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EP Review: CIRCADIAN PULSE – In The Blink Of An Eye

      Self Release ( Release date – out now) This 5 track affair is the debut release from Melbourne prog metallers Circadian Pulse. Citing Dream Theater and Symphony X as influences gives you some idea of where the … Continue reading

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Album review: METHOD TO MADNESS – Guilty As Sin

Method To Madness [Release date 04.13] Method To Madness is an American prog metal band that proudly sticks to its task of producing a concept album with a preface, three acts and 15 tracks.  The concept is about a policeman … Continue reading

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Album review: TIME GRID – Life

      Open Your Eyes Records [Release date: 21.01.13] Time Grid is French/Swiss prog metal band who have taken nearly a decade to realise their musical vision. ‘Life’ is by no means an unblemished slice of prog metal, but … Continue reading

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News: ANTON JOHANSSON’S GALAHAD SUITE sign with Lion Music

Lion Music are proud to announce the addition of ANTON JOHANSSON’S GALAHAD SUITE to the label’s roster for the release of the epic “Galahad Suite”. With a sound that runs across progressive rock/metal, melodic and hard rock grounds with equal … Continue reading

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STANDING OVATION – The Antikythera Mechanism

Inverse Records www.standingovationband.com         Six piece progressive metal band from Finland who impress on this album, although it does take a few plays to really gel with the listener. The vocals of Jouni Partanen are another feature … Continue reading

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Interview with CODE OF SILENCE

Code Of Silence

Code Of Silence are a new band, although some of the members will be known to fans of melodic and progressive metal.  Their debut album ‘Dark Skies Over Babylon’ is released in February 2013.  We find out more from the band, and … Continue reading

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Album review: AORIA – The Constant

Version Studio Records, 2012 There must be something in the water in Sweden at the moment. Following in the (rather large) footprints of progressive metal contemporaries, Katatonia and their magnificent ‘Night Is The New Day’ and ‘Dead End Kings’ albums, … Continue reading

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AIRS – A Rock Opera

 www.airs-rockopera.com Airs is a collaboration between lyricist/writer George Andrade and composer and multi-instrumentalist Steve Brockmann. They met on a Spock’s beard forum and keeping the Spock’s beard theme going Dave Meros and Alan Morse of the band guest on ‘Flight … Continue reading

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Quick Plays: STARGATE, HUMAN TEMPLE, BOOK OF REFLECTIONS, GUN, CORALSPIN,DAVID J CARON

STARGATE – Beyond Space And Time www.stargateband.com What is in the water in Italy? Here we have another prog metal band from there consisting of Flavio Caricasole (vocals), Fabio Varalta (guitars), Federico Sideor (bass), Isacco Dalle Pezzo (keyboards) and Cris … Continue reading

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THRESHOLD reveal details on their new album

Legendary British progressive metallers THRESHOLD reveal details on their upcoming ninth studio album, the follow-up to 2007’s “Dead Reckoning”. As previously announced, the record is entitled “March Of Progress” and was recorded & produced in Thin Ice Studios (DRAGONFORCE, PENDRAGON) … Continue reading

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EVERWOOD – Without Saving

Prog Rock Records 2012 www.progrockrecords.com The third album by this Hungarian band led by keyboards player Attila Tanczer. It is a loose concept album based on the finding out what life is all about and spirituality in general and for … Continue reading

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ARJEN LUCASSEN – Lost In The New Real

Inside Out (2012) Arjen Lucassen has gone down the solo route for his new album (although long time drummer Ed Warby plays on the album), based on Mr L, a 21st-Century man who was cryopreserved at the moment of clinical … Continue reading

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