Brilliant symphonic progressive metal that is cinematic and full of bombast! Festivals and Instagram friends are both great ways to discover new bands and albums. Israeli progressive metal band Scardust was announced in September that they would have their first US appearance at ProgPower in September 2026. I knew the name but wasn’t super familiar […]
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Dark symphonic gothic metal that is beautifully haunting! Beautifully haunting, mesmerizing, enchanting, enveloping…these are what come to mind when listening to the latest release from Dutch symphonic gothic metal band Blackbriar. “A Thousand Little Deaths” was released in August and has remained in my regular listening rotation since then. I fondly remember first discovering Blackbriar,
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Cinematic theatrical symphonic metal that is melodic and heavy! It has been a pretty great year for symphonic metal so far. Legends Epica released a killer new album, Moonlight Haze’s latest is awesome, newcomers Tales of Time blew me away with their debut EP, and Crown Solace’s latest single has me excited for their new
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Fun and inspiring symphonic power metal from Italy! Italian symphonic power metal band Moonlight Haze recently released their 4th album, “Beyond.” I have been following them for a bit but admittedly was only somewhat familiar with their earlier material, honestly moreso with Chiara Tricarico’s earlier work when she was with Temperance. I was excited to
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Cool symphonic metal debut with a progressive twist! UK symphonic metal newcomers, Tales of Time, just released their debut EP, “The Journey.” This is symphonic metal at its core, with operatic cleans and gutteral growls, great orchestration, and crushing guitars and drums. The keyboards are fantastic and complement the guitars well, and the bass guitar
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Theatrical, cinematic & bombastic symphonic metal colliding with power, progressive, and melodeath! I absolutely love Epica. Their brand of theatrical, orchestral symphonic metal is captivating, and I have been eagerly awaiting a follow-up to 2021’s amazing “Omega.” Earlier this month, Epica released their latest opus, “Aspiral,” and it has been difficult to stop listening to
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Hard hitting Dystopian Metal with Symphonic, Goth, and Industrial Flair! I just finished raving about Edge of Paradise and their 2023 dystopian concept album “Hologram,” but they just released their latest, “Prophecy,” yesterday! Edge of Paradise blends several styles together, with key metallic flavors including industrial, symphonic, and gothic, combined with a massive feel, striking
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