Day: February 21, 2021

As with previous Cosmograf releases, the album features Robin Armstrong playing most of the instruments with Kyle Fenton on drums, but with a special guest performance from Chrissy Mostyn from The Blackheart Orchestra and additional voiceover from Tommy McNally.

01 In 1985
02 Rattrapante
03 I Stick To You
04 Memories Lie
05 Time Will Flow

Good old Power Metal from Greece based Silent Winter. Initially formed in the mid 90s, the band released only 2 demos and split. ” Empire Of Sins” is the follow up to the highly acclaimed debut album. Influenced by bands like Helloween, Stratovarius, Iron Maiden, Running Wild, Silent Winter is straight 90s Power Metal. One of the highlights is the Metal cover of Belinda Carlisle’s smash hit “Leave A Light On”.

01 Gates Of Fire
02 Wings Of Destiny
03 Shout
04 Mirror
05 Hunter’s Oath
06 Where The River Flows
07 Dragons Dance
08 Empire Of Sins
09 Leave A Light On

Stranger Vision from Italy is one of the most exciting new heavy Metal bands around. Their sound is based on powerful riffs, enriched with melodic and orchestral arrangements. Stranger Vision released sensational covers of Space Oddity ( Bowie ), Mad World (Tears For Fears) and Moonfield ( In Flames ) for free during the lockdown. A stunning attack in the vein of Blind Guardian, Savatage and In Flames.

01 Awakening Prelude
02 Gates Of Tomorrow
03 Human Change
04 Soul Redemption
05 Never Give Up
06 Memories Of You
07 The Dying Light
08 Rage
09 Over And Over
10 Before The Law
11 Wish
12 Defying Gravity
13 Hero Of The New World
14 Invictus
15 Soul Redemption (deep Version)

The new album turned out to be the most epic IMPERIA album ever, and therefore it was chosen to be released as a double CD. The album features lot of different styles; from goth rock to metal songs, but you will also find beautiful ballads and more folkish songs. There even is a Viking-themed song, “The Last Horizon” also features IMPERIA’s new drummer Merijn Mol, who is hailing from the Netherlands.

01 Dream Away
02 Starlight
03 To Valhalla I Ride
04 Flower And The Sea
05 Blindfolded
06 While I Am Still Here
01 Only A Dream
02 Where Are You Now
03 I Still Remember
04 Dancing
05 My Other Half
06 One Day
07 I Send You My Love
08 Let Down (piano Version)

In 2018 Magnus Kerlund (Blender) and Jan Hedlund (Coastline, Eagle Down) met in Magnus’ studio. Both had played in numerous bands and toured all over Sweden. However, their true love was melodic rock and AOR. Soon after, Winding Road was born.
Jan’s old friend Jonas Tyskhagen (Incardine, Soxity, Yo Motherfucker, Bitches Brew) with his soulful/bluesy voice became the singer. Fredrik Folare on guitar completed the line-up. Guitar-heavy melodic rock with lots of synths and a strong focus on the melodies is the sound of the self-titled debut album. For fans of: Perfect Plan, Creye, Art Nation, Wildness.

01 It’s A Matter Of Survival
02 Summertime
03 Call On Me
04 I Lost You
05 Out Of Control
06 Stranger In The Night
07 Take Me As I Am

With a new album called the Swedish Power Metal quintet puts themselves back on the Metal dancefloor and set out to reinvent classic Melodic Metal – by unleashig a storm of power, monumentality and zeitgeist that you cannot escape. Spheric layers mix with flirring sequences and stoic beats fitting like a second skin for the massive, melodic and outrageously catchy wall of sound with which they continue to draw a picture of a modern “A Virtual World”.

01 A Virtual World
02 Cloud Connected
03 Talisman
04 Beyond The Horizon
05 Peacekeepers
06 The Vampire Song
07 We’re Like The Fire
08 Artificial Intelligence
09 Alone
10 Running
11 Synchronized

n modern-day progressive rock, it seems as though there is a new supergroup every few weeks. But long before this was the norm, and before musicians were routinely involved in more than one band, there was Liquid Tension Experiment.

Back in 1997, Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, Sons of Apollo), John Petrucci (Dream Theater), Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), and Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel), joined forces to create Liquid Tension Experiment. The foursome would release their iconic, self-titled debut album in 1998 and the dazzling follow-up, LTE2 in 1999, creating a dynamic, frantic, and inventive sound all their own. The incredible creativity between the collective would prompt Petrucci and Portnoy to invite Rudess to join Dream Theater, effectively marking the end

Emerging from the Scottish city of Glasgow, the band by the same name calling their debut from 1987 “Zero One Four”, 041 being the telephone dialing code of the city back in the day. Archie Dickson (g), who started playing locally before ending up with Wildcat in the late seventies and later on Heaven, tried to bring back Glasgow several times but it never happened.

01 We Will Rock
02 Secrets In The Dark
03 Back On The Run
04 My Heart Is Running With The Night
05 Meet Me Halfway
06 Under The Lights
07 No More Lonely Nights
08 Breakout
09 Will You Be Mine (bonus Track, 7″ Single 1988)