prog metal

In case you're interested in bands like Opeth and Pain Of Salvation you might be curious about Oddland's newest video. The band comes from Finland and released their debut in 2012. The sophomore record, "Origin", will enter the shops on September 9th....

Canadian guitar maniac Devin Townsend will release, with the Devin Townsend Project, the awaited new studio album "Transcendence" on September 9th via InsideOut. In context of the new album Townsend also unveiled tour dates for Europe and North America....

(8/10) A few months ago Metal Blade Records announced an EP that immediately asked for my attention. Danish master of twin guitars Michael Denner and Hank Shermann started to work together on an EP. This was great news and the fact that the line-up was...

(9/10) Almost a year ago many die-hard fans of Ayreon witnessed the musical production of the iconic "The Human Equation" prog metal album from 2004. Unfortunatley Arjen Lucassen didn't perform himself that night, but there have been many guests and friends...

(10/10) Fortunately we haven't had to wait another nine years for a new album of Matheos &Co. as it was for "Darkness in a Different Light". It was in 2004 when prog metal masters Fates Warning released their "FWX" album and it took till 2013 before Jim...

(8/10) Crystal Palace started back in 1994 which means they are more than twenty years in business and their debut "On the Edge of the World" dates back to 1995. However, the guys never had a real break-through and even the hymn for Berlin's icehockey...

(9/10) It took four years for French metal outfit Gojira to work on their next album. First ideas have been gathered by Mario Duplantier already back in 2013 when the band was touring through North America. But one of the main reason for using four years...

Headspace’s new album ‘All That You Fear Is Gone’ was released back in February, and following the previously announced UK festival dates, the band has confirmed some select European shows in December. The band, featuring Damian Wilson (Threshold), Adam...

(10/10) "The Fall of Hearts" is one of these albums in 2016 that I was curiously waiting for. Not only that the band is releasing one good record after the other, they are also constantly improving their sound. What is really smart is the fact that development...

Vektor released a few days a go one of the most exciting tech thrash records since many years. "Terminal Redux" is full of technical finesse combined with mighty riffs and a sci-fi story that is worth to dive into. Markus' Heavy Music Blog wanted to know...

A pretty interesting package of musicians and bands stopped at the 013 in Tilburg on this sunny summer evening in May. German post-rockers, or is it more prog rock, Long Distance Calling are on tour to promote their fabulous new album "Trips". After having...

"Your Wilderness" is the title of the upcoming new album of The Pineapple Thief. Release date will be August 12th and the album will be released via Kscope/Edel. In total it's the 11th release of the band and this time, for the first time, several guest...

(9/10) Imagine a valley, covered in grey fog and mist. Some of the mountain tops stick out their head, unveiling their beauty by being lighted by first sunrays. OK, this is maybe a weird beginning of a review, but anyhow, in one or another way it reflects...

Prog rockers Katatonia will premier a new song from the upcoming album "The Fall of Hearts" on Saturday 30.04.. The song, "Serein", will be part of the show "Tuff Stuff" on German radio station Rock Antenne: Saturday, 30.04., Rock Antenne Katatonia -...