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[Teunis]

Today:
Steve Thorne - Malice In Plunderland
Antimatter - A Profusion Of Thought
Anathema - Distant Satellites
Asia - Aura
Days Between Stations - In Extremis

np: Collage - Over And Out

[PH]

Caligula's Horse - "Rise Radiant"
Soen - "Imperial"
VOLA - "Witness"

These artist are very much alike and I like them very much.
Other artists that come to mind when listening to these artists: Haken, Leprous, The Stranger, Wilderun. (Last two are not wellknown.)
Can someone tell me what are the common denominators in these bands? And are there any others that fit the same pattern?
Please tell me, I need to know, because I need more music like it!

[Peter]

Caligula's Horse - "Rise Radiant"
Soen - "Imperial"
VOLA - "Witness"

These artist are very much alike and I like them very much.
Other artists that come to mind when listening to these artists: Haken, Leprous, The Stranger, Wilderun. (Last two are not wellknown.)
Can someone tell me what are the common denominators in these bands? And are there any others that fit the same pattern?
Please tell me, I need to know, because I need more music like it!

VOLA are great, I also really like them a lot. Straight Lines is currently one of my favorite tracks.

You surely have checked out the catalogue of Porcupine Tree, right...?
A bit more mainstream, but still absolutely fantastic and very unique Rock music, with (i.m.o.) no bad tracks on their albums: Alter Bridge. No other band like them, actually.
If you have Spotify and listen to a certain group of bands for a certain period of time, they will offer you peronsalized mixes, that include those groups, and others from similar tastes.
It's also good to create a playlist and allow Spotify to create radio from it, it's an option in the settings.

Btw. VOLA is making use of a genre called "Djent". Search for it.
Also look into Devin Townsend, maybe.
My son just shouted at me: tell him to listen to Loathe (the band).
Sleep Token also comes into my mind.
Delta Sleep.
Thornhill
Periphery
Wheel
Katatonia
Opeth
Animals as Leaders if you're into instrumental music.

[PH]

Hi Peter, thanks for your extensive post!

VOLA are great, I also really like them a lot. Straight Lines is currently one of my favorite tracks.

Yeah it's really good! I bought their album "Witness" (with Straight Lines) after remembering listening (and liking) their "Applause Of A Distant Crowd" album. "Witness" is even better in my opinion. Still need to listen to "Inmazes".

You surely have checked out the catalogue of Porcupine Tree, right...?

Yup! A few years back already!
Glad that they're back, but wasn't really blown away by "Closure/Continuation". It's their only album that I did not buy yet. But it's not a bad album of course!
My favourite albums are "In Absentia", "Deadwing", "Fear Of A Blank Planet" and the "Nil Recurring" EP. But I also like their more psychedelic period ("The Sky Moves Sideways"!).
To be honest, I don't think they sound much like VOLA, Leprous, Haken, Caligula's Horse, etc.

A bit more mainstream, but still absolutely fantastic and very unique Rock music, with (i.m.o.) no bad tracks on their albums: Alter Bridge. No other band like them, actually.

Yes, you have mentioned them before. A friend of mine is also a fan. I'll look into it. Still, I doubt that they have what I am specifically looking for.

If you have Spotify and listen to a certain group of bands for a certain period of time, they will offer you peronsalized mixes, that include those groups, and others from similar tastes.
It's also good to create a playlist and allow Spotify to create radio from it, it's an option in the settings.

Yes I know. I use Spotify a lot, but their algorithm is limited. I much prefer human recommendations.

Btw. VOLA is making use of a genre called "Djent". Search for it.

I really like Djent when it is combined with other genres/techniques. Leprous and indeed VOLA, but also all the other bands that I mentioned, use Djent in their music. But they mix their heavy riffs with catchy pop melodies. I don't like those Djent bands that just do Djent and Djent only. I think that gets very boring after some time.

Also look into Devin Townsend, maybe.

Yes! Devin is somewhat in the same ballpark. His super clean wide range (even operatic) vocals are another element that I find in all those bands. Einar Solberg reminded me very much of Devin the first time I heard him.

My son just shouted at me: tell him to listen to Loathe (the band).

Alright! I'll check them out. (Great to have a son like that!)

Sleep Token also comes into my mind.
Delta Sleep.
Thornhill

Don't know any of these. So I'll check them out.

Periphery
Wheel
Katatonia
Opeth
Animals as Leaders if you're into instrumental music.

I know all these bands (I have almost every Opeth album!), and there are some elements that kind of touch on what I am looking for, but not quite.

It's hard to explain. I think it comes down to this:
- Beautiful clean singing voice, but able to do harsh vocals sometimes
- Heavy stuff
- 'Angular' rhythms and Djent
- Synth-y and '80's influenced', electronic
- Mainstream-ish without being cheap, like if you'd get rid of the above four criteria, it would be radio-friendly

I think the band Voyager might also fit in this category. Another one I recently discovered and am very excited about is Maraton (made me think of a metal version of A-ha and Talk Talk).

[Teunis]

Maybe you'll like Teramaze from Australia .

Today:
Threshold - Wounded Land
Steve Thorne - Malice In Plunderland
Strange Hobby - Strange Hobby (Arjen Lucassen)
IQ - Resistance
Knight Area - D-Day II ~ The Final Chapter

np: Arjen Lucassen's Supersonic Revolution - Golden Age Of Music

[Teunis]

Today:
Airbag - Disconnected
Muse - The Resistance
Comedy Of Errors - Time Machine
Broers & Klazinga - Burdens Of The Mind

[Teunis]

Today:
IQ - Ever
Bjørn Riis - Coming Home (EP)
Toto - Toto IV
Subsignal - The Beacons Of Somewhere Sometime

np: -

Too hot to wear a headphone .

[Peter]

Molybaron - Something Ominous

new release on InsideOut

[Teunis]

Today:
Airbag - All Rights Removed
Arena - The Theory Of Molecular Inheritance
Mystery - The World Is a Game
Steve Thorne - Malice In Plunderland

[Teunis]

Riverside - Anno Domini High Definition

Fourteen years old today. One of the few Riverside albums I don't own ... far from my favourite one .

[Teunis]

Today:
Arena - Songs From The Lions Cage
Antimatter - A Profusion Of Thought
Damian Wilson - Limehouse To Lechlade
Huis - Abandoned

np: Steve Lukather - Bridges

On Spotify, released today. Already ordered it @ my local record shop .

[Teunis]

pp:
IQ - Frequency
Pendragon - Love Over Fear
Arena - Contagion
Genesis - We Can't Dance
Asia - Asia

jp: Vault - The Perfect Truth

np: Steve Lukather - Bridges

[Teunis]

Southern Empire - Civilisation

[Teunis]

Today:
Riverside - ID.Entity
Mystery - One Among The Living
Steve Lukather - Candyman
Arena - Pride
Steve Lukather - Bridges

[Teunis]

pp:
Mystery - Redemption
Steve Lukather - Bridges
Shadow Gallery - Carved In Stone
Arena - Live: Recorded 2011/12 Tour
Frost* - Day And Age
Riverside - Wasteland
The Pineapple Thief - Versions Of The Truth
Neal Morse - Sola Gratia
Steve Thorne - Malice In Plunderland

np: David Paich - Forgotten Toys

[Teunis]

pp:
IQ - Resistance

np: Lifesigns - Lifesigns

[Teunis]

Today:
Mystery - Redemption
Steve Lukather - Bridges
Steve Thorne - Malice In Plunderland
Soen - Lykaia

np: The Foundation - Mask

Neoprog from The Netherlands, with (ex) members from Knight Area and Autumn. Nice stuff.

[erik]

NP Mystery - Redemption

Played:
Dream The Electric Sleep - American Mystic
Kite Parade - Retro

[Peter]

Arena - Theory

Life goes on must be among the 5 greatest Arena tracks, right?!

[Teunis]

Today:
Mystery - Redemption
IQ - The Road Of Bones
Dire Straits - Money For Nothing (Compilation)

[Teunis]

Today:
Arena - The Theory Of Molecular Inheritance
Blind Ego - Preaching To The Choir
Electric Light Orchestra - Out Of The Blue
Soen - Imperial
Subsignal - The Beacons Of Somewhere Sometime

[Teunis]

Marc Atkinson - Heart & Soul

[Teunis]

pp:
Blind Ego - Mirror
Steve Thorne - Malice In Plunderland
Soen - Lotus
Neal Morse Band - Momentum
Airbag - A Day At The Beach

np: Sound Of Strangers - Crossing Borders

On Spotify. Prog from The Netherlands. Read a review somewhere and was curious. Really like this album.

[Teunis]

Today:
Von Hertzen Brothers - Red Alert In The Blue Forest
Nosound - Lightdark
Nolan & Wakeman - The Hound Of The Baskervilles
Dream Theater - Octavarium
Mystery - Redemption

np: Ghost Of The Machine - Scissorgames

[Teunis]

Soen - Tellurian

New Soen album 'Memorial' to be released on 1st September. Looking forward to it .