EDventurED "Symmetry in Chaos"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock
Format: digital 
Release date: October 30, 2026
Tracklist

1. Symmetry in Chaos - 4:30

2. Threads and Chains - 4:22

3. Mental Conflict - 6:26

4. Echoes Code - 5:39

5. Equilibrium's Edge - 4:52

6. Reflections of the Seen - 4:53

7. Whispering Wings - 5:58

8. Masks of the Crowd - 6:05

9. Shadows We Remember - 5:06

10. Mirror of the Other - 6:38

Album Length: 54:32

Credits
Eddie Krakov - lead vocals, instruments
   With
Teddy Shvets - vocals
Amit Malool - drums 
Diego Valencia - bass
Jack Krakov

Description/Reviews:

Krakov constructed a concept album inspired by nine scientific, psychological, and philosophical theories. Each song explores a different idea, ranging from Chaos Theory and Game Theory to Social Identity Theory, Determinism, Epigenetics, and Reciprocal Altruism. Together, the songs form a larger narrative examining the forces that shape human behavior, society, relationships, memory, and choice. 

Musically, "Symmetry in Chaos" blends progressive rock and metal, hard rock, and atmospheric elements while maintaining a strong focus on melody and emotional connection. The album artwork visually reflects its central theme by presenting opposing forces existing simultaneously: structure and disorder, movement and balance, symmetry and chaos.

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Tadashi Goto "Dust Logic"

Country: Japan
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock, AOR
Label: Lion Music
Format: CD,digital
Release date: October 22, 2026
Tracklist

1 Dust Logic: Alpha

2 Through Shifting Time

3 Fear of the Machine 

4 Noctis Veil 

5 Dust Logic: Voices

6 Code of Salvation 

7 Null Identity 

8 Hardcore Dystopia

9 Crimson Scars 

10 Keyboard Xtreme 

11 Demon Wall 

12 Eternal Levin Paradox 

13 Signal Overload 

14 A Moment Between Worlds 

    I. Forgiving

    II. A Father and His Son

15 Dust Logic: Omega

Credits

Tadashi Goto

   With

Aira & Zena - vocals 

James LoMenzo (2), Randy George (4), Joseph Patrick Moore (5), Matt Bissonette (6,11), Tony Levin (12) - bass

All music composed, arranged, programmed and produced by Tadashi Goto. 

Mixed by Ged Z at Everged Studios, Scotland.

Mastered by Ethan Cole at Ironwood Studio, Los Angeles, USA

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Through Shifting Time

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End Of Abyss "Escape to a New Empire"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Inverse Records
Format: CD,digital
Release date: October 23, 2026
Tracklist

01. Vultures

02. Astral Dreams

03. One For The Broken

04. Parasites of the Stream

05. Incomplete

06. Fraudulent Rant

07. Veritas

08. Island of Isolated Minds

09. Sound Of Soul

10. Escape to a New Empire

Credits

Petrus Syvänperä: Guitars, keyboards, programming & drums, composition, lyrics

Mikko Herranen: Vocals

Janne Koskenkorva: Bass

Alpo Pöytäkangas: Lead guitar

  With

Antti Koivistoinen: Guitar solos

Juha-Matti Berg: Rhythm guitar

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Ølyp "I(m)MORTAL"

Country: France
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Post Metal
Label: Klonosphere
Format: CD,digital,vinyl
Release date: September 25, 2026
Tracklist

1 - The Human Error (04:56)

2 - 797 (05:33)

3 - Molden (05:59)

4 - One’s Tormented Mind Is A Crumbling Universe (05:54)

5 - Solace (06:28)

6 - The Great Acceleration (06:32)

7 - The Great Denial - Part 1 (02:06)

8 - The Great Denial - Part 2 (04:36)

Credits

David Annenkoff - Drums

Thibaud Lépicier - Guitar, Bass

   With

Pauline Henric - Violin (3, 5, 7, 8)

Zoé Sallefranque - Violin (3, 5, 7, 8)

Sylvain Rullier - Alto (3, 5, 7, 8)

Eugénie Ursch - Cello (3, 5, 7, 8)

Written & performed by Ølyp

Produced by Ølyp & Chiaran Verheyden

Recorded by Chiaran Verheyden & David Castel

Mixed by Chiaran Verheyden

Mastered by Chiaran Verheyden

Description/Reviews:

A French instrumental duo that blends massive progressive metal with ambient post-metal. Founded in the Norwegian fjords, the band emerged from a desire to express the dissonance of human interactions with nature, inaction in the face of the environmental crisis, and the rise of individualism. Their music serves as an outlet, a call for introspection and solidarity, seeking to restore balance.

‘I(m)MORTAL’ immerses listeners in vast, emotionally charged landscapes that question human relationships and their connections to nature. Through this debut album, Ølyp explores individual consciousness in our world, examining both introspective perspectives and our impact on the planet: how and why have we become such a threat to our own cradle?

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Jasmeno "Assemblage of Cinematic Idioms"

Country: Poland
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Tangled Records
Format: CD,vinyl,cassette,digital
Release date: September 11, 2026
Tracklist

1. Synesthesia Imperialis (10:12) 

2. A Code of Equivocation (8:03) 

3. His Rebirth (5:19)

4. The Void (8:08)

5. The Provocation ov Fate (7:55)

6. Seduced by Ambiguity (8:15)

Total Time 47:52

Credits

Brian Gawaski - vocals recorded at Wrong Planet Studio (Howell, USA)

Michal Grall - guitars recorded at Larg Sound Studio (Gdynia, Poland)

Artur Olkowicz - electric & fretless bass guitars recorded at Talisac Studio (Banino, Poland)

Slavomir Nietupski - orchestrations, synthesizers, grand piano & programming recorded at Talisac Studio (Banino, Poland)

    With:

Bartlomiej Krysiuk - vocals recorded at Wem Studio (Bialystok, Poland) by Marek Kubik

Piotr Filonowicz - electric guitars recorded at Lemon Sounds Studio (Banino, Poland)

Marc Grewe - vocals recorded at Tonstudio (Berlin, Germany) by Marc Wüstenhagen

Slawomir Slavo Maryniewski - vocals recorded at Fader Up Studio (Gdynia, Poland) by Marcin Kudelski

Mariusz Domaradzki - electric guitar recorded at Larg Sound Studio (Gdynia, Poland)

Lecia Louise - electric & acoustic guitars, vocals recorded at Magic Carpets Studio (Brisbane, Australia)

Jakub Wagner - flamenco guitars recorded at Ramtamtam Studio (Sopot, Poland) by Rafal Serwatka

Yusaf Parvez - vocals & electric guitars recorded at Supervillain HQ Studio (Oslo, Norway)

Snorre Ruch - vocals recorded at E39 Studio (Valsøyfjorden, Norway)

Joanna Zondlowska - vocals recorded at Pink Flower Studio (Pepowo, Poland)

Marek Depa - electric guitars recorded at Young Rock Studio (Kwidzyn, Poland)

Sasha Janowicz - vocals recorded at SJ Studio (Brisbane, Australia)

Robert Kolakowski - synthesizer recorded at No Name Studio (Banino, Poland)

Tomasz Andrzejewski - electric guitars recorded at FanThomas Studio (Hazlach, Poland)

Lukasz Kowalski - electric guitars recorded at Black Smith Studio (Grudziadz, Poland)

Ryszard Kramarski - synthesizers recorded at Lynx Studio (Kraków, Poland)

Pre-produced & engineered at Talisac Studio between 2022 - 2025 (Banino, Poland)

Mixed & mastered by Jakub Mankowski between 20.09.2025 - 07.01.2026 at Sounds Great Promotion Studio (Kobylka, Poland)

All music composed by Slavomir Nietupski

except "Seduced by Ambiguity" by Slavomir Nietupski & Piotr Filonowicz

Lyrics by Izabela Turska-Kamrowska, Brian Gawaski & Slavomir Nietupski

English & Russian translation by Sasha Janowicz

Produced by Slavomir Nietupski & Tangled Records

Logo designed by Christophe Szpajdel

Photos by Agnieszka Stawrosiejko & Colleen Cummings

Graphic design, hand paintings & layout by Slavomir Nietupski

Description/Reviews:

The material has a distinctly cinematic character and is built around the sound of a virtual symphony orchestra. Its concept was inspired by the work of Władysław Hasior, who created multilayered compositions from seemingly incompatible fragments of reality. In a similar way, Sławomir Nietupski brings together a variety of styles, sounds and artistic personalities on the album.

The word “assemblage” in the title refers to the process of creating a coherent whole from diverse elements, while “cinematic idioms” highlights the narrative and evocative nature of the music, which unfolds like a soundtrack to a film that does not exist. The album features six elaborate compositions with a total running time of nearly 50 minutes. Based on lyrics by poet Izabela Turska-Kamrowska, the songs explore everyday doubts and emotions, feelings of separation and alienation, as well as the search for faith and joy in everyday life.

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His Rebirth

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Slug Comparison "Cold in Cold out" EP

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Progressive Alternative Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: September 10, 2026
Tracklist

1. Tongue of the Hollow (4:01)

2. To Whom Would You Answer (3:47)

3. Back to the World (4:03)

4. Burden of Life (4:44)

5. Cold in Cold out (5:31)

6. No Healer (4:36)

Album Length: 26:42

Credits

Doug Harrison (Fen): vocals, guitar, bass, programming

Randall Stoll (Fen): drums

All songs written and produced by Doug Harrison

Mixed by Sheldon Zaharko

Mastered by Brock McFarlane at CPS Mastering

Cover image by Inkantation

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Green Carnation "A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Season of Mist
Format: CD, digital,vinyl
Release date: September 4, 2026
Tracklist

01.Unconditional Artificial Chemistry (06:09)

02.The Messiah Complex (06:48)

03.Broken Souls, Common Enemies (08:45)

04.A Dark Poem - Orchestral Suite (16:47)

Credits

Kjetil Nordhus - Vocals

Stein Roger Sordal - Bass, Rhythm Guitars, Lead Guitars, Keyboards

Bjørn Harstad - Lead Guitars, Effects

Endre Kirkesola - Keyboards, Synthesizers, Organs, Effects

Jonathan Alejandro Perez - Drums

Recording & Mixing Studio

dUb Studio

Mastering Studio

Rorysound Studios

Production Credits

Producers - Endre Kirkesola, Stein Roger Sordal, Kjetil Nordhus

Mixing & Sound Engineer - Endre Kirkesola

Mixing Assistant — Bjørn Harstad

Mastering Engineer — Lawrence Mackrory

Description/Reviews:

Inspired by Arthur Rimbaud’s dreamy ode to Shakespearean character Ophelia, ‘A Dark Poem’ reads as a grand and gloomy album trilogy that takes listeners to crushing new highs and the deepest, darkest and most personal depths. Whether it’s the second wave black metal that drives Part I, the raw and aching ballads that support Part II or the bold 16-minute orchestral finale to Part III, the results are resounding down to the last epic note.

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Quiet Observer "Corner of the universe" EP

Country: Ukraine
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal/Rock
Format: digital
Release date: July 27, 2026
Tracklist

1. Introversion (1:11) 

2. SERENDIP (Search For Extraterrestrial Radio Emissions From Nearby Developed Intelligent Populations) (4:31) 

3. Occultation (4:51) 

4. Kshira Sagara (2:57) 

5. Tunguska Body (3:31) 

6. Rectangulus (4:30) 

7. Saturn Hexagon (2026) (5:09) 

Total Time 26:40

Credits

Dennis Fursov (Zolar Czack) - everything

   Except

Denis Shvarts - solo (5)

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Tryton "A Season Of Pandaemonium"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Metal, Fusion
Label: The Hills Are Dead Records
Format: CD, digital, cassette
Release date: June 5, 2026
Tracklist

1. Il Menocchio (The Story Of Domenico Scandella) (4:58) 

2. Al-Thawra (La Revolución) (6:03) 

3. Tree (5:00) 

4. Sea People (6:28) 

5. A Season Of Pandaemonium (8:24) 

6. Le Bal Des Dragons (Bonus Track) (4:10) 

Total Time 35:03 

Credits

Tiziano Sammarro – composition, guitar, guitar-synth, bass

Frédérique Koebel – synthesizer, piano, bass synth 

Rimal Tarba – drums, percussions

   With

Damien Sarret – oud

Pierre Martinet – futes

Mishelle Villarroel – violin, viola 

Pierre-Emmanuel Chartron – cello

Description/Reviews:

With this second album, Tryton further refnes its universe — its “open-minded heavy music,” as the trio likes to describe it — blending metal intensity withMediterranean textures and rhythms, alongside subtle jazz infuences.

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Lufeh "Overwhelmed"

Country: USA/Brazil
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: May 29, 2026
Tracklist

01. He Commands The Sun and The Stars – 4:22

02. Breathe – 4:03

03. Double Dip – 4:39

04. Overwhelmed – 4:30

05. Feels Like I’m A Ghost – 5:43

06. Live The New Today – 4:50

07. War of Emotions – 3:50

08. End of the Tunnel – 4:18

Credits

Duca Tambasco – bass and backing vocals

Deio Tambasco – guitar and backing vocals

Gera Penna – keyboard and backing vocals

Lufeh Batera – drums

   With

Ginny Luke – vocals, violin  

All songs written by: Duca Tambasco, Deio Tambasco, Gera Penna, and Lufeh Batera

Recorded at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles  Produced by: Gera Penna

Mixed by: Adair Daufembach

Mastered by: Adair Daufembach

Artwork by: Lufeh Batera

Description/Reviews:

LUFEH is a progressive rock/metal band blending technical precision with emotional depth and genre‑bending influences. "Overwhelmed" marks a major creative leap for the band. While their debut album leaned heavily into technical instrumental work, this sophomore record places a strong emphasis on memorable vocal melodies, layered harmonies, and sing‑along choruses, all while preserving the band’s trademark complexity.

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He Commands The Sun and The Stars
Double Dip
Overwhelmed

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Pokruch "ПКРЧ Голосними"

Country: Ukraine
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: May 19, 2026
Tracklist

1. Велкам / Welcome (04:41)

2. Чума / Plague (05:21)

3. Руки / Hands (03:37)

4. Сон Це / Dream is (04:33)

5. 969-й км / 969th km (00:33)

6. Танго / Tango (02:57)

7. М11У4Л7 (00:29)

8. Ганг /Ganges (03:57)

9. 40138H (00:56)

10. Авангард / Avant-garde (02:57)

11. 56626252 (00:35)

12. Весна / Spring (03:29)

13. 3019р. / 3019y. (02:00)

Credits

Evgeny Petrusenko — vocals, guitar

Glib Protsiv — drums, percussion

Olexandr Gridin — bass guitar

Serhiy Lyubinsky — guitar

    With

Olexandr Yanenko — trumpet, flugelhorn

Nazar Bodnar — trombone

Olexandr Dolganov — sousaphone

Maxim Berezhnyuk — trembita, wheel lyre

Arseny Yandyuk — synthesizer, percussion

Daniela Zayushkina — backing vocals

Olya Chernyshova — backing vocals

Mykhailo Ostrovsky — sound design

CHILDREN'S CHOIR "STRUMOCHOK"

Conductor — Lyubov Uskova

Honcharova Anya, Panasyuk Anya, Raboshchuk Karolina, Lukiyanchuk Khrystyna, Fortuna Sofia, Palamarchuk Ruslan

ACADEMIC CHOIR

Arrangement — Roman Repka

Soprano — Lyuba Olesya

Alto — Olena Tsygankova

Tenor — Taras Kushnir

Bass — Kostyantyn Lenchyk

NAONI — National Academic Orchestra of Folk Instruments of Ukraine

Artistic Director and Chief Conductor — Viktor Hutsal

Recording Sound Engineer — Oleksandr Zhyzhchenko

WOODWINDS

Flutes — Larysa Kravets, Stanislav Kohut

Oboes — Yuriy Kyrychenko, Oleksandr Piddubnyy

Clarinets — Petro Chelyadyn, Vitaliy Feshchenko

BAYAN

Ihor Rechytskyi

BRASSWINDS

Trumpets — Oleksandr Nuzha, Daniil Latun

Trombones — Mykola Bloshkin, Nazariy Pavlenko

FOLK INSTRUMENTS

Kobzas — Iryna Goncharova, Svitlana Bondarenko, Yevhen Didenko, Natalya Mitina, Oleksiy Shevchenko, Andriy Kovbas, Vitaliy Savchenko

Cymbals — Andriy Voychuk, Volodymyr Ovcharyn

Banduras — Nadiya Ovcharyn, Ruslana Voyt, Iryna Soroka, Maryna Chernyavska, Vladyslav Vakolyuk, Natalia Sobutska

PERCUSSION

Andriy Mitin, Viktoriy Khodis, Yehor Zverev

STRINGS

First violins — Oleksandr Shakhnyuk, Larysa Sarukhanyan, Yerofey Bondarenko, Daryna Sereda, Sofia Vivcharuk

Second violins — Maksym Romanyuk, Iryna Chygrin, Anton Radevych, Olha Fatueva, Daryna Hnativ

Violas — Olha Pylyp, Anna Yakymakha

Cellos — Olena Bondarenko, Ruslan Andrukh

Double basses — Volodymyr Andreyev, Oleg Klymenko

Recording studio — Revet Sound

Recording, mixing — Serhiy Lyubinsky

Arrangement — Pokruch

Cover — Vitaly Klyushkin

Graphic design — Anton Shiferson

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Dualisis "Us"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: May 15, 2026
Tracklist

1. Us (6:34) 

2. The Deep (6:56) 

3. You Just Don't Care (4:42) 

4. Already Dead (5:09) 

5. There's Nothing (6:15) 

Total Time 29:36

Credits

Yama Tokido - Vocals

Eric Senn - Guitar & Keyboards 

Corentin Senn - Bass & Cello

Estéban Rodriguez - Guitar

Adrien Escaich - Drums

Artworks: @Oaken_leaf_art

Mix & Mastering: Ben Lessous @BBlast Records

Description/Reviews:

Drawing influence from progressive metal, alternative metal and post-metal aesthetics, the band develops a sound built around contrast, tension and immersive composition rather than pure technical exhibition.

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Dualisis "Us" EP

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: May 15, 2026
Tracklist

1. Us (6:34) 

2. The Deep (6:56) 

3. You Just Don't Care (4:42) 

4. Already Dead (5:09) 

5. There's Nothing (6:15) 

Total Time 29:36

Credits

Yama Tokido - Vocals

Eric Senn - Guitar & Keyboards 

Corentin Senn - Bass & Cello

Estéban Rodriguez - Guitar

Adrien Escaich - Drums

Artworks: @Oaken_leaf_art

Mix & Mastering: Ben Lessous @BBlast Records

Description/Reviews:

Drawing influence from progressive metal, alternative metal and post-metal aesthetics, the band develops a sound built around contrast, tension and immersive composition rather than pure technical exhibition.

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Teramaze "The Silent Architect"

Country: Australia
Genre(s): Progressive Metal

Label: Wells Records
Format: CD, digital

Release date: May 8, 2026
Tracklist

1. The Silent Architect
2. Doors of Yesterday
3. The Invisible Countdown
4. Mr Crazy
5. Arrow
6. Dust & Bone
7. Enemy In The Garden
8. Ghost Hands
9. Left In The Fire

Credits

Dean Wells - Guitars / Vocals

Nathan Peachey - Vocals

Andrew Cameron - Bass Guitar

Nick Ross - Drums

Recorded at Wells Music Studios

Mixed/ Mastered by Dean Wells

Description/Reviews:

The Silent Architect is the album that feels like everything TERAMAZE does best all in one place. It strikes the perfect balance between big progressive epics, beautiful and emotional ballads, and hard-hitting singles that land with larger than life impact.

The songs flow naturally, shifting between powerful moments and quieter reflections without ever losing that signature TERAMAZE feel. It’s technical when it needs to be, melodic when it matters most, and always driven by strong and decisive songwriting.

More than anything, this album feels honest and fully realised, like the band leaning completely into who they are. The result is the most TERAMAZE-sounding record we’ve ever made.

Dynamic, emotional, heavy, and memorable from start to finish.

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The Invisible Countdown

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Only Sons "Through The Night Again"

Country: Poland
Genre(s): Progressive Alternative Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 17, 2026
Tracklist

1. Siren's Song (4:54) 

2. Shallows (5:33) 

3. Doomsday (5:24) 

4. Blindman (5:09) 

5. Anthem Of The Unheard (5:33) 

6. Crimson Sunset (6:54) 

Total Time 33:27

Credits

Daniel Bala Suder - Vocals

Daniel Kesler - Guitars

Łukasz Kursa - Guitars

Kamil Stadnicki - Bass

Wiktor Palik - Drums

All music and lyrics by Only Sons

Recorded at Zed Studio & Kossabuena Studio

Mix and Mastering: Tomasz Zed Zalewski

Master vinyl: Bart Gabriel

Cover artwork by Kuba Sokólski

Logo by Xaay

Band photo by Pastor

CD layout by Kontamination Design

Description/Reviews:

Here we get tight, uptempo and intricate riff and rhythm constellations alternating with gentler, flowing and strictly melodic movements. Heavier, blues-flavored arrangements appear on the concluding 'Crimson Sunset', and delicate interludes of various kinds and straight forward passages with more of a hard rock alignment are just as numerous as more quirky passages and the occasional blazing metal run. Few of the songs on this album stick to one specific expression, most of them alternates between many. The vocals are powerful when needed, emotional when appropriate and careful in display elsewhere. With a high quality mix and production throughout. Whether this is an album that can be defined inside of the progressive metal tradition will be a subjective opinion, but I'm fairly certain that many fans of more contemporary progressive metal in particular may well find this album to be an interesting one. (Olav M. Bjornsen at progressor.net's facebook)

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Quiet Observer "Another form of life"

Country: Ukraine
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal/Rock
Format: digital
Release date: April 8, 2026
Tracklist

1. Venus Turned Inside Out (3:35) 

2. Sneakerhead (3:45) 

3. Protoplanetary Disk (3:43) 

4. Aura (5:00) 

5. Tuculans (3:19) 

6. Alexs Nightmare (3:03) 

7. Puppet Princess (4:10) 

8. Wasteland (5:14) 

9. Shibuya Crossing (4:02) 

10. Infinite Horizon (3:30) 

Total Time 39:21

Credits

Dennis Fursov (Zolar Czack) - everything

   Except

Denis Shvarts - solo (2,3)

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Green Carnation "A Dark Poem, Part II: Sanguis"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Season of Mist
Format: CD, digital,vinyl
Release date: April 3, 2026
Tracklist

1. Sanguis (9:05)

2. Loneliness Untold, Loneliness Unfold (4:04)

3. Sweet to the Point of Bitter (5:58)

4. I Am Time (5:39)

5. Fire in Ice (7:03)

6. Lunar Tale (5:25)

Full runtime: 37:16

Credits

Kjetil Nordhus — Vocals

Stein Roger Sordal — Bass, Rhythm Guitars, Lead Guitars, Keyboards, Lead Vocals (2)

Bjørn Harstad — Lead Guitars, Effects

Endre Kirkesola — Keyboards, Synthesizers, Organs, Effects, Backing Vocals (6)

Jonathan Alejandro Perez — Drums

   With:

Ingrid Ose — Flute (6)

Recording, Mixing & Mastering at DUB Studio

Producers — Endre Kirkesola, Stein Roger Sordal, Kjetil Nordhus

Sound Engineers — Endre Kirkesola, Bjørn Harstad

Mixing Engineers — Endre Kirkesola, Bjørn Harstad

Mastering Engineer — Lawrence Mackrory

Cover Artist: Niklas Sundin

Description/Reviews:

If Green Carnation set sail from a familiar place of melancholy on The Shores of Melancholia, then Sanguis finds the band far out at sea, fighting to stay afloat against the storm that’s raging in their minds. Whereas Part I only scratched at the surface, the epic title track that opens Part II vows to forgive and forget old bloodied wounds. Over the course of nine minutes, cresting cleans and swells of organ from long-time producer and newest member Endre Kirkesola try and wash away the familial wreckage — only for a traumatic childhood memory to come flooding back during the song’s doomy coda.

The heaviness that launched Green Carnation during Part I of A Dark Poem has aged like a fine wine on Sanguis. “Sweet to the Point of Bitter” balances meaty riffs with a pleasing melody and underlying notes of resentment. “You will acknowledge I was broken / Before you came around”. With a guitar solo that winds like the winds of change, “I Am Time” demands immediate recognition. 

But while “Fire In Ice” stokes the political flames viewed from The Shores of Melancholia with pounding windchills of double bass, Part II reveals Green Carnation at their most raw and vulnerable. 

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Only Human "Planned Obsolescence"

Country: Denmark
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Season of Mist
Format: CD,digital,vinyl
Release date: March 27, 2026
Tracklist

1. Drift (4:44)

2. The Sun and the Moon (3:54)

3. Steep Descent (5:56)

4. Death Cult (3:40)

5. Techno Fascist (6:01)

6. Automata (6:12)

7. Aspire (4:22)

8. Breach (5:41)

Full runtime: 40:32

Credits

Patrick Grønbæch Christensen- Vocals

Martin Hastrup - Guitars

JaCK Kijne - Guitars

Andreas Pröll - Drums

Guillaume Blanjean - Bass

Produced by Patrick Grønbæch Christensen

Recording, Mixing and Mastering  by Patrick Grønbæch Christensen at Only Human Studio

Vinyl Mastering by Brett Caldas-Lima 

Cover Art by Guillaume Blanjean

Description/Reviews:

This was an outstanding Progressive album, and in many ways, it might point towards where the genre is headed for the future. The band has some serious chops, but they don’t overtake the sound, which is heavily focused on an emotional impact. It kept moving forward…branching out, exploring, uncovering rocks that used to be a permanent part of the scene, and each transition was completely smooth. I was on the edge of my seat the entire time.

Read the full review by Dave "That Metal Guy" Campbell at metal-temple.com

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Helikon "Against The Algorithm"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Power Metal
Label: Sorry Mom!
Format: digital
Release date: March 20, 2026
Tracklist

1. The Unseen Threat (4:54) 

2. Vault Of Time (2:29) 

3. Lose Control (4:25) 

4. The Mentalist (3:33) 

5. Deception War (3:14) 

6. Visisonor (3:07) 

7. Star's End (4:41) 

8. The King (5:41) 

9. The Broken Crown (2:17) 

10. Throne (4:16) 

11. Unreflected (2:22) 

12. Conversion's Pain (6:54) 

Total Time 47:53

Credits

Giacomo "Jack" Merigo - Vocals

Davide Piazza - Lead Guitar

Gaetano Avanzato - Rhythm Guitar

Edoardo Scanzi - Drums

   With

Luca Alghisi - Bass

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Streams

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Assignment "With The End Comes Silence"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Power Metal
Label: Massacre Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: March 20, 2026
Tracklist

1. Fallen (5:59) 

2. Nothing To Say (5:02) 

3. Beyond Recognition (6:37) 

4. Those Words (5:29) 

5. The Tower (7:36) 

6. Selling My Soul (6:12) 

7. Call For Heaven (6:02) 

8. Angel Of Berlin (5:11) 

9. With The End Comes Silence (8:52) 

10. The Curtain Falls (6:02) 

Total Time 63:02 

Credits

Diego Valdez – vocals

Goran Panić – guitars

Heiko Spaarmann – bass

Michael Kolar – drums

   With

Thomas Vikström - backing vocals

Marco Ahrens - lead guitars (1, 3, 8, 9)

Simone Mularoni (DGM) - lead guitar (10)

Produced by Assignment 

Mixed and mastered by Simone Mularoni at Domination Studio

Description/Reviews:

With The End Comes Silence showcases ASSIGNMENT’s refined songwriting approach, focusing on tighter structures and elevated production quality, while maintaining the diverse influences that have shaped their sound over the years - from power and thrash to progressive metal and hard rock.

ASSIGNMENT’s new album With The End Comes Silence stands as their most focused and immersive work to date - a cinematic, emotional, and thought-provoking metal experience that reflects the state of a world in turmoil while celebrating the enduring spirit of the genre.

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Fallen
Nothing To Say
Angel of Berlin

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