Ben Levin Group "Our Place"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Art Rock
Format: digital
Release date: May 18, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. In (2:38)
2. Waiting Room (4:27)
3. The User (6:21)
4. Stranger's Face (4:15)
5. Bless The Decomposers (4:45)
6. Small Stuff And The Rest (4:18)
7. Mom And Dad (3:07)
8. Out (4:48)

Total Time 34:39

Line-up: 
Ben Levin - vocals, guitar, and production
Kyle Harris - drums
Chris Baum - violin
Josh Friedman - piano
Jessica Kion - vocals and choir vocals
Emmanuel Lee - choir vocals
Tim Doherty - choir vocals
Bradley Goff - choir vocals
Abigale Reisman - violin
Ben Swartz - cello
Sam Morrison - bari sax
Storm D’angelo - tenor sax
Bryan Murphy - trumpet

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Bandcamp

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Kairos "Simulgression"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Death Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 18, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. The Sapphire Sun (6:13)
2. Tarnished Thread (4:06)
3. Weightless In The Wake Of The Divine (6:54)
4. Sacred Cord (5:48)
5. Diminution (4:52)
6. Among The Spatial Folds (7:14)
7. The Crimson Coalescent (5:48)

Total Time 40:55

Line-up: 
Tony Davis
Dalton Holland
Kevin Pearce
Chris Deitz
Jackson Owens

Media/Samples 
Bandcamp

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The Slyde "Awakening"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Alternative Progressive Rock/Metal 
Format: digital
Release date: May 18, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Awaken (0:37)
2. Walk With Me (3:01)
3. In Silence (4:39)
4. These Wars (4:50)
5. Awakening (3:51)
6. So Blind (4:20)
7. Fading (3:54)
8. Join The Parade (4:39)
9. Divide (4:48)
10. Back Again (5:31)

Line-up: 
Nathan Da Silva - vocals, guitars
Sarah Westbrook - keyboards, synthesizers, samples
Alberto Campuzano - bass guitar, vocals
Brendan Soares - drums, vocals

Description/Reviews: 

In true prog fashion, THE SLYDE stays true to their mission statement with their quirky arrangements, aggressive edge, and ominous lyrics. The result is a thought provoking, high-octane album for fans of Rush, Dream Theater, Haken, Coheed and Cambria, and Megadeth. Driven by Nathan Da Silva’s elegant vocals, Sarah Westbrook’s powering keyboard skills, and the powerful rhythm section of Alberto Campuzano (Warmachine, ex-Annihilator) and Brendan Soares, the band are to catch the ears of any technically minded melodic prog rock fan.

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Bandcamp
Fading
Divide
Back Again

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Laura Meade "Remedium"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Art Rock
Label: Doone Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 18, 2018 (CD, digital), June 2018 (vinyl)
Tracklist: 

1. Sunflowers at Chernobyl
2. Conquer the World
3. What I See From Here
4. Never Remember
5. The Old Chapel at Dusk
6. Dragons
7. Home Movies
8. Your Way
9. Every Step
10. Irradiation

Line-up: 
Laura Meade (IZZ):Vocals, Piano
John Galgano (IZZ): Bass, Keyboards, Acoustic Guitar, Drums
    With
Randy McStine (The Fringe, Lo-Fi Resistance): Electric Guitar (1)
Jason Hart (I and Thou, Renaissance, Camel): Keyboards and String Arrangement  (10)
Paul Bremner (IZZ): Electric Guitar (4)
Greg DiMiceli (IZZ): Drums (4)
Greg Meade: Electric Guitar (3)
Brian Coralian (IZZ): Drums (2)

Description/Reviews: 

Remedium features progressive, adventurous extended tracks such as “Sunflowers at Chernobyl” and “Dragons” as well as songs with art-pop sensibilities such as “Conquer the World”. Meade’s incredible range and versatility as a vocalist is evidenced throughout the album and particularly on songs such as “Every Step” and “What I See From Here”.

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Sunflowers at Chernobyl

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Grayceon "IV"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive/Post/Sludge Metal
Label: Translation Loss
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: May 18, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Sliver Moon (4:31)
2. By-the-Wind Sailors (5:28)
3. Scorpion (4:40)
4. Let It Go (6:23)
5. Slow Burn (5:52)
6. The Point Of Me (3:14)
7. Pink Rose (2:31)
8. Dreamers (7:38)

Total Time 40:17

Line-up: 
Jackie Perez Gratz - cello/vocals
Zack Farwell - drums
Max Doyle - guitar

Description/Reviews: 

IV is a potent culmination of what their post rock sound can be. Aggressive, tight and a lot of fun this is an exploration in sonic mastery. The cello driven sludge and post metal assault of this band is thrilling. There are weird and exploratory functions here that few of the bands peers can match and this feeds into music you can't help but love.

Read the full review by Matt Bacon at twoguysmetalreviews.com

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Bandcamp

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Alkaloid "Liquid Anatomy"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Extreme Metal
Label: Season Of Mist SOM464
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: May 18, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Kernel Panic
2. As Decreed by Laws Unwritten
3. Azagthoth
4. Liquid Anatomy
5. In Turmoil's Swirling Reaches
6. Interstellar Boredom
7. Chaos Theory and Practice
8. Rise of the Cephalopods

Line-up: 
Morean (Dark Fortress, Noneuclid) – Vocals, Guitars
Christian Münzner (Spawn of Possession, Ex-Obscura, Ex-Necrophagist) – Guitars
Danny Tunker (Aborted, Ex-God Dethroned) – Guitars, Backing Vocals
Linus Klausenitzer (Obscura, Noneuclid) – Bass
Hannes Grossmann (Blotted Science, Ex-Obscura, Ex-Necrophagist) – Drums
   With
Emilio Saura - Additional Percussion (3)

Description/Reviews: 

Hissing, creeping, crawling, sending forth a multitude of sonic tentacles, swirling in dissonant chaos, and holding on to moments of sane clarity – ALKALOID take their musical references to H. P. Lovecraft's Cthulhu mythos seriously on their sophomore full-length, 'Liquid Anatomy'. The band's second album combines the maturity of the musicians in the field of extreme metal with the fresh approach of a band eager to explore new paths.

Media/Samples 
Azagthoth

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Cereus "Dystonia"

Country: Poland
Genre(s): Progressive Post Rock/Metal
Label: CeDeus Records
Format: CD
Release date: May 18, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Cogito (6:12)
2. Icarus (7:54)
3. Abyss (7:06)
4. Ocean (6:26)
5. Ergo (4:59)
6. Kraken King (7:30)
7. Cassiopeia (8:25)
8. Requiem (6:32)
9. Sum (4:24)
10. Outro (Ghost) (4:17)

Total time 63:45

Line-up: 
Michał Dąbrowski - vocals
Paweł Sikora – guitar, ambient
Patryk Woźniak – guitar, electonica
Konrad Pawłowski - bass
Maciej Caputa – drums
With:
Anna Krawczyk - spoken word

Description/Reviews: 

Cereus defines its music as post-progress (Post-prog.) It is the outcome of inspiration coming from post rock music as well as post metal, with the elements of alternative and progressive climate.

Media/Samples 
Abyss
Icarus
Trailer
Progstreaming

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Amorphis "Queen Of Time"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Nuclear Blast
Format: CD, vinyl
Release date: May 18, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. The Bee (5:30)
2. Message In The Amber (6:44)
3. Daughter Of Hate (6:20)
4. The Golden Elk (6:22)
5. Wrong Direction (5:09)
6. Heart Of The Giant (6:32)
7. We Accursed (4:59)
8. Grain Of Sand (4:44)
9. Amongst Stars (4:50)
10. Pyres On The Coast (6:19)
Bonus Tracks (DIGI, 2LP, and MAILORDER EDITION only):
11. As Mountains Crumble (6:17)
12. Brother And Sister (6:03)

Total Time 69:49

Line-up: 
Tomi Joutsen
Esa Holopainen
Tomi Koivusaari
Santeri Kallio
Olli-Pekka Laine
Jan Rechberger
   With
Anneke van Giersbergen

Media/Samples 
The Bee
Wrong Direction
Amongst Stars

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Atrium "Recreate"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: May 18, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Tiny Melodies (3:15)
2. Polygons (3:43)
3. Cauterize (5:17)
4. Ether (2:34)
5. Blur (3:32)
6. Not Thall At All  (2:50)
7. An Emphatic Yes (5:07)
8. Hedron (2:13)
9. Progeny (4:37)
10. No Second Chances (4:50)

Total Time 37:58

Line-up: 
Vincent R. Ochoa
   With
Slick Sax (1, 8)
Valerii Shurygin (1)
Nick Mavromatis (3)
Jacob Porter (5)
Nathan Madsen (6)
Maxi Curnow (7)
Josh Ford (9)
Nick Hall (10)

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Ancient Oak Consort "Hate, War, Love"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal Opera
Label: Revalve Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: May 18, 2018
Tracklist

1. Walking (2:07) 

2. Eternal Clash (5:17) 

3. Love Theme ( Piano ) (0:46) 

4. By The Sea (4:43) 

5. Diario Di Bordo (3:45) 

6. The Heaven's Lie (5:55) 

7. Sweetly (0:53) 

8. Men Fighting For Men (4:44) 

9. Love Theme ( Dialogue ) (0:47) 

10. Barcarola (3:42) 

11. The Race (5:33) 

12. Wiil You Remember Me (2:38) 

13. The Letter (4:44) 

14. Sick Dream (4:08) 

15. Epilogue (4:14) 

16. Love Theme ( Guitar ) (0:33) 

17. Ninna Nanna (2:31) 

Total Time 57:00 

Line-up
Andrea Vaccarella - Guitars

Stefano Ruscica - Drums

   With

Roberto Tiranti (Labyrinth) – Voice

Mathias Blad (Falconer) – Voice

Giulia Stefani – Voice

Francesco “ Frank” Marino – Voice 

Cosimo Tranchino – Bass

Dario Giannì – Bass

Filippo Di Pietro – Bass

Alexandra Butnaru – Viola 
Corrado Confalonieri – Accordion

Stefania Cannata – Cello

Susi Kimbell – Cello

Carlo Cattano – Flute

Roberto Giannì – Piano

Antonio Ambra – Violin

Marco Alderuccio – Violin

Description/Reviews:

The album is a majestic opera of 17 tracks that mix prog rock/metal and the chamber music with Mediterranean Folk influences inspired by great composers like Maestro Ennio Morricone, Nino Rota.

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