Metaphor is a San Francisco area progressive rock band that used to be a Genesis cover band during the mid-1990s. The fact that they covered Genesis, created an immediate interest and desire to listen to, and then review their latest…
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I have enjoyed Vernian Process’ music since I first heard their 2010 album Behold the Machine. Although originally tagged as steampunk, this is an avant-garde band formed in San Francisco in 2003, taking their name from the works of 19th Century author Jules Verne.…
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Imagine if Kansas had made an entire album out of the song Cheyenne Anthem capturing the heartbreaking story of a legendary tragedy. Well, they didn’t, but Vertical Alignment, from Atlanta, Georgia, have. After an arduous process of recording and trying…
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Falling Edge are an innovative Canadian band, formed in 2004, and FE3 is a fantastic album full of varied and mixed genres of music. Where Should We Go from Here? and its reprise bookend the album, all cool keys and…
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Every once in a while, you find a gem on CDBaby.com that you might never have found anywhere else. That is what happened with Coma Rossi. Formed in 2014, they are well known in Bangalore, India, where their self–titled debut…
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Nova describe The Intergalactic Traveler as: “An audiovisual journey, through space and time. Inspired by the colors and shapes of the known and unknown universe, the trio wanders through the infinite expanses of the musical cosmos, exploring strange new worlds,…
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Based on the Northwest Gulf Coast of Florida is keyboard player, multi-instrumentalist and singer Doug Bowers, aka KDB3, and I Fill My Days With Noise is his third release, another recent discovery in my regular hunting ground, CD Baby. Bowers…
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Just Believe is the sixth album from Éowyn, a Christian musician whose music is full of grace and words of faith that are meant to inspire. However, the album is also full of powerful music and words of hope no…
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Septon is a progressive symphonic metal band from Barranquilla, Columbia. They have been a band since 2016, formed by drummer Juan Camilo Bertel. Septon won first place awards at local festivals and have also shared the stage with recognised international…
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I found Eynomia after completing a review of keyboardist Jimmy Pitts’ other project, The Fractured Dimension. Cleansing opens with beautiful, Dream Theater-like keyboards, reminscent of Images and Words, and even some of Pendragon’s albums like Masquerade Overture. Then, heavy electric…
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