Category: Prog Metal

Alberto Palacios – We Are The Opera (2012)

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‘We are the opera’ is the sort of title that could suggest a large scale, Aina-type project bursting at the seams with guest musicians, so it may come as a surprise that this ambitious progressive/power metal debut CD is largely the work of one man.

MOTUS TENEBRAE – Double Black 2012

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Motus Tenebrae signed a deal with Revalve Records and returns with their Fifht album ‘Double Black’, 13 tracks of an alchemical mixture of gothic rock and  metal; passion, sadness, anger with strong melodies. Commented Andreas Das Cox:
‘Double Black is a very special milestone of great importance in the discography of Motus Tenebrae.. an album that took almost two years to get to its production, which ended with the videoclip for the single ‘The Last Days Of December’ …strong raw images, where

FORTUNATO – Liberty 2012

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Markus Fortunato is a bassist-singer Lyon and self involved in the underground metal since the late 80s.
The concept album presented here follows his former band “MZ” which he was the leader and he had formed in 1999. Before splitting, the group had released seven albums.
On “Liberty,” his new project, the singer is surrounded bassist Jimmy Cerrullo the battery and Eliad Florea on guitar and violin. And to give one side more “open” to the music, many musicians and singers were invited on this album.

Steel Panther – British Invasion (2012)

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STEEL PANTHER’s first-ever DVD, “British Invasion”, sold 3,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Music Videos chart. Recorded with 16 cameras in pristine HD over a two-year period, the disc chronicles STEEL PANTHER’s legendary live show that the band has come to be known for. Beginning in March 2010 at the band’s sold-out concert at Brixton Academy in London during their highly

Scythia – Of Santa 2012

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Formed in late 2008, Scythia is a mosaic of many influences that combines storytelling, costumes, and heavy music. But this isn’t just grindcore in medieval garb… Scythia weaves folklore with double kick, detuned guitars with neo-classical melodies and catchy riffs with classical oboe playing. It is a musical experience that stands apart from all others.