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March 6, 2022

Mental Fracture Achieve Progressive Metal Heavyweight Status with Compelling “Disaccord” Debut

Mental Fracture Achieve Progressive Metal Heavyweight Status with Compelling “Disaccord” Debut Israeli purveyors of thought-provoking progressive metal & rock Mental Fracture sound united on powerful new album “Disaccord”. Fans of artists like Opeth, Leprous, Rush and Tool should find much to unwrap in this collection that showcases Mental Fracture‘s technical wizardry and wanton experimentation. The album’s high-minded lyrics and themes, coupled with...

October 27, 2012February 16, 2015

Progressive Metal Bandcamp Roundup – The Best of the Best

It’s Saturday, and you know what that means. I’m browsing the ever-high quality website Bandcamp.com specifically looking for the best of the best in progressive metal bands as I work. These bands will all have qualities that I find interesting such as intelligent or philosophical/relevant themes (minus the pretension), fascinating musical choices, and dynamic vocals...

February 14, 2012

Chicago band Northpilot bring prog pop to the masses

If you’re looking for some new progressive yet catchy material, like Porcupine Tree mixed with, say, Coldplay, I’d suggest Chicago 5-piece “prog pop” band Northpilot, who were suggested to me by a friend of mine, Rick Dante from the excellent progressive music website Dante Prog. I always like to hear artists who actually take effort to...

February 1, 2012

Exclusive Interview With Mystical UK Prog Rock Heroes Gandalf’s Fist

Today we have an exclusive interview with mystical UK prog rock heroes Gandalf’s Fist. Hi guys, welcome to Independent Music Promotions. Tell us about your new release “Road to Darkness” and what listeners can expect? Dean: I’ve heard it described before as “Medieval-Space-Rock” which sounds about right to me! Basically, we always like to tell...

January 13, 2012

Phavian announce epic progressive metal plan with the Meridian series

Independent metal/progressive rock act Phavian have an incredibly ambitious project due for release over the next two years – 4 albums entitled “Meridian 1-4” respectively. It pays to think big, and also to commit yourself. Bands with no plan go guess where? The preview release “Foreword”, which will contain a track from each of the...