Monthly Archives: May 2018

Abraham – “Look, Here Comes The Dark!”

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Rob

It doesn’t get much more epic than a 4 part post metal concept album. I have always considered post rock and post metal to be a part of prog and the new album by Abraham, “Look, Here Comes the Dark!” … Continue reading →

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Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy to release 2CD & DVD

Posted on May 15, 2018 by Rob

Legendary drummer Carl Palmer keeps the ELP flame alive with his ELP Legacy shows. Here’s a press release on his upcoming 2CD/DVD digipak! ————————————————————————— A new, 2-disc digipack release from Carl Palmer, perhaps the most highly rated drummer in the … Continue reading →

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The Fierce and The Dead – “The Euphoric”

Posted on May 14, 2018 by madvinyl

Does a song need words to set a mood or tell a story? Can instruments without human voices work magic on one’s imagination? Certainly! Think of film soundtracks as an example. The music, along with the visuals, helps to set … Continue reading →

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Wandering Vagrant – “Get Lost”

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Rob

It pays to listen to more than the first 10 seconds of an album. That seems obvious, I know but with “Get Lost” by Italian prog rockers Wandering Vagrant, it’s essential. The opening ten seconds of “Human Being as Me” … Continue reading →

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Spock’s Beard – “Noise Floor”

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Rob

Spock’s Beard are a band that really knows how to survive. After losing frontman and songwriter Neal Morse, they soldiered on with drummer Nick D’Virgilio taking over as lead vocalist and the whole band splitting song writing duties with long … Continue reading →

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GEPH – “Apophenia”

Posted on May 10, 2018 by Rob

What do you get when you add two Chapman stick players and a drummer? You might think Stick Men but no, the correct answer is GEPH. GEPH are from Massachusetts and are clearly influenced by Tony Levin and the bands … Continue reading →

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Traun – “The Lilac Moon,” “The Black Metal Princess” and “Escape from Spa Nine”

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Rob

For all intents and purposes, the trilogy of releases from Traun called “The Lilac Moon,” “The Black Metal Princess” and “Escape from Spa Nine” make up three parts of a full album. Each of them are roughly 20 minutes long … Continue reading →

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Mascot Label Group Signs American virtuoso keyboardist Jordan Rudess

Posted on May 9, 2018 by Rob

Here’s the press release regarding Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater signing with Mascot Label Group: Mascot Label Group is pleased to announce the signing of Jordan Rudess. He is best known as the keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire for platinum-selling Grammy- nominated Dream … Continue reading →

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Dream The Electric Sleep – “The Giants’ Newground”

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Rob

Dream the Electric Sleep have quickly become one of my favorite bands. The consistent greatness of their first three albums is nothing short of incredible. Ah but there was one album that came BEFORE those albums! The band formed in … Continue reading →

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Ihsahn – “Ámr”

Posted on May 7, 2018 by Rob

In my opinion, Ihsahn is a musical genius. I don’t use that term lightly either. The list of people that I classify as a musical genius is short. It’s much shorter when I limit it to living legends. Every album … Continue reading →

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