Debut album 'The Mesmerist' due for release May 11th 2018, The Mesmerist is also a beast of an album, with a ferocious sound that runs the gamut from original eighties shred to the most modern of progressive metal. And it never ceases to surprise: you'll hear growls-aplenty, but Challen can also hold her own against any number of R&B belters, and founder Sam Bell's influences veer wildly, from the Mahavishnu Orchestra to Protest The Hero and George Michael.
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Finland The new line-up's first release, single "The sun turned cold" was released in 2016, and right after it's release, the band started to work with the "Act II & III". The recording process took the year 2017, and the album was released in May 2018.
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Instrumental project of guitarist Steve Smyth (Forbidden,Nevermore,Testament,Vicious Rumors,Dragonlord), featuring famed session drummer Atma Anur (Cacophony,Tony MacAlpine,Greg Howe), and introducing bassist Steve Hoffman.
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Moonlight Prophecy is a North American progressive metal artist with a hint of neoclassical shred.
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The band's first self-recorded/produced album was released on November 8th of 2013 and rapidly reached many like-minded souls. This translated into tens of thousands full album streams on Youtube. The album was adequately named 'ATMOSPHERES' and distinguished itself from the start with its polyrhythmic grooves drenched in dreamlike melodies.
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Drums and Additional Tracks Recorded 2016 at East Room Recording, Philadelphia by Drew Tourisano Guitars Recorded by Marc Eisenmann Mixed 2017 by Drew Tourisano Mastered by Colin Marston at Menegroth, The Thousand Caves Cover by Pierre-Alain D. at 3MMI Design.
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Genre: Progressive Metal / Instrumental
Year: 2018
Country: USA
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Marzy Maddox, a modern prog metal band with a unique blend of raw, unshackled energy and sophisticated musicality. With unforgettable lyrics and addictive melodies, the music is percipient, experimental, and relentless.
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An album that takes you on a journey through the ups and downs of life. The depths of ones soul is the limit of your experience. Be prepared to be taken on a roller coaster of emotion. Just when you feel calm and relaxed you’ll be hit with another mind bending progression.
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"Dyed In Grey are a five-piece from New York who've been peddling their schizophrenic brand of progressive metal since 2009" - Graham Finney of Pure Grain Audio
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You might as well be frozen in carbonite if you haven’t yet heard of the galaxy’s greatest musical “force” — Galactic Empire. Following their self-titled debut, the Star Wars-themed, progressive instrumental band have announced their new album, Episode II. The album is out, appropriately so, on May the Fourth via Rise Records.
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In the heyday of glam metal in Toronto there was a team called the "Virgin Angel", the composition of which was as follows: Nick Walsh (vocals, guitar), Rob Bruce (guitar), Kevin Gale (guitar), Frank Carrell (bass) and Alex Munro (drums). In 1986, Canadian rock journalist Drew Persuader musicians to rename the "Portrait", and then found himself on the spot Currell Dave Mersel. More»

Royal Hunt has reached the “long running career” stage, with Cast in Stone being their 14th album. Over most of that decade spanning career, they've stuck to their original formula, taking rock sensibilities and applying them to prog-metal. While the band was never afraid to wank and strut their musical stuff ...
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