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Ontologics Are ‘Heading To The Outer Realm’

With the amazing multitude of genres that keep popping up every day, it is always refreshing to see an artist that bends some of these genres together to form their own unique sound. Our new friends Ontologics have taken this even further by morphing seemingly ALL of the genres into their totalitarian sound. New album, […]

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International Orange Jazz-Jams Away With ‘A Man And His Dog’

It is easy to hear when a band is having a good time and truly enjoys playing with each other. The instruments seem to meld together precisely to create one cohesive unit of pure joy. This is obviously the case with our friends in International Orange. The Brooklyn, NY based 4-piece produces a mesmerizing jazz […]

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Seven Against Thebes Shows Off The ‘Art of Deception’

Call them progressive metal, modern hard rock, whatever you like, but the bottom line truth is that Seven Against Thebes is a great music band, period, end stop. Labels help sell the music and that’s fine, but let’s not confuse the issue any more than we have to. If progressive means you expect Seven Against […]

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Seconds Before Landing Takes Us On A Trip With ‘Trio Volume 1’

The new album by Seconds Before Landing, Trio Volume 1 seems to be the first entry in a potential music release series and shows off the band’s continued growth since the project first caught fire in 2010. Crispino and his collaborators have managed four releases since their first album came out in 2012 and each […]

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Armonite Helps Us Look At ‘The Stars Above’

How amazing is music? There is an infinite number of ways to create sounds that can enter our ears and then our souls. The world has opened up fully to different genres and different instrumentation. Expand past the mainstream and you will find gems. One such gem is our recent discovery Armonite.   The innovative […]

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Frequency Drift Releases Cinematic Album ‘Letters to Maro’

Music often has many different purposes. Sometimes, music  is meant to send a message, serve as art, or impress an audience. However, music is always used to entertain. Artists like Frequency Drift are able to blend various meanings and purposes together to create a unique musical experience. In their new album, Letters to Maro, Frequency Drift […]

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The Herald Enters A Sea Of Strangers

There will always be a special bond between members of a band. Pouring heart and soul into creating music together creates a brotherhood. Friendship is one thing but this reaches another level. This seem to be the case with our recent find The Herald. The melodic rock band is now based in Fort Worth, Texas. […]

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BOOK OF HARMONY Takes Progressive Music To New Space

Book of Harmony is a New York-based Prog Rock band with a jazzier take on the style that stands out nicely alongside the scads of other Proggers in the world who take a more metal and rock approach. A quick listen to the band’s recent self-titled debut studio effort, Book of Harmony, reveals a unit […]