Tag Archives: InsideOut Music

Artist: Leprous Album Title: Aphelion Label: Inside Out Music Date of Release: 27 August 2021 I have reviewed every single studio album of Leprous’ career, since they released ‘Tall Poppy Syndrome’ back in 2009. And I can safely say that none of the reviews have been easy to complete. In fact, I would go so  Continue Reading »

Artist: Frost* Album Title: Day And Age Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 14 May 2021 I’m very late to the party with this album, but that might have something to do with the fact that I wasn’t going to review it initially. I was really not that enamoured with the band’s 2020 EP ‘The  Continue Reading »

Artist: Liquid Tension Experiment Album Title: LTE3 Label: 16 April 2021 Date of Release: InsideOut Music Ah, Liquid Tension Experiment. The band that plays the kind of music that I’d normally consider to be my nemesis. I’m a huge fan of progressive music, but I’ve always struggled with instrumental prog, where there’s a huge emphasis  Continue Reading »

Welcome to the final instalment of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. That means that I’m about to reveal the winning album in this year’s list. 2020 has been a bad year. Yes, there have been some bright moments, a few silver linings. But, as I sit here alone on Christmas Eve,  Continue Reading »

Welcome to instalment number twenty-two of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. No big intro, just headlong into the action… Apart from my normal reminder to anyone new to this series, to check out the links at the bottom of the post to find out who made the cut, from 30 down  Continue Reading »

Welcome to instalment number twenty of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. Exactly two-thirds of the way through now, and today is the last pick that falls outside my top 10. I know I say it every year, but it is so tough to put all these great records in some kind  Continue Reading »

Artist: Pain Of Salvation Album Title: Panther Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 28 August 2020 I have been in the company of ‘Panther’, the eleventh release from the Swedish progressive metal juggernaut, Pain Of Salvation, for some time now, but even now, after it has been released, I am still no closer to deciding  Continue Reading »

Artist: Frost* Album Title: Others EP Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 5 June 2020 When a new release from Frost* emerges, many of us within the prog community get excited. After all, this is a band that can be genuinely referred to as unique. Other adjectives include ‘challenging’, ‘fresh’ and ‘exciting’. Whilst many consider  Continue Reading »

Artist: Haken Album Title: Virus Label: InsideOut Music Date of Release: 6 June 2020 I began my review of ‘Vector’, Haken’s fifth album, with a bit of a moan. I felt it was just a little too short, and being the selfish person that I am, I wanted another song, maybe two. Mind you, it’s  Continue Reading »

If you missed it, Part 1 can be read right here.   If you’ve already checked out the first part of my interview with Ross Jennings, vocalist with UK progressive rock/metal band Haken, then thanks for returning. You must be gluttons for punishment! So, before you change your mind, let’s get on with Part 2  Continue Reading »