As you might have notice this blog plays around the progressive word, The main objective is to help on the promotion of metal and trying to change the perspective metal=noise.
However, Expect the unexpected. Mainly focussed on progressive metal or rock, but easily going to catch some good stuff to bands with only some progressive elements. And sometimes also going totally out of the progressive genre and of metal. Help you discovering what has been done of value around the world in my opinion.
Today I bring you something with a touch of progressive, but is mainly World music and a big touch of folk here and there, They are Irfan from Bulgaria, I'm hearing this once and again for this days.
The first song is Hagia Sophia I love the rythmic session of it.
Greetings, sorry for the silence the past weeks, but I had and still
have a lot of work and forgot about the blog, but here I am again, today
I bring you the soft-metal band from Dan Swano from 2004, Nightingale, I
love the sound, pure progressive full of emotion.
The Song I'm going to show you is the song with the same name as the album Nightfall Overture
Seems another Steven Wilson album is going to be released next August, and also with a atour following up the release. Happily, contrarily to Anathema, Portugal will be the first date of the tour, I will be there for sure in 2018 if nothing wrong happens.
Leave you with the first single released for this album, with once again the presence of marvelou Ninet Tayeb, the song is called Pariah
As I said on last week, another band releasing a new album is Pyramaze, Contingent was released last 28th April to. Two songs were revealed already if it is needed later this year I will make an update with sings I like I didn't post here today.
The first song 20 Second Century is not one of my favourite Pyramaze songs of all time, something is missing for me, when compared to the last 3 albums even being each of them with different vocals(being the last one still the same on this record), I leave however this here so maybe you enjoy it.
Now the second song revealed I really really enjoy it, its called Kingdom Of Solace it has a lot of power and energy and made me want to hear again and again. Listen here:
the third one revealed joins an interesting video with an amazing song, where Jonah Weingarten keyboard is a noted presence. I'm waiting for a enormous album
This year is revealing to be a pretty interesting one to what albums is concerned, in the same time we have Les Discrets, Pyramaze and Anathema with albums to be released. Lonely Robot also announced the new album of the project commanded by John Mitchell. he album is called "The Big Dream" and was released last 28th April.
Two songs were revealed already one official one called Everglow the other one called Sigma as preview of what more is to come.
each of them are pretty awesome and keeping up with what we knew from Please Come Home from 2015 Everglow:
Today I was hearing some songs, and thought to myself. Why did I never post on my blog about Blasted Mechanism, not being progressive have several songs with touches of it. And they were one of my own country obsessions for a long time. Blasted Mechanism, are a Portuguese band, which took a violent turn in 2008 with the departure of Karkow(the vocals)
Well but I'm here to talk to you about the album from 2005 Avatara. This album at the time was not so well received even by me, but it's the kind of album which grows with every audition, and even if you pass a time without hearing it, sooner or later you will want to hear it again.
The first Song which has an official video is called Blasted Empire feat Dj Nelassasin it features the band with a known Dj from here, the song full of rhythm and catchy lyrics are a wonderful start-up for this post.
The second song has also a official video-clip and is called Sun Goes Down, more melodic but also with rhythm, has some nuances pretty interesting
The third one I will talk is the 4th song of the album, was the first I was really addicted to when I first started hearing this album more properly. With a speed pace and with a power vibe all over it, I love this one. It's almost a manipulation of mind to dance if it makes sense.
Next is a song I came upon recently in terms of acknowledgement, which is called Enolough, it's one of the songs I think is more complete on the album speed and power at some points, dynamic and then some more quiet ones, the progressive touch I talked about earlier.
The last one is my favourite, is Take That Shot, I really enjoy it, first the initial beat sets the mood for all the song, then a pretty rhythmic and melodic sound followed by revolt lyrics which make you think like:
I'll take that shot I'll take that shot
You keep reminding me Not to get the taste of it Not to chew the best of it Not to inhale it Put it all together And mix it with the artifact And set your devil's loose
Maybe I will do a new post about other Blasted albums, maybe a best of or divided for Namaste(2003) and Sound in light/Light in sound(2007) lets wait and see.
