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News: A note from August 2019 gave an update on the various members, with no plans for new recordings. Last check: February 15, 2020 We... -
UK Festival styled psych; Space rock Facebook Bandcamp YouTube Latest: The Butterfly EffeX (2026) UMR review page for Quantum Fantay 9/14/12... -
Berlin School electronic Website Bandcamp Latest: Archives Volume 3 (2025) 11/21 It doesn't appear that FSP are active anymore, but they... -
Retro prog Facebook Bandcamp Latest: Topography of Mind (2026). Digital only though they mentioned they are considering a CD and / or LP. U... -
News: Wolf People are currently touring Europe supporting their new album, the massively brilliant Ruins, which is one of the best neo ps... -
News: We recently heard from a label called Essence Music, and they've informed us of a new Spacious Mind release called The No. 4 o... -
News: It appears the band played live at least once in 2019. Last check: February 15, 2020 Facebook Location: Tuscany (not sure the c... -
Neo Italian prog Facebook Bandcamp Latest release: Il Domenicano Bianco (2023) ---UMR notes Il Segno del Comando (1997) Il Segno del Comando... -
News: I thought this band were inactive and I'd already archived this page. But they're back with a new live album celebrating the... -
Retro prog Facebook Bandcamp Latest: Panacea (2026). May 22 UMR review page for Agusa 5/10/14 (new entry)
It is strange with PANDORA. Though I like very aggressive and raw metal and I don't care at all about the progressive metal style, the metal elements in PANDORA don't sound out of place for me. Probably because of the genre hopping and not its stylistic integration. And this is the second strange thing... genre hopping with this band also works for me. So much that I am rating higher, the debut and the 3rd over their 2nd. Strange these italians...
ReplyDeleteThe scary thing is... I understand everything your saying! It's so true.. the metal elements here definitely aren't typical prog metal (except the first two tracks on the debut). Before doing this article, I think I had the 3rd over the second as well. But changed my mind while going through each one back to back.
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