Niacin "Krush"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Instrumental Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Label: Prosthetic Records
Release date: April 2, 2013
Tracklist: 

1. Krush
2. Tone Wheels
3. Stormy Sunday
4. Low Art
5. Car Crash Red
6. Electrocity
7. Cold Fusion
8. Majestic Dance
9. Prelude & Funky Opus
10. The Gnarly Shuffle
11. Drifting
12. Sly Voltage
13. That's the One!
14. Triple Strength

Line-up: 
Billy Sheehan - bass
John Novello - keyboards
Dennis Chambers - drums

Description/Reviews: 

As one would expect, fusion super-trio Niacin deliver all-star chops on this sixth album. But when keyboardist John Novello, bassist Billy Sheehan, and drummer Dennis Chambers do their thing, like when Sheehan’s nimble four-string weaves in and out of Novello’s Hammond B3 and Chamber’s grooving beat on the title track, you’ll likely mutter “great song” rather than “great lick.” One of the best tunes is “Stormy Sunday,” which features proggy, ELP-like arrangements that glow with Novello’s Keith Emersonesque organ work. Another is “Car Crash Red,” a high-octane thrill ride that channels Edgar Winter and reveals three jazz/rock monsters having loads of fun.

Jeff Perlah at revolvermag.com

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Scarlet Thread "Never Since"

Country: Finland
Sub Genre: Prog Folk
Release date: April 2, 2013 (digital in 2012)
Tracklist: 
1 Dark World 5:24
2 An Old Dream 8:23
3 Ariadhron 5:16
4 InstruMental Agony 3:40
5 Under the Waters 8:19
6 Turn Into Air 7:15
7 Tomb 6:56

Line-up: 
Jani Timoniemi - guitar
Sami Hiltunen - guitar
Erja Pätsi - violin
Jere Nivukoski - drums
Janne Tuovinen - bass
With
Mari Vuoritie: vocals
Pekka Elsilä: flute
Pasi Hiltula: keyboards

Description/Reviews: 

Third album by this band (and first with vocals) recorded back in 2008.

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Le maschere di Clara "L'alveare"

Country: Italy
Sub Genre: Avant Prog
Label: Metro Music Network
Release date: April 2, 2013
Tracklist: 
  1. Rasoi di seta 4:59
  2. A se stesso 4:05
  3. Forse il cuore 3:58
  4. Il fu Mattia Pascal 5:28
  5. Se questo è un uomo 7:16
  6. Satura 2:55
  7. Notturno 4:33
  8. Collezione di sabbia 4:33
  9. Fatti non foste a viver come bruti 7:30

Line-up: 
Lorenzo Masotto - vocals, bass, piano
Laura Masotto - vocals, electric violin
Bruce Turri - drums

Description/Reviews: 

L'alveare, less instinctive and more designed than previuos one, is an album that marks the evolution of a rock full of distortion and melody, focusing on the human being as a whole, with its emotions and its history. Very strong messages and themes permeate the fabric: evil, war, racism, disillusionment and reflection on pain and constructive power of love.
The work of the bees, the buzz of the creative chaos that builds hexagonal tunnels and perfect harmonies, defines both the large studio work behind the album, and the set of human emotions through music and words, communicate the hope to improve ourselves and the world around us.
The album is refined, complicated and pays homage to the authors of Italian literature in the titles of the nine tracks.

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Oliver Kaah "Photosynthesis"

Country: Finland
Sub Genre: Experimental, Post Metal
Release date: April 2, 2013
Tracklist: 
1. Photosynthesis (7:22)
2. Dead Leaves (7:31)
3. Amnesia (13:50)
4. Refuges (5:37)
5. Nachtvogel (10:44)
6. Esprit De Jadis (10:27)

Line-up: 
Oliver Kaah - drums, bass, guitars, vocals, synths, flute, mouth harp
    With
David Jara - strings (6)
Ismo Heikkinen - voice (1,4)

Description/Reviews: 

Photosynthesis often sounds like Devin Townsend might have if he had expanded his music outward from already bloated mutants like Ziltoid and Deconstruction rather than knitting his ideas into succinct songs, as in the case of Addicted or Epicloud. There's fiery aggression stacked next to confessional crooning, gorgeous chiming accents placed over brutal chugging, three songs past the ten minute mark and only one under seven minutes. The music all feels brilliantly conceived and well executed, but it's all hard to pin down or develop a strong sense of direction. Individual moments feel amazing; the whole is a bit ethereal and inaccessible. The baritone monk-chant clean singing style can be off-putting, though it's not without a certain appeal; truthfully, it's balanced quite well with all the blustery blackened rasping on offer throughout the record.

 Read the full review by Dan Lake at chroniclesofchaos.com

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The Twenty Committee "A Lifeblood Psalm"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Progressive Rock
Release date: April 1, 2013
Tracklist: 
1.Introduction 01:49
2.How Wonderful 07:03
3.Her Voice 10:08
4.Airtight 05:13
5.The Knowledge Enterprise-Overture 03:19
6.The Knowledge Enterprise-Conceivers And Deceivers 04:53
7.The Knowledge Enterprise-Tonight 06:22
8.The Knowledge Enterprise-With These Eyes 05:29
9.The Knowledge Enterprise-Finale 01:26

Line-up: 
Geoffrey Langley - Vocals & Keyboards
Justin Carlton - Vocals & Guitars
Steve Kostas - Lead Guitar
RIchmond Carlton - Bass & Harp
Joe Henderson - Vocals & Drums

Description/Reviews: 

Progressive rock blending contemporary musical theater with ELP, Zappa, The Mars Volta, Spock's Beard, etc...

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Falling Edge "Falling Edge"

Country: Canada
Sub Genre: Symphonic
Label: Self-released
Release date: April 1, 2013
Tracklist: 
1. Social Engineering (16:30)
2. Crippled by Fear (14:34)
3. Not That Far Away (5:39)
4. Next Time Around (7:48)
5. I, Awake (14:20)

Line-up: 
Steve Kubica - keyboards
Chris Rupert - guitar, keyboards, lead vocals
Kevin Tetreault - drums, percussion, vocals
Jim Walsh - bass, vocals

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No Consequence "IO"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Tech/Extreme Progressive Metal
Label: Basick Records
Release date: April 1, 2013
Tracklist: 
1.So Close To Nowhere 03:51
2.Name Your price 04:00
3.All That's Left 02:54
4.Enemy Of Logic 04:10
5.Ether 00:53
6.Bury The Debt 05:07
7.Sentient 06:16
8.Illusion Of Choice 04:18
9.Coerce: Conform 04:06
10.What Is Dead May Never Die 01:00
11.Vela 03:58
12.Unify 05:11

Line-up: 
Kaan Tasan: Vocals
Dan Reid:  Guitar
Harry Edwards: Guitar
Colin Bentham:  Drums
Tom Parkinson:  Bass

Description/Reviews: 

You can not predict how any track on IO is actually going to sound all you can guarantee is more intensity than anything else you’ll find out there at the moment. Every guitar riffs bring the perfect mixture of complexity and power especially through tracks such as Name Your Price and Enemy of Logic. Fortunately No Consequence are far far more than a glorified guitar project, when everything comes together from Collin Bentham’s controlled smashing drums to Kaan’s polar opposite vocals you find a band who truly know what they’re doing. They aren’t out to just show off they’re out there to make bloody great music. Their technically ability to blend technically complexity to make catchy songs is a talent to be proud of.

Read the full review by Rhian Westbury at bringthenoiseuk.com

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Lionel Pryor "Azhdahak"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Instrumental Progressive Metal
Release date: April 1, 2013
Tracklist: 
01. Falling Higher - 02:18
02. Inevitable Singularity - 04:07
03. Azhdahak - 06:41
04. Dead Winter - 07:05
05. Tin Casket - 02:35
06. Pandemonium - 07:43
07. Claustrophobic And Being Stabbed To Death - 06:21
08. Content - 03:41
09. Brain Drain - 11:09
10. Exploring The Wonders Of The Invisible World - 10:01

Line-up: 
Andy Longo - Bass
Zakk Gilbert - Guitars
Mike Coviello - Drums

Description/Reviews: 

Teetering on the brink of many genres like instrumental progressive djent post rock metal but conforming to none.

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The Flaming Lips "The Terror"

Country: USA
Sub Genre: Psychedelic, Experimental
Label: Bella Union / Warner Bros
Release date: April 1, 2013 (worldwide), April 16, 2013 (USA)
Tracklist: 
1. "Look… The Sun Is Rising"   5:13
2. "Be Free, a Way"   5:13
3. "Try to Explain"   5:00
4. "You Lust" (feat. Phantogram) 13:05
5. "The Terror"   6:20
6. "You Are Alone"   3:47
7. "Butterfly, How Long It Takes to Die"   7:21
8. "Turning Violent"   4:26
9. "Always There, In Our Hearts"   4:41

Line-up: 
Wayne Coyne – lead vocals, guitar, keyboards
Michael Ivins – bass, keyboards, backing vocals
Steven Drozd – lead vocals, drums, guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
Kliph Scurlock – drums, percussion
Derek Brown – guitar, keyboards, percussion, backing vocals

Description/Reviews: 

...with The Terror, the Lips take the bold step of bursting their own bubble. The band’s unrelentlingly bleak new album relates to its predecessor much as Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots did to The Soft Bulletin, retaining its antecedent’s weighty mood but deconstructing the instrumental bombast into more skeletal, mechanical forms. For all its claustrophobic tension, Embryonic still offered much in the way of thunderous rock catharsis; The Terror presents no such salve, drowning its meditative, melancholic melodies in a suffocating, smoggy haze of buzzing synth frequencies, with little rhythmic release. The first song may be called “Look… The Sun is Rising”, but it’s less cheery proclamation than grave warning, its stuttering drum beat and dentist-drill shocks conjuring ominous images of a not-too-distant future where the mere act of going outside will require the use of a gas mask and protective suit. 

 Read the full review by Stuart Berman at pitchfork.com

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Raimundo Rodulfo "Open Mind"

Country: Venezuela/USA
Sub Genre: Symphonic
Release date: April 1, 2013
Tracklist: 

Section A:
1.Open Mind (5:50)
2.Never Say Goodbye (2:46)
3.Bring the Rain (8:16)
4.White Rose (5:10)
5.A House in your Heart (6:51)
6.Time to Go (7:46)

Section B:
7.Sweet Like an Angel (5:55)
8.At the Corner of Your Life (3:01)
9.Autumn Time (10:47)
10.No Remorse (5:02)
11.Words of Wisdom (5:35)
12.Always our Fault (6:11) + Coda (5:58)

Line-up: 
Raimundo Rodulfo - vocals, guitars, slide, bass, mandolin, sitar, lute, keyboards, synthesizers, percussion, electronica
     With
Gerardo Ubieda: drums
Pablo Gil: saxophones (alto and tenor)
Mariana Carreras: acoustic and electric violins
Elis Regina Ramos: cello
Ismael Vergara: clarinet, flute
Channing Dodson: Uilleann bagpipes

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