The Legendary Flower Punk "Wabi Wu"

Country: Russia
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Label: Tonzonen Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: November 14, 2019 (digital), January 2020 (CD, vinyl)
Tracklist: 
1. Wabi Wu
2. Hexagram
3. Prince Mojito
4. Azulejo
5. Aki Kaurismäki
6. Trance Fusion På Ryska
7. Zen Again

Line-up: 
Kamille Sharapodinov (The Grand Astoria) - guitars, percussion
Mike Lopakov - bass
Nick Kunavin - drums
   With
Danila Danilov - electronics (2,3,5,6)
Gleb Kolyadin (iamthemorning) - synths (1,3,4), grand piano (5,6)
Zhenya Strigalev - saxophone (1,2)
Ed Wynne (Ozric Tentacles) - guitar solo (2)
Denis Kirillov - flute (4,7)
Nick Antonenko - percussion (2, 4)
Guvi B - additional electronic noises (5)

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Patrick Hemer "The Writing's on the Wall"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Metal 
Label: Lion Music - LMC431 
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 14, 2019
Tracklist: 
1.Obsession
2.Yesterday’s Burden
3.Slave to Yourself
4.Paradigm of Blandness
5.In the Blood
6.Pandora’s Box
7.Double Bind
8.The Legacy
9.Burning Hunger
10.Course for Disaster
11.Carpe Noctem

Line-up: 
Patrick Hemer (Horizon): guitars, lead & background vocals, bass, keyboards
David Casanova : keyboards
Bruno J. Frank : bass
Oli Canton : drums & percussion
   With
Eric Farkas & Chris Moreau: additional background vocals

Description/Reviews: 

His deep, unwavering love for Metal music had to take over again, and for almost a decade now, he is fronting a solo project meant to display his best playing and songwriting through a powerful and rich brand of Power Prog that always manages to put the song first.
His new album, “The Writing’s on the Wall” produced by Patrick himself, is another perfect balance of huge 7-string guitar riffs, amazing vocal work and his trademark out of this world soloing, all backed up by clever arrangements and brilliant musicians.
Combining a broad spectrum of influences into a mature and focused personal style, Patrick Hemer has created his own unique path, and he is proving again with “The Writing’s on the Wall” that he is not only a name for shred guitar aficionados but also a complete musician and someone all the world’s Progressive Metal maniacs can count on to keep the flame alive and well…

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Yesterday's Burden

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Kosmos "Ajan peili"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): Prog Folk
Format: CD, vinyl
Release date: November 2019
Tracklist: 

1. Ajan peili
2. Eilinen
3. Lapsen uni
4. Aina lähellä
5. Kohti taivasta
6. Salainen oppi
7. Jatkuvuus
8. Minä olen

Line-up: 
Päivi Kylmänen: vocals
Kimmo Lähteenmäki: drums, conga-drums, organ, mellotron
Kari Vainionpää: guitar, bass
Olli Valtonen: shrutibox, taalmala
Ismo Virta: guitar, mellotron, organ, synthesizer, drums
   With
Juha Kulmala: reading
Arto Kuronen: bass
Sini Palokangas: violin, saxophone, xylophone
Kari Riihimäki: electric guitar

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Ajan peili
Salainen oppi
Mina olen (sample)

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Unit Wail "égarés"

Country: France
Genre(s): Instrumental Avant Prog, Zeuhl
Label: Soleil Mutant (world), Marquee Avalon - MAR193193 (Japan)
Format: CD, digital
Release date:  November 12, 2019 (world), September 25, 2019 (Japan)
Tracklist: 
1. Volte Face (1:39)
2. Décalage (4:27)
3. Egarés  (5:38)
4. Vers l'inconnu (1:35)
5. Les portes du sanctuaire (3:25)
6. Dédale (7:16)
7. Rituel (5:48)
8. Le sas (7:35)
9. Le monde d'en dessous (8:25)

Total Time 45:48

Line-up: 
Philippe Haxaire : drums
Adrian Luna : bass
Emmanuel Pothier : synths
Jean-Pierre Soarez (Art Zoyd) : trumpet
Vincent Sicot-Vantalon : keyboards, guitars
Frank Fromy : guitar solo (3, 10)

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Desert Smoke "Karakum"

Country: Portugal
Genre(s): Instrumental Psychedelic, Stoner
Label: Raging Planet Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: November 11, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Smoke One (0:39)
2. Darvaz (7:31)
3. Solar Jam (12:07)
4. Mystic Lunar Ship (6:28)
5. Gate Of Karakum (9:51)

Total Time 36:36

Line-up: 
André Pedroso Rocha - Guitar
Cláudio Aurélio - Drums
João Nogueira - Bass
João Romão - Guitar

Description/Reviews: 

The first track after the short intro is portraying the heaviest the band has to offer. Think of Earthless, a melodic type of stoner rock. Desert'Smoke make use of having two guitarists in the ranks.
But also important in Desert'Smoke's sound is that the rhythm section is quite diverse. The drummer and bass player are really present, filling a lot of open spaces, fitting for this type of music. The guitarists offer their layers in slightly different tones so you clearly hear both at the same time, sometimes complementing by providing different layers, sometimes battling, making your head spin like this type of music is supposed to.

Read the full review by Jerry van Kooten at dprp.net

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Lord Of Light "Morningstar"

Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: November 11, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Presage (2:07)
2. Ballad Of The Righteous (9:24)
3. History (A Capella) (1:30)
4. Candlelight (5:09)
5. Morningstar (7:58)
6. A Leaden Sky (1:06)
7. Typhoon (5:00)

Total Time 32:14

Line-up: 
Nicklas Kirkevall - vocals, keyboards, guitars
Alfred Andersson - bass
Jesper Sunnhagen - drums

Media/Samples 
Stream
Deezer

Chalice Of Throe "Times Are Coming"

Country: Brazil
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date:  November 9, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Ascension (0:43)
2. Be Afraid (3:37)
3. End Of Times (5:51)
4. Heart's Black Sea (5:57)
5. Coming Of Eris (4:53)
6. In Your Eyes (5:07)
7. Rising Sun (4:46)
8. Thread Of The Fate (6:07)

Total Time 37:01

Line-up: 
Thiagu Bittencourt - Drums
Marcus A'thila - Vocals
Arthur Fernnandes - Bass
Breno Nicollas - Guitars
Romário Rezende - Keyboards
   With
Marcelo Alelaf - Additional Vocals (5)
Clara Marreiros - Additional Vocals (5)

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Coming Of Eris
Deezer

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Iapetus "The Body Cosmic"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive/Extreme Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 9, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. The Body Cosmic (9:58)
2. Dark Matter Genetics (2:00)
3. I Contain Multitudes (14:31)
4. Galaxy Collective (2:09)
5. For Creatures Such As We (12:56)
6. Hadean Heart (4:54)
7. Moonwatcher (2:06)
8. The Star Of Collapse (18:00)
9. Angelus Novus (3:39)

Total Time 70:13

Line-up: 
Matthew Cerami - Vocals, Guitars, Bass
Jordan Navarro - Guitars, Keys, Additional Sounds
   With
Dan Presland (Ne Obliviscaris) - Drums
Emi Pellegrino - Vocals
Ethan Navarro - Vocals

Description/Reviews: 

... this album is actually more music than extreme metal, if that makes sense. From the beginning you’re assaulted by a massive wall of sound with impactful riffing and punch but it doesn’t take long to notice the genuinely beautiful, haunting melody that comes along with it. There’s an entire structure of layered tremolo picking guitars, harmonizing and it’s just an absolute treat to try to follow and keep track of where each one is going and how they complement each other in an impeccably puzzled soundscape. … Now we get to the second component of this album’s sound, which is heavily relying on silence. The driven guitars disappear. The grinding stops and the acoustic elements take hold. There’s so much acoustic guitar, there’s piano, clean guitar with lots of delay and incredibly clever samples to support these instruments and properly immerse you into the atmosphere. 

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

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Bandcamp (name your price)

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Yogi Lang "A Way Out Of Here"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Gentle Art Of Music - GAOM062
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: November 8, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Move On (9:28)
2. A Way Out Of Here (5:30)
3. Shine On Me (5:45)
4. Don’t Confuse Life With A Thought (4:30)
5. Love Is All Around (4:35)
6. Freedom Of The Day (4:20)
7. Early Mornig Light (6:25)
8. The Sound Of The Ocean (4:30)
9. I’ll Be There For You (5:20)

Total Time 50:23

Line-up: 
Yogi Lang (RPWL): vocals, keyboards
Torsten Weber: guitars
Stephan Treutter: drums
Yvo Fischer: bass
Conny Kreitmeier: backing vocals
Bine Heller: backing vocals
Kalle Wallner (RPWL): solo guitar (4, 9)
Klaus Reichart: pedal steel, mandolin

Description/Reviews: 

The new album titled “A Way Out Of Here” not only offers a colourful palette of art rock with its nine songs, but also illuminates the essentials of life with all obstacles, fears and rays of hope. A song-serving brilliant band, analog synthesizers and epic choirs provide the basis for Yogi Lang’s gilmouresque voice.
The first symphonic wall of sound is only a few seconds away: “Move On” – obviously audibly linked to the debut work – gently pulls the listener out of everyday life. There are many personal experiences in “A Way Out Of Here”, which the album wants to convey in peace, without hustle and bustle, without false pathos. Love often seems to offer a possible solution for problems. “Love is All Around” and “Freedom Of The Day” believe in the ability of love and empathy to banish just about any problem to insignificance. But what if this “Way Out Of Here” does not exist? In “Shine On Me” the protagonist cannot accept the loss of his partner, just ignores it and in the last of the nine tracks “I’ll Be There For You” we also find the last promise to stay with a loved one to the very end, if necessary, at any cost. This already ends a multi-layered and very emotional journey through Yogi Lang’s world of thoughts.

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Teaser
A Way Out Of Here

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Lunar "Eidolon"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal/Rock
Label: Divebomb Records - DIVE191
Format:  CD, digital, cassette
Release date: November 8, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Orbit (3:07)
2. The Cycle Starts Again (10:27)
3. Surrender (8:23)
4. Comfort (7:42)
5. Potion (5:52)
6. Hypnotized (6:05)
7. Your Long Awaited Void (12:16)

Total Time 53:52

Line-up: 
Alex Bosson - drums, percussion, additional synthesizers
Balmore Lemus - guitars
Ryan Price - bass
Chandler Mogel - lead vocals
Brian Lewis - growl vocals
   With
Austin Bentley - strings & programming arrangement (1)
Andrew Kingsley - guitar solo  (2)
Ryan Bowe - guitar solo (3)
Balmore Lemus - 1st guitar solo (4)
Richard Henshall (Haken)- 2nd guitar solo (4)
Ryan Price - guitar solo (5)
Ben Karas- violin solo (6)
Diego Tejeida - synthesizer solo (6)
Taylor Washington- guitar solo (6)
Katie Pachnos - harps (7)
Mary Zimmer - female vocals (7)
Theo Travis (Gong, Steven Wilson, The Tangent) - flute solo (7)
Raphael Weinroth-Browne - cello solo (7)
Scott Carstairs - 1st guitar solo (7)
Sam Vallen - 2nd guitar solo (7)

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