Review by Rivertree — Cinematic post metal, that might be a proper description. MOVEMENT OF STATIC are a relatively newband from Thessaloniki, a quartet comprised of two guitarists Paris and Dimitris, furthermore Fotison bass as well as Kostas behind the drum kit. What immediately strikes, when looking at the album'strack list, some songs are provided […]
Review by TCat — The Experimental / Post Metal band "Rosetta" was formed in 2003 in Philadelphia, PA and has released 6 albums and 5 EPs since that time. Their music has been a study of extremes and experimentation with dynamics. Their current line-up consists of Mike Armine doing sampling, Eric Jernigan on keyboards, pianos, […]
Review by rdtprog — Sometimes you can be blown away by an instrumental prog rock album from a band that you don't hear alot. This one has only four songs with 2 big epics. It starts with a song that has a solid melody inthe vein of the more progressive side of Dream Theater. The […]
Review by TCat — Professor Tip Top is a psychedelic / space rock band from Norway. They were founded in 2011 and, including the album "Hybrid Hymns" released on February 22, 2019, have 5 full length albums in their discography. Currently, the band is comprised of four members; vocalist and lyricist Svein Magnar Hansen, Sam […]
Review by uribreitman — "Rare Masterpiece Alert", everyone. This one took a little time to digest. Anglagard fans like me were drawn to this album, almost by instinct. Over time you learn to realize just how brilliant this album really is. Painstaking attentio to detail. Amazing ear for pure analog sound. Outstanding arrangements. Marvelous transitions […]
Review by Progfan1958 — I must say that I quite like both versions of this album, so irregardless if lead vocals are handled by Benoit or Tevor, the end result works. Definitely the hero here is Steve Howe's playing, and the record is filled with tasteful acoustic and electric licks. Downes and Squire also hold […]
Review by Progfan1958 — An exceptional album, and fitting tribute to the late Keith Emerson by his friend and fellow musician Robert Berry. Back in 2016 Keith and Robert were working together writing towards a possible new "3" project, but sadly Keith passed away before serious recording had begun. Finally Robert resumed the project on […]
Review by proghaven — My congrats, Dream Theater still keeps slipping! 'The same old sun' in the prog metal sky... In essence, Distance Over Time was first released back in 2007. Under the title Systematic Chaos, yep yep. Since then, Distance Over Time was reissued three times under different titles (Black Clouds & Silver Linings, […]
Review by SouthSideoftheSky — La Cathedrale de van Leer Focus is back with a new album! Being a fan of the band, I pre-ordered their 11th studio album andhave been playing it a lot since it arrived about a month ago. I thoroughly enjoy Focus 11, as willanyone who enjoyed Focus 8, 9, and 10. […]
Review by TCat — Sonora Sunrise is a new band that released their first album called "The Route Through the Canyon" in early 2019. They are a band from Russia featuring a variety of styles picked mostly from the Psychedelic and Space Rock subgenre. The members are Artem Demidov on guitar and synths, Dmitriy Zabrisky […]
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