Country: New Zealand
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: September 12, 2020
Tracklist:
1. Aka (1:31)
2. Whare Ra (5:13)
3. Of Valleys And Mountains (4:29)
4. Tūrehu (5:10)
5. Light In Water (2:48)
6. Weta (5:05)
7. Kēhua (5:23)
8. Utu (4:51)
9. Oro (1:41)
10. Ngaro (5:41)
11. Salt Of The Earth (8:21)
12. Inoi (10:29)
Total Time 60:42
Line-up:
Koert Wegman – Guitar, Keys, Vocals
Jason Healey – Guitar
Stefan Bourke – Drums
Description/Reviews:
The title track pounds in, with a distinctly Gojira vibe. Any fans of that band will surely love this track, and it is very impressive! This song distinctly reminds me of the myth of Ranginui and Pa-patūānuku (Rangi, the Sky Father, and Papa, the Earth Mother), but whether this is the intent of the band, I am not sure. The chugging continues on Tūrehu (a strange, mythical, pale-skinned race of magical beings – fairy folk, if you will), but in an almost stoner groove, and with a glorious choral finale. The way the band do not stick to one style is one of the greatest aspects of this album, with a fresh sound around every corner. The final sparse notes of Tūrehu are beautiful in their simplicity.
Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: October 18, 2020
Tracklist:
1. Reflecting On The Past (6:40)
2. Help Is On It's Way (5:01)
3. Black Cloud (4:32)
4. You're Always Dreaming (5:28)
5. A Number For Autumn (4:57)
6. Meadowhall (4:53)
7. Someone (3:45)
8. Maybe Next Time (3:23)
9. Hiroshima (8:01)
Total Time 46:40
Line-up:
Steve Hughes (Big Big Train, The Enid) - all instruments
Country: Sweden
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: White Knight Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 19, 2020
Tracklist:
1. Stars Aligned (7:29)
2. Feeding The Flame (4:56)
3. A New God (9:15)
4. Wonder's Rebirth (5:22)
5. Coma (13:49)
6. Elegy (4:46)
7. The Strong, Silent Type (8:25)
Total Time 54:02
Line-up:
Per Malmberg - vocals, guitars, keyboards
Johan Lindqvist - keyboards
Stefan Gavik - guitars
Daniel Nätt - bass
Erik Zetterlund - drums
Line-up:
Łukasz Gall – vocals
Piotr Płonka – electric & acoustic guitars
Krzysztof Wyrwa – bass
Grzegorz Bauer – drums & percussions
Ryszard Kramarski – keyboards & acoustic guitars
Exist "Egoiista"
Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Prosthetic Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: August 28, 2020
Tracklist:
1. Through Suffering He Paints The Universe (10:10)
2. The Lottery (5:47)
3. Until The Storm Comes (6:48)
4. Infinite Monkey Theorem (10:22)
5. Siblings Born Into Different Dimensions (5:03)
6. Egocosm (8:58)
7. Last Flight Looming (2:11)
8. Spotlight's Glow (6:53)
9. Amongst The Trees (8:36)
Total Time 64:48
Line-up:
Max Phelps
Alex Weber
Matt Rossa
Brody Smith
Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: New Music - Green Tree GTR 181
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 5, 2020
Tracklist:
1. Ghost Lights (16:16)
2. Prey (5:24)
3. On The Run (10:27)
4. Chivvy (10:13)
5. Fen-Fire (8:48)
Total Time 51:08
Line-up:
Holger vom Bruch: vocals
Sandra Baetzel: vocals, back vocals & saxophones
Sebastian Jungermann: basses
Stefan Schnelting: percussion
Florian Schlott: drums
Peter Terhoeven: guitars
Robert Valet: keyboards
Country: UK
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Space Rock, Progressive Rock
Label: Cleopatra Records - CLO1644
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 16, 2020
Tracklist:
1. Biometrics (8:30)
2. Cosmic Divide (5:04)
3. Day Of The Quake (4:30)
4. Glass Wolves (4:56)
5. Atmospheric Window (2:32)
6. Circles (3:59)
7. No Doubt (4:57)
8. Journey (5:40)
9. Pioneers Of Space (5:53)
Total Time 46:01
Line-up:
Alan Davey (Hawkwind) - bass, guitar, vocals, synthesizer, drum arrangements, oud, piano
With:
Ginger Baker (Hawkwind) - drums & percussion
Robert Calvert - vocals
Nik Turner (Hawkwind) - saxophone
Huw Lloyd-Langton (Hawkwind) - acoustic guitar
Simon House (Hawkwind) - violin
Michael Moorcock - vocals, harmonica
Paul Rudolph - guitar
Mick Slattery - guitar
Bridget Wishart - vocals
Todd Rundgren - vocals
Mick Taylor - lead guitar
L. Shankar - electric violin
David Cross (King Crimson) - violins
Arthur Brown - vocals
Wayne Kramer - guitar
Carmine Appice - drums
Larry Wallis - guitar
Joel Vandroogenbroeck - keyboards
Gilli Smith - vocals
Adam Hamilton - drums
Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: September 29, 2020
Tracklist:
1. Unknown Things (2:47)
2. What Has Come (4:04)
3. The Come Down (4:30)
4. Sunwalker (1:10)
5. Conscious Coma (3:36)
6. Stronghold (4:17)
7. Novamind (6:51)
8. Acquiesce The Loop (6:20)
9. Diabolos (Reboot) (4:06)
10. LightYears (3:02)
11. Breeching Zion (6:16)
12. Otherworld (11:04)
Total Time 58:03
Line-up:
Andrew Overstreet
Marshall Mears
Jason Baldwin
Jae Ross
With
Cameron Alidor (2)
Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: October 18, 2020
Tracklist:
1. Rumination Part I (4:58)
2. Dietro La Soglia Part I (3:10)
3. Rumination Part II (8:08)
4. Experiment 13: Infuriated Insect Exacts Revenge (7:32)
5. Ring Around The Roses (3:34)
6. Dietro La Soglia Part II (3:52)
Total Time 31:14
Line-up:
Jason Rubenstein - Piano, Synthesizers
Jeff Eacho - Flute, Strings, Mellotron, Synthesizer, Percussion
Jon Du Bose - Guitars, Bass Guitar, Music Box, Effected Percussion
Robert Knox - Drums
Magnvs Mendez - Drums, Percussion
Sebastien Siozade - Guitars
Country: UK
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Retro Prog
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 2, 2020 (CD, vinyl) October 30, 2020 (digital)
Tracklist:
1. Hot and Cold
2. Black God
3. Have You Ever Flown Across The Sky?
4. She Won’t Ever Let You Down
5. Continuum 5
6. Spanish Garden
7. The Sun
8. The Wind
9. The Rain
10. Egg
11. It’s The Future For Us
12. Here It Comes
Line-up:
Mike Weston – All Instruments & Vocals
Description/Reviews:
Comparisons with Pink Floyd have characterised previous perceptions of Adult Cinema, but it’s not until Continuum 5 that this influence clearly manifests itself with a pastoral acoustic guitar and softly spoken Gilmour-like vocal intro which then opens up with a rather sedate Mellotron drenched piece, but it’s one of the less interesting. Spanish Garden is altogether more captivating with great bass and organ interplay over some crisp drumming and we dive into a psychedelic whirl. This is a song throbbing with energy and richness, including a short horn interlude in the middle and then a short but cool wah wah guitar solo… and that’s just ‘Side A’!
The highlight of the whole album kicks off ‘Side B’ as a cosmic synth opening floats us towards The Sun which then grooves along infectiously on a glorious fat bassline, dextrous drumming… and yes, even some cowbell! The song bowls along joyously with colourful splashes of organ and an insistent earworm guitar melody with echoes of Blue Öyster Cult’s Don’t Fear the Reaper or the drive of the Spencer Davis Group – this is a blissed out, grooving piece of rock joy straight out of the late ’60s or early ’70s which has no right to exist in 2020, and yet still sounds as cool as… as… a very cool thing!
Starfish64 "The Crimson Cabinet"
Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 19, 2020
Tracklist:
1. In The Lobby (0:56)
2. Spindrift (5:11)
3. Lost & Found (7:38)
4. Future Perfect Tense (4:30)
5. Mr. O' Brayne (5:06)
6. The Crimson Cabinet (8:24)
7. The Future In Reverse (8:55)
8. Nowhere Bound [Aimless Mix] (6:53)
Total Time 47:33
Line-up:
Dieter Hoffmann - Vocals, Guitars, Keyboards, Programming
Henrik Kropp - Drums
Martin Pownall - Basses, Guitars, Keyboards, Vocals
Dominik Suhl - Guitars
With:
Jan Thiede - Acoustic Guitars, Vocals, Glockenspiel
Simon Triebel - Guitars, Guidance
Peter Herrmann - Pedal Slideguitar
Country: Greece
Genre(s): Progressive Power Metal
Label: Rock of Angels Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 9, 2020
Tracklist:
1. Love Enforcer (3:59)
2. Lords Of Death (4:43)
3. Atlantis (5:56)
4. Holding A Breath (0:58)
5. Silence Of Our Words (4:29)
6. Vengeance (4:16)
7. Seventh Son (4:07)
8. Lethe (1:30)
9. Spartacus (5:45)
10. Hector’s Last Fight (4:42)
11. Time For Rage (4:24)
12. The Road Unknown (5:55)
Total Time 50:44
Line-up:
Tasos Lazaris - Vocals
Fotis Sotiropoulos - Lead Guitars
Themis Gourlis - Rhythm Guitars
George Georgiou - Keyboards
Alex Stavrakas - Bass
Dimitris Kapoukakis - Drums
Country: France
Genre(s): Avant Prog
Label: L'étourneur
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 9, 2020
Tracklist:
1. Third Sigh (1:53)
2. The Bunk (7:08)
3. The Pack (7:00)
4. Passemêche (4:43)
5. The Grip (4:52)
6. The Hook (2:27)
7. The Backlight (5:18)
8. Swamped (5:04)
9. So And Then (1:47)
Total Time 40:12
Line-up:
Pierre Blin: Keyboards, Percussions, Drums, Synths
Samuel Frin: Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute, Tuba, Trombone, Keyboards
Nicolas Tritschler: Vocals, Texts, Drums, Synths, Accordion
With
Samuel Belhomme: Trumpet
Manuel Decocq: Violin
Maxime Métais: Guitar, Bass
Andjelka Zivkovic: Vocals, Piano
Marine Petiot, Suzon Tritschler: Appearances
Country: UK
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Space Rock
Label: Cherry Red Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 16, 2020
Tracklist:
1. Expedition To Planet X (1:25)
2. Dyna-mite (3:42)
3. Void Of Wasteland (5:16)
4. Repel Attract (3:12)
5. Attraction (3:20)
6. Human Behaviour (No Sex Allowed) (5:40)
7. Temple Of Love (1:49)
8. Square Peg In A Round Hole (4:44)
9. Windy Day (4:42)
10. Model Farm Blues (7:51)
11. Whose Call Is It Anyway? (3:21)
12. Lockdown (Keep Calm) (5:43)
13. The Virus (10:18)
14. Forgotten Memories (5:24)
15. Higher Ground (4:43)
Total Time 71:10
Line-up:
Dave Brock - vocals, lead guitar, bass, keyboards and synths
Magnus Martin - guitar, vocal
Richard Chadwick - drums
With
Candy Floss, Kris Brock, Trixie Smith - additional vocals
Description/Reviews:
Brock’s quirky songwriting is evident and hooks us in immediately. His android love Dyna-mite “knows how to do it right,” so bop along in your space boots and have some fun. An instrumental sonic sound journey over the Void Of Wasteland with all the effects you can shake a light sabre at, merges into an oscillating, hammering Repel Attract which is pure Hawkwind rock at its best.
Jakko M Jakszyk "Secrets & Lies"
Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: InsideOut Music
Format: CD+DVD, vinyl + CD, digital
Release date: October 23, 2020
Tracklist
1. Before I Met You (5:45)
2. The Trouble With Angels (5:33)
3. Fools Mandate (4:15)
4. The Rotters Club Is Closing Down (4:09)
5. Uncertain Times (5:03)
6. It Would All Make Sense (5:24)
7. Secrets, Lies & Stolen Memories (2:46)
8. Under Lock & Key (4:09)
9. The Borders We Traded (3:06)
10. Trading Borders (2:32)
11. Separation (6:43)
Total Time 49:25
Line-up
Jakko M Jakszyk (King Crimson) - guitars, vocals, keyboard, programming
With
Gavin Harrison (King Crimson, Porcupine Tree, The Pineapple Thief) - drums
Mark King (Level 42) - bass
John Thirkle - trumpet
Tony Levin (King Crimson, Stick Men, California Guitar Trio) - bass
Amber Jakszyk - backing vocals
Peter Hammill (VDGG) - vocals, guitar
Al Murray - drums
Django Jakszyk - bass
John Giblin - bass
Robert Fripp (King Crimson) - guitar, frippertronics
Nigel Hopkins - orchestration
Mel Collins (King Crimson) - saxophone
Description/Reviews:
Opening track Before I Met You, begins with a Crim-esque angular guitar riff and may make you wonder are we stepping into an album that leans heavily on those influences but actually, that isn’t the case. The opener is blends his pop sensibility with great musicianship and edgy playing- the rhythm section here are particularly impressive, yet don’t detract from the lyric, which appear to suggest obsession of the singer with his muse/ inspiration.
Takatak "Acrophase"
Country: Pakistan
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: October 17, 2020
Tracklist:
1. Far Away (2:33)
2. Volition (6:38)
3. Fault Lines (5:52)
4. Voyager (4:50)
5. The Whale (6:06)
6. Acrophase (1:52)
7. Phantom (4:36)
8. Flash Your Bones (5:54)
Total Time 38:21
Line-up:
Ali Suhail - Vocals
Altamash Sever - Vocals
Daud Ramay - Drums
Isa Najam - Bass
Luke Azariah - Guitars, Synths
Yusuf Ramay - Drums
Zain Peerzada - Guitars
With
Keshav Dhar - Additional programming/synths
Ibrahim Imdad - Gentle Robot - Synths (4, 7)
Luke Azariah - Additional Harsh Vocals (3)
Country: Poland
Genre(s): Art Rock
Label: LYNX Music (LM 190 CD)
Format: CD
Release date: October 27, 2020
Tracklist:
1. W zimowej nocy
2. Dałem ci moc
3. Tym którzy smutni... rozłączenie
4. Preludyum
5. Mgławice/Nieśmiertelni
6. Nie mów
7. Daremne żale
8. Ból zasnął
Line-up:
Krzysztof Lepiarczyk (Loonypark, Padre, Nemezis, Metus) - keyboards
Jerzy Antczak (Albion, Georgius) - guitars
Grzegorz Bauer (Millenium, Metus) - drums
Marek Smelkowski (Padre, Liquid Shadows, Millenium) - vocals
Piotr Lipka (Loonypark) - bass
Xavier Boscher "Waterscapes"
Country: France
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 20, 2020
Line-up:
Luke Roberts - Guitar, Vocals
David Davidson – Guitar
Brett Leier – Bass
James Knoerl - Drums
With
Jocelyn Barth – Additional backup vocals (6,7,9)
Erik Van Dam – saxophone (10)
Description/Reviews:
The self titled debut album by Gargoyl can be summed up as Alice in Chains meets Voivod at an Opeth concert. I could just stop there because I think that’s gotta interest a lot of people. And it should! This album was a surprise for me. Taking some obvious yet very different influences and making them work is fascinating.
Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Label: Hacktrax
Format: CD
Release date: November 18, 2020
Tracklist
1. Masters Of My Past
2. Broken
3. In Love
4. Crying Shame
5. Broken Glass
6. Julia
7. Too Late For Dreamers
8. Clown
9. Loved By You
10. There You Go Again
Line-up
John Hackett - all instruments
Rick Miller "Unstuck In Time"
Country: Canada
Genre(s): Atmospheric Progressive Rock
Label: Progressive Promotion Records - PPRCD089 (CD)
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 26, 2020
Tracklist
1. The Plague (12:20)
2. State of Emergency (5:13)
3. Covid Concerto (3:17)
4. Fateful Apparitions (7:12)
5. La Causa (3:38)
6. Lost Continuum (3:54)
7. In Sync with the System (6:01)
8. Broken Clocks (2:30)
9. Unstuck in Time (11:34)
Total Time 55:39
Line-up
Rick Miller: Vocals, keyboards, Mellotron, guitar, bass
With
Sarah Young: Flute
Mateusz Swoboda: Cello
Barry Haggarty: Guitar
Kane Miller: Guitar and violin
Will: Drums and Percussion
Country: Romania
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 23, 2020
Tracklist
1. False Beliefs (1:38)
2. Eye for an I (4:45)
3. Home Is on the Other Side (5:04)
4. Holy Worse (4:50)
5. Velvet (4:56)
6. Speaking in Tongues (2:41)
7. Starfish Crown (5:32)
8. Locked-In Syndrome (4:28)
9. Month's End (4:19)
10. Descent (6:47)
11. Marche Funèbre (8:57)
Total Time 53:57
Line-up
Alexandru Eduard Dascălu - Guitars
Virgil Eugen Brudaru - Vocals
Șerban-Ionuț Georgescu - Bass, Backing Vocals (just one song)
Theodor-Ștefan Scrioșteanu - Drums, Backing Vocals
