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A timeless masterpiece. Ghost are often misjudged as a shallow/gimmicky band, but especially on this album they managed to combine deep lyrics about death and the shortness of life with grotesque humour, great melodies and awesome musicianship. Metal at its finest.

METRONHOMME – 4 presentation About Métronhomme: The musical group Métronhomme was formed in Macerata (MC), ITALY, in the summer of 2003; the idea of the members was that of developing an unusual project, based on original music compositions, open to a wide type of sounds and experimentations. The first Metronhomme’s work was characterized by the form of the "concept": not single pieces for the sake of themselves, but a single conceptual composition divided into several moments; the purpose was to represente the work in a theatrical context. With this method, the first three works of the group come to life: “L’ultimo canto di Orfeo” (The last song of Orpheus), “Neve” and “Bar Panopticon”. The show entitled "The Last Song of Orpheus" was played in public for the first time in 2005: a free musical-multimedia interpretation of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. The idea is based on the representation of a musical journey using a small dance troupe; some backgroud narrating voices accompained the unfolding of the musical paintings as a small vademecum for the viewer and the band used the synchronized video-projections as sound for the paintings. The band, represented its first work in numerous theaters; the performances were welcomed by the critics and Metronhomme decided to create a CD of the musical part of the show (here the music from the Cd - www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbrSti5ifybEToTx6z7Zl5V2bTt4-gMrd). In 2008 it was the turn of "Neve" (tr. “Snow”). It is a musical-theatrical representation, freely taken from Maxence Fermine’s homonym novel witch constitute a research work exploring the fusion of a theater and music. In 2010, the group was involved in a new project: "Bar Panopticon"; the work was first played at the Lauro Rossi Theater in Macerata, with the contribution of AMAT (Marche Theatrical Activities Association) and the Municipality of the town. Proceeding along the path of interference between music, theater and video, the Métronhomme ... -> show full review

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A thrilling return to form! This album is a nice synthesis of Opeth's former heavy outings and the newer outputs, which were more than decent albums, but also seemed a little tame to me. There is no extreme metal on this album, but it is really dark in some places, a sinister roller-coaster ride. Takes a few spins to appreciate, as any decent prog album should.

Aquacadia was started by Gary Jacobs and Gregory D. Davis on September 13, 2014 in Lexington, Kentucky and St. Louis, Missouri. The band is currently located in San Antonio, Texas and St. Louis, Missouri. The aim of Aquacadia continues to be to capture progressive rock, retro-rock and electronic sounds with a focus on music composition. The music is eclectic, drawing on progressive rock, instrumental rock, synth pop, electronic rock, electric guitar, classical guitar, funk rock, post-punk, and upbeat rock elements. The album "Into Atalantia" is their debut and blends all of these styles of music in an interesting way.

The band members are: Lead vocals, percussion, bass guitar, electric guitar, synthesizers, composition: Gregory D. Davis. Electric guitar, classical guitar, synthesizers, composition: Gary Jacobs

Very ambitious project to make a 3-hour rock opera. Definitely too long...

I faced to another "Avant-Atmospheric Technical Symphonic Progressive" album from Isildurs Bane! Their new album show me that they are not a Symphonic Prog band anymore! I found too many different styles in their music. IMO "Eclectic Prog" is fit genre for their music. Apart of what is their genre , I love this album so much and recommend to huge fans of Instrumental Progressive music that like King Crimson type music!

A "Masterclass" album of the 2017. Unexpected instrumental album from the band that have great Vocal parts in their albums. They use the wide range of Progressive Rock music styles very solidly in this album. Full of 70's Progressive music era musical elements and known moments. Retro sounding and using Classic Prog instruments like Mellotron and classical instruments (Violin , Cello,...) perfectly. If you love 70's Progressive Rock musics and Modern music elements together , this is fit for you. Don't miss it...

Revisited this just now after quite a while ... this is a really, really beautiful EP. They really nailed the SciFi vibe and combined heart-warming melodies with energetic driving metal tracks. Can't wait to hear what they will do next, since at this time their Facebook page says "Hobbit Prog" ...

Back to the style of the first two albums. 2017's masterpiece.

Now their new album "Novum" after 13-14 years. I expect very better album. Honestly , I can't say "This is a Prog album"! but I love it as a beautiful Hard Rock album . Its remind me Bob Seger's good songs and albums! plus a little Prog Rock stuffs!

This might quite possibly be Arjen's best effort yet. Flawless, impressive, super cool!

Another brilliant sunrise in the spring of 2017. A Greek rock outfit TIME COLLAPSE have got started as a promising heavy / experimental quintet, and finally their full-length debut shot "Night To Day" veiled in a beautiful, mysterious sleeve in March, 2017. They say (both in their own bio and upon their Bandcamp page) they are a crossover / metal progressive rock band but sound not of crossover nor of metal for me. Through their debut creation, I guess it should be more natural they are called as a heavy rock project seasoned with metallic taste and slight pop spice. It might be apparent that they would have got massively influenced by 70s Rush or King Crimson. Their playing technique is quite qualified, and composition and production are well elaborated. Kinda vibration between calmness and loudness is balanced, and their melodic view is filled with cool tightness, deep heaviness, and mystic ethnicity ... sounds inspired by modern Myth. And don't forget their soundgarden itself is leaning towards 70s heavy prog tinged with pop essence eventually. What an amazing manner they invited catchy flavour whilst composing such a deeply heavy opus. Battles of instruments (guitars and keyboards) in the front line supported with the strict rhythm section (especially in Messiah Complex Suite) are excellent although there is not so dramatic nor theatrical atmosphere. We can believe they will create / produce in more and more enthusiastic manner in future yes. P. S. Their Bandcamp page is timecollapseofficial.bandcamp.com/

Real "Retro" Progressive Rock album. Solid "Concept" album but full of variety of musical parts and different electric guitar touches! They put these different stuffs on their "Beautiful Musical Puzzle" correctly! IMO this is a risky idea: Using different guitar stars in a Concept album. In my opinion They did it perfectly.

Very Strange album. Dark political and social lyrics, Smart song Writing and Composing , mixed together with Creative mind to made a "High Class" album (IMO).

Spicy Fast and Technical Progressive Rock music. IMO this album is in their "Top 5" list.

One step forward... and now two steps back. After delivering some very atmospheric post rock on the last album, the band went back to the mix of post black metal/shoegaze of Ecailles de Lune. Still a very strong album, but not my favorite.

Don't mistake! This band is "Kaipa Da Capo" not "Kaipa"! Another project from the great Symphonic Prog specialist "Roine Stolt" as the mastermind of this band. Great album for Symphonic Prog huge fans . Many of the "Sympho Prog" genre specifics and musical elements find in this album. Roine play some Emotional guitar solo parts in this album perfectly. Other musicians of the band are great in this album . 8.5/10 rate in this time. 90% , after more listens , I will rise this rate!

"The Italian Progressive Rock band." Don't get me wrong , I'm not said "The RPI band! " Polish Prog style plus UK prog style with Tangerine Dream type moments , make a great and enjoyable album. For me , this like a variety of lovely musical parts. I guess many of Prog Rock fans like this album. Don't miss it! 8.5/10 rate IMO.

Honest to say, this album "Path Of Eight" is my first MOUTH OF THE ARCHITECT, which sleeve of mysticism I've pretty got immersed in and could not avoid preordering. And their first hit for me was massive and aggressive. "Ritual Bell" drenched in surrealistic wall of sound and flooded with religious rite of MotA baptism completely leads the audience upon the rigid road of architectures each of which has different vibe from others amazingly, below mentioned.

Their deep, heavy, and intensive stoner sound-world sounds leaning toward the Seattle-oriented grunge scene like the early Pearl Jam ("The priestess" reminds me of Pearl Jam's debut album "ten" actually) or Alice In Chains (e.g. complicatedly moving waves can be heard in "Fever Dream", one of my faves really) ... because they might hail from US I imagine? And not only grunge-ish atmosphere but also colourful sound variation they have launched upon this physical stuff (both the disc and the sleeve).

"Sever The Soul" has obvious hard deathcore touch beneath the melodic sea. On the other hand, wild and depressive alternative depth / width can be enjoyed in "Stretching Out". The last titled track is filled with acidity and stoner essence as though it were not already enough. In addition, such a deep metallic kaleidoscope should be tinged with unpolished unclear pop taste here and there.

Their soundscape should apparently be far from Zeni Geva classified in the same subgenre like them, although I'm not familiar with Exp. / Post Metal. Certainly I cannot say at all I wasted my money upon this wonderful album.