Course Of Fate "Mindweaver"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Rock of Angels Records - ROAR2005
Format: CD, digital,  vinyl
Release date: May 15, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. There Is Someone Watching (1:32)
2. The Faceless Men, Pt. I (5:11)
3. Endgame (7:01)
4. Utopia (6:58)
5. The Walls Are Closing In (1:17)
6. Wolves (6:06)
7. Drifting Away (6:56)
8. The Faceless Men, Pt. II (9:23)

Total Time 44:24

Line-up: 
Eivind Gunnesen – Vocals
Kenneth Henriksen – Guitar
Marcus Lorentzen – Guitar
Carl Marius Saugstad – Keyboards
Daniel Nygaard – Bass
Per-Morten Bergseth – Drums

Description/Reviews: 

Listing influences along the lines of Dream Theater, Queensryche, Devin Townsend and Evergrey, the band approaches a more emotive and melody focused take on the realms of the prog. The bright album art very well depicts the hopeful feeling that comes from the music, one that also seems to embody a narrative component. Dream Theater’s softer tracks such as “Another Day” or “The Bigger Picture” are as close as you’ll get to Course of Fate’s sound on this record. 

Read the full review by George Dan at  metal-observer.com

Also read the review by Santiago Puyol at metal-temple.com

Media/Samples 
Deezer
Endgame
Utopia
Drifting Away 

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Halysis "Cerulean"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: May 15, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Echoes (2:19)
2. Fatefalls (4:49)
3. Temple Of Endless Skies (3:29)
4. Arbiter (4:48)
5. Celestial Vortex (4:14)
6. Ephemeral (6:02)
7. Luminous (5:24)
8. Frailty (5:11)
9. Animus (4:51)
10. Nocturnal Fall (3:10)
11. Cerulean (5:20)

Total Time 49:37

Line-up: 
Santeri Salminen: Guitars
Jose Pynnönen: Guitars
Samuel Arola: Vocals, Drums
Santeri Haikonen: Bass

Media/Samples 
Stream

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Rider Negro "The Echo of the Desert"

Country: Mexico
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Space Rock, Blues
Format: digital
Release date: May 15, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Fires At The Cosmic Dawn (6:44)
2. Dry And Soft (7:26)
3. El Buitre (4:41)
4. In An Ancient Ziggurat (11:03)
5. The Wizard (Prelude To The Dream) (2:14)
6. The Wizard (The World Within) (1:16)
7. The Wizard (Beta Orionis) (1:38)
8. The Wizard (Path To The Core) (8:54)
9. Tehran Conjuring (2:54)
10. The Echo Of The Desert (6:24)

Total Time 53:14

Line-up: 
Zaid Gutierrez - Drums
Israel Baez - Keyboards
Miguel Vázquez - Bass
Tlaca Serrano - Guitar, Vocals

Media/Samples 
Bandcamp

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Fish on Friday "Black Rain"

Country: Belgium
Genre(s): Progressive Pop/Rock
Label: Esoteric Antenna - EANTCD1084
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 15, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Life In Towns (5:45)
2. Murderous Highland Highway (8:13)
3. Black Rain (4:53)
4. Mad At The World (4:57)
5. Letting Go Of You (6:48)
6. Angel Of Mercy (4:48)
7. We’ve Come Undone (5:08)
8. Morphine (3:08)
9. We Choose To Be Happy (3:25)
10. Trapped In Heaven (4:04)
11. Diamonds (4:22)

Total Time 55:31

Line-up: 
Frank Van Bogaert: keyboards, vocals, guitars
Nick Beggs (Mute Gods, Steven Wilson, Steve Hackett): bass, Chapman stick, backing vocals
Marcus Weymaere: drums, percussion
Marty Townsend: guitars
    With:
Lula Beggs: vocals

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Pattern-Seeking Animals "Prehensile Tales"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: InsideOut Music
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date:  May 15, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Raining Hard In Heaven
2. Here In My Autumn
3. Elegant Vampires
4. Why Don’t We Run
5. Lifeboat
6. Soon But Not Today

Line-up: 
Jimmy Keegan (Spock's Beard) - drums & vocals
Ted Leonard (Enchant, Spock's Beard) - vocals & guitar
Dave Meros (Spock's Beard) - bass
John Boegehold - keys
    With
Guests on violin, flute, trumpet, cello, sax and pedal steel

Media/Samples
Raining Hard in Heaven
Here In My Autumn
Elegant Vampires

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Equals Infinity "Living Gods"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 15, 2020 (digital)
Tracklist: 
1. Imperium (1:01)
2. Living Gods (4:41)
3. The Right Code (3:45)
4. Omeyyades (8:35)
5. Coma (4:17)
6. The Life I Always Pictured (5:26)
7. Carousel (7:39)
8. Eden Lake (4:47)
9. The Sea (9:44)
10. Ricin (6:14)
11. Jr. (1:47)

Total Time 57:56

Line-up: 
Maxime - Vocals, Guitars
Kevin - Guitar, Backing Vocals
Benoît - Bass
Alexis - Drums

Media/Samples 
Bandcamp

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Terrapin "Zero Repercussions"

Country: Greece
Genre(s): Progressive/Folk/Psychedelic Rock
Label: Ikaros Records (CD, vinyl)
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: May 11, 2020 (digital), October 2020 (CD, vinyl)
Tracklist: 
1. In The Fields Of Unknown Graves (5:26)
2. Hymn (5:39)
3. (Prolonged Accusation) Mind Probe (3:26)
4. The Woods (5:54)
5. Infinite Trajectories (5:20)
6. Early Morning (7:10)
7. Epithalamion (4:06)
8. Graciously (4:58)

Total Time 41:59

Line-up: 
Vassilis Bas Athanassiadis - vocals, electric guitar, 12 string acoustic guitar, cümbüş, Korg Monotron
George Tzivas - drums, percussion
Kostas Sidirokastritis - backing vocals, bass, keyboards, electric guitar

Description/Reviews: 

Their sound is rooted in psychedelia-infused folk rock, incorporating prog and folk jazz elements, at times veering into free improvisation. 

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Bandcamp

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Green Carnation "Leaves Of Yesteryear"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Season of Mist - SOM560
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 08, 2020 
Tracklist: 
1. Leaves of Yesteryear (08:03)
2. Sentinels (05:42)
3. My Dark Reflections of Life and Death (15:36)
4. Hounds (10:10)
5. Solitude (05:05)

Total: 44:36

Line-up: 
Kjetil Nordhus - vocals
Tchort - guitars
Stein Roger Sordal - bass
Bjørn Harstad - guitars
Kenneth Silden - keyboards
Jonathan Alejandro Perez - drums

Media/samples
Leaves of Yesteryear
Bandcamp

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Vulkan "Technatura"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: May 8, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. This Visual Hex (9:08)
2. Hunter/Prey (1:26)
3. Redemption Simulations (4:03)
4. Bewildering Conception Of Truth (7:55)
5. Klagans Snara (2:51)
6. Rekviem (7:40)
7. Spökskepp (7:54)
8. Technatura (0:57)
9. Marans Ritt (3:18)
10. Blinding Ornaments (4:06)
11. The Royal Fallacy (10:21)
12. The Madness Sees No End (4:24)

Total Time 68:03

Line-up: 
Olle Edberg - keyboards
Johan Norbäck - drums
Jimmy Lindblad - vocals
Oscar Pettersson - bass
Christian Fredriksson - guitars

Description/Reviews: 

Vulkan rides the line between progressive rock and prog metal in a subgenre that Prog Archives would call “heavy prog”.  The band certainly does hit hard, but never seems to fall into the riffier side of things, and they also present other elements, such as flute, that give them a slightly more pastoral sound at times.  That said, they know their way around a heavy instrumental, and they love to insert small retro accents and wide open climaxes.

Read the full review by Jason Spencer at theprogmind.com

Media/Samples 
Bandcamp

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The Animal State "Genus"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: May 8, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Bucephalus (11:34)
2. Talon (9:36)
3. Cerberus (9:57)
4. Howl (9:17)
5. Fawn (10:59)

Total Time 51:23

Line-up: 
Col Mullins

Description/Reviews: 

With a wide range of influences spanning multiple genres, from the classic Prog Rock and Psychedelic acts of the 60s and 70s to the modern day Progressive Metal scene, his music could be placed somewhere on the rock spectrum between Mastodon and King Crimson—loud, metamorphic and with an irresistible driving energy.
His debut album ‘Genus’ is a conceptual offering, each song packed with compelling riffs and propelled forward through a melodic progression which never pauses for rest but builds and evolves to an often climactic end. The lyrics are provocative and fit into the larger concept of the album, which deals with mankind’s precarious relationship with the natural world.

Media/Samples 
Stream 1
Stream 2

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