Indeed it's a drummer's album, some people don't like drummers' albums I know, but other musicians on the album are really great and fortunatly they were plainly inspired in the studio during recording sessions that the album would be appreciated even by those who aren't big fans of drummers' albums. Also, one can't hear much jazz on this CD; thus, it's a perfect kind of fusion for my beloved "prog-heads"
Fortunately I lover drum albums. I usually buy over a dozen solo or ensemble percussion albums every year.
Three Sides of a Tragedy I - Reworked, by Man from the Box (progressive rock, 7-track EP, released June 14, 2018, Gothenburg, Sweden) Favourite track: Unpleasantly Surprised
Back to the forest, by Forest god (progressive rock, 5-track EP, released June 12, 2018, Denmark) Favourite track: Brother
Hojarasca, by Hojarasca (vocal jazz-rock, full-length, released June 8, 2018, Mendoza, Argentina) Favourite track: Paquidermo
Pivot To Video: Six-String Mixtape Volume 2, by Andre LaFosse (experimental rock, full-length, released June 19, 2018, Los Angeles, California) Favourite track: This Message Has No Content
Half-Life, by Steve Fairclough (progressive fusion, full-length, physical CD available, released June 20, 2018, Manchester, UK) Favourite track: UP:- A World of potentialities
Seme*, by Il Bacio Della Medusa (rock progressivo italiano, full-length, released June 15, 2018, Milan, Italy) Favourite track: Seme
New group The Sea Within release first single "Ashes of Dawn" from debut album - The Prog Report New supergroup The Sea Within featuring Roine Stolt (Transatlantic, The Flower Kings), Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation), Jonas Reingold (Steve Hackett, The Flower Kings, Karmakanic, The Tangent), Tom Brislin (Yes Symphonic, Renaissance, Spiraling, Deborah Harry) & Marco Minnemann (The Aristocrats, Steven Wilson, UK, Joe Satriani), along with Casey McPherson (Flying Colors) – are set to release their debut self-titled album on June 22nd, 2018.
The Last Harvest, by The Kentish Spires (progressive folk-rock, female-fronted, full-length, physical CD available, releases July 27, 2018, England, UK) Favourite track: The Last Harvest
Distant Light, by Psychedelic Sun's (progressive psychedelia, full-length, released June 21, 2018, Tampere, Finland) Favourite track: Other Side of Sun
Hazy Days, by The Moonhaze (progressive rock, full-length, released June 20, 2018, Helsinki, Finland) Favourite track: Hazy Days
Brotherhood, by Los Webelos (jazz-rock, full-length, released May 25, 2018, Placerville, California) Favourite track: Tribal Bing
Materialize, by Witchchord (progressive rock, full-length, released June 27, 2018, Montgomery, Alabama) Favourite track: Dream Maligner
I'm starting to dig this. Roine's guitar work is always glorious, and I love hearing Casey McPherson sing (he needed more lead vocal time!).
The Aiken Road Sessions, by Rooftop (progressive rock / acoustic, 6-track EP, released June 25, 2018, Putney, Vermont) Favourite track: Kaleidoscope
Outmasters, by MRW (jazz-rock, full-length, released June 23, 2018, Sosnowiec, Poland) Favourite track: Sacred Firebird
Just took a listen to their “Discesa...” album from 2008 or thereabouts (haven’t listened to it in years). Love the flute and violin textures. Nice album, glad I pulled it off the rack!
Prologue (Instrumental), by The World Is Quiet Here (instrumental progressive metal, full-length, released June 29, 2018, Oshkosh, Wisconsin) Favourite track: See the Sun (Instrumental)
Tooth, by MUMPBEAK (jazz-rock, full-length, physical CD & vinyl LP available, released May 26, 2017, Oslo, Norway ) Favourite track: Slip