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This Swedish female fronted band takes some its influences from modern pop music but still has its roots in progressive rock. I think many fans of progressive rock would think that this is not progressive enough for them. I think I too might biased by the use of pop sounds and mixing to really like this album enough to recommend it. I would prefer to spin Lacuna Coil or Powder before this.
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Key: These ratings are just attributes and may not have correlation to the most important: OVERALL RATING
PREVIOUS BAND RATING 0: Never heard of them or debut album. 1: Someone recommended. I give them another shot. 2: Some good moments in the past but never put together an album I really liked. 3: Some 4 or 5 star songs but albums can be hit or miss for me. 4: I like 80% of their songs and probably went to see them live. 5: I would, and probably have gone on a plane to see them live.
ACCESSIBILITY EXAMPLES 1: Weather Report 2: Zappa 3: Genesis – Selling England by the Pound, 4: Marillion – F.E.A.R 5: Kino – Picture
HEAVINESS EXAMPLES 1: IQ – Seventh House 2: Discipline – Unfold Like a Staircase 3: Porcupine Tree – In Abstentia, Shadow Gallery – Tyranny 4: Vanden Plas – Chirst 0, Dream Theater – Scenes From a Memory 5: Opeth – Black Water Park
MELODIC EXAMPLES: 1: Opeth – Black Water Park 2: Vanden Plas – Chirst 0, Dream Theater – Scenes From a Memory 3: Porcupine Tree – In Abstentia, Shadow Gallery – Tyranny 4: Discipline – Unfold Like a Staircase 5: IQ – Seventh House
OVERALL RATING: 1: Will Never listen to again and deleted under no circumstances should you buy this 2: Not my thing maybe one redeeming song. 3: I like parts of this and I would check them out if they were near me. 4: I would get in the car and road trip to see this album live 5: I would get on a plane to see this performed live
We are in a new era of guitar virtuosity with some incredible players making names for themselves. Add Al Joseph to ths list. The Berklee grad is getting ready to release the debut album from his band Hymine and it showcases not only his insane guitar chops but also his powerful voice.
Formed in the heart of Los Angeles, HYVMINE is the brain child of world-renown progressive-metal guitarist and virtuoso, Al Joseph. After nearly five full years of flooding the scene with guitar mayhem Al sets out in efforts to make yet another mark on the metal scene by not only chopping trees with his axe, but now blowing down houses as the lead vocalist and front-man of this new guerrilla army.
HYVMINE is now set to release its debut album ‘Earthquake’ on Jan 19th.
AJ says, ”This new music is not only about bringing the house down but about uplifting the soul. Now with the collective and creative efforts of his newest members he hopes to express a completely raw side to his music for years to come. Choose your weapons wisely and get ready for war!”
The album’s first single “Shogun” combines a barrage of thunderous double bass drums with prog metal guitar rhythms accompanied by Al Joseph’s soulful voice and out of this world solos.
Ayreon Universe is the Best of Ayreon Live – A unique performance featuring 16 singers, 28 songs, 2+ hour performance, 9000+ fans and a special appearance by Arjen Lucassen. All of this captured by 30 cameras!
It’s proof that you should never say ‘never’. After creating rock operas in the studio for more than 20 years, prog mastermind Arjen Lucassen, aka Ayreon, finally took his Universe to the stage in September 2017. Three shows sold out within hours after announcing. 9000+ Fans from all corners of the world flocked to the 013 venue in Tilburg, the Netherlands to see this long-awaited show live.
This unique performance features 16 singers, 28 songs, an 8 piece band and a special appearance by Arjen. The duration of the show was more than 2 hours. It was filmed with 30 cameras and will be released on DVD and Blu-ray with 5.1 surround audio, with an extensive list of extras, including a behind-the-scenes documentary with interviews with every singer and musician, and a compilation of the try-out show performed a few weeks earlier.
Two years in the making, Ayreon Universe is a full on rock extravaganza, featuring songs from all Ayreon albums, including 2017’s The Source, plus a few fan favorites from Star One. An amazing array of singers appeared on stage to bring the Ayreon Universe to life: Floor Jansen (Nightwish), Damian Wilson (Headspace), Hansi Kursch (Blind Guardian), Tommy Karevik (Kamelot), Anneke van Giersbergen (The Gentle Storm), Marco Hietala (Nightwish), Jonas Renkse (Katatonia), Mike Mills (Toehider), Marcela Bovio (Stream of Passion), Irene Jansen, Robert Soeterboek (Star One), John Jaycee Cuijpers (Praying Mantis), Edward Reekers (ex-Kayak), Jay van Feggelen, Maggy Luyten (Nightmare) and Lisette van den Berg (Scarlet Stories).
This is the show every Ayreon fan wants to see and hear!
Out on March 30 via Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group Pre-order date: January 30
AYREON UNIVERSE will be released on the following formats:
5-Disc Earbook with 2CD, 2DVD and Blu-ray Blu-ray 2DVD 2CD 3LP (Black vinyl) 3LP (Gold vinyl – Ayreon webstore exclusive – Limited to 500 copies) Digital download / streaming Full specs will be announced in the coming weeks.
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Vienna, Austria-based keyboardist, composer, producer, and technology tinkerer, Gerald Peter, has put out an instrumental piano led EP that is really quite nice. This 21 minute release is just the right length. I am a sucker for some classical piano and this fits the bill quite nicely.
The 1st movement of the six was so good I decided to start off our Music In Widescreen show with it after only just hearing it 20 minutes prior to show time.
The drama that I crave is here and this makes a nice edition to the station. Feel free to request a song below.
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Key: These ratings are just attributes and may not have correlation to the most important: OVERALL RATING
PREVIOUS BAND RATING 0: Never heard of them or debut album. 1: Someone recommended. I give them another shot. 2: Some good moments in the past but never put together an album I really liked. 3: Some 4 or 5 star songs but albums can be hit or miss for me. 4: I like 80% of their songs and probably went to see them live. 5: I would, and probably have gone on a plane to see them live.
ACCESSIBILITY EXAMPLES 1: Weather Report 2: Zappa 3: Genesis – Selling England by the Pound, 4: Marillion – F.E.A.R 5: Kino – Picture
HEAVINESS EXAMPLES 1: IQ – Seventh House 2: Discipline – Unfold Like a Staircase 3: Porcupine Tree – In Abstentia, Shadow Gallery – Tyranny 4: Vanden Plas – Chirst 0, Dream Theater – Scenes From a Memory 5: Opeth – Black Water Park
MELODIC EXAMPLES: 1: Opeth – Black Water Park 2: Vanden Plas – Chirst 0, Dream Theater – Scenes From a Memory 3: Porcupine Tree – In Abstentia, Shadow Gallery – Tyranny 4: Discipline – Unfold Like a Staircase 5: IQ – Seventh House
OVERALL RATING: 1: Will Never listen to again and deleted under no circumstances should you buy this 2: Not my thing maybe one redeeming song. 3: I like parts of this and I would check them out if they were near me. 4: I would get in the car and road trip to see this album live 5: I would get on a plane to see this performed live
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So this is definitely not an album for me, as its too jazzy for me. I can’t tell if the sax is too high in the mix or I just don’t have an ear for this type of album. Music like this seems to only go down well with other musicians but not so much with “norms”.
This review reflex who I am and possibly not the quality of the music.
We have added it to the library so go ahead request it and hear for yourself. If you are a fan of jazz or the Canterbury scene this might work for you.
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Key: These ratings are just attributes and may not have correlation to the most important: OVERALL RATING
PREVIOUS BAND RATING 0: Never heard of them or debut album. 1: Someone recommended. I give them another shot. 2: Some good moments in the past but never put together an album I really liked. 3: Some 4 or 5 star songs but albums can be hit or miss for me. 4: I like 80% of their songs and probably went to see them live. 5: I would, and probably have gone on a plane to see them live.
ACCESSIBILITY EXAMPLES 1: Weather Report 2: Zappa 3: Genesis – Selling England by the Pound, 4: Marillion – F.E.A.R 5: Kino – Picture
HEAVINESS EXAMPLES 1: IQ – Seventh House 2: Discipline – Unfold Like a Staircase 3: Porcupine Tree – In Abstentia, Shadow Gallery – Tyranny 4: Vanden Plas – Chirst 0, Dream Theater – Scenes From a Memory 5: Opeth – Black Water Park
MELODIC EXAMPLES: 1: Opeth – Black Water Park 2: Vanden Plas – Chirst 0, Dream Theater – Scenes From a Memory 3: Porcupine Tree – In Abstentia, Shadow Gallery – Tyranny 4: Discipline – Unfold Like a Staircase 5: IQ – Seventh House
OVERALL RATING: 1: Will Never listen to again and deleted under no circumstances should you buy this 2: Not my thing maybe one redeeming song. 3: I like parts of this and I would check them out if they were near me. 4: I would get in the car and road trip to see this album live 5: I would get on a plane to see this performed live
If you have never read the key for my ratings below please do so one time. I feel my ratings are tougher than my peers. Also Check my last.fm link to see how compatible our music tasts are.
Very nice mellow album. The perfect antidote after watching a really crazy Black Mirror episode. I melodies are nice but maybe a bit to mellow for my taste. I like a little more drama typically in my prog.
We have added it to the library so please give it a shot by requesting below.
Click Below to purchase at Amazon US or Amazon UK and we’ll get a little referral bonus on your whole order. Even if you don’t order this album
Key: These ratings are just attributes and may not have correlation to the most important: OVERALL RATING
PREVIOUS BAND RATING 0: Never heard of them or debut album. 1: Someone recommended. I give them another shot. 2: Some good moments in the past but never put together an album I really liked. 3: Some 4 or 5 star songs but albums can be hit or miss for me. 4: I like 80% of their songs and probably went to see them live. 5: I would, and probably have gone on a plane to see them live.
ACCESSIBILITY EXAMPLES 1: Weather Report 2: Zappa 3: Genesis – Selling England by the Pound, 4: Marillion – F.E.A.R 5: Kino – Picture
HEAVINESS EXAMPLES 1: IQ – Seventh House 2: Discipline – Unfold Like a Staircase 3: Porcupine Tree – In Abstentia, Shadow Gallery – Tyranny 4: Vanden Plas – Chirst 0, Dream Theater – Scenes From a Memory 5: Opeth – Black Water Park
MELODIC EXAMPLES: 1: Opeth – Black Water Park 2: Vanden Plas – Chirst 0, Dream Theater – Scenes From a Memory 3: Porcupine Tree – In Abstentia, Shadow Gallery – Tyranny 4: Discipline – Unfold Like a Staircase 5: IQ – Seventh House
OVERALL RATING: 1: Will Never listen to again and deleted under no circumstances should you buy this 2: Not my thing maybe one redeeming song. 3: I like parts of this and I would check them out if they were near me. 4: I would get in the car and road trip to see this album live 5: I would get on a plane to see this performed live
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