Progressive Metal

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 30, 2026 230 1 2

Crimson Glory may have been formed as far back as 1983, but their career path has been anything but straightforward, marked by lengthy periods of silence followed by sporadic resurrections. The current incarnation of the band, active since 2023, brings together founding members Jeff...

DREAM THEATER A View From The Top Of The World Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 5522 1 2

A View From the Top of the World, Dream Theater’s fifteenth full‑length album, arrives with a striking cover that nods subtly to Norwegian landscapes. As is often the case with these prog‑metal veterans, the record demands several listens before its layers fully reveal themselves,...

COMMUNIC Hiding From The World Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 2247 1 2

Some bands never seem to run out of inspiration, and Communic is firmly among that rare group. Hiding From the World marks their sixth full‑length album, their second release through AFM Records, and once again they deliver a level of consistency that has become...

CONCEPTION State Of Deception Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated April 11, 2026 3045 1 2

Some releases are simply harder to review than others, and State of Deception is certainly one of them. The reason is straightforward: Conception is a band that has given me mixed emotions over the years. I was a huge admirer of their first three...

DREAM THEATER Distance Over Time Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated November 01, 2021 2604 1 2

Following up their last epic opus 'The Astonishing' Dream Theater seems to be moving in the opposite direction for this new one with a heavier and more back to the roots approach. My first impression of 'Distance Over Time' wasn't too overwhelming, and it...

COMMUNIC Where Echoes Gather Hot

9.0

Album EK Even Knudsen Updated October 16, 2017 4157 1 2

It's been seven long years since Communic released their last album, 'The Bottom Deep', so their new album has been anticipated by fans around the world for quite a while but now it's finally here. I still remember the day back in 2004 when...

FATES WARNING Theories Of Flight Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen July 06, 2016 4724 1 1

Fates Warning has always sorted among my absolute favorite bands when it comes to progressive metal, mostly due to the monumental albums released in the early stages carreer such as 'Awaken The Guardian', 'Parallels' and basically all their other albums from the eighties. The...

DREAM THEATER The Astonishing Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated November 01, 2021 6655 1 3

American prog metal veterans Dream Theater are finally back with their long awaited rock opera entitled The Astonishing, a massive 2 hours plus opus that for sure will be subject to discussion among their fans. I suspect it will split their fanbase as well,...

DIVIDED MULTITUDE Divided Multitude Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen Updated May 31, 2019 6177 0 1

During the past couple of decads Norway has become a force to count on when it comes to progressive metal with several bands of international standard. Trondheim based Divided Multitude definitely sort among those, now celebrating their 20th anniversary with the release of their...

IVANHOE 7 Days Hot

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Album EK Even Knudsen November 16, 2015 3247 0 1

For some reason Ivanhoe is a band that I seem to have forgotten about over the years, dispite the fact that their excellent 1994 album 'Symbols of time' sorted among my favorite progressive metal albums around the time of it's release. That means that...