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📌 1987 (release date uncertain)
Dark Quarterer
📀 Dark Quarterer
#HeavyMetal #EpicMetal #ProgressiveMetal
35 years ago Dark Quarterer, probably the oldest Heavy Metal band in #Italy (founded in 1974 in Piombino, #Tuscany), released their eponymous debut album.
Dark Quarterer is undoubtedly the first Italian Progressive Metal record and one of the first European Epic Metal (genre born in early 80s in the USA that can be defined as Power Metal with epic mythological lyrics): the rough production of the time somehow increases the epic atmosphere of the 6 tracks, and the whole album is considered a true hidden gem by Heavy Metal fans and critics.
#DarkQuarterer line-up on this album is:
Gianni Nepi - Bass, Vocals
Paolo "Nipa" Ninci - Drums
Fulberto Serena - Guitars
#ItalianMetal
@Venice_Rocks
📌 1987 (release date uncertain)
Dark Quarterer
📀 Dark Quarterer
#HeavyMetal #EpicMetal #ProgressiveMetal
35 years ago Dark Quarterer, probably the oldest Heavy Metal band in #Italy (founded in 1974 in Piombino, #Tuscany), released their eponymous debut album.
Dark Quarterer is undoubtedly the first Italian Progressive Metal record and one of the first European Epic Metal (genre born in early 80s in the USA that can be defined as Power Metal with epic mythological lyrics): the rough production of the time somehow increases the epic atmosphere of the 6 tracks, and the whole album is considered a true hidden gem by Heavy Metal fans and critics.
#DarkQuarterer line-up on this album is:
Gianni Nepi - Bass, Vocals
Paolo "Nipa" Ninci - Drums
Fulberto Serena - Guitars
#ItalianMetal
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📌7 July 1992
Dream Theater
📀 Images And Words
#HeavyMetal #ProgressiveMetal
30 years ago Dream Theater from Boston, #USA released their 2nd studio album entitled Images And Words.
This album is widely considered a landmark for Progressive Metal, after this #DreamTheater gained the status of leading band of the genre: to date it's the band's highest commercial success.
Images And Words is the band's first album with new vocalist James LaBrie.
Stunning, epic masterpiece from the first note to the last!
Dream Theater in this album were:
#JamesLaBrie – lead vocals
#JohnPetrucci – guitar, backing vocals
#KevinMoore – keyboard
#MikePortnoy – drums, percussion, backing vocals on "Pull Me Under"
#JohnMyung – bass
Additional musician:
Jay Beckenstein – soprano saxophone on "Another Day"
#7July
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📌7 July 1992
Dream Theater
📀 Images And Words
#HeavyMetal #ProgressiveMetal
30 years ago Dream Theater from Boston, #USA released their 2nd studio album entitled Images And Words.
This album is widely considered a landmark for Progressive Metal, after this #DreamTheater gained the status of leading band of the genre: to date it's the band's highest commercial success.
Images And Words is the band's first album with new vocalist James LaBrie.
Stunning, epic masterpiece from the first note to the last!
Dream Theater in this album were:
#JamesLaBrie – lead vocals
#JohnPetrucci – guitar, backing vocals
#KevinMoore – keyboard
#MikePortnoy – drums, percussion, backing vocals on "Pull Me Under"
#JohnMyung – bass
Additional musician:
Jay Beckenstein – soprano saxophone on "Another Day"
#7July
🎧Listen to Images And Words 👉 here
❤2
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📌1988
Firehouse
📀 Firehouse
#HeavyMetal #HardRock #ProgressiveMetal
35 years ago, in an undocumented date, Firehouse from #Milan, #Italy released their self-titled debut album.
I remember back in the days writing a letter (yes, a letter 📝 ✉️😳) to these guys from #myhometown in the #Dolomites, asking if they could send me a copy of this album which for me was impossible to find... and they replied ❤️🔥
Firehouse is still today here in #VeniceRocksRoom, one of the biggest hidden gems of #ItalianMetal🤘
I always think that #Firehouse, like many 1980s Italian bands, were simply born in the wrong place... Fantastic album!
Wonder where these guys are and what they're doing today...
In this album:
#EnzoCaruso – vocals, keyboards
#FrancoCaruso – guitar, vocals
#MarcoPanzardi - bass
#CorradoCiceri - drums, vocals
#GiulianoAiraghi - keyboards
🎧Listen to Firehouse 👉 here
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📌1988
Firehouse
📀 Firehouse
#HeavyMetal #HardRock #ProgressiveMetal
35 years ago, in an undocumented date, Firehouse from #Milan, #Italy released their self-titled debut album.
I remember back in the days writing a letter (yes, a letter 📝 ✉️😳) to these guys from #myhometown in the #Dolomites, asking if they could send me a copy of this album which for me was impossible to find... and they replied ❤️🔥
Firehouse is still today here in #VeniceRocksRoom, one of the biggest hidden gems of #ItalianMetal🤘
I always think that #Firehouse, like many 1980s Italian bands, were simply born in the wrong place... Fantastic album!
Wonder where these guys are and what they're doing today...
In this album:
#EnzoCaruso – vocals, keyboards
#FrancoCaruso – guitar, vocals
#MarcoPanzardi - bass
#CorradoCiceri - drums, vocals
#GiulianoAiraghi - keyboards
🎧Listen to Firehouse 👉 here
👍1
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📌11 April 1988
Iron Maiden
📀 Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
#HeavyMetal #ProgressiveMetal
35 years ago Iron Maiden from London, #UK released their 7th studio album entitled after that Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (in the picture☝️my original MC in #VeniceRocksRoom).
The album was an immediate success, debuting at n.1 in UK charts (first time for the band since their 👉 1982 The Number Of The Beast).
It was the first #IronMaiden album to feature keyboards 🎹 (played by "whoever had a finger free" as the band stated), their first and only concept album, in which frontman Bruce Dickinson had a primary songwriting role and their last with guitarist Adrian Smith who left after the promotional world tour to return in the band 10 years later.
In this album:
#BruceDickinson – vocals
#DaveMurray – guitars
#AdrianSmith – guitars, synthesizer
#SteveHarris – bass, string synthesizer
#NickoMcBrain – drums
#11April
🎧Listen to Seventh Son...
👉 here
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📌11 April 1988
Iron Maiden
📀 Seventh Son of a Seventh Son
#HeavyMetal #ProgressiveMetal
35 years ago Iron Maiden from London, #UK released their 7th studio album entitled after that Seventh Son of a Seventh Son (in the picture☝️my original MC in #VeniceRocksRoom).
The album was an immediate success, debuting at n.1 in UK charts (first time for the band since their 👉 1982 The Number Of The Beast).
It was the first #IronMaiden album to feature keyboards 🎹 (played by "whoever had a finger free" as the band stated), their first and only concept album, in which frontman Bruce Dickinson had a primary songwriting role and their last with guitarist Adrian Smith who left after the promotional world tour to return in the band 10 years later.
In this album:
#BruceDickinson – vocals
#DaveMurray – guitars
#AdrianSmith – guitars, synthesizer
#SteveHarris – bass, string synthesizer
#NickoMcBrain – drums
#11April
🎧Listen to Seventh Son...
👉 here
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📌3 May 1988
Queensrÿche
📀 Operation: Mindcrime
#HeavyMetal #ProgressiveMetal
35 years ago Queensrÿche from Bellevue, #USA, released their 3rd studio album.
A concept album inspired to frontman Geoff Tate by some Quebec separatists he met while on tour, Operation: Mindcrime (my vinyl copy is in #VeniceRocksRoom☝️) is widely considered the best album in #Queensryche career.
When performing live in its entirety, Queensrÿche made use of a proper theatre cast to embody the various characters involved in the concept.
O.M. was also a great commercial success,
a sequel entitled Operation: Mindcrime II was released in 2006, with Ronnie James Dio taking over the role of Dr. X.
Masterpiece!
In this album:
#GeoffTate – vocals, keyboards
#MichaelWilton – guitar
#ChrisDeGarmo – guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
#EddieJackson – bass, backing vocals
#ScottRockenfield – drums, keyboards
#PamelaMoore – vocals as Sister Mary
#3May
🎧Listen to O.M. 👉 here
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📌3 May 1988
Queensrÿche
📀 Operation: Mindcrime
#HeavyMetal #ProgressiveMetal
35 years ago Queensrÿche from Bellevue, #USA, released their 3rd studio album.
A concept album inspired to frontman Geoff Tate by some Quebec separatists he met while on tour, Operation: Mindcrime (my vinyl copy is in #VeniceRocksRoom☝️) is widely considered the best album in #Queensryche career.
When performing live in its entirety, Queensrÿche made use of a proper theatre cast to embody the various characters involved in the concept.
O.M. was also a great commercial success,
a sequel entitled Operation: Mindcrime II was released in 2006, with Ronnie James Dio taking over the role of Dr. X.
Masterpiece!
In this album:
#GeoffTate – vocals, keyboards
#MichaelWilton – guitar
#ChrisDeGarmo – guitar, synthesizer, backing vocals
#EddieJackson – bass, backing vocals
#ScottRockenfield – drums, keyboards
#PamelaMoore – vocals as Sister Mary
#3May
🎧Listen to O.M. 👉 here
❤2
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📌7 September 1988
Metallica
📀 ...And Justice For All
#ThrashMetal
35 years ago Metallica from San Francisco, #USA released their 4th studio album (my original MC in #VeniceRocksRoom☝️).
...And Justice For All is #Metallica first album with bassist Jason Newsted who replaced Cliff Burton after his tragic death.
Burton has songwriting credit in the #ProgressiveMetal instrumental "To Live Is To Die", James Hetfield spoken word on this track is also attributed to him.
...And Justice For All became soon Metallica's best selling album at the time.
Still today my favorite Metallica !!! 🤘❤️🔥
In this album:
#JamesHetfield – vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, second guitar solo on "To Live is to Die", production
#KirkHammett – lead guitar
#JasonNewsted – bass
#LarsUlrich – drums, production
#7September
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📌7 September 1988
Metallica
📀 ...And Justice For All
#ThrashMetal
35 years ago Metallica from San Francisco, #USA released their 4th studio album (my original MC in #VeniceRocksRoom☝️).
...And Justice For All is #Metallica first album with bassist Jason Newsted who replaced Cliff Burton after his tragic death.
Burton has songwriting credit in the #ProgressiveMetal instrumental "To Live Is To Die", James Hetfield spoken word on this track is also attributed to him.
...And Justice For All became soon Metallica's best selling album at the time.
Still today my favorite Metallica !!! 🤘❤️🔥
In this album:
#JamesHetfield – vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, second guitar solo on "To Live is to Die", production
#KirkHammett – lead guitar
#JasonNewsted – bass
#LarsUlrich – drums, production
#7September
🎧Listen to ...And Justice For All 👉 here
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📌15 December 1993
Katatonia
📀 Dance Of December Souls
#DeathDoom #BlackMetal #ProgressiveMetal
30 years ago Katatonia from Stockholm, #Sweden released their debut studio album.
Death Doom subgenre was very popular in the Heavy Metal scene of those years, thanks to bands such as
👉 Paradise Lost, 👉 My Dying Bride, 👉 Anathema,
👉 Asphyx...
I remember choosing my favorite of the genre after listening to this album: #Katatonia🤘probably because their sound contained elements of both Black Metal and Progressive Metal.
In this album:
#JonasRenkse – vocals, drums, percussion
#AndersNyström – guitars
#GuillaumeLeHuche – bass
Additional musician
#DanSwanö – keyboards
#15December
🎧Listen to Dance Of December Souls 👉 here
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📌15 December 1993
Katatonia
📀 Dance Of December Souls
#DeathDoom #BlackMetal #ProgressiveMetal
30 years ago Katatonia from Stockholm, #Sweden released their debut studio album.
Death Doom subgenre was very popular in the Heavy Metal scene of those years, thanks to bands such as
👉 Paradise Lost, 👉 My Dying Bride, 👉 Anathema,
👉 Asphyx...
I remember choosing my favorite of the genre after listening to this album: #Katatonia🤘probably because their sound contained elements of both Black Metal and Progressive Metal.
In this album:
#JonasRenkse – vocals, drums, percussion
#AndersNyström – guitars
#GuillaumeLeHuche – bass
Additional musician
#DanSwanö – keyboards
#15December
🎧Listen to Dance Of December Souls 👉 here
👍1🔥1
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📌2 May 1989
Alex Masi
📀 Attack Of The Neon Shark
#InstrumentalRock #HeavyMetal #ProgressiveMetal #FunkMetal #JazzFusion
35 years ago Alex Masi from #Venice, #Italy released his debut solo album.
Attack Of The Neon Shark was recorded in Los Angeles, #USA, where Alex moved in 1986. In this album some of his friends appear as guest musicians, most notably drummer #FrankieBanali, guitarist #AllanHoldsworth (who plays his synth-axe), one of Masi's main inspirations, and #DavidMichaelPhilips (additional guitar/bass).
The album starts with a typical #HairMetal song (#JeffScottSoto on vocals and #Kuni guitar solo), reminiscent of the past 👉 MASI albums.
The remaining tracks are instrumental and show all #AlexMasi guitar skills (he also plays bass and keyboards) which led to a Grammy nomination for best 1989 intrumental rock: Alex Masi became a guitar hero!
"Toccata" is a guitar rendition of the 👉 ELP composition.
Killer album!
#2May
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📌2 May 1989
Alex Masi
📀 Attack Of The Neon Shark
#InstrumentalRock #HeavyMetal #ProgressiveMetal #FunkMetal #JazzFusion
35 years ago Alex Masi from #Venice, #Italy released his debut solo album.
Attack Of The Neon Shark was recorded in Los Angeles, #USA, where Alex moved in 1986. In this album some of his friends appear as guest musicians, most notably drummer #FrankieBanali, guitarist #AllanHoldsworth (who plays his synth-axe), one of Masi's main inspirations, and #DavidMichaelPhilips (additional guitar/bass).
The album starts with a typical #HairMetal song (#JeffScottSoto on vocals and #Kuni guitar solo), reminiscent of the past 👉 MASI albums.
The remaining tracks are instrumental and show all #AlexMasi guitar skills (he also plays bass and keyboards) which led to a Grammy nomination for best 1989 intrumental rock: Alex Masi became a guitar hero!
"Toccata" is a guitar rendition of the 👉 ELP composition.
Killer album!
#2May
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👍1
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📌3 September 1984
Iron Maiden
📀 Powerslave
#HeavyMetal
40 years ago Iron Maiden from London, #UK released their 5th studio album.
Powerslave is an absolute Heavy Metal milestone (in #VeniceRocksRoom my oringinal cassette☝️) and probably the most important album in #IronMaiden career.
The promotional World Slavery Tour that followed the album release and produced their 1985 legendary Live After Death, is one of the most extensive and long-lasting in Heavy Metal history and gained the band an unprecedented worldwide success and an undisputed leading role in the genre.
In Powerslave the band proposes again hints of #ProgressiveMetal which first appeared with "To Tame A Land", the last track of 👉 their previous album.
The titletrack and the 13 minutes final suite "The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner" (based on the 1797 Coleridge's poem) are clear examples of that.
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📌3 September 1984
Iron Maiden
📀 Powerslave
#HeavyMetal
40 years ago Iron Maiden from London, #UK released their 5th studio album.
Powerslave is an absolute Heavy Metal milestone (in #VeniceRocksRoom my oringinal cassette☝️) and probably the most important album in #IronMaiden career.
The promotional World Slavery Tour that followed the album release and produced their 1985 legendary Live After Death, is one of the most extensive and long-lasting in Heavy Metal history and gained the band an unprecedented worldwide success and an undisputed leading role in the genre.
In Powerslave the band proposes again hints of #ProgressiveMetal which first appeared with "To Tame A Land", the last track of 👉 their previous album.
The titletrack and the 13 minutes final suite "The Rime Of The Ancient Mariner" (based on the 1797 Coleridge's poem) are clear examples of that.
👍1
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📌11 April 1995
Stratovarius
📀 Fourth Dimension
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal #ProgressiveMetal #NeoclassicalMetal
30 years ago Stratovarius from Helsinki, #Finland released their 4th studio album.
Fourth Dimension is the first #Stratovarius album to feature lead vocalist Timo Kotipelto and is widely considered one of their best albums.
Absolutely love it from start to finish ❤️🔥
In this album:
#TimoKotipelto – lead vocals
#TimoTolkki – guitar, backing vocals, producer
#AnttiIkonen – keyboards
#TuomoLassila – drums, arrangements
#JariKainulainen – bass
Additional personnel
#MarkoVaara, #KimmoBlom – backing vocals
#KimmoTullila, #MarikaBister, #PetteriPoljärvi, #AnteroManninen – strings
#11April
🎧Listen to Fourth Dimension
👉 here
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📌11 April 1995
Stratovarius
📀 Fourth Dimension
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal #ProgressiveMetal #NeoclassicalMetal
30 years ago Stratovarius from Helsinki, #Finland released their 4th studio album.
Fourth Dimension is the first #Stratovarius album to feature lead vocalist Timo Kotipelto and is widely considered one of their best albums.
Absolutely love it from start to finish ❤️🔥
In this album:
#TimoKotipelto – lead vocals
#TimoTolkki – guitar, backing vocals, producer
#AnttiIkonen – keyboards
#TuomoLassila – drums, arrangements
#JariKainulainen – bass
Additional personnel
#MarkoVaara, #KimmoBlom – backing vocals
#KimmoTullila, #MarikaBister, #PetteriPoljärvi, #AnteroManninen – strings
#11April
🎧Listen to Fourth Dimension
👉 here
👍1
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📌7 June 2005
Dream Theater
📀 Octavarium
#HeavyMetal #ProgressiveMetal #ProgressiveRock
20 years ago Dream Theater from Boston, #USA released their 8th studio album.
Taking its creative concept from the musical octave, Octavarium is highly rated by #DreamTheater fans.
To me it's one of their best albums, most of the songs are pure gems and the final 24 minutes titletrack with LaBrie and Portnoy alternating on vocals is in the Olympus of Progressive Rock ❤️🔥
In this album:
#JamesLaBrie – vocals
#JohnPetrucci – guitars, vocals, producer
#JordanRudess – keyboards, Continuum, lap steel guitar
#JohnMyung – bass
#MikePortnoy – drums, vocals, percussion, producer, art concept
Additional personnel
Orchestra directed by #ElenaBarere (first violin) and conducted by #JamshiedSharifi
#CarolWebb – second violin
#VincentLionti – viola
#RichardLocker – cello
#7June
🎧Listen to Octavarium 👉 here
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📌7 June 2005
Dream Theater
📀 Octavarium
#HeavyMetal #ProgressiveMetal #ProgressiveRock
20 years ago Dream Theater from Boston, #USA released their 8th studio album.
Taking its creative concept from the musical octave, Octavarium is highly rated by #DreamTheater fans.
To me it's one of their best albums, most of the songs are pure gems and the final 24 minutes titletrack with LaBrie and Portnoy alternating on vocals is in the Olympus of Progressive Rock ❤️🔥
In this album:
#JamesLaBrie – vocals
#JohnPetrucci – guitars, vocals, producer
#JordanRudess – keyboards, Continuum, lap steel guitar
#JohnMyung – bass
#MikePortnoy – drums, vocals, percussion, producer, art concept
Additional personnel
Orchestra directed by #ElenaBarere (first violin) and conducted by #JamshiedSharifi
#CarolWebb – second violin
#VincentLionti – viola
#RichardLocker – cello
#7June
🎧Listen to Octavarium 👉 here
👍2
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📌28 July 1975
Black Sabbath
📀 Sabotage
#HeavyMetal #ProgressiveRock #ProgressiveMetal
50 years ago Black Sabbath from Birmingham, #UK released their 6th studio album.
Sabotage was recorded in the midst of a legal battle with the band's former manager, Patrick Meehan, its title was inspired by that.
Despite these tensions, Sabotage is widely considered one of the best #BlackSabbath, for sure the closest thing to Progressive Rock they ever did.
Absolute masterpiece, one of my favorites from them ❤️🔥🤘
In this album:
#OzzyOsbourne – vocals, synthesizer
#TonyIommi – guitars, piano, synthesiser, organ, harp
#GeezerButler – bass, mellotron
#BillWard – drums, percussion, piano and backing/scat vocals
Additional Personnel
#WillMalone – arrangements for the English Chamber Choir
#28July
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📌28 July 1975
Black Sabbath
📀 Sabotage
#HeavyMetal #ProgressiveRock #ProgressiveMetal
50 years ago Black Sabbath from Birmingham, #UK released their 6th studio album.
Sabotage was recorded in the midst of a legal battle with the band's former manager, Patrick Meehan, its title was inspired by that.
Despite these tensions, Sabotage is widely considered one of the best #BlackSabbath, for sure the closest thing to Progressive Rock they ever did.
Absolute masterpiece, one of my favorites from them ❤️🔥🤘
In this album:
#OzzyOsbourne – vocals, synthesizer
#TonyIommi – guitars, piano, synthesiser, organ, harp
#GeezerButler – bass, mellotron
#BillWard – drums, percussion, piano and backing/scat vocals
Additional Personnel
#WillMalone – arrangements for the English Chamber Choir
#28July
🎧Listen to Sabotage 👉 here
❤3👍1
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📌19 September 1995
Dream Theater
📀 A Change Of Seasons
#ProgressiveMetal #ProgressiveRock #HardRock #HeavyMetal
30 years ago Dream Theater from Boston, #USA released their first EP, even though with its 57-minute length it could be considered a proper album.
Side A contains the 23-minute titletrack, an incredible suite which is not only my favorite #DreamTheater, one if my favorite pieces of music ever ❤️🔥
Side B is a fantastic collection of live cover songs performed at a fan club concert on January 31, 1995, at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London.
Songs covered are of #EltonJohn, #DeepPurple, #LedZeppelin, plus "The Big Medley" containing excerpts of #PinkFloyd, #Kansas, #Queen, #Journey, #DixieDregs, #Genesis.
In this album:
#JamesLaBrie – vocals, production
#JohnMyung – bass, production
#JohnPetrucci – guitar, production
#MikePortnoy – drums, cover concept, production
#DerekSherinian – keyboards, production
#19September
🎧Listen to A Change Of Seasons 👉 here
@Venice_Rocks
📌19 September 1995
Dream Theater
📀 A Change Of Seasons
#ProgressiveMetal #ProgressiveRock #HardRock #HeavyMetal
30 years ago Dream Theater from Boston, #USA released their first EP, even though with its 57-minute length it could be considered a proper album.
Side A contains the 23-minute titletrack, an incredible suite which is not only my favorite #DreamTheater, one if my favorite pieces of music ever ❤️🔥
Side B is a fantastic collection of live cover songs performed at a fan club concert on January 31, 1995, at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in London.
Songs covered are of #EltonJohn, #DeepPurple, #LedZeppelin, plus "The Big Medley" containing excerpts of #PinkFloyd, #Kansas, #Queen, #Journey, #DixieDregs, #Genesis.
In this album:
#JamesLaBrie – vocals, production
#JohnMyung – bass, production
#JohnPetrucci – guitar, production
#MikePortnoy – drums, cover concept, production
#DerekSherinian – keyboards, production
#19September
🎧Listen to A Change Of Seasons 👉 here
❤1👍1
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📌April 1996
Necromass
📀 Abyss Calls Life
#BlackMetal #DeathDoom #ProgressiveMetal
30 years ago Necromass, obscure underground band from #Florence, #Italy, released their 2nd studio album.
Their 👉 1994 debut, today considered an absolute Black Metal gem with possibly the most blasphemous lyrics, ended with a clean vocal semi-ballad, Death SS style (coming from Florence, surely one of their biggest influences).
In Abyss Calls Life #Necromass seem to pursue the evolution of sound started with that song, even delievering Progressive tracks like "Bloodstorm Collide", "A Serpent Is Screaming in the Abyss", with frontman Blasphemy now performing #DeathMetal vocals all through, alternating whispers and rare clean.
Black Metal Italian way 😈
In this album:
#CharlesBlasphemy – vocals
#JCKerioth – guitar
#Nachzerehrmara– guitar
#AinSophAour – bass
#BlackWizard – drums
With
#CristinaLai – female vocals
#Simone – keyboards
#ItalianMetal
🎧Listen to Abyss Calls Life
👉 here
@Venice_Rocks
📌April 1996
Necromass
📀 Abyss Calls Life
#BlackMetal #DeathDoom #ProgressiveMetal
30 years ago Necromass, obscure underground band from #Florence, #Italy, released their 2nd studio album.
Their 👉 1994 debut, today considered an absolute Black Metal gem with possibly the most blasphemous lyrics, ended with a clean vocal semi-ballad, Death SS style (coming from Florence, surely one of their biggest influences).
In Abyss Calls Life #Necromass seem to pursue the evolution of sound started with that song, even delievering Progressive tracks like "Bloodstorm Collide", "A Serpent Is Screaming in the Abyss", with frontman Blasphemy now performing #DeathMetal vocals all through, alternating whispers and rare clean.
Black Metal Italian way 😈
In this album:
#CharlesBlasphemy – vocals
#JCKerioth – guitar
#Nachzerehrmara– guitar
#AinSophAour – bass
#BlackWizard – drums
With
#CristinaLai – female vocals
#Simone – keyboards
#ItalianMetal
🎧Listen to Abyss Calls Life
👉 here
👍2
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📌22 April 1996
Stratovarius
📀 Episode
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal #ProgressiveMetal #NeoclassicalMetal
30 years ago Stratovarius from Helsinki, #Finland released their 5th studio album.
Episode was recieved with critical acclaim and, along with the previous 👉 Fourth Dimension and the following Visions, it's widely regarded as belonging to #Stratovarius best period and one of the best Power Metal of that decade.
Amazing album ❤️🔥
In this album:
#TimoKotipelto – vocals
#TimoTolkki – guitar, backing vocals, arrangements, production
#JensJohansson – keyboards
#JörgMichael – drums
#JariKainulainen – bass
Addtional musicians
#PasiPuolakka – flute
#ReijoHarvonen – conductor, arrangements
#KimmoBlom, #RichardJohnson, #MarkoVaara – backing vocals
Sibelius String Orchestra,
Sibelius Choir, Pop/Jazz Conservatory Choir
#22April
🎧Listen to Episode 👉 here
@Venice_Rocks
📌22 April 1996
Stratovarius
📀 Episode
#HeavyMetal #PowerMetal #ProgressiveMetal #NeoclassicalMetal
30 years ago Stratovarius from Helsinki, #Finland released their 5th studio album.
Episode was recieved with critical acclaim and, along with the previous 👉 Fourth Dimension and the following Visions, it's widely regarded as belonging to #Stratovarius best period and one of the best Power Metal of that decade.
Amazing album ❤️🔥
In this album:
#TimoKotipelto – vocals
#TimoTolkki – guitar, backing vocals, arrangements, production
#JensJohansson – keyboards
#JörgMichael – drums
#JariKainulainen – bass
Addtional musicians
#PasiPuolakka – flute
#ReijoHarvonen – conductor, arrangements
#KimmoBlom, #RichardJohnson, #MarkoVaara – backing vocals
Sibelius String Orchestra,
Sibelius Choir, Pop/Jazz Conservatory Choir
#22April
🎧Listen to Episode 👉 here
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📀🤘New album of #Miscreance from Venice out now.
#TechnicalThrashMetal
#TechnicalDeathMetal
#ProgressiveMetal
#VeniceMusic
👉 Pre-listen here
#TechnicalThrashMetal
#TechnicalDeathMetal
#ProgressiveMetal
#VeniceMusic
👉 Pre-listen here
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