The Hirsch Effekt - Der Brauch

4/5

Data aparitie - 30 ianuarie 2026 

The Custodian - Necessary Wasted Time 2013

Album de debut pentru trupa britanica. Unul extrem de solid, o surpriza placuta, de pus spre ascultare.

5/5









Songs:
1. The Man Out of Time 3:28
2. Stop Talking 5:15
3. Other People's Lives 7:00
4. Persona 5:18
5. Things We Tell Ourselves 8:34
6. Departure 3:39
7. The Sun Is God 7:16
8. Necessary Wasted Time 8:48

Lifesigns - Lifesigns 2013

Britanici, la prima realizare. Invitati de seama pe album, se poate asculta.

3/5









Songs:
1. Lighthouse
2. Telephone
3. Fridge Full Of Stars
4. At The End Of The World
5. Carousel

Musicians:
John Young - vocals, keyboards
Nick Beggs - bass, vocals
Frosty Beedle - drums

Guests:
Steve Hackett - guitars
Jakko Jakszyk - guitars
Thijs Van Leer - flutes

Cоsmоgrаf - Thе Mаn Lеft In Spаcе 2013

Proiect al unui multiinstrumentist britanic, cu alte trei albume in spate. Destule momente ok, i se poate da atentie.

3/5









Songs:
1. How Did I Get Here ? (2.06)
2. Aspire, Achieve (10.15)
3. The Good Earth Behind Me (4.18)
4. The Vacuum That I Fly Through (5.00)
5. This Naked Endeavour (4.42)
6. We Disconnect (5.45)
7. Beautiful Treadmill (5.03)
8. The Man Left In Space (9.58)
9. When The Air Runs Out (9.35)

Musicians:
Robin Armstrong / vocals, guitar, keyboards, bass, drums

Guests:
Lee Abraham / guitars
Simon Rogers / guitars
Matt Stevens / guitars
Steve Dunn / bass
Nick D'Virgilio / drums
Dave Ware / grums

Votum - Harvest Moon 2013

Tot polonezi, la a treia lor realizare. Care nu e de ratat.

5/5










Songs:
1. Vicious Circle
2. Cobwebs
3. First Felt Pain
4. New Made Man
5. Numb
6. Ember Night
7. Bruises
8. Steps in the Gloom
9. Deadringer
10. Coda
11. Numb (reprise)

Musicians:
Maciej Kosinski - vocals
Alek Salamonik - guitar
Adam Kaczmarek - guitar
Zbigniew Szatkowski - keyboards
Bartek Turkowski - bass
Adam Lukaszek - drums

Archangelica - Like A Drug 2013

Trupa poloneza, album de debut. Care nu suna deloc rau, merita atentie.

4/5









Songs:
1. Into Unknown (3:18)
2. Like A Drug (4:45)
3. Confession (4:22)
4. Night Passage (6:52)
5. Midnight Train (4:46)
6. Cathedral (6:15)
7. The Journey (5:45)
8. Let Me Stay With The Trees (5:58)
9. When All Is Gone (6:03)

Musicians:
Krzysiek Salapa - lead vocals
Natalia Matuszek - vocals
Maciej Engel - guitar, keyboards
Arek Gawdzik - guitar
Jakub Kolada - bass
Piotr Brzezicki - drums

Guapo - History of The Visitation 2013

Dupa cinci ani de absenta, trupa britanica revine cu un nou material, al optulea, fara Daniel O'Sullivan. Fara ezitare, de pus spre auditie.

5/5










Songs:
1. The Pillman Radiant (26:15)
i. Visitation
ii. The Divine Vessel
iii. Wriggling Mange
v. Divine Vessel's Repreise
2. Complex #7 (4:47)
3. Tremors from the Future (11:15)

Musicians:
Emmet Elvin / Fender rhodes, organ, synth
James Sedwards / bass
Kavus Torabi / guitar
David J. Smith / drums, percussion

Oblivion Sun - The High Places 2013

Trupa americana, ce mai are un album la activ, scos in urma cu sase ani. Influente din clasicii progului, merita ascultat.

4/5









Songs:
1. Deckard (6.35)
2. March Of The Mushroom Men (3.38)
3. Everything (2.39)
4. Dead Sea Squirrels (6.35)
5. The High Places (22.22)
i. My Eyes
ii. Awakening
iii.Flowers
iv.The Rules
v.The Cage
vi.Our Eyes

Musicians:
Stanley Whitaker / vocals, guitars
Frank Wyatt / keyboards, saxophones
David Hughes / bass guitar
Bill B. Brasso / drums

Riverside - Shrine of New Generation Slaves 2013

Cel mai fain album pe anul asta ascultat pana acum. E al cincilea de studio al polonezilor si e de bagat adanc urechea la el.

5/5









Songs:
1. New Generation Slave (4:17)
2. The Depth Of Self - Delusion (7:39)
3. Celebrity Touch (6:48)
4. We Got Used To Us (4:12)
5. Feel Like Falling (8:26)
6. Deprived (5:18)
7. Escalator Shrine (12:41)
8. Coda (1:39)

Musicians:
Mariusz Duda / vocals, bass
Piotr Grudzinski / guitars
Michal Lapaj / keyboards
Piotr Kozieradzki / drums

Zenit - The Chandrasekhar Limit 2013

Elvetieni, la al treilea album. Neo-prog de calitate, de bagat in seama.

4/5










Songs:
1. Awaken
2. Matrimandir
3. The Daydream Suite
4. Pulsar
5. Cub Lady
6. PiGreco

Musicians:
Lorenzo Sonognini / vocals, acoustic guitars
Luigi Biamino / guitars, backing vocals
Ivo Bernasconi / keyboards
Andy Thommen / bass, backing vocals
Gabriele Schira / drums, percussion
Stefano Zaccagni / saxophone

Steven Wilson - The Raven That Refused To Sing (And Other Stories) 2013

Al treilea album solo al lui Wilson, cunoscut pentru multiplele sale proiecte, dintre care Porcupine Tree e poate cel mai cunoscut. Fain de tot, de ascultat neaparat.

5/5








Songs:
1. Luminol (12.10)
2. Drive Home (7.37)
3. The Holy Drinker (10.13)
4. The Pin Drop (5.03)
5. The Watchmaker (11.43)
6. The Raven that Refused to Sing (7.57)

Musicians:
Steven Wilson / vocals, guitars, keyboards
Guthrie Govan / guitar
Nick Beggs / bass
Adam Holzman / keyboards
Theo Travis / saxophone, flute
Marco Minnemann / drums

Le Porte Non Aperte - Golem 2013

Album de debut pentru italieni. Influente din muzica numelor mari ale progului italian, merita toata atentia.

4/5







Songs:
1 Preludio Al Sogno
2 Il Re Del Niente
3 La Città Delle Terrazze
4 Binario
5 Il Vicolo Dei Miracoli
6 Rigattiere Dei Sogni Infranti
7 Nemesi
8 Oceano - Nel Canto Della Sirena
9 Giardini Di Sabbia
10 a) Animale Del Deserto Pt.1
     b) La Rivolta Della Tartaruga Elsie
     c) Animale Del Deserto Pt.2    
11 Imprevedibilità

Musicians:
Sandro Parrinello - vocals
Jacopo Fallai - guitars
Daniele Cancellara - bass
Filippo Mattioli - organ, synth
Marco Brenzini - flute
Giulio Sieni - drums

Elephants of Scotland - Home Away From Home 2013

Americani, album de debut. Nu rupe gura targului, doar pe ici pe colo pot fi gasite chestii mai interesante.

2/5









Songs:
1. Geograph 06:33
2. Full Power 05:39
3. Starboard 08:54
4. The Seed 05:32
5. Home Away From Home 03:59
6. Errol McSquisitor 11:21

Musicians:
Adam Rabin - synth, vocals 
John Whyte - guitar
Dan MacDonald - bass
Ornan McLean - drums

Jinetes Negros - Tawa Sarira 2013

Trupa argentiniana, la a patra realizare. Ce are multe momente pentru care merita ascultarea.

4/5








Songs:
1. Tawa Sarira Intro 1:21
2. Juez de los Malos 4:48
3. Corazón y Naranjas 4:05
4. Canción del Océano 6:03
5. Suene Tu Milagro 5:29
6. Shawarma 5:16
7. Amada Inmortal 5:50
8. Luna de India 3:49
9. El Eterno Retorno 6:48
10. Esas Trampas 5:01
11. Las Cuatro Verdades 5:43
12. El Velo 3:42
13. Purgatorio 7:02
14. A los Ojos Bellos 6:53
15. Tawa Sarira Outro 1:32

Musicians:
Marcelo Ezcurra - vocals, guitar
Eduardo Penney - guitar, backing vocals
Alex Yamashiro - bass
Octavio Stampalia - keyboards, backing vocals
Ricardo Penney - drums, backing vocals

TOP 20 ALBUME NEO/SYMPHONIC/HEAVY/CROSSOVER/SPACE PROG 2012

1.       Anglagard - Viljans Oga

2.       Big Big Train - English Electric (Part One)

3.       Astra – The Black Chord

4.       Motorpsycho – The Death Defying Unicorn

5.       El Doom & The Born Electric - El Doom & The Born Electric

6.       Beardfish – The Void

7.       Echolyn – Echolyn

8.       The Flower Kings - Banks Of Eden

9.       Neal Morse – Momentum

10.   Kaipa – Vittjar

11.   Marillion – Sounds That Can’t Be Made  

12.   Rush – Clockwork Angels

13.   SBB – SBB

14.   Diagonal – The Second Mechanism

15.   Lalle Larsson`s Weaveworld  - Nightscapes

16.   Violeta De Outono – Espectro

17.   Presto Ballet – Relic of the Modern World

18.   Howlin Rain – Russian Wilds

19.   Gavin Harrison & o5ric – The Man Who Sold Himself

20.   RAK – The Book of Flight

Pymlico - Directions 2012

Norvegieni, la al doilea material. Multe chestii faine, de ascultat.

4/5










Songs:
1. Compliments of Sharky
2. Heroes
3. The little grey cells
4. R.W.
5. 2280
6. Regulus

Musicians:
Arild Brøter / drums, keyboards
Axel Toreg Reite / bass
Mads Tvinnereim Horn / guitars
Mattias Krohn Nielsen / guitars
Geir-Anders Haugen / guitars
Øyvind Brøter: Hammond / organ, piano
Julie Falkevik Tungevåg / piano
Fredrik Sydow Hage  saxophones
Karoline Torkildsen / flute 

Psycho Praxis - Echoes From The Deep 2012

Italieni, tot album de debut. Sonoritati din anii '70, merita ascultat.

4/5










Songs:
01. Privileged Station 08:03
02. P.S.M. 08:14
03. Hoodlums 07:41
04. Black Crow 09:07
05. Awareness 05:52
06. Noon 07:16

Musicians:

Andrea Calzoni / vocals, flute
Paolo Vacchelli / guitars
Paolo Tognazzi / keyboards
Matteo Marini / bass
Matteo Tognazzi / drums
 

Amusia - Time Will Tell 2012

Album de debut pentru trupa canadiana. Influente Rush, dar e ok, poate fi bagat in seama.

4/5









Songs:
1. Small Hours 02:43
2. Rest Assured 03:51
3. Breathe Easy 10:42
4. All We Are 02:34
5. Cut The Rope 04:39
6. The Final Cry 04:55
7. Steel String Cage 03:41
8. Crossfire 08:20
9. Sirens 04:52
10. Requiem 02:26
11. Pyre 07:10
12. Time Will Tell 10:21 

Musicians:
Adrian Naqvi / vocals
Chris Hogan / guitar
Shafer Carson / bass, synthesizers
Mike Edin / drums 

Nine Stones Close - One Eye On The Sunrise 2012

Britanici, neo-prog, la al patrulea album.De pus spre ascultare.

4/5










Songs:
1. Faceless Angel
2. A Secret
3. Janus
4. ... and dream of sleep
5. One Eye On The Sunrise
6. Eos
7. The Weight
8. The Distance
9. Frozen Moment
10. Sunset

Musicians:
Marc Atkinson / vocals
Adrian Jones / guitars
Peter Vink / bass
Brendan Eyre / keyboards
Pieter van Hoorn / drums

Maze Of Time - Masquerade Show 2012

Suedezi, a treia lor realizare. Se simte Marillion, dar e un album care se poate asculta.

3/5









Songs:
1. 3-angle
2. Masquerade Show
3. Pandora's Box
4. Dark Matter
5. Mile by Mile
6. Mountain of Madness
7. Next Morning
8. Mean Messiah, Man Machine
9. Predator
10. Humanoid

Musicians:
Jesper Landén / vocals
Robert I Edman / guitars, vocals
Jan Persson / Bass
Alex Jonsson / keyboards
Thomas Nordh / drums
Björn Öhman / backing vocals