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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 fourteen of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’. I really hope you are enjoying my series – I’m blown away by the interest, the comments, and the likes that I have received so far, with very few people telling me that I’m an idiot and that I have  Continue Reading »

Welcome to day eleven of my 2020 ‘Album of the Year Top 30 countdown’ – we’re into the top 20! Things begin to get even more serious now, even though as I have mentioned many times, the placings between 16 and 30 are in no fixed order. I hope you’re enjoying this adventure as much  Continue Reading »

Artist: Communic Album Title: Hiding From The World Label: AFM Records Date of Release: 20 November 2020 I’m sure there any many of you out there that, like me, will have a selection of bands that you think are ok, that you like, but you don’t love. One of these bands, for me, is Communic.  Continue Reading »

Artist: Wolverine Album Title: A Darkened Sun Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 31 October 2020 If nothing else, Covid-19 has brought out some of the most creative and ambitious sides of our cherished and beloved musicians, who have fought hard and tried to find ways to stay alive whilst their world has threatened to  Continue Reading »

Artist: Avandra Album Title: Skylighting Label: Layered Reality Productions Date of Release: 20 November 2020 I owe Avandra a great debt of gratitude. Last year, I lost my writing mojo and went for several months without publishing anything on my website. However, whilst attending ProgPower Europe 2019, I had an opportunity to listen to a  Continue Reading »

  Artist: Fates Warning Album Title: Long Day Good Night Label: Metal Blade Records Date of Release: 6 November 2020 The discussion topic for today is this: can you really call yourself a progressive metal fan if you don’t like, or have never really listened to Fates Warning? Clearly and obviously, the answer has to  Continue Reading »

Artist: DGM Album Title: Tragic Separation Label: Frontiers Records Date of Release: 9 October 2020 We can’t all like every band, can we? And that’s why I feel comfortable when I admit to never really ‘getting’ DGM. I always checked out their material, but have never fallen head over heels for their brand of melodic  Continue Reading »

  Artist: Perduratum Album Title: Exile’s Anthology Label: Independent Release Date of Release: 10 October 2020 Now here’s a nice little find for those of us who have a penchant for progressive metal. That find comes in the form of Perduratum, a Mexican quintet who came to life last year and who bring us their  Continue Reading »

Artist: Soul Secret Album Title: Blue Light Cage Label: Layered Reality Productions Date of Release: 23 October 2020 Bearing in mind my love for progressive metal, it seems impossible that there’s a band out there within this genre, with no less than four albums under their belts, about which I know almost nothing. And yet  Continue Reading »