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I ran across this today. Some pretty impressive shred based, progressive power metal. Should be of an interest to others on the forum.

With another year behind us, here is another annual “best of” list. Before we get to the actual list, a couple of comments are in order: 1) While I enjoy many sub-genres of metal and rock, I am a card carrying member of the progressive metal faith, so my list does lean in that direction...

The great Odin's Court is now planning to have a video for the song "Will I See You Again?" which will appear on their next full length release Turtles All the Way Down: Vol II. The Kickstarter campaign offers supporters, at a certain level, the opportunity to appear in the actual video...

Here is some pretty impressive prog metal. Pareidolia hail from New York. Some very impressive guitar. Worth checking out.

The band In the Presence of Wolves is definitely getting a lot of airplay in the Miller household these days, even when preparing for 20 incredible bands descending on Atlanta from all over the world in little over a week. Trust me that it takes something really good to distract me from my...

The Erkonauts are not my normal diet of prog metal. As a recent Sea of Tranquility review states they should appeal to fans of "Orange Goblin, Suicidal Tendencies, Mastodon and even Gojira". What I love is the raw energy that these Swiss gentlemen emit. With songs like The Great Ass Poopery...

TYS have (finally) released their sophomore album, entitled Stranger Heads Prevail. First listen shows a very promising album with plenty of punch, prog technicalities, pop vocals, big-band madness, and their patented brand of zaniness. Could this be album of the year? Definitely maybe! Here...

I loved ISD's first album, Recurring Themes. Now, ISD are preparing to release their sophomore album, Triumphia, on September 2 with preorders on August 12. Here is The Fog - one of seven songs off of Triumphia: Based on this, I would say that ISD have picked up where they leave off with...

The year is almost half over. So, what new releases have impressed you so far? Here are my top favorites so far this year in rough order: Redemption – The Art of Loss (Current contender for album of the year, IMO!) Headspace – All that You Fear is Gone (Maximum prog - creative and...

I thought that I would offer this to the Prog Power family first. I have a second row Platinum VIP Meet & Greet ticket to see Dream Theater at the Palace Theatre in Greensburg, PA (just outside of Pittsburgh) for Tuesday April 26. The Palace Theatre is a very nice venue. Unfortunately, I can...

With the sad news of Keith Emerson's passing, it is great see that bands like Ulysses carry on the tradition of progressive music drenched in heavy keyboards. While this is the first that I have heard of Ulysses, my first impressions are quite positive.

Nothing fancy here - just some great sounding straight-ahead metal.

Standing Ovation released their second album Gravity Beats Nuclear at the end of 2015 and IMO it is a very good one indeed. Lot's of chops and great tongue-in-cheek lyrics. None are wackier than Hillbillies. Maybe a future at Center Stage????? Enjoy

With another year behind us, here is another annual “best of” list. While I hope that a few of you find this to be of interest, I put this annual list together to document my passion for discovering new music. With the internet and the digital format, it seems like there is an ever increasing...

I have always love the Simon and Garfunkel original. Now, Disturbed deliver their version. Pretty good IMO.

If you are wondering what that might sound like, then check these out: Songs pretty good to this old fart, who grew up on both bands.

I am a bit late, but I wanted to let folks know that the great A Sound of Thunder is doing a mini tour. Of particular interest for those in the southeast, they will be in Charlotte on Nov. 6, Atlanta/Marietta on Nov. 7, and Orlando on Nov. 8. Here are more dates...

Pain of Salvation fans will want to check this out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OGuAYqzKung Daniel Magdic on guitar and vocals. I like PoS, but I think that I actually like Renaissance of Fools even more.

I am catching up on new releases after my marathon prep for the festival. One of the new ones that has caught my attention is Armed Cloud's Obsidian Desert. This is a strong prog metal release with plenty of chops and a vocalist who sounds a bit like Geddy Lee. I see that they will be one of...

Another band that really hit me :Spin: yesterday was the Pascal Gutman Trio, a unique and eclectic combo of Chapman stick, jazz woodwinds, and heavy drums. They are currently recording their first album. This is about as far from the music normally posted on the forum, but for the more...