{"id":129,"date":"2015-06-27T11:57:49","date_gmt":"2015-06-27T10:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.progradar.org\/?p=129"},"modified":"2026-08-21T15:47:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T14:47:08","slug":"weekly-wallet-emptier-27615","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/progradar.co.uk\/index.php\/2015\/06\/27\/weekly-wallet-emptier-27615\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Wallet Emptier &#8211; 27\/6\/15"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cover6.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-130\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cover6.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cover\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cover6.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cover6.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cover6.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cover6.jpg?w=1500&amp;ssl=1 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gekko Project &#8211; Reya of Titan<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gekko Project<\/strong> are a California based five piece Progressive Rock band, with duel vocals, symphonic keyboards, progressive guitars, driving bass and adventurous drums. Their latest album &#8216;Reya of Titan&#8217; has all the ingredients of a classic progressive album with an intricate storyline given substance by some rather good musicians. Extended tracks mix with the briefer variety to deliver an entertaining release that is well worthy of a listen<\/p>\n<p>Released 20th June 2015<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stand out track &#8211; This is Now Our Home<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/melodicrevolutionrecords.com\/album\/reya-of-titan\">Buy Reya of Titan here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cover7.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-131\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cover7.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cover\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cover7.jpg?w=300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cover7.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Solstice Coil &#8211; Commute<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Starting a run of progressive metal releases in this week&#8217;s WWE, <strong>Solstice Coil <\/strong>hail from Israel. Operating for over a decade, <strong>Solstice Coil<\/strong> blends the powerful sound and emotional charge of international alternative rock with the precise compositions and arrangements of progressive rock, with major influences such as <strong>Radiohead<\/strong>, <strong>Muse<\/strong>, <strong>Porcupine Tree<\/strong>, <strong>Oceansize<\/strong>, <strong>The Mars Volta<\/strong> and <strong>Dream Theater. <\/strong>Their latest release &#8216;Commute&#8217; is another example of their take on straight up prog-metal and, to my ears anyway, is a rather good album.<\/p>\n<p>Released 21st June 2015<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stand out track &#8211; The Bargain<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/solsticecoil.bandcamp.com\/\">Buy Commute here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4TgV7BwRf1I?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Cover1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-132\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Cover1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Cover\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Cover1.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Cover1.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/Cover1.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Geof Whitely Project &#8211; Supernatural Casualty<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>One from out of the blue that I had never heard of before, the <strong>Geof Whitely Project<\/strong>. No two albums use the same musical influences but there is a core of cinematic, atmospheric progressive rock that puts me in mind of <strong>Fractal Mirror<\/strong> and <strong>Mike Kershaw<\/strong>. Thoughtful and precise, it is a sea of calm in the frenetic world we live in and quite addictive.<\/p>\n<p>Full review of the this and the two previous releases coming next from <b>Progradar.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Releases 3rd August 2015<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stand out track &#8211; Assassin<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geofwhitelyproject.bandcamp.com\/album\/supernatural-casualty-album\">Supernatural Casualty available here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YJD5sFMbSiE?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cover8.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-133\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cover8.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cover\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cover8.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cover8.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cover8.jpg?resize=1024%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cover8.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Subterranean Masquerade &#8211; The Great Bazaar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Welcome to the carnival of the dysfunctional and the disturbed&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Formed back in 1997 with an idea to mix progressive rock, doom metal and 70&#8217;s-inspired psychedelic rock, <strong>Subterranean Masquerade<\/strong> creates music with that edge of extreme metal and the loose atmosphere of <strong>Pink Floyd<\/strong> and <strong>Iron Butterfly<\/strong>. So goes the publicity blurb anyway, I&#8217;m not a fan of growly vocals so for me to listen all the way through an album containing quite a lot of them and come out the other side saying I really enjoyed it must be a positive. The mix of progressive and metal is dialed well over to the progressive side on this interesting release and it is all the better for it.<\/p>\n<p>Released 13th January 2015.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stand out track &#8211; Early Morning Mantra<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/submasq.bandcamp.com\/album\/the-great-bazaar\">Buy The Great Bazaar here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6a1v5dhpe8I?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cover9.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-134\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cover9.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"cover\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cover9.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cover9.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/progradar.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/cover9.jpg?w=750&amp;ssl=1 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Anuryzm &#8211; All is Not For All<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A great album cover does not always a great album make but, in this case, it certainly does. More progressive metal with leanings definitively to the progressive corner, this time from the UAE, classy and very precise yet able to really rock out as well. I&#8217;m hoping that this album will catapult <strong>Anuryzm<\/strong> onto the big stage, it is certainly good enough.<\/p>\n<p>Released June 15th 2015<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stand out track &#8211; Humanoid<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/melodicrevolutionrecords.com\/album\/all-is-not-for-all\">Buy All is Not For All here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZKJWVIRXEvU?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gekko Project &#8211; Reya of Titan Gekko Project are a California based five piece Progressive Rock band, with duel vocals, symphonic keyboards, progressive guitars, driving bass and adventurous drums. Their latest album &#8216;Reya of Titan&#8217; has all the ingredients of a classic progressive album with an intricate storyline given substance by some rather good musicians. 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