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Short video previews new Arcade Messiah II album
KingBathmat frontman, and the mastermind behind the Arcade Messiah project, John Bassett has announced the follow up to the first, self-titled, release…. “Hi everybody, I will soon be releasing the follow up to last years Arcade Messiah album. ‘Arcade Messiah II’ will be released end of November/early December There will be a Pre-Order for both…
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Review – Ghost – Meliora – by Gary Morley
This time, Gary Morley ventures across to the darker side….. ‘Mr Wallet Emptier’ has thrown me a curve ball, as our colonial cousins allegedly say. He wants me to review something contemporary. Of my choice. I tend to buy things on gut instinct. I will follow my nose and purchase something that sounds interesting, direct…
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New track Review – Shearwater – Quiet Americans – by Mike Sherman
Here Mike Sherman gives a quick precis of Quiet Americans, the first single from the new Shearwater album, ‘Jet Plane and Oxbow’. This first glimpse of original Shearwater for 3 years (save for the tuneful but unspectacular A Wake For The Minotaur from ‘Fellow Travellers’) is not before time. Shearwater have been established as a…
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Exclusive!! – Fractal Mirror reveal details of New Album – Slow Burn 1
In a great exclusive for Progradar, the eclectic Dutch band Fractal Mirror are due to release their third album ‘Slow Burn 1’ in February 2016 and I was extremely lucky enough to catch up with band member Leo Koperdraat this morning and find out more details about this highly anticipated release. Leo, Ed van Haagen…
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Live Review – Opeth 25th Anniversary Concert – by Shawn Dudley
Shawn Dudley’s account of Opeth live at the Orpheum Theatre, Los Angeles on the 24th October 2015. Opeth concluded their month-long anniversary tour with a two city trek to the States for shows in New York and Los Angeles. Originally planned as one show, the tickets for the Los Angeles concert sold out so quickly…
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Review – Geof Whitely Project – Between 2 Worlds – by Progradar
You have to be wary of repetition, it can become tedious and monotonous if there is no progression or marked difference between pieces of work, after all, familiarity is supposed to breed contempt, isn’t it? One of the most intriguing artists I have had the pleasure to listen to this year is the Geof Whitely…
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Review – Klone – Here Comes The Sun – by Mike Sherman
With his first review for Progradar, here’s Mike Sherman… This review is, in part, an homage to the many mixed playlists available on music streaming services, as this is how I discovered this band and this album. I’ll kick things off by saying that it’s one of my favourite LPs of 2015….. I love discovering…
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Review – Hillward – Flies In Amber Stones – by Stephen Bowden
This Canadian trio (David Lizotte on guitars and vocals, Jean-Fran ois Boudreault on Bass and Antoine Guertin on drums) started life as a side project of Qu?becois progressive power metallers Southern Cross (no, me neither). ‘Flies Trapped in Amber Stones’ is their debut album. Right from the crunching guitar chords that kick in near the…
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Review – La Curva Di Lesmo – La Curva Di Lesmo – by David Elliott
A unique project from Stefano Agnini (La Coscienza Di Zeno) and Fabio Zuffanti (Finisterre, La Maschera Di Cera and others). This is a beautifully composed and produced, melodic, diverse and eclectic piece of art that consists of 3 tracks clocking in at 8:26, 17:14 & 26:24 and is as epic as you might expect.? I…
