Polyphia "New Levels New Devils"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Equal Vision Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: October 12, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Nasty (feat. Jason Richardson) (4:40)
2. O.D. (3:22)
3. Death Note (feat. Ichika) (3:40)
4. Bad (3:55)
5. Drown (feat. Mateus Asato) (3:54)
6. Saucy (3:04)
7. Yas (feat. Mario Camarena And Erick Hansel) (3:22)
8. So Strange (feat. Cuco) (4:00)
9. Rich Kids (feat. Yvette Young) (3:21)
10. G.O.A.T. (3:35)

Total Time 36:53

Line-up: 
Tim Henson - guitar
Scott LePage - guitar
Clay Gober - bass
Clay Aeschliman - drums
   With
Jason Richardson (1)
Ichika (3)
Mateus Asato (5)
Mario Camarena And Erick Hansel (7)
Cuco (8)
Yvette Young (9)

Description/Reviews: 

New Levels New Devils opens with “Nasty” which includes a feature from Jason Richardson. Slick and sassy while relatively sedate, the grandeur of bass and rhythmic drum taps, and electronic samples adds to this ever growing layer cake of sound. The drop pulls us into spangled rhythmic grooves with both flare and alarm.
Becoming more dense and intricate, a brief moment of silence heralds a distinctly bending section, before we’re taken back out into ‘prettier’ flare; an addictive and bouncing melody, creating something relatively chilled, which sets the stage for Jason. Razor sharpness of Jason’s guitar work coupled with sedate drums, smooth and urging bass, and delicate piano flourishes feel like a momentary handing of the baton. Until the drums insist Polyphia’s return and Jason and Clay A. all but have a ‘music-off’.

Read the full review by Kel Burch at depthmag.com

Media/Samples 
Stream
O.D.
Yas
G.O.A.T.

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Night Verses "From the Gallery of Sleep"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Post Metal/Rock
Label: Equal Vision Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: June 29, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Cooper Wasp (4:51)
2. Trading Shadows (6:31)
3. Vice Wave (4:59)
4. Vantablonde (2:31)
5. Lira (3:30)
6. No Moon (6:24)
7. Glitch In You I Thought I Knew (2:03)
8. No. (4:02)
9. Balboa (3:03)
10. Earthless (6:21)
11. Harmonic Sleep Engine (2:35)
12. Phoenix IV: Levitation (9:42)
13. Infinity Beach (5:48)

Total Time 62:20

Line-up: 
Nick DePirro - Guitar
Reilly Herrera - Bass
Aric Improta - Drums

Description/Reviews: 

...Night Verses embrace the heavier sides of progressive and post-metal to form their sound. The atmospheric nature of post-rock is an ever-present element, but there are more times than not where the record reflects a technically minded progressive metal band like Animals as Leaders. There are even times where the band wades into territory that’s a tad more sludge-y/murky in the low-end, ala post-metal veterans Pelican. Regardless of which end of the metal spectrum Night Verses dip their wick, the results are enthralling and impressive.

Read the full review by Ryan Castrati at heavyblogisheavy.com

Media/Samples 
Bandcamp

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Hail the Sun "Culture Scars"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Post-Hardcore
Label: Equal Vision Records
Format: CD  
Release date: June 17, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. Paranoia (4:00)
2. Entertainment Lies (3:45)
3. Body Damage (4:32)
4. Words of Gratitude (Parents) (3:02)
5. The 'Fun' in Dysfunction (5:00)
6. The People That Protect Us (4:24)
7. Burn Nice and Slow (The Formative Years) (4:09)
8. Never Kill a Mouse; Let it Kill Itself (3:53)
9. Ministry of Truth (4:27)
10. Doing the Same Thing and Expecting Different Results (5:37)

Total Time 42:49

Line-up: 
Aric Garcia - guitar
Donovan Melero - drums, vocals
John Stirrat - bass
Shane Gann - guitar
    with
Nick Starrantino - additional percussion (7)
Alicia Furey - cello (8)
Casey Crescenzo (The Dear Hunter) - piano (10)

Media/Samples 
Stream

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Polyphia "Renaissance"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Equal Vision Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: March 11, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. Culture Shock (4:42)
2. Light (3:50)
3. Florence (3:09)
4. Nightmare (4:06)
5. Storm (3:29)
6. Bittersweet (3:53)
7. Symmetry (1:56)
8. Ivory (3:06)
9. Paradise (4:16)
10. Amour (3:41)
11. Crush (4:00)
12. Euphoria (4:16)

Total time 44:24

Line-up: 
Tim Henson - Guitar
Scott LePage - Guitar
Clay Gober - Bass

Media/Samples 
Stream

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The Dear Hunter "Act IV: Rebirth in Reprise"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Prog Related
Label: Equal Vision Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 4, 2015
Tracklist: 
1. Rebirth (2:51)
2. The Old Haunt (4:36)
3. Waves (4:12)
4. At the End of the Earth (5:16)
5. Remembered (3:50)
6. A Night on the Town (9:00)
7. Is There Anybody Here? (6:42)
8. The Squeaky Wheel (4:35)
9. The Bitter Suite IV and V: The Congregation and the Sermon in the Silt (5:40)
10. The Bitter Suite VI: Abandon (5:32)
11. King of Swords (Reversed) (5:07)
12. If All Goes Well (4:41)
13. The Line (3:37)
14. Wait (3:20)
15. Ouroboros (5:25)

Line-up: 
Casey Crescenzo - vocals, piano, guitar, bass, arrangements, direction
Nick Crescenzo - drums, percussion, vocals
Robert Parr - guitar, vocals, keyboards
Nick Sollecito - bass
Maxwell Tousseau - guitar, keyboards, aux. percussion, vocals
Andrew Brown - keyboards, vocals

Media/Samples 
A Night on the Town
Waves
Wait


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The Dear Hunter "Migrant"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Prog Related
Label: Equal Vision Records
Release date: April 2, 2013
Tracklist: 
1. Bring You Down
2. Whisper
3. Shame
4. An Escape
5. Shouting at the Rain
6. The Kiss of Life
7. Girl
8. Cycles
9. Sweet Naiveté
10. Let Go
11. This Vicious Place
12. Don't Look Back

Line-up: 
Casey Crescenzo – Vocals, Piano, Guitar, Bass
Nick Crescenzo – Drums, Percussion, Vocals

Description/Reviews

While Migrant takes a departure from the band's previous use of an overarching concept, it remains true to their signature grandiose sound, fueled by Casey Crescenzo's soulful vocals. For the first time ever, Crescenzo wrote from a first-person perspective, creating twelve of his most emotionally raw, personal and dynamic tracks to date. Musically, songs range from powerful melodic anthems, to a jazzy ballad fueled by keys and arpeggio-laden guitar lines, to a moving duet that highlights the song's captivating vocals, all delicately framed by lush string orchestrations.

Media/Samples 
Trailer
Whisper
An Escape
Entire album online

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