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. CORTE AULICA - "Il Temporale E L'arcobaleno"
The progessive rock band Corte Aulica starts playing on january 2006, formed from Gustavo Pasini, the drummer of the "Notabene", Nicholas Gasperi - keyboards, Luca Saccenti - guitar, (already member of always founded the Lithos group from G.Pasini, and the bassista David Fedreghini replaced for time issues and a job from Emanuele already bassista Jaforte of the trio jazz rock Ypsilon, with the objective to create music which reminds to the Canterbury setting of the seventies, "Camel", "Caravan" and "Hatfield and the North" above all, but at the same time keeping its strong originality both in the composing and in the sound. On December 2006, after only a year from the birth, the group records 9 pieces of its own composing. Corte Aulica is a young band that came from Italy, and creates its own music with a vintage sound, inspired by great old british bands and, drawing some musical influences from renowned Italy progressive rock groups, where the band play a magical and elegant Symphonic Progressive Rock style. The band has a strong sense of melody, great musicianship, and a perfect instrumental that makes a difference, where the music is centered around guitars and keyboards, exploring delicate bass sounds with a dynamic drums. From time to time a new bands appears in the progressive scene that surprises for its freshness and originality, in fact, Corte Aulica certainly will attract a lot of attention and deserve a special attention. "Il Temporale E L'arcobaleno" contains many interesting instrumental tracks filled with swirling, shifting textures that almost verge on symphonic orchestration, just listen "Il Temporale E L'arcobaleno", "Corte Aulica", "Tiziana", "La Principessa Del Parco", "Via Rua Sovera 19", "Grazie A Te"and "La Ragione D'autunno" and you will find only pure emotions, crowned by the immense symphonic instrumental. Using some references, Corte Aulica´s music and style is very similar to "Camel", "Caravan", "Le Orme", "PFM", "Locanda Delle Fate", "Mangala Vallis", "Foglie Di Vetro" and "La Maschera Di Cera". The musicians on the band are: Luca Saccenti - Guitar, Nicola Gasperi - Keyboards and Vocals, Emanuele Jaforte - Bass and Gustavo Pasini - Drums and Vocals, Guest musician Anna Paderni - Flute. Brilliant and indispensable work, highly recommendable...  (Comments by Carlos Vaz)		 .
01/13/2008.................For more details and everything about the band please check out CORTE AULICA HOME PAGE...
. ALAN MORSE - "Four O' Clock And Hysteria"
Members of "Spock’s Beard", one of the best modern prog rock groups, the Morse brothers have gained much respect from all fans of the genre. After all they totally deserve it as they both are considered to be among the most talented musicians of our times. The whole prog rock community hails them both as two of the leaders of this kind of music. Apart from his contribution to "Spock’s Beard" records, Neil Morse (who has now left the band) has released several solo albums. Now it’s time for his brother Alan to do exactly the same. “Four O’clock and Hysteria” is Alan Morse’s first solo effort. And it’s a quite successful one. Although the other "Spock’s Beard" members, as well as Neil Morse, make their musical contribution to this cd, the end result is not similar to a Beard release. After all, when such high-class musicians surround you, it is quite logical to use their abilities for a solo release as well. What we’ve got here is an instrumental guitar-driven album. Through these 12 songs, the listener can easily appreciate Morse’s guitar virtuosity as well as his open-minded musical taste. There is a lot of variation in styles: from straight blues to slow funk and from there to melodic prog songs and extended jams, Alan Morse proves that he is capable of playing successfully any kind of music. In other words, it doesn’t really matter what music style you chose to play as long as your songs contain beautiful melodies and make the listening experience a pleasant one. That’s exactly the case with “Four O’clock…” The participation of top-notch musicians makes any comment regarding the music performances unnecessary. They are all extremely skilled player and Alan gives them enough room to show their abilities. In addition the fact that both Morse brothers hold the production duties guarantees a well-produced result. As a conclusion the first solo release of Alan Morse certainly deserves our attention. Especially "Spock’s Beard" fans (and prog fans in general) will be pleased. “Four O’clock and Hysteria” is an excellent addition to the growing catalog of InsideOut Music, the perfect home for Alan Morse...  (Comments By Marcelo Martins)		 .
01/13/2008...................................,............Interested to know more about the artist? Visit ALAN MORSE HOME PAGE...
. AHOORA - "All In Blood With You"
Ahoora came from Iran and was formed in late 2001 by Milad Tangshir and Kiavash Kia. Joined by a bass player and a guy to handle the vocals, Ahoora seemed to try to play heavy metal music with Persian lyrics. This is interesting to say the least. A surprisingly quality metal masterpiece, from a scene I am not familiar with (Iranian Metal). It definitely belongs to the heavy end of the progressive metal spectrum, taking cues from "Nevermore" and "Megadeth", as well as some gothic contemporizes. With the ferocious riffs that open the record, I was thinking thrash, but as the song settled into its dark groove, the album revealed its true colors. The next song shows more gothic and intricate colors with well thought out crushing and clean sections. The eastern arpeggios definitely provide an eastern flavor, with the chop heavy musician ship and structures make for a thoroughly enjoyable listen. "A History of Extinction" further displays the band's innovative riff arrangements being alternately haunting/doomy and riff-alicious, making a great instrumental. The whole record has an overall cohesive feel, that shows a mature focused outfit. I love the way that the music incorporates tonnes of time-and-scale changes without sacrificing an iota of the oppressive atmosphere."Between Maybe and Never" is another example of crushing dynamics, with the haunting licks raising hairs in places. The listenability of the whole record is very high, and repeated spins revealed a detail to the songwriting that the listener may miss the first time. The by the numbers metal production is merely average and the band would definitely from a bigger studio and producer. There is enough variety to make Ahoora more than a sum of its influences, and warrant a major signing. I would like to thank Carlos Vaz (Progressive Rock & Progressive Metal - E-Zine) for sending this my way and thus introducing me to a rising start of the Asian Metal Scene. Yhe line up on Ahoora are: Milad Tangshir - Rhythm Guitar, Ashkan Hadavand - Voice, Alireza Saeidian - Lead Guitar and Mohamad Baei - Fretless Bass, Ida Norheim-Hagtun - Female vocals on "Hunger Within". All lyrics written by Milad Tangshir. This band deserves some serous attention NOW!!!   (Comments By Syed Suleiman Ali)		 .
01/13/2008................................,.....Interested to know more about the this artist? Please visit AHOORA HOME PAGE...
. 25 YARD SCREAMER - "Cassandra"
25 Yard Screamer came from South Wales and was formed in 2002 after Donal (drums) and Matt (Bass) helped Nick (Guitar) with a record company showcase gig for some of Nick own material. That label was not interested but they worked well together and so decided to carry on with it. To date they have recorded 3 CD's. The latest "Cassandra" has been far and away the most popular, receiving great reviews across the web and in many magazines. 25 Yard Screamer are amazing power trio that blends perfectly styles as Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Symphonic Rock, Classic Rock with touchs of Metal, into their own unique jam of sound. The style and influences of 25 Yard Screamer moves between bands such as "Rush", "Deep Purple", "Kansas", "Porcupine Tree", "Dream Theater", "Opeth", "Marillion" and "Yes". Their music is very solid and powerful on the arrangements and melodic in some compositions, the musical concepts are based on blazing guitar solos, bombastic drums and impressive bass sounds, adorned with sweet and harmony vocals. 25 Yard Screamer certainly is a prog band that deserves all our attention. "Cassandra" can be experienced on a number of different musical levels, that should appeal to a variety of listeners. Among the four tracks on the almost 58 minutes album, we find two songs that really stands out, the first one is "Blacklight" with 19min filled of powerful guitars solos and beautiful vocals, and the second is "Cassandra" with 29:20 min, a big suite and contains beautiful instrumental passages, the instrumental arrangements are very tasteful with diverse interplay between passages of guitar and bass, with pulsating drums and harmonic vocals, overall the balance of the song is so amazing, making it my favorite track on the album. "Cassandra" is distributed online by The music Index. The musicians on the band are: Matt Clarke - Bass Guitar, Nick James - Guitars & Vocals, Donal Owen - Drums. Brilliant and an indispensable work, highly recommendable...  (Comments by Carlos Vaz)		 .
01/13/2008...............................,.....Interested to know more about the Band? Visit 25 YARD SCREAMER HOME PAGE...
. HOLDING PATTERN - "Breaking The Silence"
Holding Pattern was formed in 1981 and quickly gained notoriety as being one of the most important progressive rock bands hailing from the U.S. Through the release of their debut album, videos, radio air play and performances with "Steve Morse", "Kansas", "Rick Wakeman" and "Steve Howe" to name a few. Holding Pattern quickly built a loyal following of prog rock fans from around the globe. Guitarist/composer Tony Spada’s split with Holding Pattern in 1992 prompted him to start a new band to support the release of his critically acclaimed solo album “Balance Of Power” and a chance to return to a more progressive/guitaristic style of music. “Balance Of Power” was enjoyed not only by fans of Holding Pattern but helped create a solo career to a growing audience in just about every country. In January 2005, Tony Spada released his last album titlet “The Human Element” that, created a buzz in the prog community based on reviews, requests for advance orders and strong coverage in various media. Holding Pattern should appeal to anyone who likes atmospheric music, or symphonic instrumental progressive rock in general, their music is centered around symphonic instrumental arrangements, where very intense and virtuoso guitar work dominates the music, combined with symphonic keyboard solos, working extremely well with all bass parts and drums. Today, Holding Pattern is leaded by Tony Spada, a veteran of the progressive rock genre and a wizard on the guitar, together with excellent and talented musicians, the band know how to play a cool and versatile Progressive Rock Music. "Breaking The Silence" is totally instrumental, and contains nine tracks, almost 51min of a dynamic and adventurous Progressive Rock style. Recorded and also distribution by Surveiliance Records. The highlights of the album are the following tracks: "Breaking the Silence", "Fishbulb", "Once as One", "Back to the Tunnels", "Blaster" and "Like Waves" may be the best song on the album. The musicians on Holding Pattern are: Tony Spada - Guitar, Tony Castellano - Bass and Keyboards, Robert Hutchinson - Drums and Percussion, Mark Tannenbaum - Keyboards and Rob "The Drummer" Gottfried - Drums. Brilliant and indispensable work, highly recommendable...  (Comments by Carlos Vaz)		 .
01/17/2008.....,.....Want to learn everything about the band and its members? Visit HOLDING PATTERN HOME PAGE...
. GREY SKIES FALLING - "Tomorrow's In Doubt"
This is a joyride. What starts out as a promising gothic doom outfit turns into melodic death metal (mid paced) and then proceeds to touch almost all metal genres (barring the -cores). The wonderful thing is that it has originality and songwriting of a high caliber going for it. The singer does clean and powerful singing sections but intersperses them with equally forceful Swedish rasps and growls to bring a sense of class to the proceedings. There is a lot of emotion displayed here, with well written personal clearly enunciated lyrics. And the music: a boiling pot of the best elements of progressive / classic rock, melodic death metal, doom/gothic and traditional metal that does not dissolve into the faceless hogwash of 99% of extreme metal today. Can you believe it, a band with personality and actual songwriting talent? There is nothing below the 6 minute mark here, but without resorting to typical doom pacing. Meaning the songs are epic, but busy with very involved structures. The cleaner sections show real ability, while the heavier ones reflect an outfit who understand metal dynamics. The only comparison I can think of (being a lazy music reviewer) is In the Woods and My Dying Bride, and that too very occasionally. Otherwise this is un-pigeonholable and the originality and maturity is surprising give that this was their second full-length. If you, like me, have had enough of the flood of recent sludge/doom releases and horribly poppy 'gothic' bands, get this to be depressed in style. And just to once again emphasize the fact, they were too original and classy (that word again) to have stable record contracts. Infact all 3 of their releases are offered as high quality mp3 right here by the band themselves. Nothing released after 1996 is evident as an influence here, to my relief. But the way the amalgamation is effortlessly achieved is nothing short of masterful. How a band can avoid gothenburg cliches, dream theatre wankery, sabbath imitation, samples, drum machines, oscillators/filters, orchestras and operas and yet remain a relevant musical metal entity is aptly documented here. If I pointed out individual tracks here, I would be nitpicking since they are ALL great (though the heart wrenching guitars and piano in the closer need mention ). Highly recommended!...   (Comments By Syed Suleiman Ali)		 .
02/03/2008.............................,.....Interested to know more about the Band? Visit GREY SKIES FALLING HOME PAGE...
. DARKWATER - "Calling the Earth to Witness"
Initially came together in Sweden in late 2003 and spent the next several years perfecting its material before signing with Ulterium Records in early 2007, features four of the five original members of "Harmony". The band played a brand of power metal with a slight progressive edge, one that on the surface reminded me of "Circus Maxiumus", but lacked that heavy progressive sound. The band "Darkwater", consisting of four of the five members in "Harmony", takes the progressive banner and raises it high. What "Harmony" is only on the surface, Darkwater is that through and through. They don't break the mold that bands like "Zero Hour" and "Wastefall" and the aforementioned "Circus Maximus" create, but they do reinforce it. Calling "The Earth To Witness" is Darkwater's Ulterium Records debut, having only released one song prior, in 2004, on a compilation called "The Sweet...According To Sweden". The album is nine songs deep (one being a short intro), and clocks in at just under sixty-nine minutes. "All Eyes On Me" - preceded by the short intro "2534167" - sets the progressive metal bar high; crushing guitar and drum work (very solid, heavy tones on both), powerful vocals with thick, lush harmonies, subtle keyboard flourishes that create depth, outstanding lead work, and - most importantly - brilliant songwriting. "Again" and "Habit" step up next and land a perfect one-two combination, with the latter pushing the thirteen-minute mark, showing a more dynamic and experimental style. Darkwater doesn't deviate from this heavy progressive style on the whole of the album, but they do add some different elements from song to song to keep things fresh: the short piano ballad "The Play, Pt. 1", the keyboard heavy and aggressive "Shattered", a little acoustic guitar work and a cappella on "Tallest Tree". While not breaking new ground, "Calling The Earth To Witness" is a formidable album in the field of progressive metal. While so many bands of this genre have too many loose ends flapping around while they try too hard to create something "progressive", Darkwater manages to keep things compelling and dynamic without getting sloppy. It's not always easy to make something memorable and tasty when so many ingredients are used, but Darkwater will both satisfy and keep you hungry for more. The full line up are: Henrik Båth - Vocals And Guitars, Tobias Enbert - Drums, Magnus Holmberg - Keyboards, Markus Sigfridsson - Guitars and Karl Wassholm - Bass...   (Comments By Marcelo Martins)		 .
02/03/2008..........................................,.....Interested to know more about the Band? Visit DARKWATER HOME PAGE...
. MONSTERWORKS - "Spacial Operations"
Opening with a majestic intro that shows the band to be clearly influenced by bombastic Progressive Hard Rock, it explodes into the first song proper 'Firefight'. This lies somewhere at a crossroads between hevy devy metal (its a genre now), rogressive metal, melodic death metal and power metal. A very fresh sound indeed, which is surprising how hackneyed the inspirations have become in themselves. This has a passion and a sense of honesty often missing in musicians and albums of such virtuosity. The vocalist is like a one man war between the aforementioned devin (minus the reverb OD) and Impaled Nazarene. Lovely atmospheric keyboards drench the proceedings but never intrude on the seriously attacking guitars. Thankfully the leads avoid the dreaded Maiden syndrome as well as the abhorred pretty-ness of the Amotts. Instead the guitars and the organic song structures evoke the free flowing spirit of 70's progressive hard rock (as on "November") and  the classic (doomy) metal rumblings ("Stars Malign"). This traverses the entire classic and extreme metal spectrum in its 48 minutes, without once sounding forced or contrived. "Defenders of the Southern Cross" is another masterpiece but its all good really. Its great the way the same instruments (guitars, drums, bass, keys) in the same genre (metal) can still sound so fresh and vital, without resorting to non-traditional composition techniques. The way the band makes "Lynrd Skynrd" collide head on with Strapping Young Lad has to be heard to be believed. This band has single handedly revived my faith in progressive metal, infusing it with an almost punk enthusiasm and a true sense of adventure. For those who have had enough of the navel-gazing bloat metal of "Opeth" or the sheer pomposity (and pedestrian nature) of "Dream Theatre", give this a spin to see what you have been missing. My only regret is that this could not be included on my Yearly Top Ten List. The way the free-bird-esque acoustics of "Lonely Crown" erupts into the raging wall of sound and how the composition continues will give any metal fan the shivers. "Paralellysis" is another heartfelt acoustic interlude leading to the monstrous track "Alliance". Overall the vocals are some of the most passionate I have heard in a while (though very occasionally interspersed with a more generic growl) while the instrumentation takes the best elements of progressive and extreme metal (as well as 70's southern rock) and comes up with a winning mix. I could go on and on but suffice to say get it now. This is a concept record, being something of an action-space-drama, but the cohesive concept is only the icing on the cake, because the music stands tall on its own. And finally the cherry on the icing of this monster metal sundae : its available for free download (hi quality mp3) directly from the band's site...    (Comments By Syed Suleiman Ali)		 .
02/03/2008...........................For more details and in the meantime please check out MONSTERWORKS HOME PAGE...
. PRIME MOVER - "Imperfekt"
Prime Mover is a Finnish band, formed in 1998 by young musicians Michael Karlsson and Roger Nyman, where they started recording various stuff together way back when they were kids in the late 80's. This was in Nykarleby/Uusikaarlepyy in Finland. As time went by, they learned how to play the guitar and bass respectively, and started forming bands, writing songs and recording demos. By that time, Roger and Michael had become better and more ambitious musicians, and therefore decided to try to record some own music that was good "for real". The first demo, "Mr Zingelmann" (1999), was basically a 40 minute concept album. The first real album was however "Put In Perspective" (2001), which was also the first release with the whole line-up. For the second album, "Prime Mover Alias Drivkraft" (2004), the band wrote all the lyrics in their native tongue: a minority version of Swedish spoken only in Finland. "Imperfekt" (2007), their last album, was at first intended to be an EP with only three songs, but it got expanded several times and the final result was an over one hour long album with eleven songs. Prime Mover plays a fine Progressive Rock with influences from many style directions, blending styles such as  Jazz Rock, Classic Rock, Melodic Rock and Folk, in a perfect musical combination, adding some nice symphonic trends. Like many old bands, Prime Mover can be considered as a typical prog rock group, using classic progressive instruments, such as Keyboards, Guitar, Bass and Drums, but in perfect doses and, the result is a dynamic and very cool music, we can enjoy an incredible instrumental arrangements, of which consist of very tasteful and diverse interplay between passages of guitar, keys, bass and drums, the vocals, although sung in Swedish/Finnish, fits perfectly with the music, creating exciting prog music to be long treasured. "Imperfekt" contains eleven songs and 61 minutes that, illustrate the songwriting talent that is present within the band. A special and particular attention to and my favourite songs are: "Telefonsamtal Från Norr", "Sväljer Mina Ord", "In I Dimman", "Ingenting", "I Verkligheten", "Sånt Vi Behöver", "Enbart Psykopat" and the last song "En Yrkeshjältes Vedermödor" that´s in my opinion, the best track on the album. The musicians on Prime Mover are: Dennis Nordell – Vocals, Michael Karlsson – Guitars, Sebastian Teir – Keyboards, Roger Nyman – Bass Guitar and Kenneth Lagerström – Drums. Guests musicians: Olivia Häggblom, Miklos Längvik - Acoustic Guitar on "In I dimman", Klaus Canth - Drobro Solo on "Sagt Och Gjort" and Ellen Karlsson - Backing Vocals on "Ingenting". Brilliant and indispensable work, highly recommendable....  (Comments by Carlos Vaz)		 .
02/03/2008...............................,.....More information? Better check it out for yourself at PRIME MOVER HOME PAGE...
. AYREON - "01011001"
Ayreon mastermind and multi-instrumentalist was born Arjen Anthony Lucassen April 3rd, 1960 in The Hague. Both Arjen and his older brother Gjalt were good students, but unlike Gjalt, Arjen wasn't interested much in studying. A notorious trouble-maker in class, Arjen decided to persue a career in the music business after graduating highschool. During his teens, Gjalt always teased Arjen a lot, and ever since the Ayreon albums were released, Arjen has been paying him back by playing jokes on his brother in the credits of his CDs. If you look carefully, you'll find a Gjalt 'joke' in every booklet of CDs released after 1995. Arjen's love for music was sparked in the 60s, when he became a big fan of the Beatles. He started buying albums in the early seventies when the glam rock era started and bands such as "T-Rex", "Alice Cooper", "The Sweet", "David Bowie' were rising stars. Arjen really wanted to be in a band but he was too lazy to learn to play an instrument so he started a play-back band mimicing his heroes "Alice Cooper", "Slade", "The Sweet"... Ayreon (Arjen Anthony Lucassen) is known for having many different musical styles and, considered like a magician or mago of the Epic Prog Rock Metal music, he has an ability to create one musical world that extends beyond all known musical genres, blending elements from Progressive Rock, Prog Metal, Art Rock, Electronic Music, Melodic Metal, Classic Rock, Neo Progressive, Folk, Hard Rock, Power Metal and Classic Music with an atmospheric instrumentation, something very special for everyone who appreciates a sophisticated Music. "01011001" is the seventh studio album by this extraordinary musician, or may be, the last release from Ayreon. A magnificient "Rock Opera", where it´s possible appreciate marvellous melodies and furious instrumental sections. The music and lyrics, it turns around at a fiction scenario called Planet Y, the seafaring 'Forever' have long ago forgone their emotions as well as becoming dependent on machines, in order to become immortal. In fact, "01011001" started to be developed into the albums "Into the Electric Castle Universal Migrator" and "The Human Equation". "01011001" is divided in two albuns, and the first one is dominated by, driving drums, symphonic keys, hard guitar sounds and lush vocals, the songs also takes a turn towards a Progressive Metal, Melodic Metal, Hard Rock, Art Rock and Classic Rock, strong compositions with pompous vocals in close harmony of a atmospheric sound, refined instrumentation are dominant all time. The second part is more dominated by long Symphonic, Prog Power Metal and Progressive Rock styles, almost like an epic music, with several passages that combines sometimes, symphonic guitars with sophisticated keyboards and, sometimes the guitars become familiar with the power metal style, featuring complex interplay of melodies, and pompous vocals, full of musical expressions and a rich instrumentation. Everything on "01011001" is done to lead you through this very special universe of fiction, full of rich, sensual, sweet and strong melodies, rich arrangements and sophisticated orchestration, generated by expert instrumental performances, because of the professionality of all musicians. Technical, "01011001" is the binary form of the number 89, which is the ASCII code for the letter 'Y'. If you consider yourself a fan of Progressive Music you must have this double album. The main musicians on" 01011001" are: Arjen Anthony Lucassen - Guitar, Keyboards, Synths, Bass Guitar, Programming, Vocals, Ed Warby (Gorefest) - Drums And Percussion, Lori Linstruth (Ex-Stream Of Passion) - Guitar Solo On "Newborn Race", Michael Romeo (Symphony X) - Guitar Solo On "E=Mc2", Derek Sherinian (Planet X, Yngwie Malmsteen, Ex-Dream Theater) - Keyboard Solo On "The Fifth Extinction", Tomas Bodin (The Flower Kings) - Keyboard Solo On "Waking Dreams", Joost Van Den Broek (After Forever) - Piano And Keyboard Solo On "The Sixth Extinction", Jeroen Goossens (Flairck) - Flutes, Ben Mathot (Dis) - Violins and David Faber - Cellos. Special vocals - Forever: Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian, Demons & Wizards), Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation), Tom S. Englund (Evergrey), Jonas Renkse (Katatonia), Jørn Lande (ex-Masterplan, ARK), Anneke van Giersbergen (Agua de Annique, ex-The Gathering), Steve Lee (Gotthard), Bob Catley (Magnum), Floor Jansen (After Forever, Star One) and Magali Luyten (Beautiful Sin, Virus IV). Man: Simone Simons (Epica), Phideaux Xavier, Wudstik, Marjan Welman (Elister), Liselotte Hegt (Dial) and Ty Tabor (King's X). “01011001” is an excellent addition to the growing catalog of InsideOut Music, the perfect home for Ayreon... Brilliant, amazing and indispensable work, highly recommendable...  (Comments by Carlos Vaz)		 .
02/06/2008..............Want to learn everything about "01011001" and more about the band, go to AYREON HOME PAGE...
. DUG PINNICK - "Strum Sum Up"
Being the singer/bassplayer in one of the most unique bands in rock is not an easy task. But Doug Pinnick (or Dug as he puts on the cover) is good at it. "King´s X" forged a sound that comprises rich and soulful vocal, multi-voiced choruses and heavy/detuned guitar - in that case anticipating what the grunge scene made so popular. His second solo album is full of this. So full that is like a lost work of the band instead of solo output that makes way for the ideas that the musician can´t put in his day job. He invited some friends such as Wally Farkas ("Galactic Cowboys"), Steve Stevens ("Billy Idol", "Vince Neil") and Natasha Shneider and Alain Johannes ("Queens Of The Stone Age", "Eleven") and jam with them. Most of the songs are divided in two parts: the first one is the actual(?) song and the second one is the jam section. The later are comprised of the first takes from the sessions. This jamming mood describes the album best, mixing a soulful/funkier side (“Coming Over”, “Smile”) with a heavy detuned sound (“Perfect World”, “Hostile World”)...  "Strum Sum Up" is a another great release from Magna Carta Records...   (Comments By Claudio Borges)		 .
02/12/2008...................................,.....Interested to know more about the musician? Visit DUG PINNICK HOME PAGE...
. ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO - "Last Day In Paradise"
Formerly a metal shredder, Alex Skolnick became a jazz virtuoso. From the bay area thrashers Testament to New York´s New School University, he transformed not only his career but his entire playing. Emerging as a cross between "Pat Metheny", "Jon Scofield" and "Larry Coryell". In combining the styles of the greats with his own Skolnick forged a unique sound. "Last Day in Paradise" is his third album and unlike predecessors shows more original compositions than remakes of heavy metal classics. But this is not a false jazz album done by a guitarist in mid-life crisis. This is the true work of a man that loves the style and embraced it with so much passion and knowledge that his past is almost forgotten. Through improvisations and modal tones the "trio" makes his way through the superb “Mercury Retrograde” - an almost live improvisation that breakes any preconceptions. One can imagine the album as an egocentric journey but it isn´t. There´s plenty of room for Nathan Peck (double bass) and Matt Zebroski (drums) as showed in “Channel 4” and “The Lizzard”. With the fluid and dreamy title track, Skolnick ventures in an unexplored territory. New territories are also explored in the rocker “Western Sabbath Stomp” with his slide guitar reminiscent of Ry Cooder. In Rush´s “Tom Sawyer” Skolnick makes the song almost his own until he replicates the original vocal lines with his guitar and you know wich song it is. Even Testament got a latin flavor in the rework of “Practice What You Preach”. All in all this is their best album to date, one to listen and discover every beauty in his sound waves. "Last Day in Paradise" is a another great release from Magna Carta Records...  (Comments By Claudio Borges)		 .
02/12/2008...................Interested to know more about their history? Please visit ALEX SKOLNICK TRIO HOME PAGE...
. DARYL STUERMER - "Go!"
Daryl Stuermer is best known for his work as live bassist/guitarrist for prog rockers "Genesis" and the solo career of "Phil Collins". "Go!" is his ninth solo album. He delivers  ten instrumental tracks that burst with so many colors and melodies that is impossible not to be blown away. His many styles are shown in the myriad of sounds that he plays. He´s not the shredder who plays 150.000 notes per second, instead he plays with good taste and beauty. Plaing for the song and making it a pleasure to listen to. This is a powerful fusion album where the guitar revels  sparkling, creamy melodies line. You can lose yourself in the rythms of  “The Archer”, “Meltdown” and “Omnibus” will speak to the more technical minded. The opener “Striker” will bring some "Satriani" to mind.  As the beautiful ballad “Heavy Heart” is also very fond of the guitar player that once surfed with the alien. If you like him you´ll surely like this one. Make no mistake, "Go!" is an astonishing album by a great musician.  “Go!” is an excellent addition to the growing catalog of InsideOut Music, the perfect home for Daryl Stuermer...   (Comments By Claudio Borges)		 .
02/24/2008.............More infomation about the artist and his history are available at DARYL STUERMER HOME PAGE...
. CAAMORA - "She"
Clive Nolan ("Pendragon" and "Arena") and Agnieszka Swita met back in February 2005, when she visited England from her homeland of Poland. After working together for a short while, they formed Caamora, and began preparing for a Rock Opera version of the H Rider Haggard novel, "She". Both Clive Nolan and Agnieszka Swita assume vocal characters, with Alan Reed ("Pallas") and Christina Booth completing the cast. Instrumentally, an impressive array of familiar names support Clive's symphonic keyboards and orchestrations. The entire project is composed and produced by Nolan, with "Threshold's" Karl Groom lending a hand on the technical side. Agnieszka Swita was born in Poland. When she was five, her mother took her to see a musical version of Snow White, and she was immediately drawn to the stage, and to the idea of singing. "Caamora It refers to a ritual that certain characters perform in a series of novels called The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. Within these books it means to cleanse by fire". I have no words to express and describe the power of this project, an incredible Rock Opera full of beautiful melodies, complex harmonics and elaborately arranged compositions, a remarkable combination of Symphonic Rock, and Progressive Rock with touchs of Melodic Rock. Very melodic music, carried by incredible compositions and arrangements, including a number of symphonic passages and several great mellow pieces, which have the sophistication, and sometimes musical colors of "Arena", "Pendragon", "Pallas", "Mostly Autumn" and "Strangers on a Train",  between those references you are taken on an incredible journey through the depths of time and space, either outer or inner. The highlights are the tremendous lead vocals by Nolan and Agnieszka Swita that fit perfectly with this type music. Believe me, "She" is definitely one of the most prominent prog albums of 2008, so it deserves the maximum rating. Just listen, listen and listem many times, you can bet how spectacular this album is. "She" was released in various formats: "CD studio album", "Double CD digipack (with bonus track)", "Triple vinyl album (with bonus track)" and Box set (inc. double studio CD, double live CD, DVD, bonus DVD with 6 acoustic tracks and extra interview footage), the music was based on the novel by H. Rider Haggard. Music, Lyrics and production by Clive Nolan, Mixed and Mastered - Karl Groom. Recorded and Mixed at Thin Ice Studio. Engineered by Clive Nolan, With - Karl Groom, Agnieszka Swita. The musicians on this project are: The Singers: Ayesha - Agnieszka Swita, Leo - Clive Nolan, Holly - Alan Reed and Ustane - Christina Booth. The Instrumentalists: Guitars - Mark Westwood, Oboe - Alaster Bentley, Horn - Mark Kane, Cello - Hugh McDowell, Keyboards and orchestrations - Clive Nolan, Basses John Jowitt and Drums and Percussion - Scott Higham. The Choir: Anoushka Reynolds, Jamie Fletcher, Tina Riley, Penny Roberts, Siobhan Clarke, Agnieszka Swita, Pete Morton, Mark Westwood, Scott Higham, Clive Nolan, Daniel Holmes. Brilliant, fantastic and indispensable work, highly recommendable...  (Comments by Carlos Vaz)		 .
03/16/2008..................,.....Interested to know more about the Project and Band? Please visit CAAMORA HOME PAGE...
. PANZERBALLETT - "Panzerballett"
Released in 2005, Panzerballett is the debut album of the homonymous heavy jazz-fusion band from Germany that makes a intriguing kind of instrumental music. Leading the way are the metal guitar of mastermind Jan Zehrfeld and the jazz-fusion tenor sax of Gregor Bürger. But the rhythm section of bassist Flo Schmidt and drummer Max Bucher shows what polyrhythms and funky grooves are made of. When they put all this musical styles together you hear a heavy- metal- jazz- funk of a song like opener "Zehrfunk". In "Schmitz Kadtse" the mix between heavy riffing and bebop sax sounds like a light version of John Zorn. In a very special way, the complex "Iron Maiden Voyage" and "Meschugge" seems to pay homage to two great metal bands (guess what are their names). Judging by this remarkably start, this band will make a name that will be on the minds of the more open minded metal heads and on the jazz fusion enthusiasts. On this albums features Zehrfeld on guitar, Gregor Bürger on tenor saxophone, Flo Schmidt on bass and Max Bucher on drums. In 2006 another guitarist, Andreas Dombert, was added to the lineup. A new Austrian drummer, Sebastian Lanser, has also joined in recently...    (Comments By Claudio Borges)		 .
03/23/2008...................................,.....Interested to know more about the Band? Visit PANZERBALLETT  HOME PAGE...
. P:O:B - "Crossing Over"
P:O:B (Pedestrians of Blue) is a melodic and progressive hard rock band coming from Haugesund in Norway. The band has recorded a demo and an EP which both received great reviews and spawned interest from various record companies around the world. The band however decided to finish their first full-length album without signing to anyone - and 2007 the first full length album has been released in Norway on their own FishFarm label. The official release date of "Crossing Over" in Norway was June, 4th 2007 and, the album is being distributed by Mudi Musikkdistribusjon. "Crossing Over" is their first full length release and shows an excellent result. Mixing influences such as "Queensryche" (mainly), "Dream Theater" and "Marillion" (Steve Hogarth´s era) this album shines with strong songs and a fine production made by the two main members Torfinn Sirnes (guitars and programming) and Johannes Støle (vocals and keyboards). If you listen to "Promises", "The Garden", "Where the Rain Falls" and "Crossing Over" and don´t be moved to sing their choruses than you´re dead. The instrumental "The Line" is a good clash between "Dream Theater" and "Rush". The closer "Out of the Rain" - with it´s "Queen" influence - is an epic-progressive theme that made the end such a nice place to be. There´s so many emotions floating on air that´s virtually impossible not to press the play button again after the album runs out. "Crossing Over" was produced by the founding band members Torfinn Sirnes (Guitars) and Johannes Støle (Vocals) and was mixed by Daniel Flores ("Mind's Eye") and mastered by Mika Jussila ("Nightwish", "Masterplan"). It´s a shame that no record company shows interest in releasing this gem. With a wider distribution this album will put P:O:B where they belong: at the top! The line up on the band are: Johannes Støle - Vocals, Harald Levang - Drums, Torfinn Sirnes - Guitars and Rudolf Fredly - Bass...    (Comments By Claudio Borges) 		 .
03/23/2008..........,.....Want to learn everything about the band and more about their music? Visit P:O:B HOME PAGE...
. PORT MAHADIA - "Echoes In Time"
Port Mahadia brings together a group of true rock heavy weights. Drawing from their inspirations in the music world Port Mahadia takes Progressive Rock in a new direction. Influenced by famous bands and musicians, Port Mahadia has evolved into a style and sound of their own. This is the next level of Progressive Rock. I´d like to invite all progressive rock listener to a journey in this incredible music piece and, one of the most interesting new arrivals on the Prog Rock scene, I´m talking about Port Mahadia, a band that creates a vibrant music, full of beautiful melodies, fantastic compositions and arrangements, exploring vast musical soundscapes. Five musicians with a rare sense of freedom, performing a kind Progressive Rock with a strong spiritual emphasis, featuring wide vocal arrangements, including many dynamic and lively instrumental sequences, where we can hear killer guitars solos, atmospheric keyboards, accompanied by incredible bass sound and powerful drums. Together with Port Mahadia, we can hear famous and talented musicians such as "David Ragsdale", from legendary Prog Rock band "Kansas", "Hugh McDowell" cellist for "Electric Light Orchestra" and "Damian Wilson" who sang on Rick Wakeman´s "Out There" - CD/DVD", lead singer for "Threshold" and "Landmarq", also worked on projects with "Ayreon", "Star One" and "Gary Hughes", whose contributions bring continuous source of energy to the songs. The musical identity of Port Mahadia, is diverse enough to recall seventies bands like "Kansas", "Rush", "Yes" and "EL&P", without forgetting the power of Progressive Metal from bands as "Dream Theater and "Symphonic X". In fact, Progressive Rock has been brilliantly incarnated into this band. The tracks range from power ballads to a deep symphonic and melodic compositions. Take for instance songs like "Prologue", "Sirens Call", "Requiem Of The Mind", "Riding The Wind", "Times Companion", "Distant Shores", "Epilogue" and you will be impressed, "Horizons" is just a delicious and vibrant song and, "I Of The Storm" is very symphonic with epic passages, containing lots of different musical orchestration. "Echoes in Time" album was released in 2007, produced by Don Kelsey and Giordano Entertainment. Recorded at Peradise Recording Studio. The musicians on the band are: Erinn Waggoner - Bass, Cameron Castle - Guitar, Rusty Clutts - Drums and Percussion, William O'Connell - Keyboards, Dave Gilbert - Vocals. Special guest: David Ragsdale - Violin, Damian Wilson - Vocals, Hugh McDowell - Cello, David Lee - Narration and Natalie Grace Chua - Vocals, Rachel Arant, Jenna Broege, Kelli Jo Compton, Megan Little - Choir. Brilliant, fantastic, amazing, an indispensable work, highly recommendable...  (Comments by Carlos Vaz)		 .
04/01/2008..........If you want know more about this great band and their history? Visit PORT MAHADIA HOME PAGE...
. GYPSY CARNS - "The Watchman"
"AZA" - "The General" - "The Blues Messenger" - Gypsy Carns started performing in clubs in 1963 and making records in ‘66. He has anointed the United States, Japan, France, England, Germany, Italy, Amsterdam & The Netherlands, China, and Israel with his vocals, percussion, and 12-string Dobro bottleneck prowess. Carns is also known as a blues songwriter, co-penning a Koko Taylor tune with Fred James and Mary Ann Brandon that garnered 2 Gremmy nominations. Blues Revue states: “Gypsy Carns, A one-man wrecking crew who plays a “stompbox” tambourine / kick drum combination, harp, 12-string resonator guitar….this is hammering, powerful stuff, driven by Carns’ energy and rough-hewn vocals”. Using the delta-blues musical format, Gypsy Carns combines Messianic lyrics for a unique blend of authentic American music. His energy and commitment are evidenced through his powerful live performances. Gypsy Carns became well known for being a preacher-musician that barks his message through blues driven heavy rocks. And is exactly what he does in The Watchman, delivering 12 powerful song-messages that takes the listener on a trip in the back of his Harley. "The Battle Rages on" roars the tale of spiritual wars that we live in modern life with a very distinctive and ferocious guitar work. His gravely voice makes all more poignant when he compels you to "Sound the Trumpet". Sometimes all this messianic talk is a little too much, but if you concentrate on the sounds you´ll be just fine. Like on the uplifting "Under a Rainbow Sky". "Jerusalem in Ruins" brings some "Bo Didley" beat and craks the sky open with its heavy wah wah solo. Another presence (not the Lord) runs through "End Time Generation": "The Who". The riff is homage to the "My Generation". For "The Watchman" rockin' project Gypsy called on long time musical buddies to record 8 tracks: Sean "O.B." Smith on bass and Joe "Thunder" Schobelhoffer laying down the drums. In addition, 4 new tracks were recorded using legendary sessionmen: drummer Greg Morrow and bassist Mike Brignardello. The mixing and editing was done at Fox Mountain Studios with producer/engineer Brad Vosburg. In fact, you must hear the voice, the power of the guitar or the message if will, but hear this man!...    (Comments By Claudio Borges)		 .
04/14/2008....................Interested to know more about this great musician? Please visit GYPSY CARNS HOME PAGE...
. OZ NOY - "Fuzzy"
Since his departure from Israel, the guitarist Oz Noy has performed, recorded and toured with a multitude of established artists such as "Richard Bona", "Chris Botti", "Jeff 'Tain' Watts", "Harry Bellefonte', "Toni Braxton", "Phoebe Snow", "Gavin Degraw", "Nile Rogers", "Roger Glover" and "Cyndi Lauper". He also played on numerous commercials and movie soundtracks. Bringing a mixture of pop, rock, blues, funk and jazz, into a cohesive and intoxicating groove he´s third album is a cohesive display of his talent and vision. As we can see by the quality of the musicians that played with him - drummers Anton Fig, Keith Carlock & Vinnie Colaiuta; bassists Will Lee, James Genus & Jimmy Johnson; and keyboardist Jim Beard, George Whitty and Shai Bachar. His fluidity is all over the songs and he never gives you the impression of listening to a record that only shows his skills. From the groove of "Epistrofunk" to the gentle melodies of "Sometimes it Snows in April", passing through the amazing new sounds of the jazz-jam title track, you´ll be moved to know more of his little universe. "Fuzzy" is a another great release from Magna Carta Records...   (Comments By Claudio Borges)		 .
04/14/2008.................................................,.....More infomation about the artist are available at OZ NOY HOME PAGE...
. RITUAL - "The Hemulic Voluntary Band"
Ritual have been showered with accolades. Since the arrival of their debut album in 1995, fans and media alike agree that this act from Sweden is one of the most unusual and innovative phenomena on the international Prog Rock music scene. With their new album, compared to its predecessors, "Ritual" (1995), "Superb Birth" (1999), and "Think Like A Mountain" (2003), "The Hemulic Voluntary Band", the foursome from Scandinavia prove again that they elude all classifications and have delivered an album that’s independent in every respect, with a creative range that is almost impossible to describe. Or, as vocalist Patrik Lundström, who is also a member of Swedish prog legend "Kaipa", puts it so aptly: “Labeling music is always risky, but I think progressive rock is probably the most suitable description of this album. Commonly, Progressive Rock stands for music where the compositions are more elaborate than in standard rock – or pop song structures and arrangements that incorporate influences from other musical styles; both these characteristics apply to the new Ritual album.” Ritual is a band characterized by consistently extraordinary melodic sense and a powerful musical atmosphere, full of texture and energy. There is something unreal on their music which leads the listener to the real spirit of the 70's Progressive Rock style, mixing original elements of Progressive Rock, Folk and Symphonic Rock. The musicians on the band, have found creative approaches to their instruments as well, offering some fantastic musical orchestration, including complex compositions and extended instrumental explorations, all the instruments are very well balanced and clear, especially I like the brilliant colors in the acoustic and electric guitar sounds. The main musical style of the band, on "The Hemulic Voluntary Band" album, turn around Gentle Giant's instrumentation, but it is possible to hear influences from others renowned prog rock bands such as "Yes", "Jethro Tull" and "King Crimson". "The Hemulic Voluntary Band" album contains six tracks, 53 minutes full of high moments. It’s difficult to choose a favourite track, but listen "The Hemulic Voluntary Band" song, where you can hear strong influences from "Gentle Giant", "In The Wild", "Late In November" and "The Groke" are full of energy, but the album closes with "A Dangerous Journey" where we can find a pure meeting of many different musical styles. The main musicians on Ritual are: Patrik Lundström - Lead Vocals & Guitars, Fredrik Lindqvist - Bass, Bouzouki, Whistles & Backing Vocals, Johan Nordgren - Drums, Nyckelharpa & Backing Vocals and Jon Gamble - Keyboards, Harmonium & Backing Vocals. "The Hemulic Voluntary Band" is an excellent addition to the growing catalog of InsideOut Music, the perfect home for Ritual. Brilliant and indispensable work, highly recommendable...  (Comments by Carlos Vaz)		 .
04/16/2008.........................................,.....More information? Better check it out for yourself at: RITUAL HOME PAGE...
. BEARDFISH - "Sleeping In Traffic: Part two"
The history about Beardfish started in 2000, Sweden, by brilliant and talented musicians like the guitarist David Zackrisson and singer, guitarist, keyboardist Rikard Sjöblom, that together with Petter Diamant on drums and Gabriel Olsson on bass, creating a new generation of a progressive rock style. Around two years of changes in their line up, Beardfish records their debut album "Från En Plats Du Ej Kan Se..." The end of 2003 was a very productive period for the band and some demos are recorded. In 2004, Beardfish starts the recording of a second album. The first session includes five songs; A love story, Sun is the devil, Ask someone who knows, Now, Akakabotu (unreleased). After this it takes almost a year before the band records again. In the mean time, the band secludes in a cottage outside the little town of Gävle, Sweden to record the rest of the material for the upcoming album. Björn Arnell, a friend of the band, lends them recording equipment and an arsenal of keyboards and effect pedals, helps them set things up in a big old dining room and then leaves to let the band record. This was a truly beautiful process and many songs were recorded, most of them live, so many in fact that Beardfish had to release a double album. "The Sane Day" 2CD was released in December 2005, almost immediately the band starts to rehearse new material and in june/july they record what is to become "Sleeping In Traffic: Part One". Beardfish signs to Inside Out. Now we have a pleasure to listen the new trip "Sleeping In Traffic: Part Two", by this modern Progressive Rock band called Beardfish. Their music is a prime example of how good Progressive Music can sound perfect, blending a wide range of musical styles, combining elements from Progressive Rock, Hard Rock, Symphonic Rock, something that very few bands were ever able to play well. The performance of each musician is extremely creative and pleasant, drawing new elements and creating some astonishing, enjoyable and moving music. Between magical keyboards sounds and dreamy guitar solos, accompanied by cool bass and powerful drums, Beardfish will take you to unexplored land into the Prog Rock world. The band combines elements of various inspirations where, their primary influences are a diverse range of "Gentle Giant", "King Crimson", "Caravan", "Genesis", "Kaipa" and "Yes", featuring modern musical elements, found on bands such as "Porcupine Tree", "Paatos" and "Frost". "Sleeping In Traffic: Part Two" continues the story which the band began in 2007 on "Sleeping In Traffic: Part One", where the storyline is 24 hours in a person´s life, from one sunrise to the next. "The Part One" is the day and the second one the night. The album consist on eight tracks almost 75 minutes, where you will find only pure musical emotions. It's not easy to choose a specific favourite track, as this album contain so many terrific songs, you must listen carefully "Into the Night", "South of the Border", "The Downward Spiral/Chimay", but the magnum opus of this album is probably the 35:44 minutes long cinematic prog rock composition "Sleeping in Traffic". In fact, all the songs on the "Sleeping In Traffic: Part Two" are extensive and extremely delightful to the ears. The band is composed of: Robert Hansen - Bass, Rikard Sjöblom - Vocals, Keyboards, Guitars Accordions and Percussion, David Zackrisson - Electric and acoustic Guitars and Magnus Östgren -  Drums and Percussion. Fantastic, brilliant and an indispensable work, highly recommendable...  (Comments by Carlos Vaz)		 .
04/21/2008....Want to learn everything about the band and more about their history, go to BEARDFISH HOME PAGE...
. BY BLOOD ALONE - "Seas Of Blood"
Portland Maine's By Blood Alone knows this quite well, having spent the first few years honing their craft. On the cusp of the national release of their debut full-length entitled "Seas of Blood", they have quickened their pace and are poised to fly. Upon formation in 2004, by talented five musicians. They gigged frequently throughout New England and soon afterward, rushed the release of the band's debut EP "Eternally". The four songs on the debut EP were enough to quickly give By Blood Alone a foothold in the diverse Portland scene by garnering critical acclaim from local media outlets, spaces on year-end "Best Of 2005" lists and dates supporting national acts such as Joey Belladonna of "Anthrax", Metal Blade recording artists "Goatwhore", ex-Misfits leader Michale Graves, and New England doomsters Ocean and Shroud of Bereavement. More importantly, the band cultivated a strong local following. The catalyst for change was when original drummer left amicably to concentrate on a burgeoning health care career. This led to the recruitment of Runtt, who relocated to Maine in the fall of 2005 to take over behind the kit, and finalized the definitive By Blood Alone lineup. "Getting progressive was always the goal," affirms the guitarist. "We were not able to do it until Runtt came along. He was able to handle everything we wanted to do musically and more."... Listening to the Hard Progressive Rock and pleasant sound of By Blood Alone, the main musical elements are very obvious in often power and symphonic climates with frequent use of the sensitive electric guitarplay, cool bass and power drums, followed by symphonic keyboards and lots of attention for the edgy vocal parts. The first impression is that, their musical influences indicate Melodic Progressive Metal, but listem carefully their music, we can hear some major influences around styles such as Progressive Rock, Hard Rock and Art Rock. In fact, the band plays a kind of Prog Music founded especially in Europe during the years 70, something truly original created and played by some German bands as "Octopus", "Epitaph", "Birth Control", "Frumpy", of course, they included touchs of some modern melodic prog metal elements in the style of the "Nightwish", "The Gathering" and "Within Temptation". "Seas Of Blood" is full of various orchestral elements, which each band member contributing their musical talents and spending every last bit of energy to make sure their music become sensitive, powerful and full of emotions. If you are looking for something a little bit different, "Seas Of Blood" is a good opportunity to discover "By Blood Alone", especially if you like the original Hard Progressive Rock. "Seas Of Blood" was released in 2007 by "Jericho Hill Records". Including eight tracks, produced & mixed by Steve La Cerra at The Woodshop in Brooklyn NY. Art Direction by John Graveside and Cruella, Layout by John Graveside. Cover painting “A Mediterranean Brigantine Drifting Onto a Rocky Coast in a Storm” by Willem van de Velde, the Younger (1633–1707) used by permission of the National Marritime Museum in the UK. There are no favourite songs, I think all the tracks deserves a special attention, you must listen "Serpentarius", "Wants Me Dead", "Nidhogg", "Lovely Lies", "Seas of Blood" and "Deny Yourself", of course an amazing music for global ears. By Blood Alone band consist of five musicians: Cruella - Vocals, Jenny Williamson - Keyboards, Jack Doran - Bass, John Graveside - Guitar and Runtt - Drums. I would definately recomend this album to all types of Progressive Rock fans. Brilliant and indispensable work, highly recommendable...  (Comments by Carlos Vaz)		 .
05/04/2008..............Want to learn everything about the band and their history, go to BY BLOOD ALONE HOME PAGE...
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