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New remastered edition in a mini-lp style sleeve. RRR was one of the great one-off bands that proliferated in the Italian prog landscape during the 70's. Gorgeous delicate flute and sax work is juxtaposed with heavy guitar and keys to immaculate effect.
Record Label: Vinyl Magic
Style: Progressive Rock
It's not open to dispute - right now RMI are THE premier space music ensemble in the world. If you are a fan of old Ash Ra Tempel and Berlin School electronics you have to own this. This double disc set is an intense journey through a cosmic wave of ...
Record Label: Cuneiform Records
Style: Progressive Rock
Iowa based power trio discovered by Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys. Radio Moscow guitarist Parker Griggs is more than a little influenced by Jimi Hendrix. Lots of wah wah brain tripping solos with a bit of the blues thrown in for good measure. Fans ...
Record Label: Alive Naturalsound
Style: Hard Rock
This is the 18th studio album from this German thrash/prog/melodic metal band. No real surprises - you know what to expect by now. This is the limited edition digipak that comes with a live performance DVD (PAL - Region 0) from Wacken in 2007 as well...
Record Label: Nuclear Blast
Style: Thrash Metal
Yeah crazy packaging always means crazy expensive but you get a lot for your money. This is a 2 DVD/CD set that comes housed in a spiffy steel case. The main concert was filmed in St. Petersburg, Russia. It apperas to be a full set (it clocks in at ...
Region: 0
Format: PAL
DVD Label: Nuclear Blast
Record Label: Gun
Style: Power Metal
So I have to admit I'm not the world's biggest Rage fan but this is pretty damn good! The album is basically split into two halves. The first section is extremely orchestral. The orchestra has been integrated with the band as opposed to three guys b...
Record Label: Nuclear Blast
Style: Power Metal
Latest studio album from the German metal stalwarts finds them exploring prog themes again with the long "Empty Hollow" suite which sits in the middle fo the album. The set comes with a bonus live DVD filmed at Wacken 2009 and other venues - lots of guest
Record Label: Sonic Unyon
Style: Power Metal
Record Label: Gun
Style: Power Metal
Record Label: Gun
Style: Power Metal
Remastered edition combines their fifth album along with the follow up Extended Power EP. Also comes with two additional bonus tracks.
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Tenth anniversary compilation remastered with 5 bonus tracks tacked on.
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Long standing German power metal band has always been a bit of an acquired taste as far as I'm concerned but this is certainly far more palatable then before. I've never cared much for the vocals of bassist/leader Peavy Wagner but with neoclassical go...
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Well many of you got to see this trio blow the roof off of Earthlink Live at ProgPower IV. Now check out the new album. This is a musical counterpart to Unity - a concept album based around a story by HP Lovecraft. Full throttle power metal by three...
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Blow torch live 2 CD set from their recent tour. Hear Smolksi and Terrana blow the roof off your house!
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Recording from 1996 finds Rage hooking up with the Symphonic Orchestra Prague. The combination of band and orchestra run through a variety of tunes from Rage's catalog.
Record Label: Gun
Style: Power Metal
Intoxicating conceptual work conceived by a British multi-instrumentalist who goes by the singular name Rain. The story which unfolds is based on a series of postcards sent by a young traveller as he ventures across America. Narrator Rob Brown has on...
Cheapie from the defunct bootleg Radioactive Records label.
"Another custom-pressed rarity to delight and amaze, this time from the New York outfit, Rain which appeared in 1971 on the Whazoo label (USR3046). So rare that even average copies a..
Record Label: Radioactive Records
Style: Psychedelic Rock
Record Label: Bieler Bros
Style: Thrash Metal
Record Label: Bieler Brothers
Style: Progressive Thrash Metal
Second album from the duo of Ramases and his wife Sel, originally released on the Vertigo label. The guy was a bit of a wack job. His real name was Martin Raphael and he claimed to have received a psychic communion with the Pharaoh Ramases and took o...
Record Label: Esoteric Recordings
Style: Progressive Rock
"Holy, cow, this band really is a proof for Wes' thesis that the year 2002 is dedicated to bands that venture at and beyond the frontiers of Metal, because RAM-ZET's mix on their second album "Escape" is far-out. No, not because it is so heavy, but rat...
Record Label: Century Media
Style: Progressive Metal
Record Label: Ascendance Records
Style: Avant Garde Metal
First time on CD for this great second album from the UK prog band. Recorded in 1971, Graham Field and Dave Kaffinetti were experimenting with more than just the organ/electric piano axis. The music took on a far more advanced and progressive feel S...
Record Label: Esoteric Recordings
Style: Progressive Rock
Third album from this British band FINALLY receives an official release on CD. Rare Bird were similar to Greenslade in that their original configuration featured two keyboardists - Graham Field and Dave Kaffinetti. After the recording of their second...
Record Label: El/Cherry Red Records
Style: Progressive Rock
First time on CD for this seminal proto-prog band, originally released on Charisma back in 1969. Rare Bird was an odd duck - they used two keyboardists - Graham Field on organ and Dave Kaffinetti on electric piano - as well as Steve Gould on vocals/ba...
Record Label: Esoteric Recordings
Style: Progressive Rock
German power metal band with some progressive overtones. When I hear a bit of that galluping style metal I instantly think of Maiden but there is definitely some Savatage influence as well. Surprisingly ex-Conception/Ark guitarist Tore Ostby makes a ...
Record Label: Metal Heaven
Style: Power Metal
This is what Dr. Feigenbaum had to say:
"Third and best release yet from this fine RIO-styled chamber-rock ensemble from Belarus who have really hit their stride here. They are a 7 piece of Vitaly Appow-bassoon, Maxim Velvetov-guitars, Cyrill ..
Record Label: Altrock
Style: RIO/Avant Prog
"Originally released by Shrapnel in the mid-80's, "Wrecking Ball" by Chicago's Heavy Metal tour de force, "Ravage" is pure US Metal in its finest form. Never before on CD, this classic metal re-release comes in a limited edition Digi-pak cover with thr...
Record Label: Shrapnel
Style: Thrash Metal
Record Label: Lone Wolf
Style: Instrumental Metal
Record Label: Progressive Metal Management
Style: Instrumental Metal
Actually Goblin in disguise! Mega rare soundtrack from '75 in the $$$ realm of Cherry Five. Most of the material was co-written with horror composer Fabio Frizzi (!). Guest vocals on one track by Cherry Five vocalist Tony Tartarini.
Record Label: Cinevox
Style: Progressive Rock
Thrash metal classic given new life via 24 bit remastered gold disc. This version features new liner notes from Takis Kinis and one bonus track "Thesus And The Minotaur". Gorgeous digipak is a hand numbered limited edition of 2000 copies.
Record Label: Metal Mind Productions
Style: Thrash Metal
Originally released in 1990, this is Realm's second album. Gold disc reissue feature 24 bit remastering, a bonus track - a cover of King Crimson's "One More Red Nightmare", as well as liner notes from Takis Kinis. This digipak reissue is a hand numbe...
Record Label: Metal Mind Productions
Style: Thrash Metal
Record Label: Comet Music
Style: Progressive Rock
Second album from this British band formed by former Magenta bassist Matthew Cohen who smartly brought Karnataka's Rachel Jones on board (and married her in the process). While the first album sounded as though Ms. Jones was grafted on as an afterthou...
Record Label: Comet Music
Style: Progressive Rock
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"Diagramma, the second full-length CD release by The Rebel Wheel, is dark, atmospheric and dense; a complex slice of modern progressive rock that never sacrifices melody while sustaining unrelenting waves of mounting tension..
Record Label: 10T Records
Style: Progressive Rock
First solo album from Wigwam's guitarist released in 2007 (but a first for us). Pekka "Rekku" Rechardt is one of the real overlooked musicians in the progressive rock world. I suppose living in Finland can do that to you. This guy can really play! ...
Record Label: Wolfgang Records
Style: Psychedelic Blues Rock
Second album from this German band playing in an old school thrash style a la Exodus,Kreator, and Testament. They use a two vocalists approach - one coarse and one clean. Not my bag but for the genre extremely well done.
Record Label: Locomotive Records
Style: Thrash Metal
Their equally solid second album. Stunning female vocals and just the right amount of fuzz...
Second album from Chity Sompala and Markus Teske. Sompala was the former vocalist from Avalon and Firewind. Teske is a keyboardist, more well known for his production work with Vanden Plas and Symphony X. This one was produced by Teske and Vanden Pl...
Record Label: Limb Music
Style: Progressive Metal
Second album from Chity Sompala and Markus Teske. Sompala was the former vocalist from Avalon and Firewind. Teske is a keyboardist, more well known for his production work with Vanden Plas and Symphony X. This one was produced by Teske and Vanden Pl...
Record Label: Limb Music
Style: Progressive Metal
I've always been disappointed that Avalon broke up. Eurasia was one of my favorite Sensory releases and vocalist Chity Somapala was one of the main reasons. After kicking around with a number of projects he has put together a new progressive metal "s...
Record Label: LMP
Style: Power Metal
"Unfortunately: it's all too seldom that an American rock band will come on to the scene, seemingly out of nowhere, to shake things up on some sort of musical level. Singer Lynnette Shelley's vocal prowess is so extremely formidable, that it stands unr...
Record Label: Ad Hoc Records
Style: Avant Rock
New album from this Quebecois neoprogressive band. Red Sand is led by guitarist Simon Caron who plays with real fluidity that reminds of Steve Rothery. In fact undercurrents of Marillion run through out the album. Lyrically speaking Mr. Caron has a ...
Record Label: SPBN
Style: Neoprogressive Rock
The Red Zen is an instrumental quartet from Italy. Imagine a fusion album recorded by a progressive rock band. While their label tries to position them as a band in the style of Mahavishnu Orchestra and Return To Forever, they really are more of a st...
Record Label: Maracash
Style: Progressive Rock
Fourth album from one of the premier progressive metal bands in the world. Redemption is led by guitarist/keyboardist/composer/all around good guy Nick van Dyk and features Fates Warning vocalist Ray Alder. Nick has this amazing ability to convey pow...
Record Label: Inside Out
Style: Progressive Metal
Fifth studio album from one of the pre-eminent US progressive metal bands. Redemption is led by guitarist Nick Van Dyk and features Fates Warning vocalist Ray Alder. Redemption albums are always hallmarked with deep and meaningful lyrical content. T...
Record Label: Inside Out
Style: Progressive Metal
After co-writing a song on Fates Warning vocalist Ray Alder's "Engine" album, guitarist Nick van Dyk was able to coax the metal legend into participating in his evolving Redemption project as both a producer and as a performer. Corraling Fates Warning ...
Record Label: Sensory
Style: Progressive Metal
The seeds for The Fullness Of Time were planted with the band's self-titled debut in the summer of 2002. That album features members of Fates Warning, Steel Prophet, and Symphony X. Redemption leader Nick van Dyk prevailed upon his close friend, Fates ...
Record Label: Sensory
Style: Progressive Metal