Red Handed Denial – A Journey Through Virtual Dystopia
The iconic sound is still there, and the songs are still very catchy, but the composition seems less riff-driven, and many of the songs come across more mellow and vulnerable.
Albums
Latest
Oubliette – Eternity Whispers
“Eternity Whispers” is a powerful album, showing a lot of flexibility and experimentation to take the groundwork of black metal and rework it for an entirely different emotional payoff.
Haven of Echoes – Memento Vivere
I found it difficult to select my favourite tracks on this album because they are all excellent. So, I just picked the two longest ones, because you get more bang for your buck with those! When I reviewed their first album, I scored it 9/10 but this one is getting a 10.
Oceans of Slumber – Where Gods Fear to Speak
This album is definitely going to be in my album of the year contenders list as I cannot fault it in any way. I don’t dish out full marks very often, but I have no option but to do so in this case. I have a new band to follow, and they have a new fan.
Leprous – Melodies of Atonement
With the new album, “Melodies of Atonement”, the band from Norway offers an unmistakable Leprous experience – and it’s the one you want to dive into.
The Progspace Presents
Latest
Kingcrow comes back as the 10th band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 25th Anniversary!
Italian progmetal masters Kingcrow comes back as the 10th band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 25th Anniversary!
Extol is the 9th band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 25th Anniversary!
Legendary norwegian band Extol is the 9th band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 25th Anniversary edition!
Major Parkinson is the 8th band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 25th Anniversary!
Major Parkinson is the 8th band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 25th Anniversary edition!
Tiberius is the 7th band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 25th Anniversary edition!
Tiberius is the 7th band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 25th Anniversary edition!
Mayfire is the 6th band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 25th Anniversary edition!
Mayfire is the 6th band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 25th Anniversary edition!
Releases of the Week
66 releases, 13 highlights: Fall release frenzy is continuing!
Releases of the Week 42/2023 with Lalu, District 97, Owdwyr, Monosphere, Volkor X, Head With Wings, Divided By Design, Outrun the Sunlight, Ozric Tentacles, Myrkur, Vertrebra Atlantis, Splice & Sylvatica
October releases are in full swing, keeping us busy and excited
Releases of the Week 41/2023 with Grinded Grin, Stortregn, Torn Soul, Tardigrade Inferno, Marco Sfogli, The Totemist (Rabea Massaad), On Thorns I Lay, Kaunis Kuolematon, Gévaudan, Electromancer & Venera
October starts as September ended… Overwhelming!
September 2023 crushes all previous records!
Releases of the Week 39/2023 with Feather, Obsidian Tide, The Hirsch Effekt, Wizards of Wiznan , Shan, Haunt the Woods, Mankind, The Sound of Things Fallen, Earupt, Blackbriar, Steven Wilson & Collapse Under The Empire
10, no wait, 11 highlights out of 68 releases!
Releases of the Week 38/2023 with Bear Ghost, Myth of I, Nine Skies, Subsignal, Spurv, Bruce Soord, Hexvessel, The Emerald Dawn, That Joe Payne, Flummox & Tulip
Premieres
Felix Martin premieres Gatherpiece (Single+Video)
Instrumental renaissance and gaming inspired tunes in a 3-piece of 16-string guitar,10-string bass and drums? This is as proggy as it gets! Felix Martin premieres his new single “Gatherpiece”.
Deorbit premieres Instrumental Space Prog Metal Debut Album “Retrogradient”
Instrumental, progressive, and technical metal fans take note as US based Deorbit are now streaming their debut album “Retrogradient”!
DISSONA Sets Eyes And Fingers Ablaze With Performance Video For “Renaissance”
Avant-garde progressive metal band Dissona premieres guitar & bass playthrough of ‘Renaissance’, the third single off of upcoming EP “Dreadfully Distinct”.
Opaque: Rage of Light premiere new EP
Swiss based Trance Metal trio Rage of Light are celebrating the release of their brand new 4-track EP “Opaque” today with the premiere of a video for the epic title track.
Italian Krautrockers Oslo Tapes return with new single Deja Neu
Italian Krautrockers Oslo Tapes premiere brand new video for ‘Deja Neu’, first glimpse of upcoming fourth album “Staring at the Sun Before Goin’ Blind”
Concert Reviews
ARTmania 2023 – Festival Review
A review of the 2023 edition of Romanian prog festival ARTmania that brought together bands such as Porcupine Tree, Wardruna, Emperor, Pain of Salvation, Haken, TesseracT, Vulture Industries, Port Noir, or Samael in probably its best lineup to date.
Obscura – Persefone – Disillusion – Live at Doornroosje, Nijmegen – 28 Sept 2022
As a passionate concert goer and a fan of the extreme arts, this evening was one I couldn’t miss. The legendary tech-death group Obscura recently had a tour through Europe with support acts Disillusion and Persefone, the latter being a beloved favourite of mine. It is a tour that had been announced before the pandemic only to be repeatedly postponed until it finally happened. During this time both frustration and anticipation were left to boil, so when the riffs finally unleashed, it was catharsis time.
Green Carnation – Acoustic Tour – Nochtspeicher, Hamburg – 06.09.2022
Green Carnation is one of those bands any prog fan should see at least once in their lives. We had the pleasure to witness their “Acoustic Tour” show at the Nochtspeicher club in Hamburg on 06.09.2022. A show full of magic!
Prognosis Festival 2022 – Day 2
Prognosis Festival was postponed for 2 years during the pandemic, finally it happened on April 15th and 16th. Here is the review and the photo galleries of day 2 of Prognosis Festival 2022!
Prognosis Festival 2022 – Day 1
Prognosis Festival was postponed for 2 years during the pandemic, finally it happened on April 15th and 16th. Here is the review and the photo galleries of the first day of Prognosis Festival 2022
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