Comments : Yet another great US progmetal band... Their album 'Listen'
is one of those albums that just get better with every listen... Emotional
and full of a darkness that reminds me of Operation:Mindcrime at times, this
sci-fi conceptual masterpiece definitely establishes Digital Ruin as one of
the most interesting progmetal acts of the moment ...
Comments : Fantastic prog goth from Austria ! Imagine a progressive Gathering,
with DUAL female vox, with fantastic musicianship, great keys (ranging from leads to
symphonic to atmospheric) and guitar solos ... Their album Komödia (released by
Hall of Sermon, the label of Lacrimosa's Tilo Wolff) is a concept album based (as
one might expect) on Dante's 'Divine Comedy' ... Need I say that the band writes
great lyrics too ? ;o)
Comments : There's "nothing left to say" about DT, I guess ... I
don't think there's any progmetal fan in this world who doesn't like them
... I like them too, of course, but if they continue in Falling Into Infinity's direction
I doubt that I'll be buying any more of their albums ...
Comments : Cool US progressive rockers ... Unfortunately, the band broke up
so the ex-members of echolyn have other musical projects right now, ex-echolyn keyboarder
Chris Buzby now being a member of Finneus Gauge
Anyway, I consider their album As The World one of the most interesting and
thoughtful progrock albums I've heard... Check out this site for a deeper look at the
lyrical subtlety of echolyn and plenty of other info about these guys...
Eternity X
Comments : Great US progressive metal band ... The site is maintained by Eternity X's
vocalist/lyricist, Keith Sudano ... A great site and a great band ... beautiful music,
superb lyrics , fabulous musicianship and a great deal of emotion and diversity displayed by
these guys ... Another great prog band !
Comments : Truly one of progmetal's giants , Fates Warning has been
delivering its innovating approach to music for almost 15 years now ... And,
after all that time , they still kick ass ! :)
Comments : Here's a band that has managed to put out great albums and still
change their style from album to album ... The last two releases are with Anneke
van Giersbergen , one of my fave female vocalists (yes, I know , I know... I have
a thing for female vox ... ;) They're all fave to me ... :) ) ... Beautiful music,
slight gothic sound, LOTS of feeling, and great vocal lines ...
Comments : Oh yes ! Heaven's Cry, Canada's answer to the world of progmetal,
finally have a homepage ... These guys play very complex , yet quite catchy heavy progmetal, but with quite a few progrock
influences thrown in ... This stuff will have to grow on you , I'm sure , but once it does, you'll never be able to get this
thing out of your player anymore :o) ... Food For Thought Substitute is already a classic, imo... Anyway,
check out the site for some sound samples, if you haven't heard Heaven's Cry yet, lyrics, bios and plenty of other stuff , including the possibility
to contact guitarist/vocalist Pierre St. Jean ...
Comments : The Band of Tilo Wolff, a musical genius from Switzerland,
who together with Anne Nurmi created last year a monumental album, one of
the most fascinating musical experiences I've had ... The thing is called
'Stille' and I would describe it as bombastic, symphonic dark-wave gothic
metal , with some shades of prog ... Anyway, check out the site and, PLEASE,
do yourself a favor and don't let the looks of Tilo put you off !
Comments : US progrock band , with influences ranging from Rush to fusion...
Melissa Blair's great vocals, together with the top-notch musicianship by the Rodler brothers (Chris on guitars
& keys and Brent on drums) and the band's great songwriting skills make this one of the best progrock bands I've heard...
Comments : Another great US progmetal band ... One of the greatest
vocalists I've ever heard (Jeff Ward) , tight and hooky songwriting,
fantastic lyrics make this band truly a winner ... Check out their latest album, Scoring The Chapters
or 72 minutes of unique progressive metal with excellent introspective lyrics...
Comments : Great Finnish gothic metal band... As their fellow gothic metallers, Dreams of Sanity,
they released their debut album ( Angels Fall First ) last year... This band adds a whole new dimension
to the term "operatic vocals", because their lead singer Tarja is a well-trained opera singer :) ... The combination works amazingly well, though,
and this young band is amongst my favorite gothic metal bands , for sure... I'm looking forward to their next releases !
Comments : Fantastic progmetal from Germany... Their album
Kadath Decoded is inspired by a novel of H.P. Lovecraft and contains the band's
unique interpretation of the book... One of the most original and diverse
albums I've ever heard...
Comments : Superb neoclassical progmetal... Great singer, awesome
keyboarder (one of the best in this genre, Andre Andersen) and fantastic female
background vox are the trademarks of this band...
Comments : One of the greatest prog bands to come out since DT... Every guy in this
band is a fantastic musician , and together, they create some powerful , emotional, epic
stuff , mixing technique and feeling really well ... Aside from being great musicians and
great people , they also maintain this site themselves, so... check it out ;)
Comments : Great US progrock band ... Shades of Pink Floyd, ELO,
Yes, Genesis in their music, but still plenty of originality ...
These guys can rock :)
Comments : Guitar wizard Mike Romeo's band ... Their first 2 records have a neo-classical Yngwie
feel to them (don't get me wrong, though ... The Damnation Game is still a masterpiece ! ) and their new
one ... well, it's one of my favorite 1997 albums :o) .... I can only say that they've
matured a lot, the keys play a bigger role in the music now (Mike Pinella kicks ass :) ) , and they managed
to create both one of the best songs ( the title song, The Divine Wings Of Tragedy ) and one of the best albums I've heard in a while ...
So, uhm... move over, DT :)
Comments : Well... what can I say about these guys ? Their first two
albums (the EP Sorrow and Tears Laid In Earth) feature Kari Rueslatten , who
has the most beautiful voice I've ever heard in my life ... The music is a bit
meancholic and depressive, centering on Kari's amazing vocals , with the 3
guitarists creating a perfect wall of sound, combining doomy riffs with
progressive structures and a lot of acoustic stuff ... Unbelievable music !
After those albums , Kari left the band and went solo ... and TATM lost their
magic, imo ...
Comments : I only have Act II : Galileo by these guys and it's a GREAT album ... One of my
fave prog-metal albums ... Plenty of time changes, an awesome singer, great atmosphere... and the
lyrics and concept of the album are great too :) Their other efforts aren't that good, though, from
what I've heard ...
Comments : Progmetal band from New York ... They
have one of the coolest homepages I've seen :) ... Check them out
and check out their new CD 'Frame Of Mind' , available on CMG Records...
2 members of Aztec Jade are also in the band Planet Sarcasm...
Comments : US Power / Progressive Metal Band, who've been playing for almost 10 years now...
Look for a new release in 1998 from these guys too ... Oh, and check out the WWW message board of Jarrett
Lembach, Reignstorm's vocalist ... It rules ! :)
Comments : Formerly known as Carpe Noctem,
these guys play a very interesting mixture of prog, power and dark doomy goth metal...
They just released a new demo called Shadowbox, so if you like it dark and heavy be sure
to give them a try ...
If YOU are in a progressive band (or know of one :) ) that
you think is good and want a link to the band's webpage here, let
ME know...
Comments : The best resource if you're looking for less-known progmetal bands... This site includes soundfiles,
reviews and plenty of other information, all done very competently
Comments : The Heaven's Cry Message Board , where you can discuss topics
related to the band... Vocalist/guitarist Pierre St. Jean check this one pretty frequently...
