Country: Switzerland
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Altrisuoni – AS 354
Format: digital, vinyl
Release date: September 1, 2020
Tracklist
1. Ethiopia (4:28)
2. Blueskyyou (5:15)
3. New Life (6:34)
4. Long Way Down (8:01)
5. A.L. In L.A. (4:59)
6. Me Within (prelude) (1:46)
7. Me Within (6:40)
8. Don't Speak To Me (5:03)
9. Gone Too Soon (5:01)
Total Time 47:47
Line-up
Michele Castiglioni - Bass
Dimitri Loringett - Drums
MLC - Electric Guitar, Keyboards, Lead Vocals
With
Trumpet – Nolan Quinn (9)
Alto Saxophone – Giovanni Falbo (2)
Trailight "Sophia"
Country: Canada
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: November 27, 2020
Tracklist
1. Eon (1:37)
2. Aftershock (5:38)
3. Truth (4:48)
4. The Three Waves (4:33)
5. Sleepwalkers (7:08)
6. Island (3:59)
7. Up In The Air (4:34)
8. Dance (3:12)
9. Birth (6:42)
Total Time 42:11
Line-up
Omer Cordell - Bass, Drums, Percussion, Vocals, Guitars, Keys
With
Dave Padden - Additional guitars
Cory McBain - Lead guitar (2)
Scott Heatley - Lead guitar (5)
Conan Freeman - Voice (1)
Cody Callon, Nicole Haworth, Meris Williams, Charity Champagne - Gang vocals (7)
Meris Williams, Andrea Rayburn - Backing vocals (8)
Country: Venezuela
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: November 27, 2020
Tracklist
1. Nuevos Hombres (8:41)
2. El Gran Experimento (7:18)
3. Dulce Hogar (4:30)
4. Nos Vemos Pronto (3:17)
5. Ítaca (6:23)
6. Regresar (3:50)
7. Libertad, Igualdad, Fraternidad (3:58)
8. Mi Verdad, Mi Paz (Némesis Parte 2) (7:17)
Total Time 45:14
Line-up
Manuel Guinand - Guitars, vocals, bass
Nicolas Boada - Keyboards, programming, backing vocals
Pedro Capon - Drums, backing vocals
With
Ysmael Rodríguez - Bass
Caribay Saavedra - Vocals (8)
Ana Elba - Cello (8)
Karen Pita - Backing vocals (4, 7)
Mattias Ohlsson Project "Illumination"
Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: August 7, 2020
Tracklist
1. The Long Dark Night (2:35)
2. Inferno Within (5:19)
3. Wasteland (6:16)
4. Introspection (0:55)
5. Innocence Lost (5:28)
6. Introversion (2:59)
7. Unforgiven (9:31)
8. Aversion (2:01)
9. Glow (4:52)
10. Omniscient (7:55)
11. Well Of Madness (5:09)
12. Illumination (14:24)
Total Time 67:24
Line-up
Mattias Ohlsson - Everything
Description/Reviews:
But wherein lies the difference from the Octavarium albums? Why the sudden name change? The answer to that ... lies in the fact that Illuminations' offerings are forcefully different and furiously heavier, pulling it unmistakably out of the Octavarium realm. Not entirely though, for there are still many tantalising similarities detectable.
... And where Ohlsson's previous efforts shuddered and rocked my world, this one is capable of arousing an actual earthquake, for Ohlsson most definitely has upped his game on the heavy department. Previously images of Magellan, Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater and Pink Floyd stepped into the spotlight. Those names are now greatly overshadowed by bright flashes of Haken, Tesseract and Devin Townshend.
Spirits Burning & Michael Moorcock "The Hollow Lands"
Country: Multinational
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Space Rock
Label: Cleopatra Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: December 4, 2020
Tracklist
1. To Hollow Lands (4:28)
2. Isn't It Delicious? (4:09)
3. Playing at Ships (4:44)
4. Dance Through Time (5:36)
5. Warm Snow Peaks (2:53)
6. The Hunt (1:51)
7. A Haze of Crimson Light (4:01)
8. Conflict & Illusions (5:44)
9. Robot Nurse & The Children of the Pit (6:11)
10. A Conversation with H.G. Wells (6:04)
11. Awful Dilemma (3:55)
12. Mr. Underwood's Soliloquy (3:42)
13. Time Machine Cabriolet (3:20)
14. We May Yet Be Saved (2:38)
15. Morphail Megaflow (5:26)
16. Memorable Night at Café Royal (5:26)
17. To the Time Machine, at Last (3:08)
18. Make a Fire (2:59)
Total Time 76:15
Line-up
Don Falcone
Albert Bouchard (Blue Öyster Cult)
Michael Moorcock
With:
Eric Bloom (Blue Öyster Cult)
Joe Bouchard (Blue Öyster Cult)
Richie Castellano (Blue Öyster Cult)
Danny Miranda (Blue Öyster Cult)
Jules Radino (Blue Öyster Cult)
Donald "Buck Dharma" Roeser (Blue Öyster Cult)
Harvey Bainbridge (Hawkwind)
Dead Fred (Hawkwind)
Adrian Shaw (Hawkwind)
Bridget Wishart (Hawkwind)
Ron Howden (Nektar)
Lux Vibratus (Nektar)
Chas Cronk (The Strawbs)
Andy Dalby (Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come)
Jonathan Segel (Camper Van Beethoven)
Andy Shernoff (The Dictators)
& more
Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December 22, 2020
Tracklist
1. Antidentity
2. Bleary-Eyed People
3. Desolation Dreams
4. Hidden in the Light
5. Losing My Insanity
6. The Last Menagerie
7. Time Is Running Out
8. The Waves Will Devour the Sea
9. Apogee
Line-up
Roey Ben-Yoseph - Lead Vocals, Percussion
Tim McCaskey - Guitar, Vocals
Andy Tillotson - Drums, Guitar, Vocals
Luis Nasser - Bass
Rich Poston - Guitar, Keyboards, Vocals
Steve Royce - Flute, Keyboards, Vocals, Holophonics
Bill Harrison - Drums, Percussion
Country: Peru
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Fusion
Format: digital
Release date: November 27, 2020
Tracklist
1. Immersion (5:02)
2. Limbo (4:26)
3. Passages (3:53)
4. A Ride To Remember (5:52)
5. Caótica (5:17)
6. Rendezvou (3:01)
7. Moonbeam (2:19)
8. Just Talk About It (7:12)
9. We Found The Answer (5:04)
Total Time 42:06
Line-up
Pau Di Blu
With
Matteo Bonfatti - solo (5)
Adam Németh - solo (4)
Pavlo Mysak - solo (8)
Andér - solo (2)
Mariellé - vocals (8)
Emy Woods - vocals (6)
Mafer Labastida - vocals (5)
Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 21, 2020
Tracklist
1. Possessed By Monsters (3:04)
2. Holy Warrior (2:43)
3. From The Depths Of Oblivion (4:10)
4. Shred On Arrival (2:50)
5. Beyond The Stars (2:35)
6. Attila The Hon (2:48)
7. Defenders Of The Metal Galaxy (2:54)
8. Standing In The Light Of The Darkness (3:48)
9. Stream Of Unconsciousness (3:41)
10. Fields Of Serenity (2:45)
11. A Joyous Rebellion (2:52)
Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: February 2, 2021
Tracklist
1. The Final Insurgence
2. Power Trip Career Aspirations
3. Talking Points
4. Dangerous Game of Escalations (Justice Injustice pt. 2)
5. Where is the One
6. Hollowing Defeat
7. Inevitable Union of Contentious Factions
8. Stockholm Syndrome Symptoms
Line-up
Lucas Lee - Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Voice over (1), Choir (1, 8)
Marco Minnemann (Steven Wilson, The Aristocrats, Mike Keneally) - Drums
Jordan Reynolds - Voice over (4)
Pat Mastelotto (King Crimson) - “Cymbow” (end of track 8)
Description/Reviews:
Síndrome de Estocolmo documents a series of events leading up to widespread draconian incarcerations by a state, and explores the theme of whether detainees would ever develop Stockholm Syndrome - an irrational compassion that victims form towards the captor. To depict the evolving story, songs on the album offer a variety of styles, including hard rock, avant-garde metal, classic progressive rock, alternative/pop art rock and psychedelic rock. Listeners will find a healthy dose of rich heavy guitars, ethereal sonic textures, interjected with emotional melodic lines.
Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: December 11, 2020
Tracklist
1. A Sort Of Incoming (3:54)
2. Bloody Days (6:01)
3. Where You Cannot Lie (9:16)
4. The Ape (9:50)
5. Evening Comes (4:37)
6. Disturbed Love (2:52)
7. Down The Trench (9:00)
8. Mad Crayon Run (6:03)
9. The Glitter Of Your Life (6:09)
10. Way Out (1:46)
Total Time 59:28
Line-up
Alessandro Di Benedetti (Inner Prospekt) - Keyboards, Piano, Vocals
Daniele Agostinelli - Keyboards and Vocals
Federico Tetti - Guitars, Keyboards and Vocals
Daniele Vitalone - Bass, Guitars and Keyboards
With:
Nicolas Bonneyrat - Drums (2, 4, 7, 8)
Max Saidi - Drums (6, 9)
Giovanni Maucieri - Drums (5)
Chris Brush - Drums (3)
Nicole Carino - Backing Vocals (2)
Elara Marucci - Backing Vocals (5)
Enrica Dionigi - Phone Voice (3)
Country: Canada
Genre(s): Progressive Power Metal
Label: Sliptrick Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: January 22, 2021 (digital)
Tracklist:
1. Kindred (5:06)
2. Demons (4:40)
3. Precipice of Man (5:18)
4. Baltic Fleet (4:53)
5. Varyag and The Shrike (5:54)
6. Sons of Veles (5:01)
7. Sunshine (Blood Sun Empire) (5:49)
Album Length: 36:45
Line-up:
Evgeniy Zayarny - Vocals
Tyler Corbett - Guitars
Taylor Gibson - Drums
With
Brendan Michael Doll - Lead Guitars (1)
Rogan McAndrews - Additional Vocals (1)
Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Psychedelic
Label: Noisolution
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 25, 2020
Tracklist
1. _valleywaltz (1:06)
2. Uncanny Valley (3:21)
3. [least_mean_squares] (0:32)
4. Flashback Fatkids (5:49)
5. apply_physics() (0:42)
6. Part of Your DNA (4:20)
7. snarc'51 (0:57)
8. The Death of Basic Trust (5:57)
9. #nearest_neighbor(searching): (0:56)
10. Spacegear Awayteam (7:01)
11. Bonzen Haben Alles (5:33)
Total Time 36:14
Line-up
Enrico Semler - guitar / vocals
Johannes Walenta - organ / synths
Michael Paukner - bass
Ole Fischer - drums
Country: France
Genre(s): Avant Prog, Zeuhl
Label: Dur et Doux
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: December 11, 2020
Tracklist:
1. La trace
2. Nephèsh
3. Yi Yin I Tchen (Le tonnerre)
4.Yi Yin I Souen (Le vent)
5. Yi Yin I Li (Le feu)
6. Yi Yin I K'ouen (La terre)
7. Yi Yin I Touei (Le lac)
8. Yi Yin I K'ien (Le ciel)
9. Yi Yin I Kan (L'eau)
10. Yi Yin I Ken (La montagne)
11. Choon Choon
Line-up:
Antoine Arnera -Piano, electronics, voice, composition
Boris Cassone - Bass, mellotron, voice
Jessica Martin Maresco - Voice
Guilhem Meier - Drums, amplified percussions, voice, composition
Marie Nachury - Voice
Grégoire Ternois - Marimba, toms, dun dun bells, gong
Mihaï Trestian - Cymbalum
Anne Quillier - moog, rhodes, voice
Country: Finland
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Progressive Gears
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December 11, 2020
Tracklist
1. The End
2. You Are The One
3. Now You're Gone
4. IV
5. Black Swan
6. Until We Meet Again
7. Hear Me Now
8. Room of Angel
9. The World Is Filled With Silence
10. Takamaa
Line-up
Tommi Niemi - Vocals.
Lauri Kovero - Guitars.
Raino Ketola - Guitars.
Nona Onnela - Violin.
Tommi Tanhuanpaa - Druming & Backing Vocals.
Antti Valiniemi - Bass.
Evelina Sydanlahde - Piano, Flute & Backing Vocals
Gavin Harrison & Antoine Fafard "Chemical Reactions"
Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Label: Harmonic Heresy
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December 11, 2020
Tracklist
1. Transmutation Circle (5:06)
2. Atonic Water (4:51)
3. Vision Of A Lost Orbit (4:53)
4. Pair Of A Perfect Four (5:23)
5. Proto Mundi (10:43)
6. Singular Quartz (4:55)
7. Holding Back The Clock (5:54)
8. Chemical Reactions (8:31)
Total Time 50:16
Line-up
Gavin Harrison (King Crimson, The Pineapple Thief )
Antoine Fafard (Spaced Out)
With
Jerry Goodman (Mahavishnu Orchestra) - violin (6)
Janáček Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Anthony Armore (7, 8)
Description/Reviews:
The original music on this album features a hybrid between the progressive-fusion sonic approach and the world of chamber and orchestral music. Fafard’s compositions highlight Harrison’s innovative drumming through this intense and unique journey of epic proportions.
The album kicks in with Transmutation Circle, a piece where drums and electric bass interact with a string quartet, while Harrison provides occasional marimba parts to the music. The format on this first piece is the blueprint of almost half the album. Singular Quartz follows and showcases a different orchestration and where drums and bass play along a violin, cello, marimba and vibraphone.
The Wood Demons "Angels Of Peckham Rye"
Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December 4, 2020
Tracklist
1. Arithmomania (9:15)
2. The Odd Particle (6:19)
3. Big Game Fishing (5:13)
4. Starstruck (8:38)
5. Interminable Beige Thing (2:59)
6. Angels Of Peckham Rye (7:35)
7. All Heaven's Breaking Loose (6:09)
Total Time 46:08
Line-up
Simon Carbery - Lead vocals, guitars
Rick Startin - Keyboards, guitars, vocals
John Silver - Bass
Naomi Belshaw - Electric violin
Ed Kontargyris - Drums
With
Valentina Monsurro - Drums (3)
Michael Wilkins - Sax (4)
Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Emkog
Format: CD, vinyl+CD, digital
Release date: December 14, 2020
Tracklist
1. Terrestrial Debridement (8:55)
2. The Rabbit and the Buffalo (13:53)
3. Sepharial Academy (6:51)
4. Provisional Derangement (6:44)
5. Torn Amoonder (2:41)
6. Lunocand of Ruia (6:15)
Total Time 45:19
Line-up
Brett d'Anon: bass, guitars
Dan Britton: keyboards, guitars, vocals
Patrick Gaffney: drums
Christopher West: compositional contributions
With
Neil Brown: trumpet
Steve Churchill: oboe
Brian Falkowski: flute, clarinet
Aaron Gage: vocals
Denis Malloy: bass clarinet
Corey Sansolo: trombone
Natalie Spehar: cello
Zack Stachowski: violin
Description/Reviews:
The presence and prominence of instruments such as bass clarinet, cello, clarinet, flute, oboe, trombone, trumpet, and violin might push some of the music on Lunarians towards "classical" music, but probably not far enough for it to no longer be rounded off to "prog."
Line-up
Rob Harrison - Guitar, Flute, Sax, Vocals
Lloyd Stratford - Bass
Martin Jones - Drums
With
Jessica Lucitt - Backing Vocals (1)
Description/Reviews:
...they play a heavy riffing style of riff heavy hard rock, drenched in psychedelic reverb it's Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull, Hendrix and Hawkwind, all put into a melting pot and aimed towards skies
Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: December 15, 2020 (digital)
Tracklist
1. 1087 (2:13)
2. Il folle miraggio (5:52)
3. Le mie figlie (6:56)
4. La locanda nella notte (8:56)
5. La nostra festa (8:08)
6. U Sand nèste (5:28)
Total Time 37:33
Line-up
Francesco Bux - Drums, Vocals
Domenico De Zio - Guitar
Roberto Gomes - Keyboards, Vocals
Gianluca De Bene - Guitar
Valeria Tritto - Bass
Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Label: Wormholedeath Records
Format: digital
Release date: December 11, 2020
Tracklist
1. Ut Queant Laxis (2:33)
2. Notes From The Underground (7:07)
3. Dorian Gray (4:43)
4. Reflections, Pt.2 (4:41)
5. Truemetal (7:04)
6. Óró ('sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile) (4:52)
7. Wozzeck (4:03)
8. Odysseia (4:37)
9. Преступление и Наказание (Global Warming) (3:15)
10. Infinito (Prologo) (3:55)
Total Time 46:50
Line-up
Marco Cantoni: Vocals, Choir
Gianluca Fraschini: Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Choir
Martin Chionna: Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Ukulele
Lorenzo Beltrami: Drums, Percussions, Electronics, Soundscape, Choir
With
Marco Corazza: Bass
Still: Growl on tracks 2, 3, 7, 9
Ligeia: Vocals and Choir on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 11
Nada Neghiz: Vocals and Choir on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Francesca Galassi: Vocals and Choir on tracks 4, 6
Jacopo Marinelli: Growl on tracks 2, 7, 9
Gregory Sobrio: Growl on tracks 3, 5
Vittoria Oliva: Vocals and Choir on tracks 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 11
Jacopo Bonora: Keys on tracks 1, 5, 8
Francesco Convertini: Violin on tracks 5, 6, Keys on track 2
Marco "Wedro Sax" Predabissi: Sax on tracks 3, 8, 11
Enzo Pignatelli: Keys on tracks 3, 4, 10
Stefano Cucchi: Keys on tracks 3, 4
Description/Reviews:
On this particular release the band play an extremely unusual style of prog metal, it’s very eclectic and in some ways is chaotic and all over the place. One second, you'll be listening to a choir type segment backed with crisp female vocals then there will be some death metal style vocals playing over jazz music and then all of a sudden, we get what almost sounds like carnival style music backed by flutes and electronic elements. This would definitely have to be one of the most unusual releases I've listened to in a while and it’s taken me a little while to wrap my head around it.
Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Jazz-Rock, Fusion
Format: digital
Release date: December 11, 2020
Tracklist
1. Bacteria (8:22)
2. Circus Is Empty (5:36)
3. Soul Much Further Away (4:48)
4. Learn To Love To Wait (7:11)
5. Tangerine Way (7:13)
6. Captain's Face (4:59)
Total Time 38:09
Line-up
Marcelo Paganini
With
Billy Sherwood (YES, ASIA, Circa:)
Adam Holzman (Steve Wilson)
Rachel Flowers
Lenny White (Return to Forever)
Chad Wackerman (Frank Zappa)
Jan Dumée (Focus)
Marc Madoré
Karla Downey
Jamison Smeltz
Damilton Viana
Esdras Ferreira
Adriano Campagnani (Beto Guedes Band)
Description/Reviews:
The music on “Identity Crisis” mixes up the best influences from classic prog rock, with unexpected contemporary harmonic solutions and melodic turns. The songs can break loose by surprise in furious jazz fusion improvisations. As impressive as the casting in the album can be, and it is, the incredible alchemy that happened between Marcelo Paganini and Rachel Flowers in 4 out of 6 songs, at the 11th hour, was a game changer in the intensity of that musical language.
