The experiment-happy Cyan Marble, which I wrote about in the Autumn, is back with a new EP, “Maya”. And also this time they bring their sense for the theatrical and their unchecked progressive rock. Try the starting track here below.
Cyan Marble on Facebook – on Bandcamp
Misth, hailing from Stockholm, released a sparkling debut rock album during Spring, which is definitely worth checking out if you like the combination of metal, melodic hard rock and progressive rock. In front of a gang of brilliant musicians and scarred veterans, who come from the predecessor Mercury Fang, we find singer Maria Rådsten. Mostly known from before as a member of the group One More Time, it sounds like she’s really found her hunting grounds as she’s impressing with her register, dynamics and strength.
There’s a lot of candy here for one whose choosy with rock; everything from tight, progressive excursions, to ominous metal riffs to melodic choruses that explodes in a kind of hard rock party. Nostalgic as I am I get quite a few vibes from both the seventies and the eighties with Dio, Black Sabbath, Yngwie Malmsteen and the likes. Sometimes I just get a flashback from one of the many guitar sounds thats strewn across the record. An album where they don’t hesitate to squeeze out the very last from the songs where five of the ten songs run over 6 minutes, with the epic finishing track “Day of Retribution” as the grande finale. Listen for yourself here below in a couple of songs.
Misth’s site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp – on Rara
The band Esther, hailing from Växjö, released their debut album “A South Province Letter” a month ago, and to give us a taste of the record they have put the song “Considerations” and a couple of songs more on display. And it tastes good from both the singles and the album; happy, uplifting indie in the borderland between pop and rock with catchy melodies.
Esther on Tumblr – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp – on Soundcloud
The Apartment Years is based in Stockholm and consists of the trio Terje Ökshei, Mathias Edgren and Mårten Fredholm. They formed the band in 2010 and the last year they have spent a lot of time in the studio finishing their first EP, to be released any day now. A couple of the songs from the EP are already available, and you can listen to “Outside” here below, a piece of grand arena-sounding pop/rock.
The Apartment Years’ site – on Facebook – on Soundcloud
On their way to their debut album, which soon will be released, Riff Knives have released the single “Fire”, a chorus-strong song in the same spirit we’ve heard from them before, with their own mix of rap and rock.
Riff Knives’ site – on Facebook – on Spotify – on Wimp – on Soundcloud
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