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...

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...

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...

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'...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Pressure Points is a progressive metal band founded in Heinola, Finland in 2004, and they mention bands such as Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater and Rush as their main influences. It may be correct to define Pressure Points as a...