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Label: CelinkaRelease year: 2012Production: Aldo IvančičAlbum length: 38.32 minGenre: tango A little late to the party, but here we go anyway. This record deserves your full attention, no question. It's a head-on collision of tango…

Label: ZKP RTV SlovenijaRelease year: 2008Production: AvtomobiliAlbum length: 68.35 minGenre: Art Rock / Pop Studio 14 rarely lets a Slovenian act slip by, as long as they've brushed up against the airwaves even a little in their…

Label: CelinkaRelease date: April 11, 2012Producer: Igor MatkovićGenre: JazzRating: 9.0/10 A familiar face at the Ljubljana music conservatory, a trumpet professor, composer, arranger, pianist and above all trumpeter, Igor…

"The album grabs you by the ears right away and, in its highly durable erectile stance, doesn't let up until the end. "

"This band is unbelievable! It started out as a parody, taking folk songs mostly from the Tolmin area and turning them upside down in a cheeky way, true to the authentic Tolmin folk tradition."

"You can feel that this lineup can reach even higher and even further in artistry."

"»Mesta železniških postaj« ranks among the finest creations of the band's long-running career, and among the finest moments in the history of Slovenian rock."

"»Perfect Strangers« was a triumphant return for hard rock legends everyone had already written off. They found their feet brilliantly in the radically changed technological and production landscape of the eighties and delivered one of the…

"The often-overlooked classic »Come Taste the Band« is a worthy farewell to Deep Purple's seventies and an immensely valuable testament to Bolin's unique guitar talent, one that makes you forget Blackmore's absence altogether."

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: November 16, 1974Production: Deep Purple & Martin BirchAlbum length: 36.31 minGenre: Hard Rock / Heavy RockRating: 10/10 "Stormbringer" was the ninth studio effort from British heavy rock legends…

"»Burn« was the magnum opus of the newborn Mark III lineup, which blazed with incredible fire from its very first post-birth pangs, hell-bent on showing the world a revitalized face of the legendary English heavy rock champions. For the…

" "Who Do We Think We Are" is by far the least inspired album from the Mark II lineup of Deep Purple, a band that fell apart in a gloomy atmosphere, a by-product of management-forced studio slogging and constant Blackmore-Gillan feuding,…

"'Machine Head' is the golden crown atop Deep Purple's finest studio efforts and the peak of the Mark II lineup, which created the band's most beloved classics to this day."

"The experimental masterpiece »Fireball« is in many ways an even more interesting studio record than its famous predecessor, and it would've overshadowed it in every respect if it didn't have just one single flaw, going by the name…

"Deep Purple in Rock" is a timeless heavy rock masterpiece and, without a doubt, the most important studio achievement in the whole Deep Purple story. It's also one of the most important rock albums of all time. With it, Mark II began their…

"Concerto for Group and Orchestra" was an incredibly ambitious project for its time, the late sixties, and it deserves a special place in rock history, because it brought two completely different musical worlds together with real…

"“Deep Purple” was, without a shadow of a doubt, the best record of the Mark I Deep Purple lineup. The legendary band hit its artistic peak here, with one foot already stepping toward the big stylistic shift that came right after Evans and…

"Even though the band was on a rapid creative climb, the album completely bombed commercially on British soil, while the American response was likewise below expectations. Meanwhile, the first irreconcilable differences over the band's…

"Deep Purple's psychedelic-tinged debut is a vivid mirror of the original Mark I lineup, a band that leapt forward with every subsequent release, and today it's especially fascinating for anyone digging into the roots of heavy metal, hard…

"Dark Roots of the Earth is without a doubt one of the strongest contenders for album of the year, and there's no way anything thrash-wise is topping this beast this year. Forget the Big Four (Dave Mustaine can go cry in Lars Ulrich's lap),…

Label: Metal HeavenRelease date: 22.06.2012Production: Herman FrankAlbum length: 53.58 minGenre: Heavy Metal Herman Frank is the legendary German guitarist who's burned into all our memories as one half of the hard-to-separate guitar…

"Fairport Convention's debut was a colorful grab bag of more or less successful folk and folk rock standards with precious few originals, but every take on the American source material was at least solid, and the first signs that a key band…

"Even though nearly every Sabbath traditionalist still turns their back on it today, anyone whose musical horizons stretch beyond strict heavy metal boundaries can appreciate its experimental nature and rare brilliant moments. As a whole…

"'Paranoid' is, in every respect, the most important album by the heavy rock giants from Birmingham and a masterpiece of heavy metal in its embryonic form, the one that finally shot them into the stratosphere of the most exciting bands of…

"»Master of Reality« is still one of the most influential heavy rock albums ever, playing a hugely important role in the development of the heavy metal scene, especially the doom metal and stoner rock/metal subgenres, and with its dark,…

"On their fourth studio outing, Black Sabbath hit a new level of maturity and made yet another classic heavy rock gem that, on top of the usual 'doom & gloom' punch and 'chasing the devil's tail', positively brims with unbridled…

"The adventurous masterpiece »Sabbath Bloody Sabbath« is the most artistically accomplished achievement of the Ozzy era. It finally crowned the legendary heavy metal forefathers from Birmingham as the most important heavy rock band of the…

"»Sabotage« is a heavy rock masterpiece with a strong experimental streak and yet another gorgeous document of the golden era of musical innovation, when Black Sabbath were at the peak of their creative powers."

"The fact that “Technical Ecstasy” is cherished by music gourmets of a very special kind is also underlined by a neat tidbit: one of the levels in the popular 1995 video game 'Rise Of the Triads' carried this album's title, while “Dirty…

"The debut »Poglej« is a collection of easygoing songs with such a clear streak of originality that it'll grab your attention whether you like it or not. "

Label: Pivec Release year: 2012Production: Blaž Celarec & Matevž KolencAlbum length: 44.36 minGenre: Singer / Songwritter Boštjan Narat is definitely a one-of-a-kind figure among Slovenia's singer-songwriters. The guy who once…

Label: PivecYear of release: 2010Production: Blaž CelarecAlbum length: 33.13 minGenre: Singer / Songwritter Boštjan Narat, leader and founder of the tireless Slovenian folk devotees Katalena, joins the ranks of Slovenia's finest…

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: January 29, 1990Production: Jon KellyAlbum length: 50.38 minGenre: Art Rock / Neo-Progressive RockRating: 9.5/10 Scottish vocal oddball Fish (real name Derek William Dick) put out his solo debut not…

"The too-often unfairly overlooked "Seventh Star", the would-be solo debut of a lonely Iommi who got played by a greedy label, still ranks among the brightest gems in the mighty Black Sabbath legacy, and even the most die-hard Ozzy era…

"A band drops a killer new album at the start of the year, then announces its official retirement in the middle of summer."

""The Landing" is an incredibly mature new studio album from Iron Savior. I'd go so far as to say it's one of the best things this band has ever put out in its career."

"Grace for Drowning" is not a progressive rock album. "Grace for Drowning" isn't even a music album per se. "Grace for Drowning" is simply art. Art of sounds, letters and, last but not least, images.

""Open Heart Surgery" is an album that, with its unshakable and utterly unique message, puts Grega Habič among the world's elite Earthlings, and one that can make even the biggest masterminds in this game prick up their ears at any moment,…

Label: Roadrunner RecordsRelease date: 12.09.2011Producer: John PetrucciAlbum length: 77.05 minGenre: Progressive Metal Dream Theater are the kings of a seriously seductive and technically demanding corner of music. When it comes to…

"This album is a kind of 'half-brother' to the rest of the Fates Warning discography. In terms of exploring and expanding its own artistic character, it brings nothing special at all. But that's hardly important, because both Matheos and…

"Bands with a 40-plus-year career that can still surprise you with an album on par with their best work could be counted on the fingers of both hands. With "Osee Yee", which can rightfully be declared their best effort since "Heads" (1972),…

"Where the melody and energy of Survivor, Pride Of Lions, and the solo work of Jim Peterik or Jimi Jamison live, the inspiration for "Mercury's Down" lives too. "

Label: Roadrunner RecordsRelease date: 21.06.2011Production: Kelly GrayAlbum length: 70.51Genre: Art Metal What is there even left to say about a band that has sold over 20 million studio albums in its career, cracked the top ten,…

""Twisted Wires And The Acoustic Sessions" is a true godsend for every Tesla fan. It's a manifesto of serene studio ease and of this band's extraordinary expressive power, driven by a primal knack for fascinatingly reshaping electric…

"Despite Waters' grumbling and contempt for the album, it deservedly got a warmer reception and more enthusiasm than "The Final Cut" from both fans and critics at the time, so Gilmour and Mason came out of this battle of egos as the winners…

"Sunshine Trip are a relatively young band from the Gorica area, riding the MTV-track wave of the new-age flood of cliché-sounding post-grunge / indie pop rock acts."

Label: Parlophone RecordsRelease date: November 18, 1985Production: Alex Sadkin & ArcadiaAlbum length: 43.36 minGenre: New Wave / Art RockRating: 10/10 Arcadia was a side project formed in 1985 by three members of the New…

"On this far-too-long-overlooked masterpiece, Black Sabbath finally morphed into a modern metal band that still stayed true to its sinister roots."

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: 2. 6. 1972Production: Pink FloydAlbum length: 40.08 minGenre: Progressive Rock/Psychadelic RockRating: 8.0/10 "Obsured by Clouds" is one of those Pink Floyd albums that doesn't come up all that often…

Label: Epic RecordsRelease date: 05.10.2010Production: Mike Fraser & Joe SatrianiAlbum length: 53.12 minGenre: Instrumental Rock / Art RockRating: 8.5 / 10 What's left for the founding father of modern guitar rock, the one and…

"Eskobars" is an album of pure alternative rock that, besides the directness this approach demands, knows nothing of hollowness, tried-and-tested formulas of recycled burnout, or any need for pushy, thoughtless blasting."

"The fact is, the crowd isn't nearly as fired up as the one we see on the "Comin' Atcha Live!" DVD. Apparently Europe has cooled on the band a bit, and of course the band has only itself to blame. Its absence from European stages was simply…

"With "Riot Squad," Paradox don't just prove that their defiance more than paid off. They also prove that you can still squeeze out a thrash metal album today that comes close to perfection in musical expression"

"This is more than a decent debut. The band is still searching for the right sound, and for now maybe still lacks a bit of creativity and ideas. The tracks are pretty similar to one another, with too much repetition of "riffs" and certain…

Album length: 43:25 Production: Drevored Release date: 2009 Label: Nika Records / Franklin Republic RecordsBuy the album!Rating: 8.0/10 Drevored, a good thirty years after they first formed, are finally putting out their studio…

"Let's just hope Riverside keep spoiling us for a long time to come, in this peak period of their own artistic creativity, just like they do with "Anno Domini High Definition.""

Label: Roadrunner RecordsRelease date: 06/23/2009Production: Mike Portnoy & John PetrucciAlbum length: 75.22 minGenre: Progressive Metal When you spin a new Dream Theater record in your CD player these days, only two questions…

"If the whole thing carries real expressive depth, a hefty essence of the very spirit of the form it creates, serving up a unique, hard-to-replicate stamp of the moment captured by the developmental step that is the album "Self Destruct…

Label: Frontiers Music Srl. Release year: 2008 Production: Tony Harnell & Magnus Karlsson Album length: 52.43 min Genre: AOR / Melodic Rock Starbreaker are the band that pleasantly surprised fans of old-school melodic hard rock with…

""The Missing Piece" as the opening act of a painful pop era, one in which Gentle Giant slowly fell apart and lost their artistic identity, doesn't come off badly as a whole, but it's way below their usual artistic standards."

"Interview" shows a few signs of vulnerability, mostly down to the breakneck pace at which it was written, but it's still a very good album with plenty to enjoy for fans of eclectic progressive rock and highly virtuosic instrumental…

"Besides the staggering range in songwriting and instrumentation, what blows you away again and again is the production, which was phenomenal for its day and makes the album sound like it was recorded yesterday. "Free Hand" gave the band…

"The Power And The Glory" ranks among the studio peaks of the legendary clowns of eclectic progressive rock. With their one-of-a-kind sonic mix and vivid philosophy, they warned about the pitfalls of absolute power and putting too much…

Label: Metal HeavenRelease date: 02/27/2009Production: Herman FrankAlbum length: 46:09 minGenre: Heavy Metal Herman Frank (ex-Accept guitarist, co-founder of bands like Victory and Moon Doc', and producer of records for the likes of…

"Moving Pictures" always holds a special place in the universe of rock music. The place of a rock masterpiece! The most important album of Rush's career."

""Comin' Atcha Live 2008" is a document of Tesla with all their power intact: fresh, tight, in superbly preserved shape, a band that takes no compromises onto the stage."

"Times change, and so does Tesla. Luckily, they're growing upward!"

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: September 29, 1986Producer: Martin BirchAlbum length: 51:18 minGenre: Heavy MetalRating: 10/10 After the groundbreaking Powerslave, the standard-bearers of British heavy metal Iron Maiden had probably…

Running time: 35:25 Production: Rush & Terry Brown Release date: 1980 Label: Atlantic Records "Permanent Waves", or the Rush album of transition, slowly walks away from the band's fantasy-world stage and prog-rock…

"King Crimson have every right to be proud of this album, which in many ways even outdid its far more commercially successful predecessor. Musically, stylistically and in its message. "In the Wake of Poseidon" is also another masterpiece…

""In The Court Of The Crimson King" is a legendary, now-cult record for every prog rock fan, and the very one that laid the foundations of the genre."

""Hold Your Fire" is the peak of Rush's "synth eighties" era. After it, the guys started reviving the rock-style placement of the individual instruments in the production. The keyboards began sliding into the background, and the guitar…

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: March 1, 1973Production: Pink FloydAlbum length: 43.09 minGenre: Progressive Rock/Art RockRating: 10/10 What on earth is there left to write about "the dark side of the moon"? It's an extraordinary…

"Catharsis is a record that took the best from guitar giants like Petrucci, Vai, Satriani, Hendrix and the like, then piled a heaping helping of uniqueness and individuality on top of the masters' lessons. With this release, Grega Habič has…

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: October 31, 1971Produced by: Pink FloydAlbum length: 46.48 minGenre: Progressive Rock/Art RockRating: 9.0/10 Steeped in esoteric atmosphere, "Meddle" may well be the most important album in the…

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: October 2, 1970Produced by: Pink FloydAlbum length: 51.54 minGenre: Psychadelic Rock / Progressive RockRating: 9.0/10 Lulubelle III, the cow on the sleeve of "Atom Heart Mother", the fifth studio album…

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: 7. 11. 1969Production: Pink Floyd & Norman SmithAlbum length: 86.11 minGenre: Psychadelic Rock/Progressive Rock/AvantgardeRating: 8.5/10 The first years after the departure of the "crazy diamond"…

Label: EMI RecordsProduction: Martin BirchRelease date: September 3, 1984Album length: 51.12 minGenre: Heavy MetalRating: 10/10 Piece of Mind finally crowned Iron Maiden as legends and the biggest heavy metal band of all time. With…

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: 4. 2. 2008Length: 188.09 minGenre: Heavy MetalRating: 10/10 In August 1984, Iron Maiden set off on their most ambitious and longest tour to date. In just under a year, the World Slavery tour racked up…

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: June 29, 1968Production: Norman SmithAlbum length: 39:42 minGenre: Psychadelic Rock/Space Rock/Progressive RockRating: 8.0/10 "A Saucerful Of Secrets" is the second studio album by Pink Floyd, hands…

Label: Inside Out MusicRelease date: 24.09.2007Production: RiversideAlbum length: 55.51 minGenre: Progressive Rock / Progressive Metal Poland's champions of progressive rock and metal are back after four years with a new album,…

"The Cheerful Insanity" is first and foremost a historical document, and it'll be most interesting to King Crimson fans and anyone digging into the early roots of prog rock, while I doubt it'll draw any raves even from the biggest fans of…

Label: Charisma RecordsRelease date: 12/14/1970Production: John AnthonyAlbum length: 47:15 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 9.5/10 With their third album, “H To He, Who Am The Only One,” Van Der Graaf Generator wrote themselves…

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: May 16, 1983Production: Martin BirchAlbum length: 45.28 minGenre: Heavy Metal Rating: 9.0/10 Right around the corner after The Number of the Beast, Piece of Mind was waiting in 1983. If The Number of…

""The Least We Can Do Is Wave To Each Other" is one of those albums that was, in a way, at least ten years ahead of its time. Over the following year Hammill would push the band to the very limits of what it could do, and with the next two…

"Could the impossible actually happen, and we'll soon hear Ozzy and Dio together in Black Sabbath??? That would probably be asking too much, but hey, even bigger battle axes have been buried."

Label: Bloodfish MusicRelease date: June 21, 2007Production: Gabriel MoffatAlbum length: 66.59 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 9.5/10 Whenever Rudi the foxy little devil has naughty brats like Hansel and Gretel firmly under his…

Label: Roadrunner RecordsRelease date: 04.06.2007Production: John Petrucci & Mike PortnoyAlbum length: 78.45 minGenre: Progressive Metal Unbelievable! What is there even left to say about Dream Theater? Every two years like…

Label: Chrysalis RecordsRelease date: 8/29/1980Produced by: Ian Anderson & Robin BlackAlbum length: 42:30 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 8.5/10 After the end of the »Stormwatch« (1979) tour, Ian Anderson, a distant descendant…

"With "The Number of the Beast," Iron Maiden reaped worldwide fame and crowned themselves the kings of heavy metal. "The Number of the Beast" is an immortal record that, 25 years after its release, still sounds as fresh as if it had been…

""Operation: Mindcrime" is progressive in the purest sense of the word. Especially in its concept, its poetry, and the unique, one-of-a-kind identity Queensryche managed to develop at this point in their evolution. So I can once again call…

""Rage For Order" is one seriously important album. It's the predecessor to "Operation: Mindcrime". Stylistically it's already closer to its successor, and on it Queensryche seriously flexed the extensors and flexors of their progressive…

""The Warning" marks the end of Queensrÿche's evolution in classic heavy metal."

Label: EMI RecordsRelease year: 1983Production: Neil Kernon & QueensrycheLength: 21.22 minGenre: Heavy Metal "Queensrÿche", the famous EP by the famous Queensrÿche! The EP that sealed the fate of these splendid American…

"Iron Maiden is a superb showcase of the evolution of the Iron Maiden sound and a historically important release, for the band, for the genre and for music history as a whole. Up the Irons!"

Label: EMI RecordsRelease date: August 4, 1967Produced by: Norman SmithAlbum length: 41.54 minGenre: Psychedelic Rock/Space RockRating: 7.5/10 Pink Floyd went through a seriously fascinating evolution. They started out as a small…

Label: Elektra RecordsRelease date: October 26, 1999Production: Mike Portnoy & John PetrucciAlbum length: 77:06 minGenre: Progressive Metal From the opening chords of Regression, the fifth studio album by American quintet Dream…

" Heaven and Hell is a real heavy metal wrecking ball! On Heaven and Hell, Black Sabbath truly ditched the blues roots that dominated the Ozzy era for the first time in their career. Okay, I'm lying, but more on that later. Basically, with…

" "Thick As A Brick" is a timeless progressive rock masterpiece that has stood the test of time all these years later and still remains an unattainable benchmark for plenty of creative musicians who'd love to get anywhere near the lofty…

"Aqualung" is the pivotal album in the band's history and one of the greatest works in the story of rock music, the record that cemented Jethro Tull among the immortal giants of rock. At the same time, it pushed the band up to a higher…