Muziekrecensies
Death-doom metal band Swallow the Sun was formed 21 years ago in Finland.The artwork for ‘Moonflowers’, their new album, is much more special than it seems. Guitarist Juha Raivio painted the moon with his own blood. He added ‘everlasting flowers’ to it. This album was born from deep wounds, which is something Juha doesn’t like … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Some 25 years ago, singer/multi instrumentalist Oliver Rüsing founded the prog band Karibow. He is enormously productive, Karibow has made (including re-releases) more than 20 albums. The latest album is called ‘Age of Amber’. The lyrics of this double album are inspired by the impact Covid has (had). The artwork (as always) is beautiful again. … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Guitarist Marcel Coenen is an essential figure in the prog metal circuit, among other things he is a guitarist with Metal Attack NL. He also plays with the Gary Moore Tribute Band. In 2003 his solo debut album ‘Guitartalk’ was released. The technical possibilities of recording have improved since then, so Marcel’s wish to re-release … Read more, available in English and Dutch
If you look at the cover of R3Design (ReDesign), it looks more like a CD ROM than a music CD. But prog lovers know that Force Of Progress is a German prog rock/metal project. The three band members all play a couple of keyboard instruments. Moreover Chris Grundmann and Markus Roth also play (bass)guitar. R3Design … Read more, available in English and Dutch
As a ten-year-old boy, Gordon (a.k.a. Gordo) Bennett wanted an acoustic guitar. Although it was only $15, he had to beg and plead to get it. About six years later, he bought his first eclectic guitar. He was inspired by bands like Genesis, Jethro Tull and Deep Purple. Later he was inspired by King Crimson, … Read more, available in English and Dutch
To come straight to the point: ‘Transversal’ is the last album of Aeon Zen. The band didn’t want to stop without a farewell, hence this special album as final piece. In their own words, ‘Transversal’ is the most complete piece of music. The composition of this album started fourteen years ago, before the band was … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken It has been almost twenty years since Ray Wilson started his solo carrier. In 2016, Ray released no less than two studio albums with only new material (‘Song For A Friend’ and ‘Makes Me Think Of Home’). Three years later, Upon my … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Singer/multi-instrumentalist Kristoffer Gildenlöw is Kayak’s bass player, but we know him from his days with Pain of Salvation. He is a much in demand session bassist, both live and in the studio, his name is listed on more than 50 albums. Kristoffer has released three successful soloalbums. His newest, darkest album is called ‘Let Me … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken In the fall of 2019, guitarist Yuval Ron released (under his own label Wrong Notes Music) the album ‘Somewhere in this Universe, Somebody Hits Drum’ .Marco Minnemann (i.a. The Aristocrats and Steven Wilson) was the drummer on this album. Both last year … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken Doug Woods and Colin Powell release almost every year two (instrumental) albums. This time it took longer, as their previous album, ‘Cinematica’, was released in August last year. Doug is a well-known name in the iOS/iPad music world and founder of ‘The … Read more, available in English and Dutch