Monthly Archives: May 2017

World Trade To Release Third Album “Unify” August 4th

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Rob

Composed of some of L.A.’s most recognized studio and songwriting talents, Billy Sherwood, Guy Allison, and Bruce Gowdy, World Trade will release their third album, “Unify” on August 4, 2017 via Frontiers Music Srl. Lead vocalist and main songwriter, Billy … Continue reading →

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Apotheon – “Mechanically Consumed”

Posted on May 30, 2017 by Rob

Apotheon are a tech death metal band that actually would do themselves a huge favor by embracing their prog metal side a lot more. There are times on their EP “Mechanically Consumed” that they remind me of fellow Coloradans Allegeaon … Continue reading →

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Bjørn Riis – “Forever Comes To An End”

Posted on May 29, 2017 by Rob

Bjørn Riis is the guitarist for one of my favorite modern prog bands, Airbag. I’ve always called Airbag “Porcupine Tree meets Pink Floyd” or at the very least PT with David Gilmour on guitar. Riis is an INCREDIBLE guitarist. His … Continue reading →

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newspaperflyhunting – “Wastelands”

Posted on May 28, 2017 by Rob

newspaperflyhunting are aptly named. And no I don’t mean they are terrible like their name. Basically if you take each word, it makes sense on its own. Put it all together and it’s confusing. That’s the situation with newspaperflyhunting and … Continue reading →

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Ghost Toast – “Out of This World”

Posted on May 25, 2017 by Rob

I can’t recall the last time that I ran across an album so wildly inconsistent as “Out of This World” by Ghost Toast. Before getting into that, I need to point out how terrible the band’s name is. Are we … Continue reading →

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The Enid – “Resurgency”

Posted on May 24, 2017 by Rob

The Enid have been around a very long time. Despite that, I actually have never really gotten around to listen to them. So going into this review, I had a bit of a quandary. Do I go back and familiarize … Continue reading →

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Fervent Send – “(C:)rePROGram”

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Rob

Jon DuBose is the mastermind behind the prog collective known as Fervent Send. Jon is also a very good friend of mine. Now before you say, “no way can Rob be honest when reviewing his friends’ music,” let me point … Continue reading →

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Audiolepsia – “Muses”

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Rob

There are so many great Spanish bands in the prog arena today. Barcelona’s Audiolepsia are a damn good post rock band that may not quite be on the level that a band like Toundra or Obsidian Kingdom are on. But … Continue reading →

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Textures announce breakup and farewell tour

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Rob

Photo Credit: Tim Tronckoe Another sad day in the history of heavy music: Dutch polyrhythmic metallers TEXTURES have today announced their breakup. Read the band’s full statement below: “Ladies and gentlemen, there is no easy way to say this, so … Continue reading →

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Djam Karet – “Sonic Celluloid”

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Rob

There are bands that have been around for a while that I’ve always meant to check out but for whatever reason, just keep forgetting to do so. Djam Karet was one of those bands. I checked out their 2013 single … Continue reading →

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