melodic prog metal

Defecto to release new studio album “Duality” on September 20th 2020

Submitted by newseditor on Thu, 06/25/2020 - 12:17

The Danish metal act Defecto’s dive into the metal scene has been both successful and hectic. Just a year after the release of their debut, they were offered supporting slots for both Metallica and Rammstein.

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Pain Of Salvation announces new studio album “Panther” - due out in late August 2020

Submitted by newseditor on Wed, 06/24/2020 - 17:23

Sweden’s Pain Of Salvation have set to release their new studio album “Panther”, on August 28th, 2020, via InsideOut Music.

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Virtual Symmetry to release new studio album “Exoverse” on June 30th 2020

Submitted by newseditor on Mon, 05/25/2020 - 14:14

Swiss-Italian progressive metal masters Virtual Symmetry will release their sophomore full-length album “Exoverse” on June 30th, 2020.

“Exoverse” is their first concept album, telling the story about a hero traveling to a new dimension beyond the known universe in order to discover himself.

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Caravellus signs worldwide deal with Rockshots Records

Submitted by newseditor on Wed, 05/13/2020 - 16:18

Brazilian progressive metallers Caravellus have inked a worldwide record deal with Rockshots Records for the release of their third album coming out later this year.

Featuring Dark Avenger’s guitarist Glauber Oliveira, Caravellus bring the technical sophistication of progressive metal while transcending the genre by writing amazing songs with masterful musicality.

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Voyager reschedule May 2020 Australian Headlining Tour to February 2021

Submitted by newseditor on Fri, 04/17/2020 - 13:02

Voyager have announced that their headline tour in May has been rescheduled for February 2021 in light of the Coronavirus crisis.

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Ebonivory to release new studio album “The Long Dream I” on June 5th 2020

Submitted by newseditor on Mon, 03/23/2020 - 14:45

Ebonivory, one of the fastest-rising acts of the blossoming Australian progressive music scene, will release their new album “The Long Dream I” on June 5th, 2020, via Wild Thing Records.

Watch a teaser trailer for the album below.

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Conception

Submitted by rockavlon on Sun, 03/22/2020 - 18:27

Hello Tore. How did it feel to be back on stage and playing for the fans again after all these years ?

Tore: It simply felt fantastic to be back on stage and share the magic atmosphere with our fans! The shows have fueled us with a lot of energy, and we can’t wait to be back touring!

In retrospect, how was the response to the EP?

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Conception - State of Deception

Submitted by rockavlon on Sun, 03/22/2020 - 14:35

Norwegian prog metal demigods Conception almost made it big in the 90s releasing a series of spectacular albums with both the media and the fans taking notice back in the day. That was until they decided to follow their artistic muse and release an album that radically different than what they’d done in the past and wasn’t as rock/metal as their fans expected. That album was “Flow”.

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Russell Allen / Anette Olzon - Worlds Apart

Submitted by rockavlon on Wed, 03/18/2020 - 02:44

Probably trying to squeeze as much out of people they collaborate with an not wanting to go for a fifth Allen/Lande album at least yet, the evil Doctors at Frontier’s dungeon (actually modest floor level office) seem to have taken away the mighty Norse from the equation and grafted another Scandinavian, Swedish singer, Anette Olzon (ex-Nightwish, Dark Element), who along with Russell Allen (Symphony X, Adrenaline Mob, Ayreon) join forces in an album mostly written and overseen by also Swedish guitarist Magnus

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Paralydium to release debut full-length album “Worlds Beyond” on May 8th 2020

Submitted by thanos on Tue, 03/17/2020 - 16:42

Continuing our ongoing quest to release albums by the most inventive and exciting prog musicians we can find, Frontiers Music Srl is thrilled to announce the addition of Sweden’s Paralydium to the label. It’s fair to say that there are few bands that can or will match Paralydium’s delivery of melodic, rhythmical, and powerful songs. Their debut album, “Worlds Beyond” will showcase this very claim.