Category: Prog Metal

Shadow Circus – On a Dark and Stormy Night (2012)

American progressive rock band Shadow Circus

I can’t stress enough how good the musicianship is on this album. The guys have all mastered their craft, and are ready to hang with the big boys. Just listen to Corey’s tight and intuitive drum work, and especially John’s beautiful piano and acoustic guitar passages. 

FROM THE FALLEN – Pulse 2012

now/melodic

From The Fallen has shared the stage with many prominent national acts such as Lacuna Coil, All That Remains, Maylene and The Sons of Disaster, 10 Years, Stephen Pearcy, Mandy Lion, Scott D. Davis, Adema, 2Cents, Aroarah, Taking Dawn, Green Jelly, Model Saint, Vains of Jenna, Tesseract, Devin Townsend, A New Revolution, Since October, Alien Ant Farm, Taproot and Sevendust! 

Evil Wings – Kaleidoscope (2012)

The title track and Here And Now, the first two songs on Kaleidoscope – the latest and sixth album by The Italian band Evil Wings – can be labeled as ordinary classic hard rock songs. They didn’t really appeal to me, but after these tracks Evil Wings reveal their true progressive rock face. The next songs prove that Franco Giaffreda(vocals, guitars), Walter Rivolta (drums), Ricky Zanardo (bass) and Joseph Ierace