Hi there folks, it's me again. ;)
Lately I've been develloping what you might call a crush for retro-prog bands, like Astra, Isildur's Bane and this band that I'd like to introduce to you:
Änglagård.
They've release a couple of albums in the past which were Hybris, Epilog and a live album called Burried Alive. Especially Epilog is of unsound beauty to my humble opinion. ;)
They made (officially they don't exist anymore but the word is that they are working together again to re-unite) music that is in the vein of old King Crimson, Genesis, Jethro Tull and Gentle Giant to name a few.
But nonetheless it's also high quality prog.
I think you should take a listen to it, or at least try. You can listen to some tracks over here. (http://www.myspace.com/anglagard1)
Band info can be found over here. (http://anglagard.net/index.htm)
I know, it has nothing to do with Arena or the likes but knowing a few of you, i'd say some might even like it.
Enjoy!
Great band!! I'm glad and got all CDs a few years ago. They are pretty hard to find, but Epilog just got re-released with a bonus track.
You can order it directly from the band.