Restarting this thread since the other one "broke" :smashpc:

This band not on here but some DT guys have had this project for years. Pretty amazing!


> LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT, the instrumental progressive rock/metal project featuring DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess and guitarist John Petrucci, alongside ex-DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy and progressive rock icon Tony Levin (bass) of KING CRIMSON and PETER GABRIEL fame, will release its third album, "LTE3", on March 26 via InsideOut Music. The effort will arrive 22 years after the release of 1999's "Liquid Tension Experiment 2".


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWP4JLUxiqY&feature=emb_logo

Cite: https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/liquid-tension-experiment-feat-current-and-former-dream-theater-members-comeback-single-the-passage-of-time-now-available/

And now for Thrashing Thursday!!! \,,/

Space Chaser - Ignite the Skies

https://youtu.be/w43ekxLwcQ0?si=P9-WoOHPcRhnwGgY

Leo Schacht - guitars, vocals
Martin Hochsattel - guitars, backing vocals
Matthias Scheuerer - drums
Sebastian Kerlikowski - bass

Voyager - Seen Better Days

https://youtu.be/I69IhlRlLAY?si=U0IPKYo_sakJ6aSx

A little off-topic, but I've been digging this band out of Australia for a while now, and this latest release feels fitting enough to share in this thread with a bit of a progressive metal sound.

PRIMAL FEAR - Far Away

https://youtu.be/ed7iHIFNP0Y?si=uwgdlZFUDoVb6Uuu

Anvil - Truth Is Dying

https://youtu.be/J6TMQg6-_i4?si=PALrcJp09NIfO-_P

Billy Idol - Still Dancing

https://youtu.be/CrNnsKxvUs0?si=phfsu2DO6teL-fKN

DIRKSCHNEIDER & THE OLD GANG - It Takes Two To Tango

https://youtu.be/meb1xvWHBEo?si=0HCjb6FgXGdTZZ0N

Udo Dirkschneider - Main Vocals
Peter Baltes - Bass, Main Vocals, Backing Vocals
Manuela "Ella" Bibert - Main Vocals, Backing Vocals, Key Instruments
Stefan Kaufmann - Guitars, Backing Vocals
Mathias "Don" Dieth - Guitars, Backing Vocals
Sven Dirkschneider - Drums, Backing Vocals

The Darkness - Rock and Roll Party Cowboy

https://youtu.be/UHGBsvrRQ58?si=NFSv7OyHeihjKZxn

Mad Invasion (feat. Mikkey Dee) - Crack In The Sky

https://youtu.be/QiTBo-IZ3qc?si=0Vj7CjsUTZMPYdxU

Mad Invasion (feat. Mikkey Dee) - Flesh & Blood

https://youtu.be/qMMixgkxFQw?si=8S4NJs3JfsZzeKvA

VOCALS: PETE SANDBERG
GUITAR: BJÖRN DAHLBERG
GUITAR / KEYBOARDS: HAL MARABEL
BASS: Mats Jeppsson
DRUMS: Mikkey Dee

Third single off the upcoming Epica album!
"Check out our third single, "T.I.M.E.", from 'Aspiral' (out on April 11th through Nuclear Blast) - https://geni.us/Epicamerch
Mark Jansen comments: "T.I.M.E. stands for 'Transformation, Integration, Metamorphosis, Evolution,' and it deals with the art of dying, and more specifically, the death of the ego. It gives us the opportunity for growth and spiritual transformation. The song has a Tim Burton-like dark fantasy vibe.""

https://youtu.be/ux1f_jGIkho?si=p8uth7bUlAsr2eih

Cite: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC82lIgiaLTBkzhEebHWoazA

> FROZEN CROWN - Night Of The Wolf (Official Video)
> New ‪Album "War Hearts" out now!


https://youtu.be/OUsGEzccs4c?si=zN_TxzmM5NgtFELK

Cite: https://www.youtube.com/@napalmrecords

I was pretty mad ay Phil when he did not work out bringing Riley in when Tracii came back. I loved the Phil/Riley albums (RIP Riley), so i still step cautiously with new Guns matl.
This was one of the better "new" LAG tunes, but the vid, holy shit, just effin too weird! :dry:

Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes - No Speak No Slave

https://youtu.be/Run4-9YazWM?si=PtQMj1WExh0Ti2by

L.A. Guns - Taste It

https://youtu.be/6Lj3pD7H5rM?si=WLXA7kB2P9mGIC34

Second single from the new, upcoming Avantasia album.
This one features Tommy from Kamelot!


> AVANTASIA - The Witch (feat. Tommy Karevik) (Official Video) | Napalm Records

https://youtu.be/yg-32mWU8_E?si=s3RKIQSCXy6OuI_E

Cite: https://www.youtube.com/@napalmrecords

New Epica!!! Once of my all time fave bands so super excited. I pre-ordered the cd/blue ray combo yesterday, new album drops early April :rockon:
The crew has some face paint going on in this vid, new for them but fits the dark mode indeed.

EPICA - Cross The Divide (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

> Enjoy the music video to our new single "Cross The Divide". Our new album 'Aspiral' is now available for pre-order

https://youtu.be/fXeGXZqckF8?si=x9JyPO87JgEeVbPG

Cite: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC82lIgiaLTBkzhEebHWoazA

Crystal Steel - Crystalized

https://youtu.be/OrEh_eF7KOc?si=oy5VJVsE66JOL9N_

Vocals: Roxy Hard
Guitar: Jannis Jackson
Bass: Markus Beck
Drums: Nikki Dean

Perfect Plan - "Heart Of A Lion"

https://youtu.be/l8sfFxRHN2c?si=YgJpNFvXhriYie_U

It's a little poppy but not bad. Also, is that Cpt. Kirk on guitar?

Dream Theater - Midnight Messiah

https://youtu.be/JwOjMJB0Q2k?si=s33vynwNWKinFiFb

Gonna go out on a limb a bit with this one! I'm not a huge fan of "core" style metal, that came from hard core, but there has been some offshoots and one is MetalCore. This is a blend of hardcore with more traditional metal riffs, breakdowns, etc. There has been very few, even in that genre that I have taken too, bedsides Stellarvis (have posted a few things from them in the past here), but I keep an open mind about all styles.
I kept hearing about a band called SpiritBox and they sure seem to have a following. I think the were nominated for a Grammy, so crossing over a bit to the mainstream. Some have noted they are the future of this style of metal. Eternal Blue, their first full length; did not care of that much, beside Circle With Me tune which is fuckin wicked. They dropped an 7 song Ep last year (The Fear of Fear) and this one is amazing. They have a new full length coming out this year and so hope it is more of this style. They have shifted their sound quite a bit, but seems they are hitting their stride now.
Courtney LaPlante is amazing, can go from angel voice to scream in a second, and unlike most "screamers" she can really adjust her tone and key level instead of "flat screaming" which is more typical to this style. So quite refreshing.

Jaded is one of the best metal songs I have heard in a really long time and the one that seemed to launch them to the next level. I'm surprised I did not bump across this earlier.
Cellar Door is the heaviest tune they have dropped, just fucking brutal the whole way through and the breakdown is maybe the heaviest I have EVER heard, holy shit.
Circle With Me, this is from the first full length and is more to like what they seemed to evolve too. I added the live song through so you can see Courtney's skill.
https://youtu.be/EjnZVpVvJ-k?si=uNGqbjLlblsyylF8
https://youtu.be/pZwKjaRHJqo?si=nknjX3tTFhgJ-TEu
https://youtu.be/zMnfkW9UZc4?si=LSuHfaj37CybGNGv

> Queen of Dreams - When Iron Chariots Prevail
>
> https://youtu.be/6pwlWjF5RS8?si=RSk7z44yfk4Powlm
>
> Sky Talbott-Settle Bass
> Dan Love Drums
> Caleb Scott Guitars
> Ally Scott Keyboards
> Lnz Prazak Vocals
> Tom Brown Guitars
>
> progressive power metal from Madison. Wisconsin


If I had seen just the vid without hearing the song, I would have thought it was a high school nerd reunion LOL. But honestly, the tune kicks ass, one of the best symph/power songs I have heard in quite awhile.
I'm in! :horns: