Skyharbor - Celestial

I'm almost sure this is from their debut album, "Blinding White Noise." Fucking Brilliant Prog Metal! This song features Marty Friedman (ex-Megadeth...duh) and Dan Tompkins (ex-Tesseract). I can't wait to get my hands on the full length album!

Haken - Insomnia

I just discovered this band today...and fuckin rules! Haken reminds me a lot of Dream Theater at times but before DT was overproduced. The song Insomnia comes complete with a breakdown ala Nintendo 1985. Their latest effort is Visions.

Kalisia- How Could I

Kalisia does a cover of Cynic's How Could I with Arch Enemy's Angela Gossow on what Cynic calls, the death grunts. What could go wrong? Nothing...fantastic cover!

Queensryche - Silent Lucidity

When MTV use to play videos, I remember this video playing in their rotation consistently like it was the "stairway to heaven" of 1990. Here's a neat factoid. Not only is the child in this video old enough to drive but he could drive home intoxicated from the local bar.

Myrath - Merciless Times

From the 2011 album Tales of the Sand, Myrath's distinctive metal style is blended with oriental rhythms, scales and harmonies. One of my 2011 favorite albums.

The Quiet Room - Reason For Changes

Before the digital age of ipods and torrents there was something called CD's. I went through a few of mine ,of which, I have not seen in ages. One stood out. The Quiet Room. I have not seen or heard the music of this band in probably 5 years or better. How sweet it can be to rediscover a great CD?