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Daniel Cavanagh – Monochrome

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As a founding member of UK prog band Anathema, Daniel Cavanagh is no stranger to writing powerful music that wears its emotions firmly on its sleeve; most recently personified in the sublime The Optimist (Kscope). Cited at various places throughout that album’s promotion was Daniel Cavanagh’s struggle with depression and the low points that he reached in that time. In the light of these battles, solo album Monochrome (Kscope) is a deeply personal record that, in comparison to the emboldened vision of The Optimist, feels more to the bone and loses none of the expected emotional resonance.Continue reading →


Lunatic Soul – Fractured

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Founded in 2008, Lunatic Soul is the musical alter-ego of Riverside frontman and bass player Mariusz Duda. Duda has poured his heart and soul into the new album, Fractured (Kscope), which reflects what seems to have been a turbulent time in his personal life as well as the current sociopolitical climate in general.Continue reading →


The Pineapple Thief – Where We Stood (Live/DVD)

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In their long and storied career, The Pineapple Thief have simultaneously proven to offer a consistently excellent catalogue and yet have maintained a mostly, near cult status of being under the radar. Having garnered critical acclaim since their inception in 1999 but never truly hitting commercial peaks of some of their peers, 2016 seemed to be a major step forward for them. The addition of guitarist Darran Charles and iconic drummer Gavin Harrison also seemed to light a greater fire in the band and in part led to career highlight album Your Wilderness (Kscope) and a resulting tour which included their biggest headline show to date at London’s Islington Assembly Hall. Recorded on that very night, Where We Stood shows one of Britain’s premier alternative/progressive bands in their strongest and most vibrant form to date.Continue reading →


White Moth Black Butterfly – Atone

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With such a rich and diverse musical landscape at our fingertips, it is often the nonlinear artists that truly stand out. The ones that, far from sticking to rigid formulae, offer and showcase encompassing palettes; often shared with audiences and showing they aren’t limited to one style or sound. Truly a worldwide venture, White Moth Black Butterfly is one such entity that offers an alternate creative outlet to a contingent across all four corners of the globe. Consisting of Dan Tompkins of TesseracT, Keshav Dhar of India’s Skyharbor; plus Randy Slaugh and Jordan Turner; WMBB was born from a love for less rock-based but still progressive and experimental music, but always felt somewhat sidelined if not creatively immersive. On the evidence of new album Atone (Kscope) and their joining with Kscope, it now feels like this is an entirely serious entity.Continue reading →


Anathema – The Optimist

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Over a lengthy and storied career, Anathema have always had a knack for change; whether it being through evolutionary steps, a desire toward experimentation or both. It is well documented by now of their beginning as a Doom/Extreme Metal outfit with cult classics developing through to their contemporary, comparatively unrecognisable incarnation as an emotive Prog outfit; simply put, Anathema have always done what they want and have never been ones to bow to expectation. Nowadays, fanfare and as a result, expectation is at an all-time high when it comes to a new album; so in perhaps typical fashion, they release their most cinematic effort and most challenging release for many years in The Optimist (Kscope).Continue reading →


A Fine Day To Live: Daniel Cavanagh of Anathema talks The Optimist, being an honest band and more

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Despite a messed up sleeping pattern and having not yet gotten around to getting any caffeine in his system in the hour since he woke up, guitarist and co-songwriter Daniel Cavanagh of Anathema is in good, wry spirits. Almost Optimistic one might say… An erudite and affable chap of no little musical or creative talent, Mr Cavanagh is talking to Ghost Cult about the newest Anathema album, The Optimist (KScope) Continue reading →


Anathema Announces North American Tour Dates

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Anathema recently confirmed that they will be releasing The Optimist on June 9th via Kscope, and now the ambient rockers have announced the first North American tour in support of the highly anticipated record. Continue reading →


Anathema Release New Single – Springfield, Pre-Orders Available Now

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On the heels of announcing their new album, The Optimist due out this June, Anathema have released the first single. You can listen to ‘Springfield’ below.Continue reading →


Anathema Drops Trailer With New Music, The Optimist Coming This June

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Post-rock masters Anathema have announced a new album, The Optimist, dropping from Kscope this June 9th. The band has dropped a trailer which you can see below: Continue reading →


TesseracT- Errai

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Brit proggers TesseracT have never been ones to be even remotely stagnant with their sound, always looking for opportunity to expand and develop. Alongside their three album catalogue which has seen their sound shift Djent maestros to an even more explorative brand of hook based prog, they have also been known for rich experimentation on their EP releases. From Concealing Fate (Century Media) which would become the centerpiece to their full début to the mostly acoustic Perspective (Century Media); their EPs have been a chance to add to their quivers and have proven curious additions. Continue reading →