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Conception - State of Deception
a great comeback, one of the albums I listened quite a bit this year. |
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Zopp - Zopp
a very pleasant surprise, one of the best progressive rock albums I heard this year, Canterbury-prog like, they play like it's 1972 |
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3.
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Rikard Sjöblom's Gungfly - Alone Together
very impressed with this, one of the best progressive rock albums I've heard this year. |
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4.
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Caligula's Horse - Rise Radiant
they played it safe, but I enjoyed this a lot. |
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5.
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Anubis Gate - Covered In Colours
never expected a covers albums to be this great. |
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6.
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Pendragon - Love Over Fear
a great come back from the prog veterans. |
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Loviatar - Lightless
a real plesant surprise, it's doom, it's post rock, it's progressive, MS review made me check it out and I'm thankful. |
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8.
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Hällas - Conundrum
prog rock with some neo-prog, 70s hard rock influences, a must listen for anyone into prog music |
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9.
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Airbag - A Day At The Beach
prog band from Norway, the Gilmour-esque guitar work is fun if you ask me. |
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10.
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I Am No Hero - Nights of Wonder
best post rock album I heard this year, from Greece. |
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11.
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Psychotic Waltz - The God-Shaped Void
another great come back album |
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12.
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Fates Warning - Long Day Good Night
another solid album from FW, a great flow, time flies by. |
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13.
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Dawn Of Solace - Waves
very catchy doom, very enjoyable for me. |
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14.
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Pattern-Seeking Animals - Prehensile Tales
Ted Leonard from Spock's Beard and Enchant sings here, catchy prog. |
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15.
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Thoughts Factory - Elements
German progressive metal, one of the best I've heard this year. |
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16.
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Fren - Where Do You Want Ghosts to Reside
progressive rock from Poland, a must listen for those who like prog. |
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17.
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Pain of Salvation - Panther
did not expect this to be this good. |
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18.
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Haken - Virus
they played it safe too, but I enjoyed it |
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19.
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Testament - Titans of Creation
I enjoyed this,did not disappoint |
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20.
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Spell - Opulent Decay
retro hard & heavy, a huge step forward in the songwriting |
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21.
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Deathwhite - Grave Image
another catchy doom album I enjoyed |
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22.
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Katatonia - City Burials
a safe album but enjoyable |
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23.
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Deep Purple - Whoosh!
did not disappoint, more enjoyable than I expected TBH |
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24.
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Kansas - The Absence Of Presence
same thing as the new Deep Purple |
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25.
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Paradise Lost - Obsidian
like this one needs explaining |
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26.
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Night - High Tides - Distant Skies
awesome retro hard & heavy |
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27.
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Ivanhoe - Blood And Gold
new album from the underrated, overlooked German progressive metal band, welcome back |
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28.
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Magenta - Masters of Illusion
they're doing their thing, Renaissance meets Yes, some Gilmouresque guitar here and there, but clearly the guitarist feels like a relaxed Howe |
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29.
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Maciej Meller - Zenith
guitarist of Riverside solo album |
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30.
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Green Carnation - Leaves of Yesteryear
solid come back album |
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31.
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King Gorm - King Gorm
heavy prog, 70s keyboards, Hammond organ, for anyone that likes 70s hard rock/heavy prog. |
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32.
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Ambush - Infidel
retro heavy metal, catchy and fun |
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33.
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Nord - The Only Way To Reach The Surface
an excellent mix of styles which makes the music original, unique, interesting and progressive |
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34.
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Ring van Mobius - The 3rd Majesty
retro prog, brilliant use of keyboards, it feels like it's 1972. |
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35.
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The Pineapple Thief - Versions of the Truth
crossover prog, atmospheric rock, Gavin Harrison on drums |
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36.
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Marquette - Into The Wild
must listen prog-rock from Germany |
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37.
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Pure Reason Revolution - Eupnea
a great come back album |
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38.
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The Reticent - The Oubliette
diverse and intense progressive metal |
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39.
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King Witch - Body of Light
the vocal performance alone makes this album worthy of inclusion here. |
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40.
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Hail Spirit Noir - Eden in Reverse
a pleasant surprise, better than I was expecting |
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41.
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Falconer - From A Dying Ember
same old thing, a grower, a shame they are disbanding |
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42.
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Delain - Apocalypse & Chill
pleasantly surprised by this, had fun listening to it |
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43.
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Blind Ego - Preaching To The Choir
side project of the guitarist of German proggers RPWL, very enjoyable light prog that rocks a bit. |
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44.
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Zombi - 2020
this sounds like progressive electronic with guitar riffs, interesting album, that's why it's here. |
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45.
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Kenziner - Phoenix
a pleasant surprise, did not expect this great songwriting. |
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46.
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Hum - Inlet
thick riffs and atmosphere, soft & loud/heavy balancing out, quite enjoyable. |
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47.
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Demons & Wizards - III
did not expect much of it, but it definitely delivered |
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48.
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Paralydium - Worlds Beyond
catchy progressive metal, a bit unoriginal, but quite entertaining and competent |
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49.
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John Petrucci - Terminal Velocity
unexpectedly fun to listen to, I honestly thought this would really suck. |
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50.
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Lucifer - Lucifer III
nothing new here, but enjoyable 70s Sabbath influenced female fronted rock |
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51.
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Freeways - True Bearings
fun enjoyable retro hard & heavy |
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52.
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Motorpsycho - The All Is One
I have a problem with long albums and this one is 84 minutes long, but it's great eclectic prog. |
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53.
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Wytch Hazel - III Pentecost
retro hard & heavy done right |
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54.
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Kraan - Sandglass
German prog veterans comeback album, very enjoyable, unexpectedly great |
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55.
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Wishbone Ash - Coat Of Arms
a very pleasant surprise, I admit to having low expectations but this is a solid album. |
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56.
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White Stones - Kuarahy
a death metal album for me to enjoy, there are always a couple. |
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57.
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Mountain Witch - Extinct Cults
enjoyable heavy/doom, obvious Sabbath worship, but well done. |
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58.
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Teramaze - I Wonder
very catchy, good performance, I enjoyed it quite a bit. |
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59.
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Plini - Impulse Voices
great instrumental guitar work album |
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60.
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Collapse Under The Empire - Everything We Will Leave Beyond Us
excellent, great atmosphere post-rock |
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61.
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Rick Wakeman (with The English Rock Ensemble) - The Red Planet
surprisingly good album from this prog veteran. |
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62.
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DGM - Tragic Separation
nothing new here, but it's well performed, nice guitar work. |
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63.
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White Walls - Grandeur
another great come back album, progressive metal must listen if you ask me. |
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64.
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Avandra - Skylighting
great prog rock/metal, nice flow |
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65.
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Fires in the Distance - Echoes from Deep November
awesome death/doom, listened because of the review, so thanks. |
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66.
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Distant Dream - Point Of View
post rock meets shred, interesting mix |
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67.
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Draconian - Under a Godless Veil
solid gothic-doom, with an excellent female vocalist, great atmosphere |
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68.
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BleakHeart - Dream Griever
doom meets shoegaze, very enjoyable with a very good singer |
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69.
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Black Fate - Ithaca
solid power metal with an excellent vocalist |
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70.
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Light Field Reverie - Another World
gets better with every listen, solid album |
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71.
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A Lily Gray - Sirens
djenty progressive metal, catchy and competent, with a nice flow |
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72.
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Communic - Hiding From The World
no introduction necessary i believe, solid album |
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73.
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Váthos - Underwater
atmospheric post-black I enjoyed quite a bit |
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74.
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Wolf - Feeding the Machine
I enjoyed this quite a bit, solid come back. |
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75.
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Deftones - Ohms
I enjoyed this more than I expected to. |
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76.
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Shedfromthebody - A Dead and Aimless Hum
interesting album, nice mix of influences from shoegaze, dream-pop, doom |
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77.
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Armored Saint - Punching the Sky
these veterans are back with a very enjoyable album |
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78.
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Vanden Plas - The Ghost Xperiment - Illumination
same old Vanden Plas, but the songwriting is solid |
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79.
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Blizzen - World in Chains
another retro-heavy album, solid vocals |
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80.
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Chaosbay - Asylum
progressive math-metal, nice flow, entertaining and competent |
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81.
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Traveler - Termination Shock
retro heavy done right |
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82.
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Primal Fear - Metal Commando
enjoyable heavy/power, if it ain't broken, don't fix it. |
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83.
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Biff Byford - School of Hard Knocks
I did not know what to expect from this, but I enjoyed it a lot. |
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84.
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Vicious Rumors - Celebration Decay
better than I expected, that's why it's here |
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85.
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The Night Flight Orchestra - Aeromantic
very catchy melodic hard rock, songs get stuck in your head, or my head better said. |
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86.
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Benediction - Scriptures
I rarely enjoy death metal, but I liked this one. |
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87.
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Haunt - Flashback
better than the first album they did this year, third album coming up. |
