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Space rock Facebook Soundcloud Latest: Eclipsed (2020) Secret Saucer is still active and are talking about releasing a recent live concert. ... -
Progressive rock Facebook Bandcamp Latest: Total Edge Effect (2022) Still active and playing live. They state a new album will happen "... -
Krautrock styled; Neo Gothic Progressive Facebook Bandcamp (new) Bandcamp (old) Latest: Devotion to a Noble Idea (2025) EP Beauty Will Save ... -
Space rock; UK Festival styled psych Facebook Bandcamp Latest: Void Weaver (2025). CD to be released Jun 17. Apparently the digital version ... -
Progressive rock Latest: Bloodliners (2025) Here's a band I had no idea was still around. They don't maintain a traditional social m... -
Retro prog Facebook Bandcamp Latest: Firebrand (2025). To be released Oct 3. Well they said they were finished. And now they have a new albu... -
Retro prog; Jazz rock; Neo Italian prog Facebook Bandcamp Latest: untitled 6th album. TBD UMR review page for Accordo dei Contrari 7/25/11 (... -
News: According to the band's website from October 8th: "The band has gone into songwriting mode after several concerts in Nor... -
Canterbury style; Jazz rock Facebook Bandcamp Latest: Todos los Animales son Iguales (2024). Best I can tell it's only available on LP... -
Neo prog Facebook Bandcamp Latest: The Sound of Silence (2025). To be released Sep 15. UMR review page for Red Sand 6/18/24 (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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