Earlier this year, the progressive fusion band Project Mishram released their debut album ‘Meso’. As a listener, their songs have been a complete earworm to digest as the catchy melodies blended together with unique...
Wheel is a 4 man progressive metal band from Finland. They’ve released two EPs and two albums since 2017, the most recent of which is ‘Resident Human’. One of their singles, ‘Hyperion’, caught my...
Liquid Tension Experiment reuniting for a third album wasn’t something that was on the cards at the start of 2020, but thanks to the global pandemic the band have reunited after a 22-year break...
Just when I thought that screamo had been explored every which way possible, the French Trio Lorem Ipsum release their second studio album – that just sounds like little else. Hoarse, screamed vocals against...
After the longest gap ever between Epica albums, the band are back with ‘Omega’. A 70-minute epic that marks their 8th studio album in style. I think it may be one of their most...
Steven Wilson has released his 6th solo album ‘The Future Bites’, 4 years after his previous work ‘To The Bone’. Both albums of which mark a distinct change in production and songwriting styles for...
Steve Hackett has released another album to go with his monstrous discography. This time he’s released a fully acoustic album for the first time since 2008’s ‘Tribute’. Granted, with some orchestral elements. There aren’t...
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...
