prog metal

Forgotten Suns – Innergy

by TW on January 27, 2010

Portugal’s Forgotten Suns, after a game of musical chairs to determine their current line-up, have returned to fans of inventive prog-metal with their third release, Innergy.  The record’s loose concept deals with questions of the definition of “life” – whether that relates to the actual physical state of living versus dying, or as it relates [...]

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Jupiter Society – Terraform

by TW on January 26, 2010

The Jupiter Society is a loose collective of musicians from Sweden led by keyboardist/composer Carl Westholm.  Westhom’s direction brings a revolving cast of characters to interpret the concept behind 2009’s Terraform on ProgRock Records.  While the record will be lumped into the same stylistic category as other prog-metal releases, Terraform heartily embraces music of other [...]

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Daedalus is a prog-metal band storming their way out of Genoa, Italy, with the release of their second album, The Never Ending Illusion. If you’ve followed Daedalus since their first record, 2003’s Leading Far From A Mistake, you’ll note that the core group of bassist Fabio Gremo, keyboardist Giuseppe Spano and drummer Davide La Rosa [...]

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Mariusz Duda – “Lunatic Soul”

by TW on January 14, 2009

Mariusz Duda, the front man for Polish prog-metal act Riverside, has released his first solo album, titled Lunatic Soul. The disc examines the afterlife, the voyage beyond and what we may leave behind. The 10 songs are suitably dreamy, somber and beautiful. Duda’s voice melts around the music, drawing you in. The arrangements are cool, [...]

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