Ignea – Monumental
I sincerely hope that the situation in their country allows them to continue to make great music. I for one will be watching out for any future releases and/or news.
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Iapetus – The Mother Void
I’m intrigued to see where Iapetus goes next. Whatever comes next, my expectations will be high, as it seems almost certain to be epic once again. In the meantime, I’m not tired of listening to this superb release yet and I may never be.
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Temic – Ceiba
This is a band going from strength to strength and this album will help them stand out in the progressive metal world. If it takes three more years until the next album, so be it, I can wait, because it is bound to be worth it.
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Bigmoth – Carbon Error
This is a young band with hopefully a very promising future. Do not be surprised if they crop up at a venue near you or one of the European festivals. I hope this debut release will propel them on to greater success, because they have bags of potential.
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Playgrounded – A Flower to Water
I must admit, I’m always a little wary when the word “post” appears in a band’s genre description....
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Green Carnation – A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex
The band have set themselves a very high bar to maintain. What will they take on next? Whatever it is, I’m sure it won’t be a disappointment. We wait with great expectations.
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Pattern-Seeking Animals – Grimalkin
I wonder if they can keep this work rate up, six albums in practically as many years is some going. The challenge is keeping them diverse and interesting, which so far, they have. All aboard the Pattern-Seeking Animals express, next stop in about a year?
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Kristoffer Gildenlöw – [Humanised]
This album is one of those that gets better with every play. There will be more from this man, of that I have no doubt and I will be on the lookout for it.
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Hopsydian – A Graceful Sin EP
These early steps on what should be a very promising journey for the band firmly states their intent to succeed. It’s a relatively short glimpse into what this band is about and hopefully there will be more to come soon.
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Harboured – We’re Only the Love That We Lead
Denver’s Atmospheric Black / Post Metal outfit Harboured are presenting an excellent specimen of their style, with their sophomore full-length “We’re Only the Love That We Lead”
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Sum of Seven – Echoes of the Hypermind
Picking my favourite tracks was difficult because there isn’t a bad one amongst them. Influences are inevitable and sometimes obvious here and there but that doesn’t diminish the fact that this is a great album.
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Angine de Poitrine – Vol.II
Easy to digest without compromising on the rich, diverse taste. And the fact that the public ate it up proves the hunger for authenticity in our current culture…
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No Terror in The Bang – Existence EP
This is essentially half an album’s worth, and I am really hoping that there is much more to come. I’m also hoping I get to see the band again someday. These five tracks will keep me satisfied for a while, but I have a hunger for more from this excellent band.
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Terravia – A New World
Norway has produced many excellent prog bands, and I see no reason why this group shouldn’t join that list.
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The Veer Union – Reinvention
I find the diverse unpredictability of the material appeals to me a lot, despite the shortness of the tracks. These 10 songs are predominately melodic but with an aggressive edge.
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Moron Police – Pachinko
Moron Police’s Pachinko takes listeners on a surreal, emotionally charged journey, blending grief, absurdity, and hope with their signature mix of progressive rock, metal, and unexpected melodic twists. The album spins from introspective melancholy to playful chaos, leaving a lasting impression of skillful, unpredictable brilliance.
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The Reticent – please
I cannot fault this latest release in any way. Five years has been a long time to wait for it but it’s well worth that wait. I and many others now need to wait with bated breath for whatever Chris comes up with next. It’s guaranteed to be excellent; his track record ensures that.
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Psychonaut – World Maker
On paper, Psychonaut sounds like a perfect band for me: Belgian post metal (which often means...
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Scardust – Souls
There’s always a list of things to get right in order to make good music, to have a complete “product”. But beyond all those, Scardust’s music is an experience. And just like any real life experience, it’s hard to contain it within boundaries.
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An Abstract Illusion – The Sleeping City
This is the sort of album where one play though is not enough, each subsequent listen reveals something else. You can head bang to it, brandish an air guitar or just lie down in a darkened room and listen.
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BRUIT ≤ – The Age Of Ephemerality
Three years ago, I was thoroughly impressed by “The Machine is burning and now everyone knows it could happen again”, so I was wondering, how are they going to surpass their strong debut. But to my pleasant surprise, they did! The machine is still burning and it brought us to the Age of Ephemerality.
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Esoterica – Ether Metal
Here’s hoping that it’s not another five years before we hear from these guys again. My album of the year shortlist is getting longer, and this is another band on my watch list. Their material is quite often near the soft end of my taste in music, but talent like this cannot be ignored
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Green Carnation – A Dark Poem, Pt I: The Shores of Melancholia
This is an automatic inclusion into my album of the year short list. It’s very easy to get into this material and subsequent listens doesn’t diminish the enjoyment at all.
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Ihlo – Legacy
“With Legacy, Ihlo have taken a bold step into the upper echelons of modern progressive metal. Legacy is not just an album, but an emotional journey through bleak atmospheres, soaring melodies and unsettlingly relevant themes of control, consumerism and decay. Echoes of well known bands may resonate, but Ihlo’s voice is unmistakably their own: dramatic, immersive and deeply human.”
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Connect the Circle – Wolf in the Sky
entirely instrumental. Taking up almost 20% of the album it is the most varied and pleasing track for me.
This is a band I haven’t come across before, but I’m glad I have now. I’m going to investigate their other albums because I feel that I might have missed out. It will be interesting to see what comes next because they have a penchant for telling stories in detail both lyrically and musically.
Philosophobia – The Constant Void
These nine tracks spanning 64 minutes provide time well spent. I’m glad this band is still going and producing quality material. I hope they have plans for a third album, because that would be very welcome indeed.
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Impureza – Alcázares
The straightforward death metal parts sound much like many other bands. The flamenco sections are delightful, but the best bits come when they merge the two styles in what can only be described as Death Flamenco. They prefer to call it Hispanic Metal, and if that’s not progressive enough, I don’t know what is.
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Rivers of Nihil – Rivers of Nihil
Rivers of Nihil’s self-titled album feels like an evolution of the band’s sound, composed masterfully to create the layers of emotions: from despair and anger to hope, without sounding too technical or “deathy”.
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Eight Lives Down – Fates
What makes ‘Fates’ brilliant to me, is the subtle way of informing the listener about what they are hearing, and the coherence of lyrics, compositional choices and aesthetics.
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Joviac – Autofiction Pt. 1 – Shards
This band have an ambition, which is to push their brand of progressive rock/metal into the big leagues. I think they have what it takes to achieve that, although there is some serious competition out there. Hopefully this album will get them a little closer to their aspirations. Another band to watch out for, me thinks. Could that be in the form of ‘Autofiction Pt. 2’ perhaps?
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