If you haven’t heard Katatonia released a new album, this time called Night Is The New Day. I’ve only heard one song so far and I am impressed. Katatonia is improving with every album they are making and this one I think will be a great contender on best album of the year! I ordered the album and I am waiting eagerly to get it now. In the mean time I can watch the music video for the single Day & Then The Shade.
I discovered this band on a Radio I frequently listen to called Rogues’ Gallery on The Dividing Line Broadcasting Network, and they are really really good. Tilt is a project featuring Steve Vantis, Dave Stewar, Robin Boult and Irvin Duguid; these artists have collaborated with artists from great bands you might know such as: Porcupine Tree, Fish, Simple Minds and Stiltskin.
The band has a sound very similar to Porcupine Tree, Audioslave and Stiltskin, though they have their own touch to it. I really like it. They have so far released a studio album Million Dollar Wound and just released an EP on bandcamp, which you can choose to buy or just download. Listen to it, and you’ll see the greatness behind the band!
I sure can recommend this band to anyone who likes progressive rock, because this band just kicks ass!
Tilt’ EP on bandcamp
Tilt’ official homepage
Tilt on Last.fm
Tilt on Youtube
You might now Riverside, you might not. The band has existed since 2001, where Mariusz Duda and his friends Piotr Grudziński, Piotr Kozieradzki and Jacek Melnicki started this it. They have released 4 studio albums and a live album. The genre can be described as rock with loads of atmosphere with some metal elements or maybe as symphonic and psychedelic prog. They have a similar sound to Tool, Pink Floyd, Porcupine Tree and some other bands you might know. I really like the “Out of Myself” album and it is probably the best progressive music that has come out of Poland ever.
Have a listen to their music and judge it yourself!
For more information about Riverside visit them on
their official homepage
Wikipedia
PROGARCHIVES
I’ve been browsing around YouTube and have been listening to a load of bands that are new to me, among these I found Focus – A symphonic progressive rock band from the Netherlands. This band seems to be quite known around the world, even though I’ve never heard of them before. But to you who might think: “OK, get to the point, how do they sound like?” Here is a taste of the greatness of Focus! The first song is Hocus Pocus and is quite funny because of the Yodeling and the second song is quite different and called Eruption. Enjoy!
And to those who want to know more here are some links for you:
As the title says I recieved my signed Portal – Blood Red Tape CD, because I preordered it a long time ago. It is really an awesome album! I can recommend it to everyone that likes Progressive Metal, some tracks reminds me a little bit about tool. I won’t be reviewing the CD here, though you can find some samples on Portal’s homepage or on the Blood Red Tape homepage.
I also just recieved my Marillion – Happines Is The Road album, which I have waited a long long time to get. So far I have listened to two tracks while writing this, and so far it is likeable.
But what struck me when I opened the package was the cover of the album, it is really well made, it looks very very great, though mine got the corners banged up a bit in the shipping, but It is not that bad. Inside there are two books with loads of images, lyrics and names of everyone that pre-ordered the album. I really look forward to get home from class later today and listen to the music, cause the first couple of tracks on the first CD are quite good.