Marble "S.A.V.E."

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Sliptrick Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 16, 2021
Tracklist

1. Mine (4:38) 

2. Heartless Disease (3:50) 

3. 30 Silver Coins (4:41) 

4. My Mask Collection (4:46) 

5. What Leads Us To (5:49) 

6. To Feed The Worms (4:36) 

7. A Darker Shade Of Me (2:38) 

8. Where Is The Light (4:17) 

9. Timelines (3:55) 

10. Daymare Town (4:05) 

11. Sins And Virtues Ending (1:57) 

Total Time 45:12

Line-up

Eleonora Travaglino – Vocals

Paul Beretta – Lead Guitars

Omar Gornati – Guitars

Jacopo Marchesi – Keyboards

Norman Ceriotti – Drums

Daniel Fleba – Bass

   With

Maurizio Caverzan - Additional Vocals  (3)

String quartet, led by “Maestra” Barbara Rubin and “Maestro” Francesco Bossoni (7)

Description/Reviews:

 It presents a irrepressible mix of heavy guitar riffs, powerful aggressiveness, amazing guitar solos, surprising keyboard harmonies and original technical rhythms, blended with Eleonora’s breath-taking, catchy melodies and epic choruses. S.A.V.E. will thrill fans of both melodic and extreme metal music. The album lyrics are focused on human behavior and entwined with the three theological virtues and the seven deadly sins in a gloomy and decadent mood.

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Heartless Disease
What Leads Us To

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Red Cain "Kindred: Act II"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Progressive Power Metal
Label: Sliptrick Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January 22, 2021 (digital)
Tracklist: 

1. Kindred (5:06)

2. Demons (4:40)

3. Precipice of Man (5:18)

4. Baltic Fleet (4:53)

5. Varyag and The Shrike (5:54)

6. Sons of Veles (5:01)

7. Sunshine (Blood Sun Empire) (5:49)

Album Length: 36:45

Line-up: 

Evgeniy Zayarny - Vocals

Tyler Corbett - Guitars 

Taylor Gibson - Drums

   With

Brendan Michael Doll - Lead Guitars (1)

Rogan McAndrews - Additional Vocals (1)

Media/Samples 

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Kindred  

Varyag and the Shrike

Sunshine (Blood Sun Empire) 

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Lucid Dream "The Great Dance Of The Spirit"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Hard Rock/Metal
Label: Sliptrick Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 10, 2020
Tracklist: 
01. Wall Of Fire
02. Desert Glass
03. By My Side
04. Moving Sands
05. A Dress Of Light
06. The War Of The Cosmos
07. The Realm Of Beyond
08. Golden Silence
09. Wall Of Fire (acoustic reprise)
10. Prayer For The Great Spirit
11. Invisible Stranger
12. Wakan Tanka

Line-up: 
Simone Terigi – Guitars
Roberto Tiranti (Labÿrinth, Mangala Vallis) – Bass, Vocals
Karl Faraci – Vocals
Paolo “Paolo” Tixi (Il Tempio delle Clessidre, Höstsonaten) – Drums
Luca Scherani (Coscienza di Zeno, Höstsonaten) – Keyboards
   With
Andrea Cardinale - Violin
Sara Calabria - Viola
Rachele Rebaudengo - Cello

Media/Samples 
Dress Of Light

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Art "Asylum"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Sliptrick Records
Format: digital
Release date: October 19, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. No Way Out (7:07)
2. Black Mist (4:30)
3. B. Case (6:54)
4. Seven Stones (5:35)
5. The Doctor (4:54)
6. Room 46 (5:42)
7. Asylum (4:21)
8. The Box (4:57)
9. Hide The Light (5:37)

Total Time 49:37

Line-up: 
Denis Borgatti - Vocals, Piano
Roberto Minozzi - Guitars
Diego Quarantotto - Bass
Enrico Lorenzini - Keyboards
Ivano Zanotti - Drums
   With
Stef Burns (Alice Cooper, Huey Lewis and the News, Vasco Rossi, etc) - Guitars (2)
Vince Pàstano (Vasco Rossi, Luca Carboni etc.)

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Signs Of Human Race "Inner Struggle Of Self-Acceptance"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock
Label: Sliptrick Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 26, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Dreaming Reality (8:30)
2. Above The Languages Of Life (5:21)
3. Journey Into Self-Reflection (8:26)
4. Of Love And Misgiving (8:25)
5. Choking In Hopeless Agony (12:11)

Total Time 42:53

Line-up: 
Remek James Robertson – Vocals
Diego Lorenzi – Guitars
Davide Brighenti – Bass
Samuele Leonard Sereno – Drums

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Journey Into Self Reflection

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Althea "The Art of Trees"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Sliptrick Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January 8, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. For Now (4:04)
2. Deformed To Frame (4:58)
3. One More Time (5:20)
4. Today (5:10)
5. Evelyn (8:58)
6. Not Me (5:26)
7. The Shade (4:40)
8. The Art Of Trees (9:20)
9. Away From Me (6:52)
10. Burnout (5:46)

Total Time 60:34

Line-up: 
Dario Bortot - Guitars, Keys, Synths
Alessio Accardo - Vocals
Sergio Sampietro - Drums
Andrea Trapani - Bass
   With
Michele Guaitoli - Vocals (9)
Paolo Campitelli - Synth solo (9)
Tommy Nemesio - Guitar solo (9)
Dario Toscano - Sax solo (7)

Description/Reviews: 

Althea guys chose to drive their music near Art Rock, even though Metal touches are everywhere. There are strong and heavy tracks as “Not Me,” but they are Art Rock heavy, if you get me. The bounce of hard and delicate makes it. Althea guys really know to balance those moments and fill them with the right dose of emotion. 

Read the full review at metaladdicts.com

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Progstreaming
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Dissonant Distance "Dissonant Distance"

Country: Multinational
Genre(s): Instrumental Fusion
Label: Sliptrick Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 16, 2018
Tracklist: 
1 - Stone Shaped Marmalade Dream (06:50)
2 - Multi Dimensional Colored Mask (05:40)
3 - The Shadow Of The Steel Tower (07:55)
4 - Bending Our Flags In The Evening (11:51)
5 - The Mirror Of Mr Goldmann (05:41)
6 - The Key (04:03)
7 - Eleven Signs (04:53)
8 - Walking In The Deadly Forest (08:12)
9 - Covered by Darkness (08:19)
10 - Over Our Heads (A Flying Nickel Samovar) (11:34)

Line-up: 
Oscar Hansson – Bass, Live Looping
Jay Matharu – Guitar
Andras Saylik – Drums, Percussion

Description/Reviews: 

The self-titled debut album from international group Dissonant Distance is a journey through instrumental improvisation. Pumping bass grooves, ambient loops, fiery guitars, intricate rhythms and tonalities. Fusing elements of progressive rock, metal, blues, jazz and Indian music with a free and spontaneous energy.

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Trailer  

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Etterna "Chaotic"

Country: Slovakia
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Sliptrick Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 30, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. The Grand Opening (1:09)
2. Swan (4:28)
3. Secreto En Fragopolis (3:29)
4. This Moment (3:44)
5. My Guidance Home (4:20)
6. Before Our Lives (4:38)
7. The Independent Dreamland (5:34)
8. Demon (4:14)
9. Betrayed Love (6:14)
10. Desert Ruins (5:54)
11. Secreto En Fragopolis (Radio Edit) (3:28)

Total Time 47:12

Line-up: 
Ady Hnat – Vocals
Adam Maňko – Lead Guitar
Feral Inferis – Rhythm Guitar
Peter Jakub – Bass
Tomáš Višňovský – Drums

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GC Project "Two Of A Kind"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Sliptrick Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 16, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Desert In The Sky (6:01)
2. The Land Of Broken Dreams (5:22)
3. The Great Red Spot Of Jupiter (4:07)
4. Forget Me Again (5:44)
5. Black Rose (5:06)
6. Restlessness (5:30)
7. It's All About (4:47)
8. The Genius And The Magician (4:34)
9. Through The Wind (2:37)
10. 5 Seasons Of Sonora (6:10)
11. The Westland (4:41)
12. Two Of A Kind (1:38)

Total Time 56:17

Line-up: 
Giacomo Calabria (ex-Barock Project) – Drums
   With
Diego Quarantotto, Marco Govoni, GB Giorgi - Bass
Lorenzo Lenzi, Omar Macchione, Davide Montorsi - Guitars
Roberto Arduini, Valentino Bosi, Enrico Lorenzini, Denis Borgatti, Federico Fabbri - Keyboards
Francesco Grandi, Maurizio Malaguti, Jennie Houston, Elisa Boscarol, Alessandro Rubino - Vocals

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Black Rose
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Deezer

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Ypnos "Beholder"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock
Label: Sliptrick Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 19, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Arachnophobia (5:08)
2. Tyranny Suite: I. The Beginning Birth Of A New Slave (2:29)
3. Tyranny Suite: II. State Of Grace (5:03)
4. Tyranny Suite: III. March Of The Tyrants The Tempest, Pt. 1 (5:21)
5. Tyranny Suite: IV. Building An Empire The Tempest, Pt. 2 (5:41)
6. Tyranny Suite: V. Reality State Of Conscience, Pt. 1 (6:06)
7. Tyranny Suite: VI. Diary Of A Slave State Of Conscience, Pt. 2 (7:08)
8. Tyranny Suite: VII. The Ending (7:22)
9. Northern Star (3:54)
10. The Circle, Pt. 1: Grey (5:35)

Total Time 53:47

Line-up: 
Christian Peretto - Vocals
Davide Morisi - Guitars
Marco Govoni - Bass
Valentino Bosi - Keyboards
Giacomo Calabria - Drums

Description/Reviews: 

Beholder is the debut album from Italian Progressive Rock/Metal band Ypnos. It features 10 songs, including the 7-track Tyranny Suite. Being more a musical travelogue through the human brain in 7 distinct steps, rather than a canonical suite, Tyranny Suite is a direct statement; “humans are enslaved by their own emotions, from birth to death. Emotions are tyrants we either learn to cope with or yield under their power”.
The 10 tracks from Beholder vary through very different styles, from the metal/prog-metal oriented Arachnophobia and March of The Tyrants, to the progressive rock of State of Grace and The Ending, through to the pop-ish Reality. Ypnos try to explore themselves in every song, in an endless journey through colors and music, harvesting the deepest cuts and throwing away all the excess waste until only music and basic emotions remain. Ypnos rarely over indulge themselves with their own melodies, keeping every song as tight as possible. No pointless long solos or over repeated riffs. This is a compelling mantra in the band’s natural “modus operandi”, and also applies to the intimate and cerebral style of the lyrics.

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Arachnophobia

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Ended "Five Eyes"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Sliptrick Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: April 10, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Five Eyes (4:06)
2. Proteus (4:04)
3. Pathway (4:36)
4. Event Horizon (6:04)
5. Myth Of Progress (4:10)
6. Laniakea (4:02)
7. Altruism (5:24)
8. Scarred To Death (4:11)
9. Walls Of Stone (4:37)
10. Silver River (4:17)

Total Time 45:31

Line-up: 
Micky Bergqvist – Vocals
Lars Granat – Guitars
Peter Janflod – Guitars
Björn Granat – Bass
David Källberg – Drum

Media/Samples 
Proteus

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From The Dust Returned "Homecoming"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Sliptrick Records
Format: digital
Release date: March 30, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. Harlequeen (8:09)
2. Homecoming (1:34)
3. Echoes Of Faces (6:10)
4. Glare (5:13)
5. Wipe Away The Rain (8:10)
6. Sleepless (0:54)

Total Time 30:10

Line-up: 
Alex De Angelis - vocals, guitars
Marco Del Bufalo - vocals
Miki Leandro Nini - bass
Danilo Petrelli - keyboards
Cristiano Ruggiero - drums

Description/Reviews: 

Trying to blend the musical personality of each member of the band, the EP showcases the combination of elements such as heavy metal, hard rock, progressive and psychedelic music through the six songs that recall 70’ sounds from dark atmospheres to acoustic melodies.

Read the full review at eatthismetal.blogspot.it

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Giordano Boncompagni "New Shred Generation"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal
Label: Sliptrick Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 9, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. Red Bull's Fury (1:18)
2. Millennium Force (9:34)
3. Desert Shadows (7:00)
4. The Meltdown (5:34)
5. Vision Of The See (3:17)
6. Into The Stralis (5:50)
7. Pioggia Di Cervelli (6:27)
8. Train Of Thought (3:24)
9. Technical Winter (2:37)
10. Eternit (Bonus Track) (6:29)

Total time 51:30

Line-up: 
Giordano Boncompagni - guitars
   With
Aquiles Priester (Angra, Noturnall)- drums
Tony MacAlpine (CAB, Planet X, Ring of Fire) - keys
Franck Hermanny (Adagio, Cyril Achard, Stéphan Forté) - bass
Guga Machado - percussions

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Seventh "The Herald"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Post Metal, Progressive Metal
Label: Sliptrick Records (CD), Rip Roaring S**t Storm Records (cassette)
Format: CD, digital, cassette
Release date: January 1, 2016 (digital), January 18, 2016 (CD, cassette)
Tracklist: 
1. The Apostate (5:48)
2. The Desert (7:20)
3. The Tower (6:18)
4. The Exile (7:47)
5. The Monarch (6:46)
6. The Dawn (4:52)
7. The Throne (5:45)

Total time 44:36

Line-up: 
Maximilian Goldberg: Instruments and vocals
Marco Tumiatti: Instruments
Francesco "Cesco" Begotti: Drums

Description/Reviews: 

"The Herald" is a conscious journey of the mind and soul. It is the story of an ordinary man who claims freedom and denies religion and cultural restrictions of any kind. Most of all, it focuses on the strong concept of will and on the power for everyone to create its own god out of himself.

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GC Project "Face The Odds"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Sliptrick Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December 7, 2015
Tracklist: 
1. Hold On (4:59)
2. The Spring And The Storm, Pt. 1The Road To Awareness (4:48)
3. Town Fair (4:51)
4. The Spring And The Storm, Pt. 2Another Me (4:09)
5. Southern Comfort (4:37)
6. Water In The Desert (3:52)
7. The Spring And The Storm, Pt. 3Panic Attack (2:14)
8. Darkest Enemy (3:38)
9. 18 Circles Of Life (3:31)
10. Friend Of Glory (5:16)
11. Never Again (4:07)

Total time 46:02

Line-up: 
Giacomo Calabria (ex-Barock Project) - drums, vocals (11), back vocals (1, 4, 11)
   With
Mirko Greco - vocals (1, 4)
Francesco Grandi  - vocals (2, 9)
Massimo Comerio - vocals (2)
Christian Peretto - vocals (7, 8)
Alex Fabbri  - vocals (10)
Charleen  - vocals (5), back vocals (9)
Raffaele Marchesini - back vocals (4)
Morena Vasile - back vocals (9)
Max Scarcia - guitars (4, 5, 9, 11)
Lorenzo Lenzi - guitars (6, 10)
Ely Garbo - guitars (1)
Davide Morisi - guitars (2, 7, 8)
Diego Quarantotto - bass (3, 6-8, 11)
Marco Govoni - bass (1, 2, 10)
GB Giorgi - bass (4, 9)
Antonio Olivo - bass (5)
Valentino Bosi - keyboards (1, 2, 4)
Pier Mazzini - keyboards (6-8, 10)
Filippo Martignano - keyboards (9)
Alberto Linari - keyboards (3, 11), piano (3)
Roberto Arduini - keyboards (5)

Description/Reviews: 

In September 2014 Giacomo started writing songs for his solo project, the GC Project. After three years on tour in Italy and Europe, studio recording and many sessions, his desire is to play music tha includes many genres, progressive, hard rock, heavy metal, blues, latin, and play with several artists who are friends too, to create an album with different kind of sounds, attitudes and interplay.

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Awake the Sun "The Barren Sleep"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Doom Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: March 26, 2015
Tracklist: 
1. Awake (1:34)
2. No Sun (5:26)
3. Snow Stained Heart (6:38)
4. The Whitering (7:38)
5. Distant Calling (5:00)
6. Empire (4:58)
7. Hours (6:48)
8. Redemption (6:53)

Total time 44:55

Line-up: 
Nicola Mel - Voice
Giuliano Marzola - Guitars & programming
Brasilian Brass  - Guitars
Cristian Luise - Drums
Francesco Gargan - Bass
Leonardo Castellani - Keyboards

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