Reviews 2023
THE ARCANE ORDER
Distortions From Cosmogony
Denmark
June 9th, 2023
The Danish extreme metal act transfers Greek myths into our current times - Brutal and relentless
RED CAIN
Näe'bliss
Canada
June 2nd, 2023
Their 3rd album is an homage to Robert Jordan’s epic “Wheel of Time”
Review (for The Progspace)
HRADA
Mirrorland
Norway
May 19th, 2023
Wonderful, often dreamy prog soundscapes, which easily could be used as a film score
Review (for The Progspace)
TARDIGRADE INFERNO
Arrival of a Train (EP)
Australia
May 19th, 2023
Their train rolls in heavy and pushing, but also comes along refreshingly cheeky and colorful
Review (for The Progspace)
ROGER STAFFELBACH
The Quest
Switzerland / International
May 12th, 2023
On his first solo album, the Swiss guitar wizard offers finest instrumental, neoclassical prog
COUNTLESS SKIES
Resonance - Live from the Studio
UK
May 5th, 2023
By changing the arrangements a bit, the songs got a wonderful, new intensity without losing their core
OSM
Plagued by Doubts (EP)
France
April 28th, 2023
The French progressive deathmetal four-piece offers us their satirical vision of today's world
ORPHEUS OMEGA
Portraits (EP)
Australia
April 21st, 2023
Five songs as individual as the musicians behind, since each band member contributed one
Review (for The Progspace)
NEVERUS
Burdens of the Earth
Netherlands
April 21st, 2023
This debut is some serious listening fun, offering majestic death metal
Interview / Review (for The Progspace)
DYSTERSOL
Anaemic
Austria
April 6th, 2023
With their 3rd album, the Austrian five-piece offer a full-grown, modern death metal beast
MARTIN MILLER
Maze of My Mind
Germany
Release Date: March 31st, 2023
A mesmerizing piece about the challenging journey to become a better self
Review (for The Progspace)
GOROD
The Orb
France
Release Date: March 10th, 2023
Brutal, highly technical, yet virtuosic and incredibly diverse in their compositions
Review (for The Progspace)
ABEL SEQUERA
Soundscapes
Spain / International
March 3rd, 2023
Together with 50! guests, the Spanish drummer & composer takes us on a mesmerizing journey
WITCH RIPPER
The Flight After the Fall
USA
March 3rd, 2023
A crazy, space-themed story, great musicianship, and a proggy approach hidden under a sludge tag
BENEATH MY FEET
In Parts, Together
Sweden
March 3rd, 2023
The Swedish quintet skillfully melt elements of modern progmetal, melodeath and metalcore
HYPNO5E
Sheol
France
February 24th, 2023
With this musical piece of art, the avant-garde metal act take us on an intense, challenging ride
VICTOR SMOLSKI
Guitar Force
Germany
February 3rd, 2023
The guitar wizard delivers an amazing album for fans of instrumental prog / powermetal
MASK OF PROSPERO
Hiraeth
Greece
January 27th, 2023
Modern progmetal from Greece, and one of the first musical highlights this year
BLOODY FALLS
Dying is Easy (EP)
Finland
January 27th, 2023
The Finnish five-piece delivers high-energetic, full-sounding melodeath