Tag Archives: prog rock

MacARTHUR – MacArthur

June 21, 2016

RPC 1979 / Out-Sider 2016 Out of The Black Forest shadow to shine, American art-rock rarity is ripe for rediscovery. Michigan can hardly be associated with prog, and prog is rarely synonymic with cheap production, yet the sole album of … Continue reading →

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RICK WAKEMAN – Starship Trooper

June 19, 2016

RICK WAKEMAN - Starship Trooper

Cleopatra 2016 Caped Crusader’s latest endeavors in outer sonic space – on the others’ orbits and with new discoveries. Rick may not like it much yet this compilation is a small treasure trove for a Wakeman fan not willing to … Continue reading →

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N.y.X. – The News

June 13, 2016

7D Media 2016 Penumbral messages out of noosphere: Turin trio take it to the limit and stress-test the media madness with Crimsonites in tow. Seven year down the line from “Down In Shadows” which signaled their advent, this Italian band … Continue reading →

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MAGNI ANIMI VIRI – Heroes Temporis – World Edition

June 8, 2016

MAV 2006/2016 Progressive metal opera gets a new lease of life and a noble cause to serve. Back in 2006, when Giancarlo Trotta and Luca Contegiacomo came up with this concept – a marriage of heaviness and symphonic uplift illustrating a … Continue reading →

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YUKA & CHRONOSHIP – The 3rd Planetary Chronicles

June 1, 2016

Cherry Red 2015 Continuing their time travel, intrepid explorers venture into the history of our piece of rock. Skipping from orbit to orbit, keyboardist Yuka Funakoshi’s band have been closing in on this mortal soil for two albums now and, … Continue reading →

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