Bandcamp Discoveries: A Torn Mind

Here's a pretty good bandcamp find. This is a Scottish progressive rock/metal band that has released an EP and a new single.

Review: The Chronicles of Israfel - Starborn, Tome I (2007)

Recommendation: Furyu - Ciò Che L'Anima Non Dice

Italian band Furyu plays an eclectic prog metal with touches of fusion. Quite a cool album, which is available for free download here and directly here.

Lineup:
Michele Zappoli - Bass
Giulio Capitelli - Guitars
Riccardo Grechi - Drums
Damiano Storelli - Effects
Federico Melandri - Guitars

Links:
Official website
Reverbnation
Myspace
Facebook
Youtube

Recommendation: Metroid Metal (prog-metal)

Oh, come on, admit you've missed those...

Ok, so you know the routine, Bandcamp... exploring... found this band... pretty good... blah blah blah...

What we've got here is instrumental progressive metal by this Metroid Metal group who released Varia Suite which "contains a collection of Metroid Metal tunes re-recorded and "redone a bit" by the members of Metroid Metal Live. The 14 tracks feature fresh production and clock in at over 50 minutes in length. Varia Suite marks the first official album by Metroid Metal and is released under Silent Uproar Records."

A Song To Open Up Your Eyes To...: The Shadow Theory - I Open Up My Eyes

Stream the Control Denied 3CD reissue of The Fragile Art of Existence

Listen to Control Denied's 3-cd reissue of The Fragile Art of Existence through the Reverbnation widget below.
Thanks to Number of the Blog, for the heads up.

New Solefald song streaming - Vitets Vidd I Verdi

I just saw at Metal CallOut that a new song, Vitets Vidd I Verdi, from the new and upcoming Solefald album (Nov. 15), Norrøn Livskunst, is up for listening here.

 

 Here are two older songs to wet your palate:

A song to go to sleep with...

Here's a great song by Subterranean Masquerade called No Place Like Home

We've been waiting for the new Sub-Masq album for years now and I saw Tomer post something about it last year on some forum, but still nothing in sight. If anyone knows anything about it, please let me know in the comments.