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Days Between Stations -Perpetual Motion Machines cover artwork. Two naked bodies painted red lying face up in shallow graves in a flat field.

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From Film Score to Album, Days Between Stations’ Perpetual Motion Machines

Kevin Baker January 18, 2025 No Comments

Days Between Stations – Perpetual Motion Machines (self-release, 2024) Days Between Stations’ fourth album, Perpetual Motion Machines (Music for a Film), is a compelling fusion…

This Lay of the Autumn album cover features a warm, autumnal theme with rich golden and earthy tones. A woman in a flowing yellow dress walks through a forest path, her dress transforming into swirling leaves.

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Lay of the Autumn – “Of Love and Sorrow”

Lay Of The Autumn is going to be the first metal symphonic band I review for 2025. Lay Of The Autumn is an exciting new…

This album cover for Beyond the Sleepy Hills by Rudy Adrian features a breathtaking landscape with a surreal, dreamlike atmosphere. A vivid red foreground contrasts with a misty expanse of rolling hills, where fog flows like cascading waves under a soft, glowing sunset or sunrise.

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Rudy Adrian Explores Serenity with “Beyond the Sleepy Hills”

Stefan Bruno January 13, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Rudy Adrian

Rudy Adrian – Beyond the Sleepy Hills (Spotted Peccary, 2024) New Zealand-based electronic music artist Rudy Adrian has unveiled his latest album, Beyond the Sleepy…

The album cover for Matias Bacoñsky's New World features a post-apocalyptic yet hopeful urban scene divided into two contrasting halves. On the left, decayed buildings and a collapsed environment. On the right, a greener and more vibrant side suggests renewal, with lush vegetation overtaking the structures and a brighter atmosphere. A glowing sunrise or sunset sits in the background. Subtle details like butterflies and a lone horse in the foreground. The title "New World" floats prominently.

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Matias Bacoñsky – “New World”

Professor Mark January 12, 2025 No Comments Ambre Vourvahis Manuella Kraller Marcela Bovio Matias Bacoñsky Matias Bacoñsky – "New World"Munay Anaya Ulli Perhonen Zuberoa Aznarez

Matias Bacoñsky, surprised us all, with a new release that includes some of the best female metal voices of the last 40 years. That new…

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Imperial Measures – “The Promise of Morning”

Professor Mark January 11, 2025 2 Comments Imperial Measures Kevin Hartnell Peter Rand Stefanie Kisamore

Peter Rand, one of the composers and leaders of Imperial Measures, was nice enough to attend my 2024 Holiday Show on Zoom, and mentioned to…

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PAKT’s “No Steps Left to Trace” – A Bold Dive into Improvised Fusion

Angel Romero January 10, 2025 No Comments fusion jazz-rock PAKT Progressive rock

PAKT – No Steps Left to Trace (MoonJune Records, 2024) PAKT’s double album, No Steps Left to Trace, presents an electrifying mix of studio and…

Nektar - Mission to Mars cover artwork. A psychedelic design. An illustration of a purple young man or boy holding a pad with cables connected to an upside down head of a blue bearded man floating in space.

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Nektar Takes Off: A Solid Rock Voyage with “Mission to Mars”

Kevin Baker January 3, 2025 No Comments classic rock Nektar Progressive rock psychedelic rock

Nektar – Mission to Mars (Deko Entertainment, 2024) Nektar’s Mission to Mars delivers a nostalgic yet fresh mix of classic rock and limited progressive elements.…

Celestial Latitude, Featuring FrankGambale - The Haas Company, Vol. 2. The album cover features a minimalist design with a black background and an image of Earth from space, illuminated by a radiant light. The text "The Haas Company Vol 2" is positioned at the top, with the title "Celestial Latitude" in bold, centered font. At the bottom, it highlights "Featuring Frank Gambale."

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Inventive Jazz-Rock Fusion by The Haas Company and Frank Gambale

Charlie Melville January 2, 2025 No Comments Frank Gambale fusion jazz-rock Progressive rock The Haas Company

Celestial Latitude, Featuring Frank Gambale – The Haas Company, Vol. 2 (Psychiatric Records, 2024) Psychiatric Records has released The Haas Company, Vol. 2, featuring veteran…

Hawkwind - Live At The Royal Albert Hall cover artwork. An illustration that combines a cosmic and futuristic theme with the grandeur of the iconic Royal Albert Hall in London. The Royal Albert Hall is depicted as a packed concert venue, illuminated by vibrant lights. Above the hall, a massive sci-fi-style spaceship or cosmic vortex is shooting a beam of light directly into the building.

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Hawkwind Live at the Royal Albert Hall: A Monumental Space Rock Journey

Angel Romero December 30, 2024 No Comments Hawkwind Progressive rock psychedelic rock space rock

Hawkwind – Live At The Royal Albert Hall (Cherry Red records, 2024) Legendary space rock innovators Hawkwind released their latest live album, Live at the…

The Samurai of Prog featuring Marco Grieco - The Time Machine cover artwork. a fantasy cover with a strange machine and an entrance with human silhouttes walking.

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The Samurai Of Prog Travel Through Time

Angel Romero December 26, 2024 No Comments Balàzs Winkler Bo-Anders Sandström Christina Booth Clive Nolan Daniel Fäldt Giovanni Mazzotti Kimmo Pörsti Marc Papeghin Marcel Singor Marco Bernard Marco Grieco Maria Kovalenko Michal Xaay Loranc Peter Matuchniak Progressive rock Roberto Bucci rock progresivo italiano Roine Stolt Serge Tiagniryadno symphonic rock The Samurai of Prog Tony Riveryman

The Samurai of Prog featuring Marco Grieco – The Time Machine (Seacrest Oy – SCR-1046, 2024) The Time Machine by The Samurai of Prog featuring…