frostlake – The Weight of Clouds (Discus Music, 2021) The Weight of Clouds is a spellbinding album from frostlake, the project of multi-instrumentalist, composer and…
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Mythopoeic Mind – Hatchling (Apollon Records, 2021) Hatchling is the second album from Norwegian progressive rock band Mythopoeic Mind. The group was formed by multi-instrumentalist…
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Wow! Imagine. If you could hear power reminders of the sounds you remember from all of your favorite progressive rock bands in one album. Welcome…
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Monarch Trail is back with their third album. The new album, Whither Down, was released on October 6, 2021. I reviewed Monarch Trail’s last album,…
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Red Sand, is a Canadian progressive rock band that is back with a dynamic, masterpiece of an album this year, The Sound of the Seventh…
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There Is No Time – There Is No Time (ThereIsNoTime, 2021) There Is No Time is the self-titled album from There Is No Time, a…
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Steffie Moonlady and Dennis Haklar – To The Universe (Floating White Lotus, 2021) To The Universe is the latest collaboration between guitarist Dennis Haklar and…
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Nektar – Sounds Like Swiss (Beyond Before, 2021) Nektar, the British progressive rock band that was initially based in Germany, has put together a triple…
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2021 has been another great year of discovery for me, in the female – fronted metal genre, thanks to Frontier Records. They introduced me to…
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Himmellegeme – Variola Vera (Karisma Records, 2021) “Variola Vera” is the second album from Norwegian progressive rock band Himmellegeme. The group is based in Bergen…
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