Jeff Loomis - Plains Of Oblivion 2012

Al doilea album solo al lui Loomis, primul dupa despartirea de Nevermore.Multi invitati de seama, de pus spre ascultare.

4/5








 Songs:
1. Mercurial (feat. Marty Friedman)
2. The Ultimatum (feat. Tony MacAlpine)
3. Escape Velocity
4. Tragedy And Harmony (feat. Christine Rhoades)
5. Requiem For The Living (feat. Attila Voros)
6. Continuum Drift (feat. Chris Poland)
7. Surrender (feat. Ihsahn)
8. Chosen Time (feat. Christine Rhoades)
9. Rapture
10. Sibylline Origin

Musicians:
Jeff Loomis / guitar, bass
Dirk Verbeuren / drums

Maps&Atlases - Beware and Be Grateful 2012

Al doilea album pentru americani. Au un vocal interesant, suna bine pe alocuri, merge de-o ascultare.

3/5








Songs:
1. Old & Gray (5:44)
2. Fever (5:05)
3. Winter (4:31)
4. Remote and Dark Years (2:48)
5. Silver Self (6:30)
6. Vampires (2:43)
7. Be Three Years Old (3:08)
8. Bugs (3:11)
9. Old Ash (5:05)
10. Important (3:56)

Musicians:
Dave Davison / guitar & vocals
Erin Elders / guitar
Shiraz Dada / bass
Chris Hainey / drums

Black Mastiff - Pyramids 2012

Canadieni,  album de debut. Catre care e de bagat, negresit, urechea.

4/5





  



Songs:
1. Pyramids
2. Rolling
3. Stoned Wolves
4. The Road
5. Dog
6. All The Right Things
7. Blindness
8. Forbidden
9. What Tomorrow Is

Musicians:
Bobby Yiannakoulias / guitar, lead vocals
Allan Harding / drums, vocals
Clay Shea / bass, vocals

Steve Thorne - Crimes and Reasons 2012

Al patrulea album pentru britanic, pe care ii gasim, printre altii, pe Nick D'Virgilio si Tony Levin. Destul de bun, se poate asculta

3/5








Songs:
1. Already Dead
2. Bullets And Babies
3. Crimes And Reasons
4. Everything Under The Sun
5. Fadeaway
6. Moth To Flame
7. Blue Yonder
8. Making Pans
9. Modern Curse
10. Distant Thunder

Musicians:
Steve Thorne / guitars,vocals
Nick D'Virgilio / drums
Tony Levin / bass
Martin Orford / flute
Gary Chandler / guitar

Sleep Maps - Fiction Makes The Future 2012

Debut, proiect al unui american care canta la toate cele. Suna interesant, merita atentie.

3/5








Songs:
1. Men Against The Stars (06:31)
2. The Eternal Wanderer (07:19)
3. Forbidden Light (09:42)
4. A Greater Fire (09:53)
5. Last Future (07:08)

Musicians:
Ben Kaplan / guitar, bass, drums

Gary Smulyan - Smul's Paradise 2012

Alte delicateturi, un album de neocolit. Pasajele cu sax si organ, tari de tot.

4/5









Songs:
1. Sunny 08:59
2. Up In Betty's Room 06:40
3. Pistaccio 04:40
4. Smul's Paradise 08:25
5. Little Miss Halfsteps 04:50
6. Aires 08:14
7. Blues for DP 06:35
8. Heavenly Hours 04:01

Musicians:
Gary Smulyan / baritone saxophone
Mike LeDonne / Hammond B3 organ
Peter Bernstein / guitar
Kenny Washington / drums

Jean-Philippe Scali - Evidence 2012

Primul album pentru saxofonistul francez. Nu ma numar printre fanii big band-urilor, dar se poate apleca urechea spre el.

3/5








Songs:
1. Brother James 5:48
2. Autoportrait d’Un Chat Sauvage 10:32
3. Fables Of Faubus 9:19
4. Eternel Present 5:37
5. Five Minutes’ Walk 4:33
6. Come Sunday 3:46
7. Evidence 9:04
8. When The Saints Go Marching In… Suite (Part 1) 4:53
9. When The Saints Go Marching In… Suite (Part 2) 4:42
10. Hope 4:54
11. Dragui’s Mood 6:01

Musicians:
Jean-Philippe Scali / saxophones
Julien Alour / trumpet
Jerry Edwards / trombone
Adrien Chicot / piano & Fender Rhodes
Simon Tailleu / bass
Manu Franchi / drums
Stephan Carracci / vibraphone
Bastien Ballaz, trombone
François Théberge / saxophone tenor
Thomas Savy / clarinet