Transatlantic, originally formed in 1999, is a progressive rock ‘super-group’ consisting of Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings, ex-Kaipa) Neal Morse (Neal Morse Band, Flying Colors, ex-Spock’s Beard) Mike Portnoy (Neal Morse Band, Flying Colors,...
If you missed Part 1 of ‘2020 In Review’, click here Naturally, it’s impossible for me to get around to writing full-length reviews for every album I’ve listened to this year. Sometimes I’ve run...
Hello! And welcome to my year in review. This is going to be a two-part series with regards to my highlights from 2020. The first of which runs through albums that have already been...
Hällas are a little known band from Sweden formed in 2011. Consisting of Tommy Alexandersson (Vocals and Bass), Marcus Petersson (Guitar), Kasper Eriksson (Drums), Nicklas Malmqvist (Keys), and Alexander Moraitis (Guitar). ‘Conundrum’ is the...
The Flower Kings have released another behemoth of an album. ‘Islands’ is their latest release in their now 15 strong studio album discography. Coming in at 96 minutes long, none of the tracks individually...
Killer Be Killed is a sludge supergroup that originally formed in 2011. Up until now, they’ve only released one album, presumably because the members have all been so busy with their main projects that...
Alustirum are a technical death metal band from Philadelphia. This is the band’s third studio release since forming over half a decade ago. Whilst this release is on the shorter side at 24 minutes,...
Formed in the late 2000s, the Toronto rock outfit Pyramid Theorem have released their third album ‘Beyond the Exosphere’. This is the first of their work that I’m personally coming across, and it’s been...
Arjen Lucassen is back with another album to add to his Ayreon project, full of royalty from across the power and symphonic metal scenes. Vocal talent from Simone Simons (Epica), Cammie Gilbert (Oceans of...
Pain of Salvation are back! After the success of their 2017 release ‘In The Passing Light of Day’ being a very moving reflection of the lead singer’s near-death experience, the band have come back...
‘Love Is’ is the latest studio album from guitar legend Steve Howe now in his 70s. Known for his work as long term guitarist in the prog-rock band ‘Yes’ and also ‘Asia’, his play...
