The past decade has seen the birth and evolution of so many progressive rock bands that it can be more than a little challenging to keep track of them all. And let’s face it, at this stage in the game it isn’t easy to come up with a band name that hasn’t been taken already. But occasionally a name is able to strike a blend of originality and absurdity such that it also sticks in one’s head and stands out from the rest…
The Eight Holocaust Hymns based on the Swedish Melodic Death / Melodic Black Metal sounds genealogy of cold and melodic. A powerful work packed with Beyond the Grave style while imitating the cold melodic sounds of the oldschools! Just a year ago, "Veneration of Corpses" had been unleashed and now Black Metal Maniacs are returning with the new masterpiece- "I am the Holocaust"!!!
Paul Hillier, best known for his recordings of early music, brings that sense of urgency and simple piety to the delicate religious music of Arvo Part. This is music which combines gentleness with real force, and the intelligent singing, and capacity to make moments of silence tell as much as grand effects, is entirely admirable.
Symphonic metal masters KAMELOT return with their newest offering, I Am The Empire - Live From The 013. The majestic live album, recorded at the legendary 013 in Tilburg, Netherlands, consists of twenty-one songs that will tug on your heartstrings, make you want to bang your head and give you a taste of KAMELOT’s grandness live on stage with more than 100 minutes of live music + multiple exclusive extras! September 14, 2018 marked one of the highlights of KAMELOT’s very successful career…
The second album by progressive rock band I Am The Manic Whale. 7 more tracks of glorious progressive rock written about a variety of interesting subjects from time-travelling aliens to lifeboat men to Strandbeests. I AM THE MANIC WHALE is a progressive rock band formed in Reading, United Kingdom, in 2015, consisting of Michael WHITEMAN (bass guitar and lead vocals, plus occasional keyboards and guitar), David ADDIS (guitars and backing vocals), Ben HARTLEY (drums and backing vocals), and John MURPHY (keyboards and vocals). The music of I AM THE MANIC WHALE is inspired by many of the great progressive artists, particularly GENESIS, THE FLOWER KINGS, BIG BIG TRAIN, SPOCK'S BEARD and Neal MORSE.