Enter "1991-Images From Floating Worlds"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Pure Prog Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 18, 2020
Tracklist

1. Atlantis (An Empire) (7:40) 

2. Still Ages (4:24) 

3. Lemuria (6:01) 

4. ENTER (2:37) 

5. Holy Office (5:56) 

6. Gondwana (7:43) 

Total Time 34:21

Line-up
Gabriele Bulfon - keyboards, vocals

Marco Ferranti - drums, vocals

Vittorio Ballerio (ADRAMELCH, CARVAGGIO) - vocals

Franco Avalli (ADRAMELCH) - bass 

Description/Reviews:

ENTER finally get the wages of their many years of work, even if the days of her active career were a little longer ago. Because now the previously unreleased demo recordings by the Italians are finally being made available to the public and published under the album title "1991 - Images From Floating Worlds". ENTER played pure eighties Prog Rock, which is very unique due to its unusual performance. A keyboard virtuoso uses sacred tones to create a sound that the listener otherwise only knows from great keyboard luminaries of Prog Rock, and an exceptional singer sings even more eccentrically and extraordinary than the fan of ADRAMELCH is used to. ENTER lived, felt and played in their own world, which can now finally be rediscovered.

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Bleeding "Elementum"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Pure Prog Records (PPRCD011)
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 27, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. When They Come (5:31)
2. Heir To Apostasy (5:20)
3. Immortal Projection (6:47)
4. Paranoia (8:58)
5. Macbeth (4:35)
6. Sense And Science (6:26)
7. Ember (5:19)
8. Elementum (3:11)
9. Shipwrecked (5:58)

Total Time 52:05

Line-up: 
Marc Nickel – guitars
Jörg von der Fecht – guitars
Haye Graf – vocals
Heiko Spaarmann – bass
Andreas Tegeler – drums

Description/Reviews: 

This album starts with WHEN THEY COME, where it's clear the lesson of bands as DREAM THEATER, but developing a deep own style. Changes of time, epic memories, Power accelerations..a really tasty recipe. HEIR TO APOSTASY starts heavier and goes on with an enjoyable metal riffing, with a more open singing, clear sign of ability of singer HAYE GRAF.
IMMORTAL PROJECTION is a point forward compared to previous songs..continuous changes of time, singing more thoughtful. Almost nine min duration for PARANOIA, an awesome song that it pulls the listener in a paranoic horde before guitars finally take over.
The work goes on with three great songs as MACBETH, SENSE AND SCIENCE and EMBER, before the break of ELEMENTUM, a great instrumental. SHIPWRECKED is the last drop of high class. (Giovanni Soldi at hardrockheavymetal.info)

Also read the review at themedianmanblog.wordpress.com

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Mayfair "My Ghosts Inside"

Country: Austria
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Pure Prog Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 15, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. Loss (2:48)
2. My Ghosts Inside (2:45)
3. Desert (3:50)
4. Blinded By Your Light (4:14)
5. When Angels And Demons Meet (6:21)
6. Our Fire Starts Here (1:27)
7. Ghostrider (4:52)
8. Boom (2:57)
9. Andermal (4:30)
10. Schrei Es Raus (2:17)
11. Until We Meet Again (4:22)

Total time 40:23

Line-up: 
Mario Prunster - Vocals
Rene Tiefenbock - Guitars
Johannes Leierer - Bass
Roland "Jolly" Maehr - Drums

Description/Reviews: 

The band’s sound, surprisingly, is a more atmospheric style compared to the average progressive metal band, arguably leaning a bit more towards the alternative sound (or, at a pinch, a metal version of Pink Floyd) than what you might expect from the genre. Obviously, I’m speaking as someone who doesn’t listen to a lot of progressive metal, but I actually like this style of it by comparison to the Dream Theater worship, as it’s the sort of thing which shows a very tasteful restraint and appreciation towards strong songwriting that you actually will want to listen to if you’re not normally a fan of the genre, but is still technically challenging in a way that doesn’t shove itself into your face. It’s basically the Queensryche and Crimson Glory way of doing progressive metal, only with a lot more of a focus on atmosphere compared to them, which is completely fine in my book!

Read the full review at nerdcircleonline.wordpress.com

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Desert

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Adramelch "Opus"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock /Metal
Label: Pure Prog Records
Format: CD
Release date: May 22, 2015
Tracklist: 
1. Black Mirror - 05:48
2. Long Live the Son - 05:12
3. Pride - 05:41
4. Northern Lights - 05:22
5. Only by Pain - 06:39
6. A Neverending Rise - 05:29
7. Fate - 06:19
8. Ostinato - 04:30
9. As the Shadows Fall - 05:49
10. Forgotten Words - 05:55
11. Trodden Doll - 05:30
12. Where Do I Belong - 04:28

Line-up: 
Vittorio Bellerio - vocals
Gualtiero Insalaco - keyboards
Fabio Troiani - guitars
Gianluca A. Corona - guitars
Sigfrido Percich - drums
Massimiliano Sartor - bass
   With
Guido Block - vocals
Simona Aileen Pala - vocals

Description/Reviews: 

Even with all the sharp guitar lines, the album as a whole felt darker, even sad. From this being the final chapter? Possibly. Alternatively, returning to the guitar lines, Opus is a guitar heavy, guitar centered, album. The riffs and leads essentially constrain and control the arrangements. There are keyboards, but seem merely for embellishment. The next most powerful element is Sigfrido Percich's drums which are brisk and substantial beyond the usual conventions, notable within Northern Lights and Only By Pain. Yet, I still fall back to the previous observation: the strong guitar presence throughout this album. Several final observations, by way of conclusion. One, while there is a progressive element to their music, it's not all that complex. The band leans more towards melody. Two, the album sounds good; the production has created a clean, crisp, sound to the album, lifting players.

 Read the full review by Craig Hartranft at dangerdog.com

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Pride
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Bleeding "Behind Transparent Walls"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Pure Prog Records
Format: CD, vinyl
Release date: March 20, 2015 (CD), April 24, 2015 (vinyl)
Tracklist: 

1. Behind transparent walls 4:48
2. Fading world 4:26
3. Humanoluminiscence 5:45
4. Symbol of the sun 6:08
5. Madness 5:27
6. Infinite jest 4:58
7. Solitude, pt.1 2:50
8. Solitude, pt.2 10:02

Line-up: 
Marc Nickel – guitars, bass
Jörg von der Fecht – guitars, bass, programming
Haye Graf – vocals, keyboards
Marc Kriese – bass
Michael Leska – drums

Description/Reviews: 

With “Behind Transparent Walls” fans of sophisticated, progressive metal will be experiencing an absolute joy spree! After a self-released EP in 2012 the band now recorded their first studio album which will not disappoint any fan of prog metal heroes from the early 90s. Inspired by bands like Psychotic Waltz, Secrecy, Sieges Even and Depressive Age, the quintet is mixing quiet, atmospheric parts with heavy thrash attacks. Here the melodic, clean vocals of Haye Graf are hitting fat guitar riffs. A modern, powerful production rounds up the progressive, sophisticated songwriting. All eight songs are featuring profound arrangements, heavy parts are mixing up with spherical parts. Finally the album got an absolutely appropriate and transparent, crystal-clear sound and an atmospheric cover artwork.

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Madness

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Creation’s End "Metaphysical"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Progressive Metal
Label: Pure Prog Records
Release date: August 29, 2014
Tracklist: 
1. Ohm
2. The Chosen None
3. Bivariate
4. This Heart
5. All I Have
6. Part Of You
7. Surrendered
8. Push
9. Turn Away
10. Bring To Life
11. Constructing A Savior
12. Singularity

Line-up: 
Mike DiMeo – vocals
Rudy Albert – guitars, keyboards
Joe Black – bass
Marco Sfogli – guitars
Dario Rodriguez – drums

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Mayfair "Schlage Mein Herz, Schlage"

Country: Austria
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Pure Prog Records
Release date: November 8, 2013
Tracklist: 
1 Schlage mein Herz schlage...
2 Firestorm
3 wwwrong
4 Drei Jahre zurück
5 Abendp_rno
6 Island
7 Du allein
8 Tric Trac
9 Bitter or sweet
10 Der Abschied

Line-up: 
René - Guitars
Mario Prünster - Vocals
Johannes Leierer - Bass
Jolly - Drums

Description/Reviews: 

”Schlage mein Herz, Schlage” is a nice re-entry into the progressive scene. It is perhaps more on the atmospheric side than on the metallic one, but there definitly are hard rock and metal elements to be found on the album. Rather than a progressive metal album in the purest sense of the word, ”Schlage mein Her, Schlage” is an eclectic progressive album that combines elements from alternative rock, gothic rock, heavy metal, and hard rock into a dark and atmospheric blend. 

Read the full review by at metalmusicarchives.com

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A Cosmic Trail "II: Mistral"

Country: Germany
Sub Genre: Instrumental Progressive Metal
Label: Pure Prog Records
Release date: April 19, 2013
Tracklist: 
1.Calm
2.Mistral I
3.Cromlech
4.In Ertia
5.Thwart Progress
6.A Ghostly Whisper
7.Mistral II

Line-up: 
Markus "Ulle" Ullrich - electric-, acoustic & synth guitars, ebow
Richie Seibel - keys
Alexander Palma - bass
Klaus Engl (7for4) - drums

Description/Reviews: 

After the unexpected success of their debut album "The Outer Planes" musicians will release another sparkling & instrumental diamond of pure & spacy beauty. 

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