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Published 17th November 2017
1: FIFTH DENSITY - Dominion of the Sun
Selected by: Raimond Fischbach
Country: USA
Sub-genre: Melodic prog metal
Description: Debuting with a 77-minute concept album is a bold undertaking, but these six guys from Phoenix manage it quite well! Heavy riffing, epic melodies and breathtaking ambiance and moods are the trademarks of this music that locates itself somewhere on the path from Odd Logic to TesseracT. Now I wish to see these guys on tour with Need, that would be a killer show. Click link and get your neck broken!
Listen to it now: Album on Bandcamp
More Information: Artist website
2: DARREL TREECE-BIRCH - Healing Touch
Selected by: André de Boer
Country: UK
Sub-genre: Instrumental Ambient Progressive Rock
Listen to it now: Album on Bandcamp
More Information: Artist website
3: THE KNELLS - The Knells II
Selected by: Raffaella Berry
Country: USA
Sub-genre: Eclectic/Avant Prog
Listen to it now: Album on Bandcamp
More Information: Band website
4: WHEN MARY - Tainted
Selected by: Andy Read
Country: Norway
Sub-genre: Female-fronted progressive rock
5: CHARLIE CAWOOD - The Divine Abstract
Selected by: Raffaella Berry
Country: UK
Sub-genre: Chamber/world
Listen to it now: Album on Bandcamp
More Information: Artist website
2: DARREL TREECE-BIRCH - Healing Touch
Selected by: André de Boer
Country: UK
Sub-genre: Instrumental Ambient Progressive Rock
Description: Straining and stressful times are on us these days. Now, what to do best? Grab your headphones, put them on, lie down on your couch, press the start button on the link below, close your eyes and listen to Darrel Treece-Birch's solo album Healing Sounds for over an hour. You will be taken to another soothing place in space and time to fully relax, to free your mind from poisoning thoughts, and thank Darrel for his fabulous and soothing compositions by donating a mere eight dollars for either a download or CD.
Listen to it now: Album on Bandcamp
More Information: Artist website
3: THE KNELLS - The Knells II
Selected by: Raffaella Berry
Country: USA
Sub-genre: Eclectic/Avant Prog
Description: Four years after their debut, NYC ensemble The Knells are back with an exquisitely original album whose riveting musical content is matched by the stylish packaging. Led by gifted guitarist/composer Andrew McKenna Lee, the band boast a trio of classically-trained female vocalists whose contributions will remind listeners of Canterbury’s famed Northettes, lending a hauntingly medieval, mystical feel to the challenging, yet eminently listenable instrumental tapestry.
Listen to it now: Album on Bandcamp
More Information: Band website
4: WHEN MARY - Tainted
Selected by: Andy Read
Country: Norway
Sub-genre: Female-fronted progressive rock
Description: The second album from this Norwegian art pop trio, featuring former While Willow singer Trude Eidtang, gets a deserved worldwide release thanks to a new progressive record label, Sonicbond, created by the pair behind the renowned Summers End Festival. This is a genuine treat for all those who love intelligent, female-fronted melodic rock with progressive leanings.
Listen to it now: Full album on Spotify
More Information: Artist website5: CHARLIE CAWOOD - The Divine Abstract
Selected by: Raffaella Berry
Country: UK
Sub-genre: Chamber/world
Description: The latest instalment in the series “progressive though not conventionally prog” comes courtesy of one of the mainstays of the modern British scene – multi-instrumentalist Charlie Cawood, of Knifeworld (and many others) fame. The astoundingly beautiful The Divine Abstract, his solo debut, sees the participation of an impressive cast of guest musicians that includes members of Knifeworld, Mediaeval Baebes and North Sea Radio Orchestra. Deploying a panoply of exotic instruments to effortlessly combine chamber and world music, with a heady pinch of psychedelia thrown in for good measure, Cawood has produced a unique album that is a true delight to the ears.
Listen to it now: Full album on Bandcamp
More Information: Artist website