bass guitar, moog

Eric Bribosia: keys

Fred Becker: baritone sax & flute

Jordi Grognard: tenor sax, bass clarinet and flute

Clement Nourry: electric guitar

Ivan Tirtiaux: electric guitar

Pieterjan Coppejans: sound engineer, recording and mixing

Matt Colton: mastering

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Action & Tension & Space "Tellus"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Fusion, Post Rock
Label: Rune Grammofon
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: March 25, 2022
Tracklist

1. Chromosomes (6:15) 

2. Tellus (3:26) 

3. Trinity And The Holy Ghost (9:56) 

4. Schweppes And Koskenkorva (6:44) 

5. The Last Petrol Station Before Hardangervidda (14:08) 

Total Time 40:29

Line-up

Julius Lind  - Bass

Per Steinar Lie - Lap-Steel Guitar, Electric Guitar

Ørjan Haland - Drums

Øystein Braut - Guitar, Organ, Mellotron

   With

Sigbjørn Apeland - Harmonium, Fender Rhodes

Ståle Liavik Solberg - Percussion 

Description/Reviews:

The band describe themselves as a spaced out, instrumental loungerock outfit, with added vibes of folk music, jazzy surf, psychedelia, free improvised chill-out, jangly post-rock and travelling bass. Not much for us to add here, apart from possibly a pinch of krautrock. “Tellus” is the quartet’s fourth album, and their debut on Rune Grammofon. Being something of an allstar team from the fertile psychedelic spacedrone scene in Haugesund on the westcoast of Norway, the members also pay their dues in bands like Electric Eye, Lumen Drones (ECM), Undergrünnen and The Low Frequency in Stereo. “Tellus” is a powerful and spicy brew rich on captivating hooks, smart details and a hypnotic drive. Their finest effort so far!

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The Tronosonic Experience "The Shadow pt.2"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Apollon Records 
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: March 25, 2022
Tracklist

1. Undertow (Slight Return) (0:23) 

2. The Shadow Of The New Praetorian (12:35) 

3. Supernova (3:45) 

4. Beehive (8:31) 

5. Chiaroscuro (5:50) 

6. Dunes (2:59) 

Total Time 34:03 

Line-up
Ole Jørgen Bardal - saxophones

Øyvind Nypan - guitars and electronics

Jan Inge Nilsen - drums

Per Harald Ottesen - bass guitar

Description/Reviews:

The music on The Shadow Vol I and Vol II is influenced by both the more experimental hard rock of the seventies, like Ginger Baker’s Airforce and King Crimson, and the meditative and contemplative vibe represented by the works of jazz artists Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders in the late seventies. The music on the albums is also influence by more modern progressive rock and heavy rock represented by bands like The Mars Volta, Clutch and Queens of the Stone Age. The Tronosonic Experience has taken new steps forward on The Shadow Vol I and Vol II. The form and structure of the compositions still digs deep into heavy rock, and saxophonist Ole Jørgen Bardal and guitarist Øyvind Nypan’s soloing create new dimensions to the music by reveling in an uninhibited jazzy abandon. Drummer Jango Nilsen and bassist Per Harald Ottesen lay down a solid foundation for the soloing, and take part in the collective improvisations that are happening on the albums. The intuitive interplay between the band members is evident on the new albums. The heavy weather conditions of the north-western coast of Norway, where The Shadow Vol I and Vol II were recorded mid-winter, is also evident in the music. The Shadow Vol I and Vol II are quite dynamic records, with sonic parts that varies from the explosive outburst of aggressive sound one can hear on the albums opening tracks Sheik and The Shadow of the new Praetorians, to the more quiet, lyrical tracks Totak and Chiaroscuro.

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Anthon Norwell Experiment "Welcome To My DNA"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: March 25, 2022
Tracklist

1. Between These Walls (2:51) 

2. I Waiting For (4:43) 

3. Prisoner Of Time (3:54) 

4. Experience Of My Body (3:10) 

5. They Steal My Life (4:44) 

6. My Love (4:36) 

7. No Escape From A Reality (4:18) 

8. Stay Away From Me (3:14) 

9. The Effect Reverse (3:09) 

10. Inside Me (3:55) 

11. This Is My New Side (4:04) 

12. I Stay Alone (7:07) 

Total Time 49:45

Line-up
Anthon Norwell 

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Michael Romeo "War of the Worlds, Part 2"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: InsideOut
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: March 25, 2022
Tracklist

Disc 1

01. Introduction, Pt. II (02:37)

02. Divide & Conquer (04:46)

03. Destroyer (05:34)

04. Metamorphosis (05:53)

05. Mothership (02:23)

06. Just Before the Dawn (05:01)

07. Hybrids (06:14)

08. Hunted (04:32)

09. Maschinenmensch (09:03)

10. Parasite (04:33)

11. Brave New World (Outro) (03:36)

12. The Perfect Weapon (Bonus Track) (07:41)

13. Alien DeathRay (Bonus Track) (04:31)

Disc 2

Instrumental Versions

Line-up
Michael Romeo (Symphony X) - guitars
John "JD" DeServio (Black Label Society) - bass 

John Macaluso (Yngwie Malmsteen, Ark, James LaBrie) - drums 

Dino Jelusick (Animal Drive, Trans-Siberian Orchestra) - vocals

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Anwkozik "IV"

Country: France
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Math Rock, Fusion
Format: digital
Release date: March 25, 2022
Tracklist

1. La Cave Du Dentiste (10:23) 

2. Rêve Frère (8:35) 

3. Naked On The Couch (9:17) 

4. Spicy Bananas (10:51) 

5. Trees And Bonobos (8:22) 

6. Eddy (8:20) 

7. Eggs And Shoulders (9:06) 

Total Time 64:54

Line-up
Denis Alex: saxophone

Florient Vennet: drums

Jérôme Fisher : bass

Christophe Siefert: guitar

Stéphan Hemmert: guitar

Michael Schneider: guitar

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Subspace Radio "Aika"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Eclipse Music
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 25, 2022
Tracklist

1. Suite Subspace (6:14) 

2. Last Call (6:34) 

3. The Day Of The Brightest Colours (4:35) 

4. Everything (3:56) 

5. The House (5:50) 

6. Radio Silence (7:07) 

7. Hope (4:41) 

8. Exit (Purola) (12:28) 

    i. Leave that House

    ii. The Crossing

    iii. Exit

Total Time 51:25

Line-up

Max Malin - Drums and Percussion

Juha Mattila - Guitars and Guitar Synth

Teppo Nurminen - Keyboards, All Electronic Sounds and Programming

Mikko Johansson - Bass, programming

   With

Annica Milán - Vocals (2, 4)

Kimmo Blom - Vocals (3, 6)

Timo Heinonen - Vocals (5, 7)

Leo Kylätasku - Trumpet (8)

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Day of Departure "Day of Departure"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Post Rock/Metal
Label: BraveMusic
Format: digital
Release date: March 25, 2022
Tracklist

1. …And We Prepare for Our End (8:00)

2. The Edge of Annihilation (6:13)

3. The Light In Our Eye Grows Dim (3:01)

4. Pierce the Sky (Conflict) (4:32)

5. Ex Machina (5:46)

6. Life Prevails (6:13)

7. The Future Has No Form (3:24)

8. Living Matter (7:34)

9. Awaken To The Beyond (5:50)

10. The Beyond (2:17)

Line-up

Ben Kelly - Bass

Matt Kozar - Guitars, Keys

Michelle Schrotz - Vocals, Keys

Scott Loose - Guitars, Keys

Trevor Schrotz - Drums

Description/Reviews:

This is an album full of symphonic delights, a total experience of the audio senses and, without doubt, an album packed to the brim with beautifully layered, well-constructed music. Every aspect of this wonderful album has been pieced together with ultimate skill and attention to detail. A consummate journey through multitudes of varying soundscapes and audio atmospheres. Even on first play, it is remarkable how every instrument within the line-up stands out in such a well-defined manner and the music graced with its own individuality. Every successive play, therefore, reveals more and more lashings of instrumental wonderment. Energetic yet sensitive drumming, exquisite and tuneful bass lines. And then at times, it is difficult to differentiate between the fascinating shared lead guitar and keyboard arrangements, the use of pedals and other treatments providing a resultant blanket of different sounds all merging all together so seamlessly. But of course spasms of well-considered heavy riffing versus more subtle guitar proliferations, a Juxtaposition of well-ordered beautifully coordinated sounds.

Read the full review by Geoff Penn at houseofprog.com

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Kaprekar's Constant "The Murder Wall"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Talking Elephant Records - TECD472 (CD), Plane Groovy (vinyl)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl 
Release date: March 25, 2022 (CD, digital)
Tracklist

1. Prologue

2. Theme – Hall Of Mirrors

3. Tall Tales By Firelight

4. Failure Takes Care Of Its Own

5. Another Man’s Smile

6. Years To Perfect

7. Hope In Hell

8. Victorious

9. The Rain Shadow

10. Third Man Down

11. A Silent Drum

12. The Stormkeepers Daughter

13. A World Beyond Man

14. A Stormkeeper’s Reprise

15. Endeavour

16. Mountaineers

17. Hall Of Mirrors

Line-up

David Jackson (VDGG) - Saxes, Flutes, Whistles

Mark Walker - Drums, Percussion

Bill Jefferson - Vocals, Backing Vocals

Dorie Jackson - Vocals, Backing Vocals, Vocal Arrangements

Mike Westergaard - Piano, Keyboards, Backing Vocals

Al Nicholson - Guitars, Piano, Keyboards

Nick Jefferson - Bass Guitars, Keyboards

   With

Judie Tzuke

Description/Reviews:

The Murder Wall chronicles six different attempts to climb the North Face of The Eiger, one of mountaineering’s most difficult challenges.

The action takes place between 1935 and 2007 and is glimpsed from the hotel terraces of Kleine Scheidegg through the strategically placed telescopes trained on the climbing parties. From this small hamlet, towered over by the 13,000 foot mountain, we witness the various triumphs and tragedies.

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Animals As Leaders "Parrhesia"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Technical Progressive Metal/Rock
Label: Sumerian Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: March 25, 2022
Tracklist
 1. Conflict Cartography (5:02) 

2. Monomyth (3:26) 

3. Red Miso (4:31) 

4. Gestaltzerfall (4:46) 

5. Asahi (1:51) 

6. The Problem Of Other Minds (2:32) 

7. Thoughts And Prayers (5:48) 

8. Micro-Aggressions (4:10) 

9. Gordian Naught (4:48) 

Total Time 36:54

Line-up

Tosin Abasi - guitars

Javier Reyes - guitars

Matthew Garstka - drums

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Monomyth

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PreHistoric Animals "The Magical Mystery Machine - Chapter 2"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive Alternative Rock
Label: Glassville Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: March 24, 2022
Tracklist

1. An Empty Space (1:01) 

2. We Harvest The Souls Of The Brave (4:34) 

3. I Am The Chosen One (and I Like It) (6:10) 

4. Ghostfires (6:03) 

5. Cora's New Secret (5:00) 

6. The Protectors Of The Universe (5:21) 

7. 2  (new Year's Eve) (5:30) 

8. Pull Me In (3:23) 

9. It's A Start, Not The End (9:13) 

Total Time 46:15

Line-up

Samuel Granath – drums and keys

Stefan Altzar – vocals, guitars and keys

Daniel Magdic – guitars and keys

Noah Magnusson – bass

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Talos "El Primer Androide"

Country: Honduras
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion, Canterbury
Label: Viajero Inmovil Records - VIRD0102TALOS
Format: digital
Release date: March 20, 2022
Tracklist

1. Introducción (0:54) 

2. Creta (7:03) 

    a. Poseidón

    b. Cnosos

    c. Los juegos taurinos

    d. El palacio de Minos

3. Talos I (5:56) 

    a. La fragua de Hefesto

    b. El androide

4. El Argo (3:05) 

5. Medea (6:16) 

    a. Circe

    b. La tecno bruja

6. Talos II (2:55) 

7. Una Larga Travesía A Casa (5:35) 

    a. En aguas del Egeo

    b. Amor de bruja

8. Talos III (7:26) 

    a. A las costas Creta

    b. El robot y la bruja

    c. Muerte de Talos

Total Time 39:10

Line-up

José Luis Suazo: Keyboards

René Zelaya: Drums

Roberto Chico: Guitar and bass

   With

Yadira Bendaña: voice (1)

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Gabriel Keller "Clair Obscur"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Rock 
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 19, 2022
Tracklist

1. Tumulte (Feat. Charlie Henry) (3:26) 

2. Time (Feat. Emi B) (5:01) 

3. Train To Resolution (Feat. Emi B) (4:27) 

4. Open Arms (Feat. Emi B) (5:12) 

5. Melancholia (Feat. Charlotte Gagnor) (3:50) 

6. Sonate Au Clair Obscur (Feat. Clement Barou) (6:42) 

7. Nothing Human (Feat. Maïté Merlin) (5:35) 

8. Out Of My Life (Feat. Maïté Merlin) (6:50) 

9. Honey (Feat. Marine Poirier) (4:44) 

10. Accalmie (2:58) 

Total Time 48:45

Line-up

Gabriel Keller : guitars, percussions, bass (1-5), chorus, sound design, acoustic guitar (10)

   With

Charlie Henry - guitars (1-3, 5, 8) 

Emi B - vocals (2, 3, 4), choir

Charlotte Gagnor - vocals (5) , choir

Clement Barou - vocals (6) , choir

Maïté Merlin - vocals (7, 8) , choir

Marine Poirier - vocals (9) , choir

Lucas Biguet-Mermet: drums (1, 6-9)

Lucie Lacour: cello (1, 5, 9) , choir

Simon Rebuffat: drums (2-5)

quartet. Majuscules: strings - Jean Charles Montibert: string arrangements (2, 5, 6, 7)

Clément Berthie: guitars (3)

Anne-Marguerite Salt: chorus (3)

Anthony Barbier: guitar solo (4)

Julien Mailland: bass (6-9) 

Clément Barou: piano(6) 

Jérôme Aubernon: violin solo (6)

Sos Section : brass section - Pierre Lagache: brass arrangements (8)

Marius Marin: guitars (9)

Charlotte Gagnor: choirs (10)

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Allora "Cease To Believe"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: March 18, 2022
Tracklist

1. The Horizon (4:30) 

2. Messiah (3:54) 

3. Cease To Believe (5:01) 

4. Dying Shame (5:22) 

5. No Way Home (5:54) 

6. Waiting For The Tide (4:22) 

7. Medicine (4:52) 

8. Falling Skies (4:33) 

9. Kind Of Disease (4:31) 

10. Come Hell Or High Water (4:30) 

11. Rising Sun (6:17) 

12. Out Of The Blue (5:59) 

Total Time 59:45

Line-up
Jack Salisbury

Jack Ward

Kyle Budding

Matthew Salisbury

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Sinverse "Cosmic Poetry"

Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: March 18, 2022
Tracklist

1. Eternal Return (2:14) 

2. End Of Compassion (5:59) 

3. Drowning (4:31) 

4. Ascension (5:21) 

5. Pillars Of Creation (4:37) 

6. Lost Within A Dream (6:40) 

7. Synthetic Harmony (5:44) 

8. Cosmic Poetry (8:11) 

9. Full Circle (5:31) 

Total Time 48:48

Line-up

Valentin Bürgler - Vocals

Simon Burri - Guitars

David Craffonara - Bass

Dave Schlumpf - Drums

   With

Alea Wyss - Additional guitars

Lukas Villiger, Kathrin Schlumpf - Additional vocals

Thommy Eberle - Piano 

Eliette Lüthi - Violins

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Wyvern "Radiations"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Wormholedeath
Format: digital
Release date: March 18, 2022
Tracklist

1. Radiations (8:02) 

2. Amnesia (5:27) 

3. Black Medicine (5:52) 

4. The Race (5:14) 

5. Acceptance (1:48) 

6. Fading Fear (4:43) 

7. The Traveler (9:09) 

Total Time 40:15

Line-up

Julien Wetterwald - Guitars,Vocals

Laurent Martin - Synths

Aurélie Martin - Bass

Alexandre Pires - Drums

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Dante "Winter"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 18, 2022
Tracklist

1. Holocene
2. A Cold Man´s Winter
3. Lazarus Leaving
4. In Vertigo
5. The Tear That Shouldn´t Be
6. Darker With The Day
7. Your God In Vain
8. C.S.T.M.

Line-up

Alexander Göhs - Vocals

Julian Kellner - Guitars

Markus Maichel - Keyboards

Jim Magnusson - Bass

Christian Eichlinger - Drums

   With

Bine Heller - Backing and main female vocals

Isea Bervian - All choir voices

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Playgrounded "The death of Death"

Country: Greece/Netherlands
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Pelagic Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: March 18, 2022
Tracklist

1. The Swan

2. Rituals

3. The death of Death 

4. Tomorrow's Rainbow

5. A Road out of the Flood

6. Our Fire

Line-up
Orestis Zafeiriou 

Michael Kotsirakis 

Odisseas Zafiriou 

Giorgos Pouliasis 

Stavros Markonis

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Von Hertzen Brothers "Red Alert in the Blue Forest"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): AOR, Progressive Rock/Pop
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: March 18, 2022
Tracklist

1. Day Of Reckoning

2. Blue Forest

3. The Promise

4. All of a Sudden, You’re Gone

5. Peace Patrol

6. Pirates of the Raseborgian

7. Anil

8. Elbowed

9. Northern Lights

10. Söderskär

11. Disappear There

Line-up

Mikko von Hertzen

Kie von Hertzen

Jonne von Hertzen

Robert Engstrand

Sami Kuoppamäki

   With:

Max Lilja – cello

Klaara Pyrhönen – violin

Janne Toivonen – trumpet

Tero Toivonen – French horn

Juho Viljanen – trombone

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Karcius "Grey White Silver Yellow & Gold"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: March 18, 2022
Tracklist

1. Parasite (6:05) 

2. Supernova (5:57) 

3. The Ladder (13:45) 

4. Cosmic Rage (7:04) 

5. Distance Kills (8:03) 

6. A Needle Tree (15:22) 

Total Time 56:16

Line-up

Sylvain Auclair - Vocals, Bass, Percussion

Thomas Brodeur - Drums, Percussion, Programming and Sound Design

Sébastien Cloutier - Piano, B3, Mellotron, Back Vocals

Simon L’Espérance - Guitars, Synths, Percussion, Keyboards and Loops Programming

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Parasite

Supernova

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Time's Forgotten "Shelter"

Country: Costa Rica
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock
Label: Melodic Revolution Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 18, 2022
Tracklist

1. New Dawn (Prologue) (1:39) 

2. City (6:23) 

3. Cycle #248 (5:14) 

4. Defiant (5:39) 

5. Accident Of Evolution (4:10) 

6. Waking Up (Interlude) (1:19) 

7. Ascension (7:42) 

8. Outsider (6:05) 

9. Moments Of Clarity (5:42) 

10. The Road Home (5:55) 

11. Sleepless (Ending Credits) (1:47) 

Total Time 51:35

Line-up

Priscilla Ruiz - Vocals 

Juan Pablo Calvo - Keyboards, Vocals & Rhythm Guitars

Ari Lotringer  - Lead Guitar 

Gonzalo Trejos - Bass Guitar

Jorge Sobrado - Drums

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Outsider

Moments of Clarity

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Empire Bathtub "Return of the Fuh King"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: March 18, 2022 
Tracklist

1 The Final Prologue

2 Chapter One: Speaking Of The Dead

3 Chapter Two: This Is Fine

4 Chapter Three: Incoming Transmission

5 Chapter Four: Prepare For War

6 Chapter Five: Into The Breach

7 Chapter Six: Broken Beyond Repair

8 Chapter Seven: A Fuh King Tragedy

9 Chapter Eight: A Glimmer Of Hope

10 Chapter Nine: The Can

11 The End Of An Era

Line-up

Stephen Forristall 

Jonah Robertson 

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Prepare For War

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Divided by Design "Irretraceable Steps"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: March 18, 2022
Tracklist

1. Mission Start (1:04) 

2. Countdown Initiated (3:43) 

3. Consume All (5:29) 

4. The Fine Line (4:21) 

5. Space Between (1:47) 

6. D.A.V.E (4:35) 

7. N2H4 (4:40) 

8. Inhibitor (6:34) 

Total Time 32:13

Line-up

Joe Messingham - Bass

Tom Chambers - Drums

Liam Stephenson - Guitars

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Vincenzo Ricca's The Rome Pro(G)ject "Compendium of a Lifetime"

Country: Multinational
Genre(s): Symphonic
Format: CD
Release date: March 15, 2022
Tracklist

1. V (2:40)

2. Compendium of a Lifetime (13:45)

3. Vesuvius  (3:13)

4. The Last Night in the World (5:16)

5. Have Caesar!  (5:30)

6. Morituri te Salutant  (3:40)

7. Gladiators  (5:15)

8. Have Caesar! (reprise)  (3:26)

9. Exegi Monvmentum 2021 (bonus track)  (8:22)

Line-up

Vincenzo Ricca - keyboards

Steve Hackett (Genesis) - electric & classical guitars

Nick Magnus - piano

David Jackson (VDGG, Peter Hammill) - saxophone, flute

John Hackett - flute

Bernardo Lanzetti (Premiata Forneria Marconi, Acqua Fragile, Mangala Vallis) - vocals

Tony Levin (King Crimson, Liquid Tension Experiment) - bass, Chapman Stick

Daniele Pomo (RanestRane) - drums 

Franck Carducci - 12-string guitar, bass

Paolo Ricca - electric guitar

Roberto Vitelli (Taproban, Ellesmere) - bass

Tony Patterson (ReGenesis) - vocals

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Gladiatores (edit version)

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The Trackers featuring Gary Husband & Alf Terje Hana "Vaudeville 8​:​45"

Country: UK/Norway
Genre(s): Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Abstract Logix - ABLX066
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 15, 2022
Tracklist

1. Two Foxes

2. The Drowning

3. Nisco

4. The Middle Distance

5. Wolf Moon

6. Wide Awake Running

7. Deep Stepping

8. Garden of Bliss

9. Living Time

10. All I Need (Bonus Cut bandcamp only)

Line-up
Gary Husband - Drums, Organ, Electric Piano

Alf Terje Hana - Guitars, Octave Guitar, Synth, Programming

   With

Mark King- Bass

Etienne MBappé- Bass

Jimmy Johnson- Bass

Jimmy Haslip- Bass

Øyvind Grong- Bass

Guy Pratt- Bass

Kevin Scott - Bass

Description/Reviews:

With the duo’s program incorporating funk, rock, avant-garde and abstract classical elements, allusions to jazz and fusion, and strong aspects of mood and atmosphere, Husband called upon an extraordinary roster of bassists to complete the project, casting them accordingly... While these key bass contributions substantially elevate the proceedings, they also further highlight what an exceedingly rare vein of collaborational gold Husband and Hana have struck. Together they have created a uniquely broad and stylized sonic canvas on Vaudeville 8:45 – one that elicits bold strokes and fresh colors from all involved. For Hana, it’s a deserved entrée to a larger audience. For Husband, it's an unquestionably exciting addition to an already impressive musical CV. More importantly, The Trackers represents exactly what he had been searching for – a new way indeed. One can hope that it’s just the beginning. (Mike Jacobs at bandcamp)

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Moon Halo "Together Again"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Pop
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 14, 2022
Tracklist

1 Light In The World

2 Together Again

3 Embrace This Life

4 If This Is All There Is

5 We’ve Still Got Time

6 Wasteland

7 Reconnected

8 About Me & You

9 Stories To Tell

10 Back To Normality

11 It Was You

12 The Sandman Is Waiting

13 Life Goes On

Line-up

Marc Atkinson (Riversea, Lee Abraham, Nine Stones Close): Lead Vocals, Backing Vocals

Iain Jennings (Mostly Autumn, Breathing Space): Keyboards and programming

David Clements (Riversea): Bass Guitar

Alex Cromarty (Riversea, Mantra Vega, Heather Findlay): Drums

Martin Ledger (Heather Findlay): Guitars

Anne-Marie Helder (Karnataka, Panic Room): Additional Vocals

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Vengeance From The Sky "Zette Koers"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: March 13, 2022
Tracklist

1. Terraform (5:59) 

2. The Relic (5:23) 

3. Clench The Sun (6:18) 

4. Red Tide (5:22) 

5. Slingshot (4:47) 

6. Perpetual (5:43) 

7. Oumuamua (4:35) 

8. Falling Times (5:04) 

9. Galaxy Eater (4:08) 

Total Time 47:19

Line-up

Jim Dillon - Vocals, Guitars, Bass (4, 8), Piano, Programming

Matt Molloy - Drums, Percussion

Brad Horion - Bass

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Ernie Rapoza - Vibraslap (4)

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Glaswegians "Quaternary"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital, cassette
Release date: March 11, 2022
Tracklist

1. Pavilion (16:14) 

2. Motavia (11:58) 

3. Handedness (14:32) 

4. Zugzwang (19:29) 

Total Time 62:13

Line-up
Michael Elder - all instruments

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The Midgard Project "The Great Divide"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Progressive Power Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 11, 2022
Tracklist

1. At The Failing Of Light (7:25) 

2. Winter Slumber (5:50) 

3. Torch Of The Unbroken (5:15) 

4. The Wolf And The Raven (5:01) 

5. Yuki-onna (5:19) 

6. The Great Divide (5:40) 

7. Mimir’s Well (7:57) 

Total Time 42:27

Line-up

Marty Midgard - Bass, Guitars, Orchestrations

Dennis Dumphy - Drums

Stu Block (Into Eternity, Iced Earth) - Vocals 

Description/Reviews:

The biggest reference point that I can give when describing the music of The Midgard Project is perhaps Symphony X and bands of their ilk. The Midgard Project are far from copycats or clones, because the similarities are not overwhelming, or exact. But it would be remiss of me to not declare that I do hear significant echoes of the Americans within some of the material, be it Block’s vocals, or the way in which the music itself features some great virtuosic guitar playing, powerhouse rhythms, and plenty of grandiose orchestration. I fully suspect that Michael Romeo is a big influence on Mr Midgard.

Read the full review at manofmuchmetal.com

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Prefers to Hide in the Dark "Boundless Eternity, Hereafter Torment"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: March 11, 2022
Tracklist

1. Boundless (9:02) 

2. Eternity (5:43) 

3. Hereafter (10:15) 

4. Torment (13:07) 

Total Time 38:07

Line-up

Rob Poston - vocals

Sam Higgins (Kyros) - bass, guitars

Paul Samber - guitars, keyboards

Diane Galen - drums, keyboards

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Adam Heaton - trumpet (3)

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Oddland "Vermilion"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Uprising! Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl 
Release date: March 11, 2022
Tracklist

1. Vermilion Pt. 1 - Arrival (1:56) 

2. Vermilion Pt. 2 - Below (4:22) 

3. Vermilion Pt. 3 - The Walls Of The Mind (6:49) 

4. Vermilion Pt. 4 - Feed The Void (4:29) 

5. Vermilion Pt. 5 - Emancipator (8:11) 

6. Pathway (2:06) 

7. Resonance (4:38) 

8. Unity (6:17) 

Total Time 38:48

Line-up

Jussi Poikonen - Guitars

Joni Palmroth - Bass

Sakari Ojanen - Vocals, Guitars

Ville Viitanen - Drums

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Feed The Void

Unity

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Green Asphalt "Green Asphalt"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: March 11, 2022
Tracklist

1. The Green Asphalt (4:03) 

2. ´Xcuse Me (6:33) 

3. Walking Her Dog (6:21) 

4. She´s A Cow (7:17) 

5. Suit Yourself (6:46) 

6. Girls (6:05) 

7. Time In Your Face (10:27) 

Total Time 47:32

Line-up

Dan Bornemark - bass, keyboards, acoustic guitar, lead and backing vocals, orchestral arrangements

Bengt Baadtoft Johnson - drums

Hjördis Bornemark - vocals

Björn Claeson- flute, saxophone 

Helena Josefsson - vocals 

Signe Bornemark - vocals 

Niklas Ekelund - guitars

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JPL "Sapiens, chapitre 3​/​3: Actum"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Quadrifonic
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: March 11, 2022 (CD, digital), June 2022 (vinyl)
Tracklist

1. Paradis Perdu (5:53) 

2. Mon Cercueil (6:08) 

3. Alias (La machine²) (4:50) 

4. Dansez Maintenant (5:12) 

5. Memento Mori (23:01) 

     a) Marche vers l’inconnu

     b) Tempus fugit

     c) La mort du roi

     d) Paria

     e) Acta fabula est

Total Time 45:04 

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Jean Pierre Louveton (Nemo, Wolfspring): Vocals, guitars, bass, virtual instruments

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Jean Baptiste Itier (Nemo): Drums (1, 4, 5)

Florent Ville: Drums (2, 3), Keyboards and programming (3)

Guillaume Fontaine (Nemo): Keyboards (3)

Didier Vernet: Bass (2, 3)

Stéphanie Vouillot: Piano (5c, 5d), Vocals (2)

Marguerite Miallier: Hurdy-gurdy (4)

Sylvain Haon: Soprano saxophone (5d)

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Soulsplitter "Connection"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 11, 2022
Tracklist

1. Disconnected
2. Glass Bridge
3. Incineration
4. Erosion
5. Thrive
6. Gratitude
7. Reconnected

Line-up

Simon Kramer - guitars

Felix Jacobs - bass

Lewin Krumpschmid - keys

Fenix Gayed - drums

Sami Gayed - vocals

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norddeutsche sinfonietta - strings

Viktorija Kukule - vocals

Jan Kaiser - trumpet

Johannes Weissschnur - synthesizers

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Disconnected

Incineration

Glass Bridge

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The Tronosonic Experience "The Shadow pt.1"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Apollon Records 
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: March 11, 2022
Tracklist

1. Sheik Pt. 1 (9:35) 

2. Sheik Pt.2 (0:32) 

3. The Last Stand (6:24) 

4. The Sunwatcher (1:44) 

5. Golden Comet (7:29) 

6. Totak (8:27) 

Total Time 34:11

Line-up
Ole Jørgen Bardal - saxophones

Øyvind Nypan - guitars and electronics

Jan Inge Nilsen - drums

Per Harald Ottesen - bass guitar

Description/Reviews:

The music on The Shadow Vol I and Vol II is influenced by both the more experimental hard rock of the seventies, like Ginger Baker’s Airforce and King Crimson, and the meditative and contemplative vibe represented by the works of jazz artists Alice Coltrane and Pharoah Sanders in the late seventies. The music on the albums is also influence by more modern progressive rock and heavy rock represented by bands like The Mars Volta, Clutch and Queens of the Stone Age. The Tronosonic Experience has taken new steps forward on The Shadow Vol I and Vol II. The form and structure of the compositions still digs deep into heavy rock, and saxophonist Ole Jørgen Bardal and guitarist Øyvind Nypan’s soloing create new dimensions to the music by reveling in an uninhibited jazzy abandon. Drummer Jango Nilsen and bassist Per Harald Ottesen lay down a solid foundation for the soloing, and take part in the collective improvisations that are happening on the albums. The intuitive interplay between the band members is evident on the new albums. The heavy weather conditions of the north-western coast of Norway, where The Shadow Vol I and Vol II were recorded mid-winter, is also evident in the music. The Shadow Vol I and Vol II are quite dynamic records, with sonic parts that varies from the explosive outburst of aggressive sound one can hear on the albums opening tracks Sheik and The Shadow of the new Praetorians, to the more quiet, lyrical tracks Totak and Chiaroscuro.

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Xavier Boscher "Cosmic Variations"

Country: France
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 7, 2022
Tracklist

1. Sea Serpent 

2. Echo 1

3. Compass on Argonauts Ships

4. Echo 2

5. Reticulum

6. Echo 3

7. Denebola

8. Echo 4

9. Pleione

10. Echo 5

11. Astrophel

12. Echo 6

13. Stellan

Line-up
Xavier Boscher - all instruments

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Odessa "L'Alba della Civiltà"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Symphonic 
Label: Lizard Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 2022 (CD), April 2022 (digital)
Tracklist

1. La stanza vuota 1:47

2. Invocazione 7:54

3. Di buio e luce parte seconda 6:35

4. L’alba della civiltà 6:33

5. L’organista del bosco 5:51

6. L’Anno, il posto, l’ora 1972 7:02

7. Rasoi 6:43

8. Nell’etere 3:25

Total Time 43 min

Line-up

Lorenzo Giovagnoli - vocals, keyboards

Giulio Vampa - guitars, vocals (6)

Valerio De Angelis - bass, vocals (6)

Marco Fabbri - drums, vocals (6)

Gianluca Milanese - flutes

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Laughing Stock "Zero Acts 3 & 4"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Art Rock
Label: Apollon Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: March 4, 2022
Tracklist

1. Wingless (4:18) 

2. Lifeboat (4:33) 

3. The Call (4:47) 

4. Free (2:43) 

5. All Alone (5:31) 

6. Words (1:51) 

7. Running Faster (4:13) 

8. Familiar Eyes (4:25) 

9. Mother (10:24) 

10. Words Pt. 2 (1:57) 

Total Time 44:42

Line-up

Jan Mikael Sørensen - vocals, guitars, bass, drums and keyboards

Håvard Enge - vocals, keyboards, flute, banjo and string arrangements

Jan Erik Kirkevold Nilsen - vocals, guitars

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Samatha Preis - vocals as Zero’s mother (8)

Nad Sylvan - vocals as Zero’s psychiatrist (3)

Andy Glass (Solstice) - guitar solo (7)

Kerstin Willgren - violin (6, 8)

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Knight Area "D-Day II-The Final Chapter"

Country: Netherlands
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Butler Records - BUR340088
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 4, 2022
Tracklist

1. The Enemy Within (7:17) 

2. Peace Of Mind (5:27) 

3. I Believe (4:38) 

4. For Those Who Fell (2:35) 

5. The Dream (5:01) 

6. The Journey Home (5:20) 

7. Crossroads (4:39) 

8. Freedom For Everyone (Acoustic) (5:10) 

9. Orchestra Compilation (5:57) 

Total Time 46:04 

Line-up
Jan Willem Ketelaers - vocals
Gerben Klazinga - keyboards
Mark Bogert - guitar
Pieter van Hoorn - drums
Peter Vink - bass

Description/Reviews:

Peace of Mind is a great example of the album mood.   A disquieting piano intro floats under Ketelaers’ vocals before the ensemble rises up to a loud and epic section—a dichotomy that continues throughout. A German veteran, looking back not just on the war but the period before it, yearns for a balm for his soul.  The soldiers fought the war, politicians ended it, but for many the conflict continues.

Read the full review by Mark Boardman at sonicperspectives.com

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Crossroads

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Origin Of Escape "Shapes"

Country: Poland 
Genre(s): Progressive Alternative Metal/Rock
Label: Farna Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 4, 2022
Tracklist

1. Milk Teeth (5:39) 

2. Again (5:24) 

3. Chase (4:33) 

4. Shame (5:29) 

5. Galaxies (5:56) 

6. Fake (5:15) 

7. Monster (5:54) 

8. Crossroads (4:07) 

9. Shapes (5:36) 

Total Time 47:53

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Krzysztof Borek – vocals

Maciej Terlecki – drums, samples

Przemek Gierat – guitars, samples

Tomasz Kot – bass guitar

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