Back a year or so ago, Vision Divine was in a similar position as Rhapsody of Fire in that it was without the services of vocalist Fabio Lione. The band's last release "Destination Set to Nowhere" - now seven years old - was highly regarded as another in a line of power/progressive masterpieces from a band that has been consistently brilliant in songwriting, even though not consistently releasing albums. The band is no stranger to vocalist changes, but when personally speakin

"Aequilibrium," or "equilibrium," has a double meaning for Italy's Noveria. On one hand, it is the basis of the conceptual album's plot about achieving balance following a devastating earthquake in central Italy. On the other, the band's perfect balance between power and progressive metal, a thrilling modern approach that has made the quintet one of the most appealing "newer" bands out there today - Dynazty without the glitz. Though not quite as catchy as previous efforts, "A

D.C. metal act A Sound Of Thunder’s eagerly awaited new studio album and companion graphic novel "It Was Metal" was released today (June 15th) through Mad Neptune Records. For more information on grabbing your own copy...visit the band's website over here. Today, the band also unleashed the video clip for the album's iconic title track, which not only features the return of Udoroth, but Brian Posehn as the evil dragon, Grinder T. Dragon. Check it out at in the player above. C

Portuguese power/progressive metal band Fantasy Opus released a new lyric video for the song "Realm Of The Mighty Gods," which is available in the player above. The song appears on the band's latest album "The Last Dream," which was just issued back on June 8th via Pure Steel Publishing. #FantasyOpus #powerprogressivemetal #PureSteelPublishing #lyricvideo

U.S. heavy metal legend Steel Prophet has signed a multi-album deal with ROAR! Rock of Angels Records. The new Album "The God Machine" will be released in early 2019. The band's new singer will be announced soon. Check out the video teaser in the player above. The highly respected act, which now hails from Van Nuys in California, delivers technically minded progressive heavy metal. The band was actually founded in 1983 in Middletown, Connecticut USA and has released 8 studio

Certain bands are held to a slightly higher standard. This can be attributed to longevity, a history of quality outputs, or simply the diversity found within a band’s catalog. In the case of Italy’s Eldritch, perhaps it’s a bit of all three. Longtime fans of the band would agree that the Eldritch's releases can generally be grouped into three separate and distinct categories. The “early” days of the band were highlighted by a pair of classic progressive metal albums, “Headqu

Symphony X guitarist Michael Romeo issued a lyric video for the new single "Black." The song is taken from Romeo's upcoming solo album "War of the Worlds, Pt. I," which drops on July 29th via Music Theories Recordings/Mascot Label Group. Pre-orders are available over at this location. The wildly ambitious 10-song disc sees the founder, chief songwriter and prime mover of the progressive titans Symphony X furthering his reputation as one of the world's preeminent axe slingers

Kamelot issued a video clip for the new single "Amnesiac," which is available in the player above. The song is taken from the band's latest album "The Shadow Theory," which was issued in early April via Napalm Records. Purchase your copy at this location. The band commented on the song: "We are constantly receiving tons of information from all directions and it is telling us how to be, what to do and what to want... So is the reality we are navigating every day even real?...

The new sensational heavy metal band from Sweden Saate - featuring Stefan Rådlund (Guitars) and Robert Ahlenius (Bass) from power/progressive metal band Binary Creed along with Summoned Tide vocalist Rickard Thelin - issued a video clip for the new single "Sovereign Plea." Check it out in the player above. The song is part of the band's campaign to release a new single every month via Rockshots Records. Stay tuned for new songs in the coming months. #Saate #melodicpowermetal

After building a strong local following in the Los Angeles area with powerful live shows that feature stunning musicianship, the progressive power metal quintet Novareign – in support of the latest album "Legends" released earlier this year via M-Theory Audio (See CROM's review here) – will hit the road this summer for a West Coast tour with the power/thrash group Railgun. In addition, the band will also perform at select shows alongside Angra, Powerglove and labelmates Grave

Chicago progressive metal act Divinity Compromised released a new lyric video for the song "The Definition of Insanity." The song is taken from the band's latest album "Terminal," which was issued via No Dust Records in 2017. Check out the clip above. #DivinityCompromised #powerprogressivemetal #atmosphericprogressivemetal #lyricvideo

Portuguese power/progressive metal band Fantasy Opus released a third review clip for the new album "The Last Dream," which is coming June 8th via Pure Steel Publishing. Check out the clip in the player above. Fantasy Opus was founded in Lisbon in 1998 and released the debut album "Beyond Eternity" in 2008. "The Last Dream" is a gigantic leap in terms of production, style, image, lyrics, heaviness and overall content from the predecessor. The main element of the whole album

Lion's Share/Astral Doors singer Nils Patrik Johansson (ex-Civil War) released the second single from the his first solo album "Evil Deluxe" coming via German label Metalville on May 25th. Check out the new song "How The West Was Won" in the player above. "Evil Deluxe" was produced and mixed by Lars Chriss and mastered by Mike Lind. The lineup on the album is: Nils Patrik Johansson (Lion's Share, Astral Doors) - Vocals Nils Fredrik Johansson (Tuck From Hell) - Drums Lars Ch

U.S. melodic metal act Eynomia released a new lyric video for the song "Someday Maybe." The song appears on the new album "Break Free," which dropped back on January 26th via Pure Legend Records, a division of Pure Steel Records. Check out the clip above. #Eynomia #progressivemetal #symphonicgothicmetal #powerprogressivemetal #PureLegendRecords #PureSteelRecords #lyricvideo

Angra frontman Fabio Lione recently announced his departure from Italian progressive power metal band Vision Divine. The band's latest release was 2012's "Destination Set to Nowhere." In a statement on Facebook from April 28th, Lione stated: "...Has been a long journey.. "its always sad when you realize that a part of you life has come to an end.. "Since '99 we've done some fantastic records, great songs and shared some amazing experiences.. After almost 20 years time has com

The undisputed kings and queen of the D.C. metal scene return with the new album "It Was Metal," which by your author's calculations - was written 10 years ago. In all seriousness, literally no bands on earth work harder, generate insane amounts of relevant and competent music and produce higher quality products completely on its own than this band. With expectations already high, I settled down and pressed play on the trusty iPod to check out the latest in the continuation o