Inanimate Existence – The Masquerade
I think this band finds a way to make their music so mathematically precise and clinical that it starts losing credibility as being played by humans. And I’m not necessarily saying that in a bad way.
I think this band finds a way to make their music so mathematically precise and clinical that it starts losing credibility as being played by humans. And I’m not necessarily saying that in a bad way.
This album should be filed under the special category in the annals of music history. I hope it proves to be a success and spurs them onto many more exciting projects.
The biggest takeaway is that Alex Lifeson is still willing to explore new musical paths without trying to emulate his previous band. That’s called true grit, people!
Mimesis basically managed to destroy a futuristic utopian city by the sheer power of shred, odd-time signatures and mind-bending technicality.
Lovers of the neo prog genre will immediately love the album, but will find out that it’s not easy to get bored with it. It stays interesting after listening to it many times.
The first THe Progspace Online Festival will take place on October 23rd and 24th 2020 featuring Exist Immortal, Rendezvous Point, Maraton, Kyros, Arkentype, Avandra, Glass Mind, Ihlo, Azure, PreHistoric Animals, Abraham Sarache and Tryon.
Cologne Based Newcomers AERIES talked to us ahead of their support gig for Jinjer at the Backstage Venue in Munich.
In Ep. 078 of The Progcast, Robin Staps from The Ocean called to tell us everything their new album “Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic”.
In Ep. 077 of the Progcast, Keyboard Chameleon Derek Sherinian tells us all about “The Phoenix”, his first solo album in 11 years!
The Progspace presents an exclusive advance album stream of “The Oubliette”, the new album by one-man prog metal band The Reticent.
After playing a fantastic set at ProgPower 2017, the Aussies of Voyager continued touring Europe for the rest of October. On October 15 they returned to the Netherlands, playing in Leiden's Gebr. De Nobel club.