Reviews 2021
AEONS
Consequences
Isle of Man
September 10th, 2021
My aoty2021: Mindblowing progmetal with thought-provoking lyrics and thrilling guitar work
PRIMALFROST
Lost Elegies
Canada
December 28th, 2021
Guitarist Dean Arnold delivers a strong melodeath album, impressing with his shredding
MANIMAL
Armageddon
Sweden
December 3rd, 2021
With release No4, the band offers honest, powerful music in best heavy metal manner
KING BUFFALO
Acheron
USA
December 3rd, 2021
With their "cave" record, the psych / progrock trio presents a special album, visual and sound-wise
SOLUM
Encountering Murk
Sweden
November 10th, 2021
An atmospheric piece of finest instrumental prog by Vulkan's guitarist Christian Fredriksson
CHARLES SOULZ
Split Mind
Brazil
October 22nd, 2021
Beautiful melodic, yet sophisticated prog, telling the imaginary story of Rhode
LOW TREBLE
Mr. Low
Greece
October 29th, 2021
The second part of a dark story about duality and betrayal by the Greek audiovisual project
MALADY
Ainavihantaa
Finland
December 10th, 2021
The Finnish retro-prog act takes us on an atmospheric journey (@Tuonela Magazine)
IGNEA / ERSEDU
Bestia
Ukraine
October 21st, 2021
Dive into the Ukrainian mythology, told with symphonic melodeath by two powerful singers
ALTESIA
Embryo
France
October 16th, 2021
The French proggers offer a mesmerizing, conceptual counterpart to their debut
THY ROW
Unchained
Finland
September 24th, 2021
The Finnish band comes up with an amazing debut packed with passionate, pure rock'n roll
SHUMAUN
Memories & Intuition
USA
September 10th, 2021
Beautiful melodies alternate with sophisticated, yet accessible instrumental parts
CHAOS OVER COSMOS
The Silver Lining Between the Stars
Poland
August 1st, 2021
A sci-fi progmetal project, inviting the listener on a wild ride with highly technical guitar playing
EASTERN HIGH
Halo
Sweden
July 30th, 2021
With a little bit of horror and a little bit of hope, the Swedish quintet offers dark, melodic metal
MÜTHERLOAD
Ü
Canada
July 1st, 2021
Powerful debut EP by this Canadian quintet: serious musicianship meets mind blowing vocals
RESISTING VEGAS
Malevolent
USA
July 23rd, 2021
On their second album, the quartet from Texas offers genre-bending, horror-themed metal
SEVENTH DIMENSION
Black Sky
Sweden
June 18th, 2021
Progmetal at its finest, dealing with personal, social and spiritual topics
COEVALITY - VORONOI - FOTIS DELINIKOLAS
Multiple Personalities - The Last Three Seconds - Alma
USA - Greece - UK
Three outstanding, instrumental debuts in an incredible variety: groovy, virtuoso, experimental
Review / Interview Fotis Delinikolas
ASSAULT
In Aevum Et Illustrata
Singapore
June 30th, 2021
Melodeath from Singapore, telling about events that took place in the 18th century in Bavaria
PLEXIMENTS
The Maze Within
Siberia
April 9th, 2021
A great, (mainly) instrumental debut about dealing with our inner selves and the voices in our head
RASCAL WHACK
Maliveni
Greece
June 24th, 2021
On their second album, the Greek quintet offers groovy, heavy rock with thoughtful lyrics
PARAMNESIA
Aspect of Creation
Canada
June 18th, 2021
On their 2nd EP, the Canadian death metal band melts technical precision with groove and melodies
ASTRAKHAN
A Slow Ride Towards Death
Sweden
April 30th, 2021
On their 3rd studio album, the Swedish proggers take the listener on an amazing and intense ride
WARDRUM
Mavericks
Greece
May 28th, 2021
With their 5th album, the Greek powermetal band celebrates 10 years of making music together
REALITY GREY
Beneath This Crown
Italy
May 7th, 2021
The Italian quintet wanders between metalcore, melodeath, and progmetal
SYLVATICA
Ashes and Snow
Denmark
April 20th, 2021
Melodic epicness, mixed with lots of shredding and a good pinch of Viking madness
NANGA PARBAT
Downfall and Torment
Italy
March 23rd, 2021
Inspired by natural forces, they take the listeners on a journey through real and rough emotions
MANUEL BARBARÁ
Moonrise
USA
March 19th, 2021
Guitar wizard Manuel Barbará invites the listeners to experience his instrumental sound worlds
TURBULENCE
Frontal
Lebanon
March 12th, 2021
The concept behind this excellent album by the Lebanese progact is based on a true story
HIDDEN INTENT
Dead End Destiny
Australia
February 26th, 2021
The trio delivers energetic songs, wandering between party-thrash and more serious topics
IMMORTAL GUARDIAN
Psychosomatic
USA
February 12th, 2021
A multi-national record, with lyrics inspired by the events of a year that turned our world upside down
KOSTAS SAMPANIS - FILIPPO ROSATI - JEFF PENNACHIO
Autumne - Spark - Setting the Stage
Greece - Italy - USA
Three instrumental EPs for fans of virtuoso guitar playing, all telling their very own stories in a mesmerizing way
INTELLISCIENCE
Alpha
Chile
February 12th, 2021
Neoclassical prog / powermetal from Chile. Fast, virtuoso, melodic - Hear their Silent Call
ART OF ILLUSION
X Marks the Spot
Sweden
January 29th, 2021
An album like a ray of sunlight - Amazing AOR from Sweden with some musical surprises
BLOODKILL
Throne of Control
India
January 19th, 2021
How about some thrash/groove metal from Mumbai? Here we go with the debut of BLOODKILL
EPHEMERALD
Between the Glimpses of Hope
Finland
February 19th, 2021
EPHEMERALD offer epic symphonic death metal straight from their hearts (@Tuonela Magazine)
ULTHIMA
Symphony of the Night
Finland
March 19th, 2021
ULTHIMA from Finland introduce themselves with a solid melodeath debut (@Tuonela Magazine)
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