Danny Kross – Void
Self has melancholic tones that fill the air with dark soulful vocals as a steady beat rises heavier and eerie. Existential Anger shredding guitar pounding drums thundering bass demonic vocals just rip you apart. Severed hit the pit slam and sweat away as you get your aggression out. Where Minds Came To Die rumbling bass shredding guitars fist pumping riffs and dark rough vocals.
Todd Rundgren’s Utopia –Live At the Chicago Theatre
Disc 1 – Utopia Theme 1 over 14 minutes of prog rock awesomeness. The Ikon stand up and watch some amazing musicians at their craft. Another Life close your eyes and just drift along as the music takes you away. Do Ya a great cover of The Move/ ELO classic. Freedom Fighters just stand and bop along to a catchy tune. The Wheel soft melodies just float along as you drift in your imagination. Back On the Street has a crunchy riff soulful vocals and some amazing musicianship. Something’s Coming just let the music fill your senses with emotions. Monument take a trip back to the prog rock 70s and just enjoy the ride. Overture Communion With The Sun has a very classical prog rock feel that just takes you away. Last Of The New Wave Riders has a very memorable riff and some flowing emotions that just have you dreaming.
Disc -2 – Road To Utopia searing guitars pierce your heart prog keyboards and a solid rhythm take over your very senses. Playing This Game is a crunchy riff that grabs ahold and has you grooving to the last note. Swing To The Right is very bluesy and jazzy just enjoy. Trapped emotional vocals soft keyboards that turn powerful and a heavy riff with a few tempo changes. Set Me Free just stand up clap and sing along to a catchy tune. Love In Action crunchy riffs solid beats thumping bass and sing along vocals. Hammer In My Heart a great beat with cowbell just clap along swing and sway to the rhythm. Princess Of The Universe grab your air guitar and just play and sing along. I Will Wait soft jazzy bluesy guitar that just fill you with emotions. Rock Love has a very bluesy meets prog rock sound to just dance the night away. Love Is The Answer emotions flow all around in every note of this tune. One World a crunchy guitar and steady beat that will have your grooving and singing till the end. Just One Victory a strange but melodic song that ends the show.
Lightfold – Deathwalkers
Death As A Beginning spoken words and the sound of a phone then emotional vocals that just pierce the clouds and a very heartfelt tune emerges. Save Me melodic guitars soulful vocals close your eyes and just drift along as the music builds to a crescendo of majestic feelings. Behind The Veil soft guitars flowing keyboards solid drums powerful and full of great emotions. Deathwalkers (Julia) the music flows and envelops you taking you away on a magical journey with some searing leads. The Collector is a fist in the air head banging prog metal anthem. Beyond The Unknown get up and just move to the catchy heavy riff that will make your senses go on high alert. Angel Of The Earth close your eyes and just drift along as the song fill you with many emotions. She Has To Know grab you air guitar and just jam along to some amazing musicianship. Demon Upon Me powerful keyboards swirl all around you then get ready for a great musical ride. Deception emotions drifting and flowing thru you as the tune grows in powerful glory. The Battle is a great stand up fist pump and move to the catchy riff prog metal journey. Ascending melodic guitars and ethereal keyboards with very soulful vocals that just have you closing your eyes and drifting along with some amazing emotional leads at the end. At The Gates Of Heaven slow steady full of power and majestic glory just drift along.
Angra Demana – Triptych Of Decay
Rupture just hits you like a blast on the face of fury and hatred pummeling you into small pieces. Erode is a slower driving riff that just cuts thru you with an eerie emotion and several tempo changes. Extinction evil and demonic forces rid=se from the underworld and devour all.
Archaic Decapitator - The Apothecary
Circadian Promise melancholy tones fill the air. Skyward hit the pit slam and sweat as the bodies crush against each other. Cruelty Of The Host Star fast heavy punch you in the throat death metal mayhem. Diminishing Returns eerie guitars pierce you with a solid rhythm and dark growling vocals. The Apothecary fast heavy riffs pounding rhythms and deep vocals that just crush your soul.
-Xroadie