Tag: prog
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Insomnium in Birmingham, January 2020
Insomnium – 17.01.2020 @ O2 Academy Birmingham, UK While the winter colds and greys were dominating the mood for the post festive season, Finnish melodeath powerhouse Insomnium were packing their gear and setting out on the road for “Heart Like a Grave” UK and Ireland tour in support for their eponymous album and Birmingham was…
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Voyager live in Birmingham
Voyager with Verb the Noun, Axiom and Coldbones 24.09.2019 @ The Flapper, Birmingham, UK
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PREVIEW: Final line-up for Tech-Fest 2019
UK Tech-Fest is a festival that celebrates all things technical, progressive and djent. The festival was formed in 2011 and has seen over the years headliners such as Sikth, The Black Dahlia Murder, The Acacia Strain, Northlane, Animals as Leaders, Between the Buried and Me, and Protest The Hero. Alongside nearly 70 bands across 4…
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Baker Gurvitz Army – Since Beginning: The Albums 1974-1976
Once again Esoteric must be applauded for releasing a superb box-set that is not just a pleasure to listen to but also historically important. The Baker Gurvitz Army was formed in 1974 by former Gun and Three Man Army members Paul Gurvitz on bass/vocal, Adam Gurvitz on guitar/vocal, and Cram legend Ginger Baker on drums……
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PREVIEW: Radar Festival 2019
Brand new festival announces first wave of bands The brainchild of two promoters in South of England, a brand new festival is emerging: Radar Festival, which will be focusing on bands not afraid to push boundaries across the musical spectrum. Radar Festival’s first edition will be taking place on August 2nd-3rd in Guildford, Surrey, UK.…
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Hard Rock Hell: HRH Prog VIII Sheffield @ 02 Academy
Same weekend, same line-up as Shepherd’s Bush Empire event HRH Prog’s 8th Cycle at the iconic Shepherd’s Bush Empire sold out within 12 weeks. In response, HRH are now staging a second weekend at the HRH base at the 02 Academy in Sheffield. The dates and prices will be the same dates, and the exact…
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Deadbird – III: The Forest Within the Tree
I guess they’re back from the dead? Roughly 10 years since their last album, Arkansas outfit Deadbird, featuring a few guys from Rwake and the current bassist of The Obsessed, has returned with their third full-length installment of southern-fried sludge, offering up eight tracks in a little under 40 minutes. Fans of Rwake, or even…
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Sunrunner – Ancient Arts of Survival
Despite their Native American inspirations, Sunrunner have a lot in common with European power metal bands, in the sense that their music is melodic, well-played and optimistic. This then is a concept album, and an interesting one, though the songs would work equally well on their own. Different, but all the better for it. http://www.sunrunnermusic.com/ https://www.facebook.com/sunrunnermusic/…
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Anathema – Internal Landscapes 2008-2018
In 2008, Anathema were one of the first bands to sign to progressive label KScope. Which makes sense as their music has constantly progressed, with founders Vincent and Danny Cavanagh being the constant factors. In 2018, Anathema are very different to the band that signed to the mighty Peaceville Records almost two decades previously. Then,…
