Some reissues are a true blessing. Not only because you can acquire and have a physical copy of an album that is rare and crazy expensive to obtain, but also because they shed light on some old and maybe forgotten gems of our beloved music, that remained ‘’hidden’’, all those years.
Such a real diamond of an album, is by all means ”Cycles” by WICKED MARAYA. It was released back in 1994 and the fact that it has never been reissued since then, for such a long period of time of 30 years, it just leaves me on one hand wondering ‘’why not sooner’’, but on the other hand, heaving a sigh of relief, thinking ‘’finally’’ and ‘’better late than never’’.
WICKED MARAYA is a U.S. prog meta
BADFINGER – Head First [50th Anniversary Special Edition Mixed & Remastered] (2024)
A must for music aficionados and rock historians, the iconic British classic rock band, BADFINGER, is finally officially releasing their long-lost final album ”Head First” – exactly 50 years after its original recording. This historic release features Peter Ham’s final studio recordings and marks a significant milestone in the band’s legacy, bringing forth an album that has been shrouded in mystery for decades.
“Head First” was recorded at Apple Studios, London, in December 1974, but never released.
The Gardening Club – Another Country (2024)
Year of manufacture: 2024
Genre: Progressive Rock / Crossover Prog
Country: Canada
Tracklist:
01. A Zephyr of Sound (01:06)
02. Small Town Boy (03:34)
03. Tricksters (06:32)
04. Hotel Nostalgia / Enigma 1 (06:04)
05. Spellbound (05:53)
06. Friendship (04:34)
07.Only Connect (04:32)
08. Mr Forster Reflects (08:05)
09. Another Country (16:44)
Line Up:
– Drew Birston / fretless and acoustic bass
– Peter Dowse/bass
– Danie Friesen / soprano vocals
– Wayne
Hugo Toro – 365 (2024)
Year of release: 2024
Genre: Progressive Rock / Instrumental
Country: Spain
Tracklist:
01. New Day (07:27)
02. Stormy Stuary (04:12)
03. Echoes Of Spring (05:06)
04. Summer Prologue (04:55)
05. Having A Good Feeling (05:48)
06. A Summer Night (21:49)
Line Up:
– Hugo Toro Bereguiain / all instruments
Angra – Temple of Shadows [20th Anniversary Edition Remastered] (2024) MP3+FLAC, CD w/Scans
Country: Brazil
Genre: Progressive Power Metal
Year: 2024
Tracklist:
Disc 1 (75:57)
1. Deus Le Volt! (0:52)
2. Spread Your Fire (4:25)
3. Angels and Demons (4:10)
4. Waiting Silence (4:55)
5. Wishing Well (3:59)
6. The Temple of Hate (5:13)
7. The Shadow Hunter (8:06)
8. No Pain for the Dead (5:05)
9. Winds of Destination (6:56)
10. Sprouts of Time (5:09)
11. Morning Star (7:39)
12. Late Redemption (4:55)
13. Gate XIII (5:05)
14. Spread Your Fire (Pre-production version) (4:26)
15. Late Redemption (Pre-production version) (4:55)
Skip Cisto Band – Skip Cisto Band – 2024
Genre: Blues Rock
Country: USA (Chattanooga, TN)
Year of release: 2024
01. Festival Song 04:27
02. Night And Day 04:48
03. There’s Just You 04:49
04. Chitlins Con Carne 02:58
05. Hey Joe 04:06
06. Hard Blues 02:53
07. Catfish Blues 05:27
08. Dance Flow 06:06
09. Blues Shuffle 02:31
10. Lego Man 04:17
Skip Cisto – Vocals, Guitars
Aedyn Cisto – Bass
Charlie Ross – Drums
Lake of Tears – A Crimson Cosmos (1997) Headstones (1995) Forever Autumn (1999) (Remastered 2024) Vinyl Rip w/Scans , MP3
Country: SWEDEN
Genre: Doom/Gothic Metal (early), Gothic Metal/Rock (later)
Year : 2024
Tracklist:
A1-Boogie Bubble
A2-Cosmic Weed
A3-When My Sun Comes Down
A4-Devil’s Diner
B1-The Four Strings of Mourning
B2-To Die Is To Wake
B3-Lady Rosenred
B4-Raistlin And The Rose
B5-Crimson Cosmos
Media: LP
Year of release: 2024
Label: The Circle Music
Country of manufacture: Greece
Audio codec: FLAC
Rip type: tracks
Recording format: 24/192
Source of di
Let See Thin – Machine Called Life 2025
Polish music band established in 2018 in the city of Lodz, playing rock/art rock music, spiced up with electronic accents.
Since the first official performance in front of a wider audience, which took place at the beginning of 2019 as part of the „Prog On Days” event, the band has been performing throughout the country as a part of all kinds of festivals, outdoor events and club stages.
The pandemic time was used for the studio recordings, which resulted in the release of the debut album entitled „2 Years 2 Late”, which includes eight original compositions.
In April 2021
Morlas Memoria – Adieu 2025
Our new album “Adieu” will be released in 6 February 2025.
01. Lost Expedition
02. Reckless Game
03. The Unknown
04. The March
05. Nordwand
06. An meine Witwe
07. Das Klirren der Tränen
08. Brothers
09. Radium
10. Der letzte Gruß
11. Top Of The World
12. Adieu
LEANDRA JOHNE: Vocals / Flute
THEO JOHNE: Guitar / Vocals
MAXIMILIAN UFER: Guitar
SEBASTIAN LEIBE: Bass
OLIVER KUNZE: Keyboards
SAMUEL CLAUß: Drums
Empire In Ruins – Mark V (2024)
Year of manufacture: 2024
Genre: Progressive Rock
Country: International
Tracklist:
01. Empire In Ruins (06:07)
02. The Institute Of Madness (05:15)
03. The Empress Of Destruction (06:18)
04. Left In The Wreckage Of Fleeting Fame (03:57)
05. Against The Burning Sky (05:31)
06. Endless Skies (04:36)
07. The Old World (05:42)
08. Bollocks Diabalical (04:01)
09. Forever Forgotten (04:49)
Line Up:
– Mark Murdock / drums, vocals, synthesizer
– Fernando Perdomo / guitar (1-4)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers – Long After Dark (Remastered Deluxe Edition) (2024) Blu-Ray
Newly remastered deluxe edition of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ classic 1982 album Long After Dark, featuring “You Got Lucky,” “Change of Heart,” and “Straight Into Darkness.” Pressed on 180-gram vinyl, this 2LP expanded edition includes 12 rediscovered tracks, 7 of which are previously unreleased (featuring “Never Be You”), along with new liner notes by David Fricke.
Tracklists
Disc 1
A One Story Town (Side A)
You Got Lucky (Side A)
Deliver Me (Side A)
Change Of Heart (Side A)
Finding Out (
Anfitrite – Clitemnestra (2025)
Genre: Symphonic Metal
Country of artist (band): Venezuela
Year of publication: 2025
Tracklist:
01. Clytemnestra
02. Pandora
03. The Paris Trial
04. Pegasus
05. Achilles
06. The Golden Goose
07. Jadis – The Queen of Charn
08. Final Light
Witherfall – Curse of Autumn (Japan Edition) – 2021
Genre: Heavy/Progressive Power Metal
Country of artist (band): United States
Year of release: 2021
Tracklist:
01. Deliver Us into the Arms of Eternal Silence (Instrumental)
02. The Last Scar
03. As I Lie Awake
04. Another Face
05. Tempest
06. Curse of Autumn
07. The Unyielding Grip of Each Passing Day (Instrumental)
08. The Other Side of Fear
09. The River
10. …and They All Blew Away
11. Long Time (Boston cover) (Acoustic Version)
12. Long Time (Boston cover) (Band Version) (Bonus Track)
13. The River (Acoustic Version) (Bonus Track)
The Regulators – Got Smith & Wesson ? 2007
Country:US
Released:2007
Style:Southern Rock
1 Old Time Juice 3:01
2 The Alcohol Factor 2:41
3 Full Of Holes 3:04
4 Count The Miles 4:55
5 A.D.U.L. 3:20
6 Loud & Proud 4:06
7 The Big Cheese 3:46
“Songs from the Polydor recordings that were not picked for the first cd in 1992.”
Chum – Dead To The World 1996
Country:Europe
Released:May 20, 1996
Style:Alternative Metal
1 Stepping On Cracks 5:35
2 Halfway Home 5:35
3 Kindling Kind 5:39
4 Live In A Circle 6:00
5 Untouchable 4:32
6 Dead To The World 5:46
7 Angels In The Snow 5:09
8 Greetings (From The Inner Self) 5:51
9 Darling Nikki
Saqqara – Discography (3 releases) 2018-2025, MP3
Genre: Heavy/Power Metal
Country of artist (band): Hungary
Year of publication: 2018-2025
2018 – Elsö Csapás
2019 – Második Csapás
2025 – Harmadik Csapás