Lastdayshining - Our Heated Backs Encircle Us 2012

Post-rock scrie in dreptul lor, tipii sunt americani. Un album destul de slabut, doar ici-colo gasesti ceva mai interesant.

2/5









Songs:
1. The Sun is Up
2. Son's Away
3. Turning Without Masks
4. We Were Made of...
5. Flowers in the Sand
6. In Brothers's Hands
7. Shadow's We See
8. Beauty, Untold
9. You Forgot How to Love

Musicians:
Mike Kendall / guitar
Bob Kendall / guitar
Jesse Bulka / guitar
Chris Hardiman / bass
Gabe Miller / drums

Lord Of Mushrooms - Perspectives 2012

Trupa franceza de progressive metal, la al treilea album. Unul care nu iese din tipare, oamenii isi fac treaba decent, dar cam atat.

3/5









Songs:
1. Imago (6:42)
2. Warmth In The Wilderness (6:29)
3. Grace (Dedicated To.) (7:22)
4. Circles On The Water (8:36)
5. The Missing Link (5:35)
6. Red Queen's Race (2:50)
7. Light And Thunder (1:25)
8. Raindrops On My Wings (7:57)
9. Nyx's Robe (6:55)
10. Awaken (6:30)
11. Falling (Bonus Track) (6:48)

Musicians:
Gustavo Monsanto / vocals
Laurent James / guitars, backing vocals
Julien Negro / bass, backing vocals
Luca Mariotti / keyboards, clarinet, backing vocals
Marco Talevi / drums

American Hollow - Screaming into the Void 2012

Al doilea produs al americanilor, mai au un album scos in 2010. Alterneaza pasajele ok, de progressive, cu unele mai putin reusite.

3/5







Songs:
1. Resurrect Dead on Planet Jupiter (1:46)
2. Last Dream Before Dawn (5:01)
3. Say, Is It Really True? (7:37)
4. Mandragora Mechanism (1:32)
5. Bonfire of Myth: Prophecy (6:10)
6. Bonfire of Myth: Tableau (11:41)
7. Bonfire of Myth: The Sum Total of Creation (1:43)

Musicians

Kyle Mullikin / guitars, vocals

Jameson / vocals, devices

Chronos / drums, vocals

Nathan Alan Gilbert / bass, piano, synthesizers, vocals
With:

Giles Reeves / Hammond B-3 organ

Naarah Black / backing vocals

Gerald Long / spoken word

Sonya Gilbert / vocals

Rob Duffin / vocals

The Mars Volta - Noctourniquet 2012

Al saselea album, scos dupa o pauza de trei ani. Unul asa cum ne-au obisnuit pana acum, adica de calitate   Fara indoiala, e musai de ascultat.

5/5








Songs:
1. The Whip Hand
2. Aegis
3. Dyslexicon
4. Empty Vessels Make The Loudest Sound
5. The Malkin Jewel
6. Lapochka
7. In Absentia
8. Imago
9. Molochwalker
10. Trinkets Pale of Moon
11. Vedamalady
12. Noctourniquet
13. Zed and Two Naughts

Musicians:

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez / guitars

Cedric Bixler-Zavala / vocals

Juan Alderete / bass

Marcel Rodriguez-Lopez / keyboards, synths

Deantoni Parks / drums

Lars Stalfors / synths

T.R.A.M. - Lingua Franca 2012

Supergrup format din membri The Mars Volta, Animals as Leaders si Suicidal Tendencies, la primul album. De neratat si asta.

5/5








Songs:
1 – Seven Ways Till Sunday
2 – Consider Yourself Judged
3 – Endeavor
4 – HAAS Kicker
5 – Hollywood Swinging
6 – Inverted Ballad

 Muiscians:
Adrian Terrazas / saxophone, flute, bass clarinet, percussion
Javier Reyes / guitar
Tosin Abasi  / guitar
Eric Moore  / drums

The Element - From Sand Part I 2012

Al doilea album pentru trupa braziliana de progressive metal. Unul peste care am trecut rapid, nu a reusit sa ma atraga cu nimic.

2/5









Songs:
1. Please Sit Down (Intro) (0:58)
2. Narrowing Part I (9:26)
3. Lady In The Seashore (6:26)
4. She’s Made From Sand (5:44)
5. Shine Shy Shine (9:09)
6. Hope Departed (6:36)
7. Promises (At Least One Sunny Day) (3:49)
8. The Curtains Of My Eyes (1:56)

Musicians:
Rafael Macedo / vocals, guitars
Mitch Stewart / bass
Jeremy Villucci / keyboards
Henry Moreno / drums

TEE (The Earth Explorer) - Trans Europe Expression 2012

O alta surpriza placuta din partea unei trupe japoneze, etichetata ca neo-prog. Sunet clar si curat pe acest al doilea album al lor, de ascultat..

4/5








Songs:
1. Stromboli (6:39)
2. Rhodanus (River to the Ocean) (6:56)
3. Intersection (7:58)
4. Flying Roses (7:31)
5. Gordes (11:37)
6. Endeavour (6:07)

Musicians:
Kenji Imai / flute
Ryuji Yonekura / keyboards
Takayuki Asada / drums
Yukio Iigahama / bass
Katsumi Yoneda / guitar