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Threads Of Fate – The Cold Embrace Of The Light – Album Review

Artist: Threads Of Fate Album Title: The Cold Embrace Of The Light Label: Layered Reality Productions Date of Release:  11 March 2022 Back in 2018, I reviewed the debut EP from an outfit called Threads Of Fate. Of that EP, I wrote the following: “This is, for my tastes, the perfect blend of nostalgia, modern  Continue Reading »

TDW – Fountains – Album Review

Artist: TDW Album Title: Fountains Label: Layered Reality Productions Date of Release:  26 November 2021 Tom De Wit is a machine, a progressive music machine. It was only January of this year when I was presented with ‘The Days The Clock Stopped’, the first album recorded by Tom under the simplified ‘TDW’ moniker. A more  Continue Reading »

Aeon Zen – Transversal – Album Review

Artist: Aeon Zen Album Title: Transversal Label: Layered Reality Productions Date of Release: 24 September 2021 Trust me to finally get into a band right at the very end of their existence. That’s the case here, with Aeon Zen. Although being familiar with the name and loving the progressive metal genre, I somehow neglected Aeon  Continue Reading »

TDW – The Days The Clock Stopped – Album Review

Artist: TDW Album Title: The Days The Clock Stopped Label: Layered Reality Productions Date of Release: 15 January 2021 Once again, I am faced with that thorny issue, reviewing the album of a friend. I have known Tom De Wit for several years through our mutual love of progressive music and our attendance at ProgPower  Continue Reading »

Album Of The Year 2020 – Number 20

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 »

Avandra – Skylighting – Album Review

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 »

Soul Secret – Blue Light Cage – Album Review

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 »


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