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Friday, October 28, 2022

MindAheaD "6119 Part 1"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Avant Metal
Label: Rockshots Records
Format: CD
Release date: October 28, 2022
Tracklist
1. Prologue - 2:00
2. Burning Horizon - 5:24
3. Dancing In The Desert - 17:06
4. What You Are - 6:38
5. The Last Tide - 4:40
6. Beautiful Mistake -6:29
7. Innocence - 2:36
8. At The Gates Of Night Part I (The Old Poet) & II (At The Gates) - 9:05
9. At The Gates Of Night Part III (Lost In The Loop) - 3:12

Album Length: 57:14

Credits
Kyo Calati - Vocals
Matteo Prandini - Bass
Matteo Ferrigno - Drums
Guido Scibetta - Guitars
Sandro Macelloni - Vocals, Keyboards

Simone Mularoni - Mixing, Mastering

Description/Reviews:
Merging different aspects, sometimes opposite, of human feeling, bringing them together in a colorful and personal musical proposal, which has its roots in influences ranging from prog 70s to death metal, the band explains the new album in further detail:
"This album is a concept realized with the aim of telling a story that straddles the line between dystopian science fiction and the psychological investigation of the human mind, so the music and lyrics were created in order to reach these goals. We would like the listening experience to be completely immersive. We would like the listener to be able to take a break from the real world and step into another dimension, one that is distant but at the same time well known, not alien, but almost familiar. The listener should passionately follow the events of '6119' in its inner and outer search for reality, in a story that began in the previous album 'Reflections' and will end in the band's next release, so as to complete a narrative trilogy."

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What You Are

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Psychonaut "Violate Consensus Reality"

Country: Belgium
Genre(s): Psychedelic,Progressive/Post Metal
Label: Pelagic Records
Format: CD,digital,vinyl
Release date: October 28, 2022
Tracklist
1. A Storm Approaching (5:48) 
2. All Your Gods Have Gone (4:14) 
3. Age Of Separation (5:40) 
4. Violate Consensus Reality (8:51) 
5. Hope (5:03) 
6. Interbeing (6:51) 
7. A Pacifist's Guide To Violence (3:29) 
8. Towards The Edge (12:53) 

Total Time 52:49

Credits
Thomas Michiels - bass, vocals
Stefan de Graef - guitars, vocals
Harm Peters - drums
   With
Stefanie Mannaerts (Brutus) - vocals
Colin H. van Eeckhout (Amenra) - vocals

Description/Review
Like label mates The Ocean, they straddle the lines of post-metal and prog, avoiding the techy side of things and featuring more folk and cinematic elements than before this time around. ... Psychonaut has crafted eight songs that each stand up on their own. I can start the album at any point and instantly become lost in the brutal yet brilliantly uplifting sound of the band, capturing their messages of hope, soaking in the massive energy of the band, and funneling that into my own reality.
Read the full review by Pete Overell at everythingisnoise.net

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All Your Gods Have Gone

Miriodor "Elements"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Instrumental Avant Prog
LabelCuneiform Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 28, 2022
Tracklist
1. Boomerang 
2. Alambic
3. Tour de Main
4. Poulet-Bicyclette
5. Embuscade
6. Conflit d'Horaires

Line-up
Bernard Falaise – guitars, bass, keyboards, banjo, turntable
Pascal Globensky – keyboards, synths, piano
Rémi Leclerc – drums, percussion, electronics

Music composed and arranged by Miriodor

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Saturday, October 22, 2022

Yesterdays "Saint​-​Exup​é​ry álma"

Country: Romania/Hungary
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format:  CD, digital
Release date: October 22, 2022
Tracklist
1. Rajzolj át (8:11)
2. Úgy várj majd rám (11:18)
3. Estekék (6:51)
4. Esőtánc (20:39)
5. Ma minden érdekel (9:20)
6. Panoptikum (1:21)
7. A méreg (4:38)
8. Engedj el (8:51)
9. Rajzolj újra át (3:01)

Total time: 73:43

Credits
Bogáti-Bokor Ákos - electric and acoustic guitars, bass guitar, Mellotron, MiniMoog, Hammond Organ, piano, synthesizers, additional percussion and drums, lead- and backing vocals
Enyedi Zsolt - Roland Juno synthesizer (7)
Francesco Faiulo - bass guitar (2, 9)
Kecskeméti Gábor - flute
Kósa Dávid - percussion, backing vocals, spoken word
Stéphanie Semeniuc - lead and backing vocals
Tarsoly Csenge - backing and lead vocals
Zsigó László - drums

All tracks produced and mixed by Bogáti-Bokor Ákos
All tracks mastered by Nyíri Sándor @ Tom Tom Stúdió Budapest
Recorded in 2021 in Romania, Hungary and Belgium
Album art by Bogáti-Bokor Ákos
Album title idea by Enyedi Zsolt (RIP) around 2015-2016

Description/Reviews:
The success of the previous album “Senki madara” with the more obvious 70’s sounds made the band go down this musical road even further. So “Saint-Exupéry álma” is for sure the band’s most progressive album to this point and not only because of its concept approach but mostly for its heavy Yes and Genesis influences off this period. Apart from that, longer pieces, recurring themes and motifs, virtuoso instrumental playing, sophisticated changes in rhythm and vocal fugues are also characteristic.
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Friday, October 21, 2022

The Lost Vision Of The Chandoo Priest "The Lost Vision Of The Chandoo Priest"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Psychedelic
Label: AMS - AMS319CD
Format: CD,digital
Release date: October 21, 2022
Tracklist
1. Floating Down The Valley (4:45) 
2. Chasing Time In Opposite Direction (Pt. I) (3:48) 
3. Entering The Void Of Madness (4:48) 
4. The White Toad Majesty (4:48) 
5. Droplets (4:06) 
6. Chasing Time In Opposite Direction (Pt. I) (3:59) 
7. Getting Nowhere (3:36) 
8. London Underground (3:23) 
9. Farewell, Doc (4:12) 
10. Dunans Castle (3:53) 

Total Time 41:18

Credits
Francesca Zanetta (Unreal City, Quel che Disse il Tuono): electric guitar, electric bass, Eminent Solina, Logan String Melody II, Elka Rhapsody 490, Moog Voyager
Niccolò Davide Gallani (Cellar Noise, Quel che Disse il Tuono): drums, electric bass, electric guitar, Fender Rhodes, organ, Mellotron, Elka Soloist 505, transverse flute

Editing support: Claudio Falcone (Alphataurus)

Description/Reviews:
...the two have given life to a completely instrumental album that defies any specific labeling; with several references to the late 60s / early 70s Pink Floyd and 80s electronic music, this album finds its main sources of inspiration in the Scandinavian prog-rock and in the neo-psychedelic movement of the last two decades.

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Onelegman "Event Horizon"

Country: Italy 
Genre(s): Progressive Alternative Metal
LabelRockshots Records
Format: CD,digital
Release date: October 21, 2022
Tracklist
1 - Chaos Theory - 4:12
2 - Magnetar - 3:43
3 - Event Horizon - 4:38
4 - The Line - 3:53
5 - Radiate - 3:43
6 - Steric Hindrance - 4:03
7 - Black Holes Have No Hairs - 4:02
8 - The Order Of Time - 3:12
9 - Cosmos - 2:31
10 - Slaps Two By Two Until They Become Odd - 3:44

Album Length: 37:46

Credits
Richardo Sassi - guitars
Cristian Cecca Ceccardi - vocals
Riccardo Pinotti - drums

Artwork by Alan Zambonini 

Description/Reviews:
Chaos Theory is the opening track. A powerful melodical song with a great chorus and a tasty guitar solo. It describes how errors occours both in nature than in our relationship and how everything can change in the blink of an eye, with the flip of a wing. Ready or not, Chaos will find it’s path to our lifes.
Read Track By Track description at breathingthecore.com

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Friday, October 14, 2022

Limite Acque Sicure "Limite Acque Sicure"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: Minotauro Records
Format: CD,digital
Release date: October 14, 2022
Tracklist
1- Sogno d’Oriente (12:48)
2- Terra straniera (7:53)
3- Il respiro dell’anima (8:25)
4- Antico mare (8:02)
5- Fiamme intorno (10:48)
6- Il giardino del mago (15:51, Banco del Mutuo Soccorso)
7- Ti salverà (2:11)

Credits
Andrea Chendi - voice 
Ambra Bianchi - flute, voice and harp 
Antonello Giovannelli - keyboards 
Luca Trabanelli - guitars 
Paolo Bolognesi - drums
Francesco Gigante - bass

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Thursday, October 13, 2022

SeddoK "Geometrie Nere"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Instrumental Avant Prog
Label: Lizard Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 13, 2022
Tracklist
1. 0101 (8:42) 
2. 0102 (12:00) 
3. 0103 (8:04) 
4. 01014 (13:51) 
5. Nascita Di Una Dittatura (Bonus Track) (5:21) 

Total Time 47:58

Credits
A.T. La Morte: Bass
Marco Nepi: Guitars
Enzo P. Zeder: Drums, Synthesizers

Recorded at Homeless Factory (Italy) in December 2021
Mixed by Manuele Marani

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Wednesday, October 12, 2022

Falling Edge "Final Dissent (Into Madness​?​)"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 11, 2022
Tracklist
1. Arcane Knowledge (8:15) 
2. What Are You Waiting For? (6:15) 
3. Just One More Wish (5:04) 
4. Not Everyone's Cup Of Tea (12:24) 
5. Whatever Happened To Christmas? (4:36) 
6. Final Dissent (Into Madness?) (27:06) 

Total Time 63:40

Line-up
Chris Rupert - guitars, vocals, keyboards, bass
Rob Kovar - drums, harmony vocals

All songs written by Chris Rupert with drums by Rob Kovar
Lyrics by Chris Rupert ©2012, 2022
Engineered, produced and mastered by Chris Rupert

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Am Mut "In Ictu Oculi Finis Gloria Mundi"

Country: Hungary
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 11, 2022
Tracklist
1. Lector Seraphim (6:05) 
2. Mirmidon Ignot (5:24) 
3. Vicar Amethyst (5:17) 
4. Aurelis (4:55) 
5. Nefarian IX (Fantasia In 3 Parts) (8:59) 

Total Time 30:40

Credits
Composed, performed and recorded by Am Mut (Ruben Perez).
Mixed by Oswaldo Terrones.
Mastered by Ruben Perez.

Cover artwork by Elena Ibáñez

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Bandcamp (name your price)

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Friday, October 7, 2022

Maraton "Unseen Color"

Country: Norway
Genre(s)Progressive Alternative Rock
LabelIndie Recordings
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 7, 2022
Tracklist
1. In Syzygy (4:48) 
2. Contranym (3:23) 
3. Non-Euclidean Heart (3:49) 
4. Blind Sight (2:51) 
5. Perdurant Lives (4:38) 
6. Boltzmann Brain (3:57) 
7. Odradek (4:16) 
8. Imitation Flesh (4:54) 
9. A Body Of Your Own (7:09) 
10. Unseen Color (5:33) 

Total Time 45:18

Credits
Fredrik Bergersen Klemp – Vocals
Simen Hundere Ruud – Guitar
Frank Nordeng Røe - Drums
Magnus Johansen – Keys
Ruben Aksnes – Bass 
 
Written and performed by: Maraton  
Produced by: Henning Svoren, Sumen Hundere Ruud  
Mixed by: Henning Svoren  
Mastered by: Joe LaPorta  
Artwork by: Martin Kvamme, Ted Guhl
Photos by: Sebastian Ludvigsen  
Project Manager: Celine Høie
A&R: Erlend Gjerde

Description/Reviews:
A wonderful mix of alternative rock, pop and prog shows the bands immense ability to seamlessly blend genres and produce a unique and captivating sound.

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Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Ensemble 17 "Sorriso de Judas"

Country: Portugal
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Format: digital
Release date: October 5, 2022
Tracklist
1. Múmia Expresso (5:22) 
2. R de Cão (2:50) 
3. Malvada dos Cinco e nos Sete Ordinária (6:03) 
4. Doutor Banana e a Lista de Patifarias (4:31) 
5. Picaretas em Brasa no Chá Dançante (7:22) 
6. O Cambalacho de Olaias (6:03) 

Total Time 32:11

Credits
Jorge Carrilho - Drums
Pedro Calquinha - Remaining instruments/Arranging/Composition

Recorded, mixed and mastered at MonSerra Estúdio and Oficina do Ruído in 2022.

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Monday, October 3, 2022

Robeone "Dream Suite"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 3, 2022
Tracklist
1. Hollow (4:16) 
2. All That Razz (5:48) 
3. Levels (3:15) 
4. M Is For Moog (7:20) 
5. Jazzmorphis (5:00) 
6. Dream Suite (20:09) 

Total Time 45:48

Credits
Robert Schindler - Keyboards

Description/Review
The album, “Dream Suite” defines Robeone’s style that grows from dynamic musical genres as wide-ranging a mix of progressive rock, new age, jazz fusion, and cinematic genres. “Hollow,” with its Keith Emerson soaring synth, was inspired by “great film scores.” “All That Razz” sounds like Gershwin fell in love with artsy electric string players, and was influenced by both Robert’s father (who loved jazz) and his favorite contemporary electric violinist Joe Deninzon.  The late Swedish Hammond organist/guitarist Bo Hansson inspired the flowing “Levels.” 
 
“M is for Moog” is Robert’s “tribute to Moog and all Bob Moog gave to the world. The composition is all Moog synthesizer,” Robeone says, and he cites the late Japanese synthesist Isao Tomita, a Moog devotee, for influence on the recording. Brian Auger and Keith Emerson influence the frisky “Jazzmorphis.”  The album ends with an epic musical journey, “Dream Suite,” with moving symphonic organ parts inspired by Deep Purple’s Jon Lord.
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Robeone makes the album available only through the Bob Moog Foundation.  
100% of all the album’s sales will go to the Bob Moog Foundation. 
Physical copies of “Dream Suite” are available at bobmoogfoundation.myshopify.com/products/robeone-dream-suite

Saturday, October 1, 2022

Infinitome "Beyond the Beyond"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 30, 2022
Tracklist
1. Beyond Mars: First Movement (3:12)
2. Beyond Mars: Second Movement (7:50)
3. Beyond Mars: Third Movement (6:20)
4. Beyond Mars: Fourth Movement (3:58)
5. Beyond Mars: Fifth Movement (5:42)
6. Fantasia: Space (1:55)
7. Baa Baa Goes The Sheep (6:04)
8. Fantasia: Time (2:35)
9. Dream Of Life (12:00)
10. Fantasia: Fate (5:39)
11. Day I Lost You (5:54)

Total Time: 61:09

Credits
David Horn – Lead Guitars, Rhythm Guitars, Tenor Saxophone, and all instruments (6, 8, 10)
Richard Horn – Keyboards, Bass Guitar, some Lead Guitars and Rhythm Guitars (7, 9)
   With
Scott Higham (Pendragon, Clive Nolan, Caamora, Alan Reed) – All Drums and Percussion
Sergio Wagner – Trumpet and French Horn (1-5)
Ilia Mazia – Armenian Duduk (1-5)
Kyle Pudenz – Electric & Acoustic Violin (7, 9)
Lee Abraham (Galahad) – Acoustic Guitar (11)
Joshua David Pivato – Vocals (11)
Matthew Everett – Upright Bass (11)
String Fever Studio, Australia – Cellos, Violas and Violins (11)

Mixing and Mastering by Karl Groom
All art and design by Maya Weizman

Description/Reviews:
Beyond the Beyond is a progressive rock space opera. The mostly instrumental music harkens back to classic Genesis, Kansas, Yes and Camel. The album features a five-movement 27-minute epic song in part drawing on Mars, Bringer of War by Gustav Holst
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