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CONSIDER THE SOURCE – World War Trio Part I: Put Another Rock In That Bag

June 22, 2015

Consider The Source 2014 Waging the war on the weight of the world, New York band navigate out of catastrophe. Having toured the globe in the decade of their existence, this instrumental team don’t opt for a cynical view on … Continue reading →

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HeKz – Caerus

May 26, 2015

BMH Audio 2014 Treading a thin line between prog and power, British team search for grace and glory. Proclivity for Latin titles might be a worrying sign, but while this band’s 2012 debut “Tabula Rasa” was a blank slate indeed, … Continue reading →

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MAD ARTWORK – I Still Breathe

March 10, 2015

Copro 2014 Sweden’s award-winning quintet step out with an eagerly awaited debut full-lengther. It’s been a long way to this album for an Uppsala band who bagged a gong for “See What There Is” back in 2007 and for their … Continue reading →

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SOUL OF STEEL – Journey To Infinity

February 19, 2014

Bakerteam 2013 Italian fantasists chase their reveries into the mist and mire. The blurry line between progressive rock and power metal has become a stomping ground for many a band who fall into pretension all too often, yet this sextet … Continue reading →

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GEORGE BELLAS – Astral Projection

November 28, 2013

Lion Music 2013 An exploratory soar of fantasy for the fast-fingered guitar master. One can’t help but admire the scope of scores composed by this polymath who’s been treading the thin line between the high-flying and highfalutin for many years, … Continue reading →

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