Marillion

New album "F E A R" (Fuck Everyone And Run) out today!

 

 

Marillion

Incipient

Progressive Metal/Rock from Melbourne, Australia.

Kids With Torches

This is the 2nd album by this Indie band from Essex, UK.

Charmonium

Charmonium is a mixture of Space and Krautrock with some blues motives inspired by Kraftwerk, Föllakzoid, Guru Freakout!, Space Debris etc. Prepare to experience trips to space and back to the sounds of space missions of the past, analog synths and hypnotic bass lines.

The Ben Cameron Project

The Ben Cameron Project is the creative vehicle of Australian musician and composer Ben Cameron, which began in 2013 as a fresh outlet to explore a wide range of influences, from the heavier end of progressive rock and metal to the lighter side of folk and ambient music.

Modern-Rock Ensemble

Art rock from Kiev, Ukraine...interesting.

Meat Loaf

Michael Lee Aday, musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and actor usually known by his stage name Meat Loaf. All songs by Jim Steinman as shown on the album cover. Wow, that must be another top release...WRONG!!!

"Braver Than We Are" is apparently Meat Loaf’s last album. Even if that wasn’t the intention, once the fanbase gets hold of this, that will be the end result. This is a career killer! PLEASE listen before you buy!

Pacifica

New progressive rock band based in Leeds, UK.

The Shakes

The Shakes are an alternative rock band based in Tel Aviv, Israel.
In 2005 they started working with friends from the progressive rock band "Eggroll" on their first album called "Fairytale", released in 2006 under the monikerEggroll & The Shakes.
When rename the band in The Shakes they released "Letters To The Dock" in 2011.
Their third album "Lord Of Visions" released June 13, 2016.

Robert Haglund

Now this is curious stuff, I know. Robert Haglund's solo debut album "I Wanna Be Somebody".

Haglund is a Swedish vocalist better known as one of the The Fantastic Four, a popular Swedish vocal quartet which revisit soul, blues, jazz standards and where he plays bass also.
But for his debut Haglund has chosen to cover some hard rock classics in a jazzy mood helped by some well known Rock musicians.

You have Coverdale / Whitesnake staple 'Ain't No Love In The Heart Of The City' done in a very slow mood by Haglund crooner vocals helped by Sweden's most famous jazz singer Svante Thuresson in harmony vocals, obtaining an atmosphere proper from a New York intimate jazz club.
Then there's an almost unrecognizable cover of Metallica's 'Enter Sandman' where Bruce Kulick (KISS) provides a great acoustic guitar solo.

Next it's time for a groovy version of 'Don't Believe a Word' (Thin Lizzy) and it's a highlight because Tony Harnell (ex TNT / Skid Row) sings various verses and his vocals are a-we-some. Additionally Kulick delivers another fantastic solo, this time full electric.
It's fun to hear Twisted Sister's 'The Price' done in a ballad form with the presence of Kee Marcello (ex Europe) on guitar, or DIO's 'Holy Diver' going acoustic (!) but it works, believe me.

Other tune is 'You Give Love a Bad Name' (Bon Jovi) as its big-band arrangement fits greatly with the song.
Kulick again and Rudy Sarzo (Quiet Riot) appear for a very melodic, bluesy take on Kiss' classic 'Love Gun', and for the end Cinderella's drummer Fred Coury collaborate with a rockin' (in this album terms) version of 'Ice Cream Man' (made popular by Van Halen).

It's a lot of fun, and most of these re-arranged classics really work on this format. I'll pass on Motorhead's 'Ace Of Spades', but even with its big-band feeling WASP's 'I Wanna Be Somebody' results enjoyable.

This record turns more and more addictive the more you listen to it...

Robert Haglund

The Fringe

The Fringe is a new rock trio consisting of Nick D’Virgilio (Spock's Beard): drums & vocals, Jonas Reingold (Karmakanic, The Flower Kings): bass & vocals and Randy McStine (Lo-Fi Resistance): guitars & vocals.

 The music on their s/t debut album skirts around the edges of progressive rock, leaning towards the alternative side of Spock’s Beard, or the more populist moments from power trios such as Mr. Big, Rush, or King’s X.

Alternative, progressive, pop, jam band…The Fringe exists at the edge of each of these genres–or, better–at the intersection of them all taken together. Virtuoso musicianship is always on display, and there are plenty of time-signature changes, but the band focuses on driving riffs, melodic hooks, and lots of two- and three-part harmonies.

The Fringe 

AfterWake

AfterWake is a progressive metal band from Toronto, Canada. Their debut "Alive EP" was released September 2, 2016.

Cloud Nine

Cloud Nine's "In My Head EP" released September 2, 2016. Psychedelic rock trio from Walpole, Massachusetts. Not bad at all...let's see what will come next.

The Pineapple Thief

The Pineapple Thief's ambitious 2016 studio release, "Your Wilderness".

Musically, the band's 11th studio album represents a marked change in direction and takes TPT away from Magnolia's more 'pop' orientated production.
On Your Wilderness, the band has allowed itself -plus a dream team of contributors - to perform without any inhibitions. Bruce Soord has drawn inspiration from his Progressive roots in order to provide a springboard for the ongoing creative growth of The Pineapple Thief. For the first time, The Pineapple Thief has brought in several special guest performers. Alongside Gavin Harrison (who has gifted some typically brilliant drum parts that have taken TPT into fresh territory), and a four-piece choir, Geoffrey Richardson (Caravan) arranged and recorded string sections, Darran Charles (Godsticks) contributed additional electric guitar work, and Supertramp's John Helliwell performs some beautiful clarinet parts that bring the album to a poignant close. Featuring conceptually sympathetic Carl Glover artwork, lyrically Your Wilderness follows the journey of a parent and child and chronicles love, fear, estrangement and, ultimately, reconciliation as their lives unfold.

The Pineapple Thief