Exist "Egoiista"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Prosthetic Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: August 28, 2020
Tracklist: 

1. Through Suffering He Paints The Universe (10:10) 

2. The Lottery (5:47) 

3. Until The Storm Comes (6:48) 

4. Infinite Monkey Theorem (10:22) 

5. Siblings Born Into Different Dimensions (5:03) 

6. Egocosm (8:58) 

7. Last Flight Looming (2:11) 

8. Spotlight's Glow (6:53) 

9. Amongst The Trees (8:36) 

Total Time 64:48

Line-up: 

Max Phelps

Alex Weber

Matt Rossa

Brody Smith

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Sorxe "The Ark Burner"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Post Metal, Sludge, Psychedelic
Label: Prosthetic Records
Format: vinyl, digital
Release date: October 11, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Dependence Day (9:10)
2. Exiled (7:13)
3. Full Transmission (8:45)
4. Wondering If I Exist (8:44)
5. A Negative Exorcism (6:31)
6. The Ark Burner (13:30)

Total Time 53:53

Line-up: 
Shane Ocell - Drums, Vocals
Tanner Crace - Guitar, Vocals, Synth
Jonathan Portnoy - Bass, Vocals

Description/Reviews: 

Sorxe’s brand of sludge metal has always been a compelling one. On this latest album the band’s psychedelic and experimental mix of post-metal and sludge returns to the territories of their debut album more than their second album did, and overall manages to mix the strengths from both into a cohesive and engrossing whole. 

Read the full review at wonderboxmetal.com

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Snow Burial "Ostrava"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Post Metal
Label: Prosthetic Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date:  September 20, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Tyranny (3:01)
2. Sever The Bloodline (5:14)
3. The Afterneath (5:11)
4. Třinec (1:11)
5. Ostrava (3:17)
6. Gaping Wounds (4:06)
7. Burn Down The Crown (3:56)
8. The Lost (4:10)
9. The Unforgiven (5:02)

Total Time 35:08

Line-up: 
Ben
Brandon
Nick

Description/Reviews: 

Born from their defining experiences at home and on the road the unifying theme of Ostrava is one of duality - failure and triumph, celebration and mourning, isolation and family. The precarious balance of their lives are laid out across the nine tracks in Ostrava; the costs of glory given equal billing to meditative contemplation and blazing riffs. The complexities of modern life and politics weigh heavily and color the narrative of the album. The result is a compelling collection of songs that resonate universally, with equal parts grief and gratitude bundled up into digestible chunks of post-metal fury.
The headbangability of each track belies the complexities of the layers that lurk beneath. Taking inspiration from the likes of Radiohead as much as any metal act; SNOW BURIAL craft polished songs with the whirring machinery hidden just below the surface. Their blend of melody and aggression delivers a sound that dredges the depths of doom and sludge and marries it with rock ‘n’ roll sensibilities.

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Howling Sycamore "Seven Pathways to Annihilation"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Avant Garde Metal
Label: Prosthetic Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: June 21, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Mastering Fire
2. Departure
3. Initiation
4. Second Sight
5. Raw Bones
6. Tempest's Chant
7. Sorcerer

Line-up: 
Jason McMaster (WatchTower, Dangerous Toys) - vocals
Davide Tiso (Ephel Duath) - guitars, bass, baritone ukulele, piano
Hannes Grossman (Necrophagist, Obscura) - drums
   With
Bruce Lamont (Yakuza, Corrections House) - baritone saxophone (7)
Kevin Hufnagel (Gorguts, Dyshythmia) - lead guitars  (1, 3)
Fabian Vestod - drums (4)
Marty Friedman - lead guitars (4)
Matt Baldwinson - lead guitars (6)
Otrebor - hammered dulcimer (7)

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Howling Sycamore "Seven Pathways to Annihilation"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Avant Garde Metal
Label: Prosthetic Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: June 21, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Mastering Fire
2. Departure
3. Initiation
4. Second Sight
5. Raw Bones
6. Tempest's Chant
7. Sorcerer

Line-up: 
Jason McMaster (WatchTower, Dangerous Toys) - vocals
Davide Tiso (Ephel Duath) - guitars, bass, baritone ukulele, piano
Hannes Grossman (Necrophagist, Obscura) - drums
   With
Bruce Lamont (Yakuza, Corrections House) - baritone saxophone (7)
Kevin Hufnagel (Gorguts, Dyshythmia) - lead guitars  (1, 3)
Fabian Vestod - drums (4)
Marty Friedman - lead guitars (4)
Matt Baldwinson - lead guitars (6)
Otrebor - hammered dulcimer (7)

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Four Stroke Baron "Planet Silver Screen"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Alternative Rock/Metal
Label: Prosthetic Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: November 9, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Cut (2:12)
2. Planet Silver Screen (3:49)
3. Neon Person (4:33)
4. Machine And Joy (4:13)
5. A Matter Of Seconds (4:14)
6. 7th Of July (6:01)
7. Cyborg Pt. II: The City (4:10)
8. Duplex (3:46)
9. Video Maniacs (8:13)

Total Time 41:11

Line-up: 
Matt Vallarino: Drums
Keegan Ferrari: Bass
Kirk Witt: Guitar, Vocals
   With
Jørgen Munkeby: Saxophone (9)

Description/Reviews: 

Make no mistake, this is a weird and nearly unclassifiable little record that pairs heavy modern progressive rock with new wave/post punk, seemingly inspired by the likes of Tears for Fears and The Cure, and touches of jazz and electronica, and somehow makes that insane fusion of styles work. It’s also, for the most part, a lean and mean album chock full of insanely catchy hooks and riffs, and widescreen soundscapes, that, just when you think you have the measure of it, throws curveballs like saxophone solos played by the likes of Jørgen Munkeby. 

Read the full review by SitarHero at sputnikmusic.com

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Howling Sycamore "Howling Sycamore"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Avant Garde Metal
Label: Prosthetic Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: January 26, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Upended (6:48)
2. Obstinate Pace (5:42)
3. Let Fall (5:21)
4. Intermezzo (1:04)
5. Midway (5:54)
6. Chant Of Stillness (4:28)
7. Descent To Light (5:24)
8. Dysphoria (2:57)

Total Time 37:38

Line-up: 
Jason McMaster (WatchTower, Dangerous Toys) - vocals
Davide Tiso (Ephel Duath) - guitars, bass, ukulele
Hannes Grossman (Necrophagist, Obscura) - drums
   With
Bruce Lamont (Yakuza, Corrections House) - baritone saxophone (1, 2)
Kevin Hufnagel (Gorguts, Dyshythmia) - guitar solo (1, 5)
Fester (Burials, Humorous) - guitar solo (3)
Fabian Vestod - drums (8)

Description/Reviews: 

The end product might not immediately make sense to everyone. The melodies are weird, yet conventional somehow. The drumming is distincly in the style of Hannes’s technical work, but the production is like old-school avant-garde. And the singing, Jason Mcmaster’s voice is power metal gone weird. The band somehow skirt the line between familiar enough to be cheesy and bizarre enough to be “too much”, yet don’t fall into either trap. Instead, they’re consistently unsettling while being oddly listenable. The uncomfortable place the listening experience puts one in is exactly the reason why this album is so brilliant. I’ve went in circles trying to convey that feeling, but in the end it’s hard to put to words. Which is why you should go listen to Howling Sycamore right now. It’s the cleverest album of the month and while still being so fun to listen to. (heavyblogisheavy.com)

Also read the review by Jonathon Rose at metalwani.com

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Howling Sycamore "Howling Sycamore"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Avant Garde Metal
Label: Prosthetic Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: January 26, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Upended (6:48)
2. Obstinate Pace (5:42)
3. Let Fall (5:21)
4. Intermezzo (1:04)
5. Midway (5:54)
6. Chant Of Stillness (4:28)
7. Descent To Light (5:24)
8. Dysphoria (2:57)

Total Time 37:38

Line-up: 
Jason McMaster (WatchTower, Dangerous Toys) - vocals
Davide Tiso (Ephel Duath) - guitars, bass, ukulele
Hannes Grossman (Necrophagist, Obscura) - drums
   With
Bruce Lamont (Yakuza, Corrections House) - baritone saxophone (1, 2)
Kevin Hufnagel (Gorguts, Dyshythmia) - guitar solo (1, 5)
Fester (Burials, Humorous) - guitar solo (3)
Fabian Vestod - drums (8)

Description/Reviews: 

The end product might not immediately make sense to everyone. The melodies are weird, yet conventional somehow. The drumming is distincly in the style of Hannes’s technical work, but the production is like old-school avant-garde. And the singing, Jason Mcmaster’s voice is power metal gone weird. The band somehow skirt the line between familiar enough to be cheesy and bizarre enough to be “too much”, yet don’t fall into either trap. Instead, they’re consistently unsettling while being oddly listenable. The uncomfortable place the listening experience puts one in is exactly the reason why this album is so brilliant. I’ve went in circles trying to convey that feeling, but in the end it’s hard to put to words. Which is why you should go listen to Howling Sycamore right now. It’s the cleverest album of the month and while still being so fun to listen to. (heavyblogisheavy.com)

Also read the review by Jonathon Rose at metalwani.com

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Scale The Summit "In A World Of Fear"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal, Fusion
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: May 19, 2017
Tracklist: 
01. Mass
02. Astral Kids
03. Royal Orphan
04. Cosmic Crown
05. Witch House
06. Neon Tombs
07. Opal Bones
08. Dream12
09. Goddess Gate
10. The Warden

Line-up: 
Chris Letchford - guitars
Charlie Engen - drums
Kilian Duarte - bass
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John Browne (Monuments) - guitar (10)
Nick Johnston - guitar solo (9)
Jeff Loomis - guitar solo (4)
Per Nilsson (Scar Symmetry) - guitar solo (9)
Scott Carstairs (Fallujah) - guitar solo (10)
James Ivanyi - guitar solo (4)
Nathan Navarro - bass (10)
Angel Vivaldi - guitar solo (5)
Yvette Young (Covet) - acoustic guitar (1)

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Scale The Summit "In A World Of Fear"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal, Fusion
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: May 19, 2017
Tracklist: 
01. Mass
02. Astral Kids
03. Royal Orphan
04. Cosmic Crown
05. Witch House
06. Neon Tombs
07. Opal Bones
08. Dream12
09. Goddess Gate
10. The Warden

Line-up: 
Chris Letchford - guitars
Charlie Engen - drums
Kilian Duarte - bass
   With
John Browne (Monuments) - guitar (10)
Nick Johnston - guitar solo (9)
Jeff Loomis - guitar solo (4)
Per Nilsson (Scar Symmetry) - guitar solo (9)
Scott Carstairs (Fallujah) - guitar solo (10)
James Ivanyi - guitar solo (4)
Nathan Navarro - bass (10)
Angel Vivaldi - guitar solo (5)
Yvette Young (Covet) - acoustic guitar (1)

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Without Waves "Lunar"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock
Label: Prosthetic Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: March 17, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Sewing Together The Limbs (5:14)
2. Poetry In Putrid Air (6:28)
3. Us Against (9:02)
4. Never Know Quite Why (3:38)
5. Victorian Punishment (4:39)
6. E.D.M.S. (4:49)
7. Lost Art (7:54)
8. Fractals (4:31)
9. Memento Mori (4:33)

Total time 50:48

Line-up: 
Anthony Cwan - Vocals, Guitars
Zac Lombardi - Guitars
John Picillo - Bass
Garry Naples - Drums

Description/Reviews: 

One of Without Waves’ self-proclaimed unique selling points is that their music is pretty hard to pin down. After just a few tracks into their newest release Lunar, I’d say it’s a pretty fair assessment, both by the band and by their fans and critics alike. It’s certainly a bold claim as well, as I’d be initially sceptical of any band that boasts the ability to blend to an agreeable degree musical genres such as jazz fusion, progressive metal, atmospheric rock – but it’s immediately apparent that Without Waves have executed it in a splendid manner.

Read the full review by Conor O'Loughlin at invictamag.com

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Junius "Eternal Rituals for the Accretion of Light"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Atmospheric Post Metal/Rock
Label: Prosthetic Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: March 3, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. March Of The Samsara (5:33)
2. Beyond The Pale Society (5:25)
3. A Mass For Metaphysicians (5:51)
4. Clean The Beast (4:28)
5. All That Is, Is Of The One (0:59)
6. The Queen's Constellation (5:41)
7. Telepaths & Pyramids (4:40)
8. Masquerade In Veils (3:17)
9. Heresy Of The Free Spirit (3:19)
10. Black Sarcophagus (6:15)

Total time 45:28  

Line-up: 
Joseph E. Martinez - vocals, all instruments
Dana Fillo - drums
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Drew Speziale (Circle Takes The Square) - vocals
Gian Minardi (General Public) - vocals

Description/Reviews: 

Junius are one of those bands that are so damn consistent. But they are not complacent. In fact, their new album “Eternal Rituals for the Accretion of Light” not only maintains that prog-gaze (I just made that up) style they have always had but it adds a few new wrinkles to keep things fresh.

Read the full review by Rob Pociluk at progressivemusicplanet.com

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Family "Future History"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Prosthetic Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: July 15, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. The Dark Inside
2. Evacuation
3. Day Vision
4. The Trial
5. Prison Hymn
6. Floodgates
7. Transmission
8. Funtime For Bigboy
9. Night Vision
10. Precedent
11. Last Looks
12. Bone On Bone

Line-up: 
Steven Gordon - guitars
Joshua Lozano - guitars
Jody Smith - drums
Kurtis Lee Applegate - bass, vocals

Description/Reviews: 

This Family is also a prog band but play some very heavy prog metal along the lines of Mastodon, Anciients, Baroness and The Ocean. ... Merging Remission-era Mastodon with Crack the Skye-era Mastodon might actually be a fair description.

Read the full review by Rob Pociluk at progressivemusicplanet.com

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Heaven's Cry "Outcast"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Prosthetic Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: June 3, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. The Human Factor (8:03)
2. Outcast (6:47)
3. The Day the System Failed (14:16)
4. If I Only Knew (5:21)
5. A Shift in Scenery (4:53)
6. Symmetry (7:30)
7. Alive (3:58)

Total Time 50:48

Line-up: 
Pierre St-Jean - vocals, guitars
Sylvain Auclair - vocals, bass, Chapman Stick
Eric Jarrin - guitars
Réné Lacharité - drums

Description/Reviews: 

For those who need a comparison, Heaven’s Cry have the DNA of Rush mixed with the vibe of Fates Warning topped off with some of the best harmonies you’ll hear. Most bands have one lead vocalist, Heaven’s Cry have two!

Read the full review by Rob Pociluk at progressivemusicplanet.com

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So Hideous "Laurestine"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Orchestral Post Metal/Rock, Black Metal, Post-Hardcore 
Label: Prosthetic Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl 
Release date: October 16, 2015 (CD, digital), November 2015 (vinyl)
Tracklist: 
1. Yesteryear (7:31)
2. Here After (6:16)
3. Relinquish (6:30)
4. The Keepsake (5:14)
5. Falling Cedars (4:27)
6. The True Pierce (5:57)
7. A Faint Whisper (4:13)

Total time 40:08

Line-up: 
Brandon Cruz - Guitar/Keys
Chris Cruz - Voice/Bass
Danny Moncada - Drums
Etienne Vazquez -Guitar
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First Light Orchestra

Description/Reviews: 

Every aspect of the opening track, "Yesteryear," is the epitome of what the group represents: chaos complimenting melodies, unapologetic black metal screams, and a ravishing orchestral backing. Compositionally, the piece progresses in a wave of three dynamic peaks before steadily transitioning right into "Hereafter." A continual arpeggiated riff becomes coated in suspenseful layers of string accompaniments and percussion while the remaining minute is embellished in a whimsical atmosphere. The harmonies and rhythms within "Relinquish" flourishes in their unique pacing and thick coatings of choral chants.

 Read the full review by Riley Rowe at metalinjection.net

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Scale the Summit "V"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Fusion, Progressive Metal
Label: Prosthetic Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: September 18, 2015
Tracklist: 

1. The Winged Bull
2. Soria Moria
3. Pontus Euxinus
4. Trapped in Ice
5. Stolas
6. The Isle of Mull
7. Kestral
8. Oort Cloud
9. Blue Sun
10. The Golden Bird

Line-up: 
Chris Letchford - Guitar
Travis LeVrier - Guitar
Mark Michell - Bass
J.C. Bryant - Drums

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inAeona "Force Rise"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Industrial, Post Rock/Metal
Label: Prosthetic Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: August 7, 2015
Tracklist: 

1. Bright Black 04:13
2. Leader 03:32
3. Sun Moon 04:41
4. Ghosts 04:44
5. Soldier 05:48
6. Empty Now 04:21
7. Never Forever 04:44
8. A Ways Away 02:35
9. Skywatcher 05:14

Line-up: 
Bridge Lavaizar - guitars, vocals
James Dunham - drums
Dave Soucy - bass

Description/Reviews: 

A rollercoaster is an apt metaphor for the ride Force Rise the Sun took me on; it’s also an apt metaphor for the atmospheric soundscape that InAeona so effortlessly creates. The tracks grab you by the collar with poppy-synth, lift you up with soaring, spacey vocals, and then send you crashing down with crushing and bombastic low-end rhythms. Their sound belongs somewhere on a spectrum between post-rock and industrial metal, somewhere between the late 1990s/early 2000s and contemporary music scene. Are they space post-metal? Are they alternative industrial metal? Are they trance metal (thank you to fellow writer Jesse Almeida for that genre suggestion)? Regardless of genre-labels, I can guarantee that their sound is unlike anything you’ve heard this year.

 Read the full review by Dana Jones at itdjents.com

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Tempel "The Moon Lit Our Path"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Post Metal, Black Metal
Label: Prosthetic Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: June 16, 2015
Tracklist: 

1. Carvings in the Door 08:21
2. The Moon Lit Our Path 09:33
3. Descending into the Labyrinth 12:19
4. Tomb of the Ancients 09:58
5. Dawn Breaks Over the Ruins 12:03

Line-up: 
Ryan Wenzel - guitars, keyboard
Rich Corle - drums

Description/Reviews: 

With only one year between releases, it would be easy to mistakenly assume that Tempel's new LP, The Moon Lit Our Path, wouldn't be as fierce as their debut. Thankfully, not only does the album attain the same heights of bestial, post-metal wizardry, but it also utilises more changes and subtle instrumentation. The Moon Lit Our Path also lends itself more to narrative, often placing the listener in the parched desert that Tempel calls home.
The album opens with 'Carvings In The Door.' After Wenzel encircles you with thick guitar notes and a haze of eerie synth, he and Corle launch into a grooving, black metal assault. Wenzel's guitar tone is both tar-soaked and defined, allowing each riff to bear its venomous teeth. Pushed by Corle's mercuric drumming, Tempel unleashes a thrashing flood, after which they deftly traverse into Entombed-style death rock. All of this happens in the first quarter of this 8:22 composition; and the remainder is equally stunning.

 Read the full review by J.J. Anselmi at thequietus.com

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White Arms of Athena "White Arms of Athena"

Country: USA
Genre(s):  Ambient, Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Prosthetic Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: December 2, 2014
Tracklist: 

1. Truth, The Greatest Lie Ever Told 02:28
2. Heavy Sleep 05:02
3. On The Edge 04:40
4. Time Is Nothing (Or Maybe Just One Thing) 01:46
5. This Transition 11:00
6. Manifest; Withdrawal 04:00
7. Participating In and Awakening To The Cycle 03:28
8. The “I” 06:28

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TBA

Description/Reviews: 

Hearing a band that blends ambient and atmospheric textures with frantic prog-metal creates a sort of paradox. It’s contradictory in its nature. But that is exactly what White Arms of Athena have set their hearts on creating for their self-titled album. 

 Read the full review by Sean Gonzalez at yellmagazine.com

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Nero Di Marte "Derivae"

Country: Italy
Sub Genre: Progressive Metal
Label: Prosthetic Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 28, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. L'Eclisse (08:13)
2. Clouded Allure (06:05)
3. Pulsar (08:30)
4. Dite (6:31)
5. Simulacra (08:20)
6. Il Diluvio (09:00)
7. Those Who Leave (10:15)

Line-up: 
Andrea Burgio - Bass
Marco Bolognini - Drums
Francesco D'Adamo - Guitars
Sean Worrell - Guitars, Vocals

Description/Reviews: 

The album's title, taken from the Italian phrase "andare alla Deriva" ("to go adrift"), correlates with its lyrical themes, which vocalist Sean Worrell describes as "tragically searching for something that maybe isn't there...letting yourself go and becoming swayed by the unknown."

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