Australian progressive metal outfit Caligula's Horse are back! The four-piece from Brisbane is ringing in a new chapter with a new single and video release for Golem and album announcement for Charcoal Grace, which is set for release in January 2024 via InsideOut Music. Pre-Order Charcoal Grace now! Caligula's Horse are: Jim Grey – lead vocalsSam Vallen – lead guitarJosh Griffin – drumsDale..
Peaceville to release Katatonia’s ‘Dead End Kings – The 10th Anniversary edition
Release scheduled for 11th November (Peaceville) Pre-orders available: https://katatoniaband.lnk.to/reissues "This is further proof that Katatonia have the cojones and the class to plunge ever deeper into the heart of musical melancholy." 9/10 – Metal Hammer New editions on both CD/DVD & LP of Dead End Kings to celebrate 10 years since the release of the critically acclaimed 2012 classic from..
China based progressive metal quartet OU announce the release of their debut album “one”
Progressive metal quartet OU (pronunciation: "O") are pleased to announce their debut album 'one' is due out on 6th May 2022 on InsideOutMusic. A teaser clip is available now to get a taste of the group's unique sound, see below: Hailing from Beijing, China, the group combine a variety of elements and influences (Devin Townsend, The..
Acolyte – Entropy (Blood Blast Music / Wild Thing Records)
Hailing from Melbourne, Acolyte now figure prominently in the Australian music scene as a powerful and exploratory blend of both classic and modern progressive metal. They have an impressive number of achievements for what is still a quite young band. They were nominated for “Best Heavy Album” at the 2017 Age Music Awards (with Shades..
Caligula’s Horse announce global streaming event ‘Live After Lockdown’
BRISBANE PROG METAL OUTFIT CALIGULA'S HORSE ANNOUNCE GLOBAL STREAMING EVENT 'LIVE AFTER LOCKDOWN' 'Live After Lockdown' - Sunday June 20, The Triffid, Brisbane Worldwide Livestream (+ Ticketed Live Show) BUY LIVE SHOW + LIVESTREAM TICKETS AND MERCH BUNDLESLISTEN TO CALIGULA'S HORSE [INSIDE OUT MUSIC // WILD THING PRESENTS] Caligula's Horse are making their return to the..
Aussie band Acolyte signs new record deal, and releases new song ‘Entropy’
Australian Cinematic Metal Quintet Acolyte unleash their new single "Entropy" on 10 February, to celebrate signing new deals with Blood Blast Music and Wild Thing Records. Hailing from Melbourne, Acolyte stands tall in the Australian music scene as a powerful and exploratory blend of both classic and modern progressive metal. FFO: Dead Can Dance, Porcupine..
Voyager cover Aussie Modern Classic “This Boy’s In Love”
AND: Australian Tour Cancelled due to Covid. Online show #2 now in the works. Australia's premiere synth-prog outfit have played to their strengths and have covered the Australian Modern Classic 'This Boy's in Love', originally by Electronic duo The Presets. Fusing together Voyager's signature Epic Electro Progressive Power Prog Metal with a huge pop song, the..
Dawnwalker – Ages (self-released)
Dawnwalker is an experimental metal band formed in London in 2012, featuring a revolving cast of musicians but spearheaded by lead songwriter Mark Norgate. Their music blends modern metal with melodic, folk and progressive influences into a sound all of their own. There are no two Dawnwalker records that sound the same, but each creates..
RUSSIAN GROOVE-METALLERS SHOKRAN RE-IMAGINE JOHN CARPENTER’S ‘HALLOWEEN’ SOUNDTRACK
FEATURING RIFFS AND CAT! ?? As a way of extending their favourite season - Halloween - Prog-metal outfit Shokran have reimagined John Carpenter's soundtrack for 'Halloween'. The guitar focused interpretation of the cover comes complete with Mike Myers (ahem) jamming out on the guitar and it features a cameo from Prog Cat (who can be found on Instagram HERE), on..
RUSSIAN GROOVE-METALLERS SHOKRAN LAUNCH VIDEO TO ACCOMPANY SINGLE ‘NATURE OF THE PARADOX’ TAKEN FROM LATEST ALBUM ‘ETHEREAL’
FFO: Periphery, Monuments, Veil of Maya, Coheed and Cambria Powerful groove laden riffs with flourishes of oriental and middle-eastern influences in their soundscapes - Russia's Shokran have made a name for themselves in recent years as a household name in the European progressive metal scene. Despite being approached by various record labels, the band decided to..