Force of Progress – A Secret Place (Progressive Promotion Records, 2020)
Force of Progress is a German instrumental heavy metal band with some symphonic and fusion elements. There is one long suite titled “Circus Maximis” where Force of Progress drops the heavy metal and ventures into finely-constructed progressive rock and fusion. If you like blistering riffs and some interesting keyboard work, you may enjoy this recording.
The lineup includes Hanspeter Hess (The Healing Road) on keyboards and programming; Chris Grundmann (Cynity) on keyboards, guitar, bass and programming; Dominik Wimmer (Sweety Chicky Jam) on drums, guitars and keyboards; and Markus Roth (Marquette, Horizontal Ascension) on keyboards, guitar, bass and programming.