Adamantra "Act III: Pareidolia of Depravity"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Inverse Records
Format: CD,digital
Release date: October 25, 2024
Tracklist

1. Treacherous Valour (6:15) 

2. Charade Of Cruelty (5:17) 

3. Hypocrites (6:22) 

4. Of Beasts And Angels (6:57) 

5. Morpheme (9:23) 

6. An Unfinished Tale (4:51) 

7. False Illusions (5:13) 

8. Paradise Epilogue (11:07) 

Total Time 55:25

Credits

Tuomas Nieminen – Vocals

Panu Kiskola – Guitars

Jukka Hoffrén (Amberian Dawn & Coventhrall) – Bass Guitar

Chrism (James LaBrie & Simulacrum) – Keyboards

Mikko Sepponen – Drums

Cover layout by Jan “Örkki” Yrlund

Description/Reviews:

The newborn "Act III - Pareidolia of Depravity" picks up seamlessly from where its predecessor left off, both musically and thematically.

 The album’s eight tracks tell dark tales of the evils that have surrounded us throughout various eras, offering listeners a journey open to interpretation and personal perspectives. The versatile compositions, paired with skillful instrumentation, form a treasure trove for fans of progressive and power metal.

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

Links:
Facebook
Proggnosis

Bitu "Bitu"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Pop/Rock
Label:  Apollon Records
Format: CD,digital
Release date: November 1, 2024
Tracklist

1. Pre (1:13) 

2. Monster (4:02) 

3. Folkehøgskule (3:46) 

4. Hagefest (3:21) 

5. Kerstin (4:26) 

6. Fuglen som blir hos deg (4:26) 

7. Detektimen (4:08) 

8. Til Besso (3:59) 

9. Til Mor (3:23) 

10. I Put My Last Hat On (4:50) 

11. Post (1:51) 

Total Time 39:25

Credits

Anders Bitustøyl: composer, bass, synths, backing vocals, guitars, programming

Ivar Thormodsæter: drums, percussion

Lena M. Bitustøyl: backing vocals

Producer: Anders Bitustøyl

Mixer: Anders Bitustøyl, Einar Sogstad, Pedro C. Alvarez

Engineer: Einar Sogstad, Anders Bitustøyl

Media/Samples
Hagefest

Links:
Facebook

Imaginary Kings "Dreams from an Empty House"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: October 25, 2024 
Tracklist

1. Dreams From An Empty House (4:44) 

2. Deus Ex Machina (5:02) 

3. Walls (4:51) 

4. Memento (4:44) 

5. Another Sunny Day In Heaven (5:12) 

6. Doorways (4:34) 

7. Through A Lens (7:05) 

8. No Subject (6:21) 

9. Honey In Shadow (5:16) 

10. Jackson Road (3:48) 

11. Dancing At The Edge (4:56) 

12. Falling (6:35) 

13. After All (4:31) 

Total Time 67:39

Credits

Peter Rand - Music / Keyboards / Guitars / Bass

Nick DeNardo - Drums / Mixing / Mastering

    With 

Jim Bryan - Bass

Chris Branch - Bass, Guitars

Steve Johnson - Bass

Philippe Pansard - Bass
Peter Fischer - Bass
Rob Glass - Bass
Mario Licata - Bass

Richard Bradley - Guitars
Jamie Williams - Guitars

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

Links:

Facebook

Proggnosis

Arkadien "Stories of Arcadia" EP

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: October 22, 2024
Tracklist

1. Intro (1:27) 

2. Stormy Waters (7:47) 

3. Silent Woods (6:47) 

4. Charge Of The Kentaur (6:13) 

Total Time 22:14

Credits

Carl Efvergren - Guitars

Christian Efvergren - Bass guitar

Anton Mehrlein - Drums

Joakim Bergqvist - Organ, Piano, Moog and Keyboards

Richard Ullman Magnusson - Vocals

Recorded in Stockholm 2023-2024.

Tracks 1-3: mixed and mastered by Joakim Bergqvist

Track 4: mixed and mastered by Kalle Bylund

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

Links:
Facebook
Proggnosis

Raven Sad "Polar Human Circle"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: AMS
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 25, 2024
Tracklist

1. Andenes (5:37) 

2. When The Summer Collapses Into Fall (4:28) 

3. Coda: A Tiny Passage To Outer State (1:42) 

4. Point Nemo (Nautilus Last Voyage) (5:13) 

5. The Obsidian Mirror (5:21) 

6. The Bringer Of Light (7:24) 

7. Polar Human Circle (26:43) 

    I. Weltanschauung

    II. The vanishing line

    III. Dance on the frozen black lake

    IV. Back to Andenes

    V. A descent into the Maelström

    VI. The medicine wheel

Total Time 56:28

Credits

Samuele Santanna – Guitars

Fabrizio Trinci – Keyboards, backing vocals

Gabriele Marconcini – Vocals

Francesco Carnesecchi – Drums

Marco Geri – Bass guitar

Description/Reviews:

“Polar Human Circle” is another enthralling progressive journey through intense soundscapes with a strong evocative power, a concept whose lyrics, sung by Gabriele Marconcini’s expressive voice, lead the listener to question our species’ actual survival ability. Within an international-scope sonic texture which, thanks to a hard edge and obscure side – unprecedented in the band’s music style – blends 90s prog-metal (Queensrÿche) with more modern sounds (Riverside, Porcupine Tree, but also Marillion’s most recent works), Raven Sad combine songs here shorter and more immediate than in the past with an epic title track that, in almost 27 minutes, unfolds among psychedelia, orchestral sections and dissonant fugues.

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

Links:
Web page
Facebook
Progarchives
Proggnosis

Ozora "Litany"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Rockshots Records
Format: CD,digital
Release date: October 11, 2024
Tracklist

1. Sensei (Animale Vergine) (3:50) 

2. Estraneo (4:18) 

3. Inedia (6:01) 

4. Quando Mangio Da Solo A Volte Piango (Hangover) (1:58) 

5. Il Gigante E La Formica (4:27) 

6. Litanie (5:46) 

7. Torna Da Lei (4:15) 

8. Al Di Là (Inferno) (4:50) 

Total Time 35:25

Credits

Paolo Marreddu - guitars

Luca Imerito - bass

Danilo Saccottelli - drums

Davide Conti - vocals

Description/Reviews:

ozOra continue to amaze with a unique sound that masterfully crosses various metal, progressive rock and alternative rock genres, enriching them with new sounds and original arrangements. Sung in Italian, the instrumental complexities typical of the best progressive and the overwhelming energy of rock blend harmoniously to create an unprecedented musical experience.

Media/Samples
Streams
Inedia
Quando Mangio Da Solo A Volte Piango (Hangover)

Links:
Facebook
Proggnosis

Mile Marker Zero "Coming of Age"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD,digital
Release date: July 6, 2024
Tracklist

1. A Time In Place (1:42) 

2. Best Is Yet To Come (7:40) 

3. Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Rock - Towns To Grow Up In (7:31) 

4. Bizarre (4:52) 

5. Coming Of Age (7:58) 

6. Heavy Days (7:18) 

7. Far From Here (6:34) 

8. End Of August (7:34) 

Total Time 51:09 

Credits
Dave Alley - Vocals
John Tuohy - Guitar
Mark Focarile - Keyboards
Jaco Lindito - Bass
Doug Alley - Drums

Produced by Jaco Lindito and Mile Marker Zero

Artwork by MichaelStar

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

Links:
Web page
Facebook

Progarchives

Proggnosis

Cloud Over Jupiter "Atomic Jupiter"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Melodic Revolution Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 6, 2024
Tracklist

1. Leaf To The Wind (7:01) 

2. Love Under The Blue Oyster Cloud (3:27) 

3. Levitation To Eden (4:45) 

4. Lazarus (4:50) 

5. Last Ship To Avalon (2:56) 

6. Lord Of The Flies (4:40) 

7. Leviathan Leviathan! (8:17) 

8. Lark (4:29) 

9. Last Cloud (3:19) 

10. Love Craft (8:53) 

Total Time 52:37

Credits

Jerry King
Gary Maiullo
Bill Jungwirth
Chad Wardwell
Chris Boros
Dave Newhouse
Derek Pavlic
Mark Larson
Dereck Higgins
Fred Hodshon
George Newhouse
Ian Beabout
Jamie Bruhn
Kevin Stellman
Michele King
Nick Didkovsky
Paul Sears
Pete Prown
Ric Parnell
Pete Zolli
Richie Castellano
Ron Anderson
Steve Kuehn
Travis Plantico
Amanda Chaudhary
Casey Clark

Paul's drums were recorded at his AZ Garage Mahal studio by Paul and Steve 3rd Ear Mitchell

Mixed and Mastered by lan Beabout at the Rec. Room. Artwork

“Layouts” by Dan Sauer (DanSauerDesign.com), using engravings of works by Gustave Doré.

Photography for booklet interior copyright ©2024 by Michele King.

Produced by Jerry King for JupiterWorks

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

Links:
Web page
Facebook
Proggnosis

Yobrepus "Rhizome Revolution - Part 2"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Progressive Rock Opera
Label: Apollon Records
Format: CD,digital,vinyl
Release date: October 18, 2024
Tracklist

1. The Road (4:34) 

2. All Hope’s Gone (7:41) 

3. Ballad For The 21st Century (7:04) 

4. A Rhizome Revolution (9:52) 

5. Genesis (2:55) 

6. Birds (5:22) 

Total Time 37:28

Credits

Mats Jørgen Sivertsen – vocals, keys, guitars and loops 

Vegard Weyergang Vartdal – vocals, bass, synth, guitar 

Øyvind Rognerud – guitars and synth 

Paal Urdal – drums

   With

Leon Muraglia - Additional guitars, synths and loops

Cover-art by Ted Parsons.

Description/Reviews:

On this second part, the moods are darker and the sounds more electronic – veering into synth-rock and even ambient. Still, there is an overarching progressive structure to the music, complete with Yobrepus' bent for catchy alt-rock riffs and melancholy ballads.

Media/Samples
The Road

Links:
Web page
Facebook
Progarchives
Proggnosis

Deep Limbic System "Katharsi"

Country: Mexico
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: December 6, 2024
Tracklist

1. Days (1:53)

2. Regression (8:07)

3. Herd (5:05)

4. The Chaotic Frenzy of the Mind (8:33)

5. Descendants (5:46)

6. Oblation (4:48)

7. Umbral (10:58)

8. Ωmega (9:46)

Total Time 54:56

Credits

Sergio Sunga - Vocals & Guitars

Leonel Huerta - Guitars

Carlos Bárcenas - Keyboards

Ángel Natividad - Bass

José Armengol - Drums & Percussion

   With

Efraín Fraire - Additional guitars (1, 2, 3)

Nate Miller - Erhu & Saw (1, 2)

Juani Varela - Sax (6, 8)

Music by Deep Limbic System, Words by Sergio Sunga

Produced by Roberto Sunga & Deep Limbic System

Mixed and mastered by Charles A. Leal at Psicofonía Studio in Monterrey, Mexico.

Artwork by Azoe Mew

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

Links:
Facebook
Progarchives
Proggnosis

Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius "Impostor!"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: 7d media
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 11, 2024
Tracklist

1) Voodoo Vortex (Part II) (1:42)

2) Outrage Olympics (4:53)

3) Impostor! (8:16)

4) Cognitive Dissonance (4:56)

5) Storm Surge (6:20)

6) Frame by Frame (5:21)

7) Voodoo Vortex (Part I) (5:19)

8) Tripping the Merry-Go-Round (1:53)

9) Chasing the Dragon (12:22)

Credits

Joe Deninzon - lead vocals, electric 7-string Viper violin/acoustic violin/viola/chin cello/acoustic guitar/bass

Michelangelo Quirinale - guitars/background vocals

Paul Ranieri - bass/background vocals

Bill Hubuaer (Neal Morse, Crack the Sky) - keyboards/backing vocals

Jason Gianni (Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Neal Morse) - drums/percussion/backing vocals

    With

Randy McStine - background vocals, Neel Murgai - sitar, Angus Clark - guitar sitar (2)

Randy McStine - guitars/sound effects, Rich Mouser - drum programming, Anne Leighton & Rachel Gamin - spoken word intro (3)

Randy McStine - lead & background vocals (4)

Michael Sadler-lead vocals, Rachel Flowers-piano/flute, Ruti Celli-cello, Fernando Perdomo-acoustic & electric guitars (5)
Val Vigoda - background vocals (6)
Dmitri Kouzov - cello, Jennifer DeVore - cello (8)
Jennifer DeVore - cello, Steve Benson - nylon-string guitar, Chloe Lowery - lead & background vocals (9)

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

The Snozzberries "The Snozzberries"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Psychedelic,Funk
Format: CD,digital,vinyl
Release date: October 11, 2024
Tracklist

1. Darkness
2. Return
3. Grundle
4. Living Without You
5. Circling the Drain
6. Guepardo Morado
7. Hide
8. The Storm
9. Biting Through

Credits

Ethan Heller – Vocals, Guitar

Ian Taylor – Vocals, Keyboards, Synth

Josh Clark – Vocals, Bass

Paul Gladstone – Vocals, Drums

Description/Reviews:

Combining hi-energy psychedelia, progressive rock, and deep-fried funk, The Snozzberries deliver a powerhouse, genre-bending sonic journey.

The Snozzberries  is an emotional cosmic journey, channeling dark psych rock, thrash metal, funk and soul to weave a tapestry of love, loss and redemption.  This progressive yet cohesive release encapsulates the new era of the Snozz.

Media/Samples
Hide

Links:
Facebook

Alphataurus "2084. Viaggio nel nulla"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: AMS Records
Format: CD,digital,vinyl
Release date: October 4, 2024
Tracklist

1.Pista 6 (8:56)

2.Viaggio nel nulla (4:59)

3.Flashback (apocalisse) (5:50)

4.Wormhole (10:15)

5.Meta e metà (6:36)

6.E=mc2 (5:05)

Credits

Guido Wassermann - electric & acoustic guitars, synths, backing vocals

Andrea Guizzetti - piano, synths, backing vocals

Pietro Pellegrini - ogran, Hammond, synths

Tony Alemanno - bass

Diego Mariani - drums, backing vocals

Franco Giaffreda - lead vocals, classical guitar, flute

Description/Reviews:

“2084: Viaggio nel Nulla” (2084: Journey into Nowhere) is a 100% Alphataurus record, starting from its beautiful and futuristic three-panel cover illustrated by the band’s new drummer, recalling the paintings of the magnificent debut album. Musically, the sound is more modern and catchy, but also delivers a complex and ever interesting song construction, as shown in the long tracks “Pista 6” and “Wormhole”. As the title suggests, “2084: Viaggio nel Nulla” is a dystopian, sci-fi concept full of philosophical and existential insights.

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

Preview

Links:
Facebook
Progarchives
Proggnosis

Ethan Janais "Ultralight"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Art Rock
Label: Absolute Probability
Format: CD,digital,vinyl
Release date: October 3, 2024
Tracklist

1. Ultralight (5:41) 

2. What I Am 2U (6:55) 

3. White Paper Elephant (1:56) 

4. Parity (5:30) 

5. My Sparrows (7:11) 

6. Parasol (10:01) 

Total Time 37:14

Credits
Ethan Janais Matthews (Echo Us) - vocals, all instruments

Produced and mixed by Ethan Janais Matthews 

Mastered for CD and LP by Dana White (Specialized mastering, Portland, OR)

LP lacquer by Gus Elg (Sky Onion mastering)

Description/Reviews:

 It is an accessible and distinctly atmospheric laden variety of the form we get here, and one that probably is closer to the neo-progressive tradition than anything else. We get a liberal amount of careful and elegant synthesizer and keyboard parts here that flow along in a manner not too dissimilar to an artist such as Vangelis. These exist as standalone interludes as well as combined with rhythms, a firm bass and carefully wandering guitars that combine into a flowing and atmospheric laden landscape of the kind that fans of neo-progressive rock will find to be strikingly familiar sounding. Occasionally with darker toned electric guitars added to the bottom end for a more impact-oriented and striking type of arrangement. Janais used to release music under the project name Echo Us, and those familiar with and that enjoy those albums should find themselves right at home with this first production released under the artist name Ethan Janais too. Otherwise this will be an album to seek out by those fond of accessible and atmospheric laden neo-progressive rock. (Olav M. Bjornsen at progressor.net's facebook)

Media/Samples
Bandcamp
Ultralight

Links:
Web page
Facebook

Chain Code "Synthetic Outcomes"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: October 1, 2024 
Tracklist

1. Human(kind of) (8:12)

2. A New Face (4:42)

3. They’re NOT Mad Scientists (4:16)

4. Unlearn (6:18)

5. My Buddy (3:54)

6. Inadequate (4:27)

7. Junk Piles and Their Lonely Owners (5:16)

8. Reaching Out (7:02)

9. In Line (8:00)

Credits

MuRphry - all instruments and vocals

Lewis - drums

Mastering and additional mixing by Dan Klein at Iron Hand Audio in 2024.

Artwork help by Matt Altieri and Arby

Description/Reviews:

Although the project/album changed over the course of writing the second album to include a wider range of influences, Synthetic Outcomes was written with the intention of combining the tremendously under appreciated Adrian Belew with the themes and general oddness of Canada's Voivod.

Media/Samples
Bandcamp

Links:
Facebook
Proggnosis