Muziekrecensies 🇳🇱 / Music reviews 🇬🇧
Andy Marshall is the driving spirit behind Saor. This band has been mixing atmospheric black metal with tender melodies for more than a decade. The newest album, ‘Amidst the Ruins’ intertwines the unpleasantness of modern times with Scottish heritage. The warriors of Saor call on listeners to wake up from their depthful dullness. ‘Amidst the … lees verder
Avatarium, is a Swedish rock doom/melancholic heavy metal band. ‘Between You, God, The Devil and The Dead’ is their sixth studio album. The release date is scheduled for 24 January. The music is heavier and darker than their recent albums. They combine this with the doom of their debut album.‘Between You, God, The Devil & … lees verder
Both the studio, and live albums of guitarist Steve Hackett are usually grandiose in concept. But ‘Live Magic at Trading Boundaries’ is different, as this is a selection of live recordings from his annual acoustic gigs at Trading Boundaries, UK. You’ll hear Genesis classics as well as solo work. In addition, Amanda Lehmann sings and … lees verder
Crescent Moon is a Dutch atmospheric rock band. The theme of their fourth album, ‘Another Way to Live’ is the longing for a different direction. This search for choices involves both social and personal changes. It also deals with, for instance, uncertainty and reflection.The intro of ‘Queen of Spades’ is very different from what we … lees verder
Singer/multi instrumentalist Achraf El Asraoui (ex Nine Skies) is the man behind Achelas. The fifth album, ‘Echoes Of Virtue’, tells the story of a disillusioned individual navigating a dystopian world.The crashing of a helicopter in ‘Dialogue 33’ symbolises the crumbling morality in society. ‘Veils Of Unseen Realities’ has a lovely mix of metal and calmer … lees verder
My Arrival is a Dutch band influenced by Artpop and Post-Rock. Where their previous album ‘Satur9 & Indigo’ (2020) ended, ‘Lost 3mbers’ continues. The main character now lives on the planet Kepler 186F, where he researches its liveability. At the same time, he wants to save Earth, but he realises this cannot be done just … lees verder
Neal Morse & The Resonance’s new album is called ‘No Hill For A Climber’. Neal Morse made this album with local young talent. The album has five tracks, two of them are wonderfully long epics. The epic ‘Eternity In Your Eyes’ has seven parts. This one starts with classical elements. Many twists and turns follow, … lees verder
Versatile guitarist/composer/producer Nick Fletcher went solo in 2021, his music is a mixture of progressive rock, jazz fusion and classical music. The new album is called ‘A longing for home’. This is the final part of a trilogy that is about finding our true place both in ourselves and in the universe. Although ‘A longing … lees verder
Oz Avneya is the man behind Israeli prog metal project Avneya. You may know his name from the prog trio Obsidian Tide. For his debut solo album ‘Road to I’, he stepped out of his comfort zone. For the first time, he didn’t just write compositions, but also the lyrics. Here, he sought the balance … lees verder
‘Permission To Fly’ is the new album by Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess. The lyrics are written by his daughter Ariana. Jordan says: ‘Although I enjoy writing lyrics myself, I mainly focus on the sonic quality of the words. For this album, I wanted to go deeper and offer something that resonated on a more … lees verder