Tag Archives: prog rock

Artist: Kingcrow Album Title: The Persistence Label: Sensory Records Date Of Release: 7 September 2018 Once in a while, a band will come along and simply blow your mind. It doesn’t matter what kind of music you’re into, that feeling is indescribable. We all have our favourite bands or artists and we generally have higher hopes  Continue Reading »

Artist: A Dying Planet Album Title: Facing The Incurable Label: CynNormal Lab Recordings Date of Release: 14 August 2018 When your CV can list the likes of Zero Hour, Cynthesis and Abnormal Thought Patterns, it is difficult not to get excited when Jasun and Troy Tipton announce that they have a new project ready to  Continue Reading »

Just as I complete my mini-series, looking at the music still to come in 2018, I receive news of a whole host of new music coming our way throughout the remainder of the year. So, what better than an impromptu post that updates you on what I have found most interesting over the past few  Continue Reading »

Artist: Rivers Of Nihil Album Title: Where Owls Know My Name Label: Metal Blade Records Date Of Release: 16 March 2018 I have been meaning to get around to reviewing this record for some time. I missed it completely when the promo was sent in advance of its release due to pressures with work and  Continue Reading »

Artist: Redemption Album Title: Long Night’s Journey Into Day Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release: 26 July 2018 It is always a risk when a band makes a change to their line-up. The risk is only more greatly increased when the change involves one of the key members of the band. In the case  Continue Reading »

Artist: Distorted Harmony Album Title: A Way Out Label: Independent Date Of Release: 19 July 2018 “To be honest…I can’t stand it anymore. I am bored by the general construction of that kind of music…” This was the comment from Yoav Efron of Distorted Harmony when I interviewed him in 2014 following the release of  Continue Reading »

Artist: Voyager Venue: The Borderline Date: 3 July 2018 If ever I was going to test my ‘Man of Much Metal’ credentials, it was tonight. With England playing a rare knock-out game in the World Cup on the same night, it could have been easy to ditch the gig and find a pub to watch  Continue Reading »

Artist: Haken Album Title: L-1VE Label: InsideOut Music Date Of Release: 22 June 2018 A couple of weeks ago, I decided to venture into my loft and rescue some of my tour t-shirts. I’d put them up there to preserve them for posterity. However, I realised that they were wasted in the dark. ‘Out of  Continue Reading »

Artist: Spock’s Beard Album Title: Noise Floor Label: InsideOut Music Date Of Release: 25 May 2018 To say that I liked ‘The Oblivion Particle’ is a bit of an understatement. To quote my review of Spock’s Beard’s 12th album released in 2015: ‘Frankly, I’m not entirely sure that ‘classic’ melodic progressive rock can get much  Continue Reading »

Artist: The Fierce And The Dead Album Title: The Euphoric Label: Bad Elephant Music Date of Release: 18 May 2018 I must admit that for all my exploration of progressive-leaning music, the UK’s The Fierce And The Dead have never landed squarely on my radar. Many people I have come to know and respect in  Continue Reading »