Progressive Rock Reviews
Since I generally tend to prefer progressive rock over progressive metal – seventies-style progressive rock in particular – the style is represented relatively well on Kevy Metal. Since I tend to lean towards the more riffy, guitar-driven side of the progressive rock spectrum rather than the folky or keyboard-laden side of it, those who enjoy the bands reviewed in my progressive metal reviews and my hard rock reviews might find something to enjoy here as well. These are all my Album of the Week reviews about progressive rock releases.
Using tags effecitvely is something I didn’t do until a couple of years in. As a result, some progressive rock revies may show up here. If you are looking for something specific, I recommend using the search bar at the bottom of the page.
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Album of the Week 14-2021: Marillion – Sounds That Can’t Be Made
When ‘Sounds That Can’t Be Made’ was released, Marillion was in a bit of a rut for me. ‘Somewhere Else’ and the double album ‘Happiness Is The Road’ were good for what they were, but the alternative rock and progressive pop on those albums were not how I personally prefer…
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Album of the Week 13-2021: Genesis – Duke
After Steve Hackett left Genesis, the band changed significantly. This change ultimately proved to be quite lucrative, as progressive pop Genesis outsold progressive rock Genesis by a wide margin. However, save for a few excellent tracks, they never fully recovered from Hackett’s departure musically in my opinion. Having said that,…
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Album of the Week 46-2020: Kinniku Shojo Tai – Omake No Ichinichi (Tatakai No Hibi)
After crazy eclectics Kinniku Shojo Tai reunited about a decade and a half ago, they decided to focus on what they did best. Melodic power metal, muscular funk rock, Queen-ish layered bombast and proggy weirdness. If that already sounds quite eclectic to you, you would not be wrong. Post-reunion Kinniku…
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Album of the Week 39-2020: Fleetburner – Fleetburner
It isn’t often that debut albums manage to blow me away these days, but Fleetburner’s self-titled first album managed to do just that. Certainly, it helps that the musicians involved are no unexperienced amateurs, but ‘Fleetburner’ is simply an adventurous album that surprises its listeners more than once. The album…
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Album of the Week 30-2020: Jehtro Tull – Minstrel In The Gallery
Unlike most bands whose heyday was in the seventies, there doesn’t seem to be any consensus on what the classic Jethro Tull album is. If anything, this is a testament to the band’s versatility. ‘Aqualung’ appears to be the most popular one, but fans of the band’s progressive side tend…
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Album of the Week 28-2020: Hedvig Mollestad – Ekhidna
What Hedvig Mollestad does with her own trio – blending Sabbathian stoner rock grooves with jazzy improvisations – is already impressive, but I was not prepared for the genius of ‘Ekhidna’. While the seventies rock riffs are still everywhere, Mollestad and her five companions dial the jazz factor way up,…
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Album of the Week 22-2020: Othyrworld – Beyond Into The Night Of Day
Othyrworld was the continuation of Canadian sci-fi heavy metal band Sacred Blade. Don’t believe me? Their first – and unfortunately only – album ‘Beyond Into The Night Of Day’ contains nine tracks that could also be found on Sacred Blade’s 1986 debut album ‘Of The Sun + Moon’. While that…
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Album of the Week 07-2020: Bruce Dickinson – Skunkworks
‘Skunkworks’ may just be Bruce Dickinson’s most controversial solo album, as it is quite likely the least metallic album the legendary Iron Maiden frontman ever released. But while the alternative rock on the album is quite a bit different from what Dickinson was known for, it is a much more…
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Album of the Week 04-2020: Rush – A Farewell To Kings
Late seventies Rush has always had a great reputation among fans of progressive rock and metal. And not without reason. Rush managed to inject all the clever twists and melodic touches that the likes of Genesis and Jethro Tull had into their music without ever losing the heavy, Led Zeppelin-esque…
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