The Man in Black shows hints of gray on American III: Solitary Man, his first studio album since being interrupted by a series of serious illnesses in 1997. While the inevitability of aging has been the downfall of many of his contemporaries, Johnny Cash's dark convictions and powerful presence have gone from rough hardwood to solid stone. The stark beauty of his 1994 release American Recordings and the warm, friendly collaborations on 1996's Unchained combine to create two distinct moods: one of living-room jam sessions with invited friends, and another of stark solo (and near-solo) songs highlighting Cash's years and stories…

Weighing in at four discs and 63 songs, Group Portrait offers an excellent, comprehensive overview of Chicago's prime period. Be forewarned: this does not dip into the group's early-'80s hits or post-Peter Cetera recordings, choosing to end the story before their 1982 comeback…

Former leader of prog-folk band The Morrigan, Colin Masson is an English multi-instrumentalist who focusses on guitar, both acoustic and electric but especially the latter. Colin Masson plays an interesting and eclectic progressive rock style. There are especially lots of folk influences in Colin's music, but there are also some ambient and new-age influences in there as well. Colin Masson clearly has a distinct sound that's easy to pick out from a crowd of Genesis and ELP clones. This highly original approach is partially what makes the album so enjoyable, but the high level of compositional quality helps as well…

This 5 CD set covers the best of Björling’s EMI solo recordings and includes highlights from three complete operas…

Formed by Cesar Banana Pueyrredon (b. in Buenos Aires, 1952), BANANA play a somewhat typical symphonic prog with a strong emphasis on guitar and vocals…

Hailing from Glasgow, Pub has been making music since he was 14. He recorded his first EP at age 17, later released on his own label Ampoule. He has featured on many other labels since 1998 and played a handful of small tours across the UK, Ireland, Germany, and Spain. Pub also releases other styles of music through Ampoule, some of his guises include Moped Endo and Lucky & Easy. It's a lush, drifting, atmospheric developmental head cleaning affair. Sounding some what hollow to start with, it gains more and more depth through layers of pulsing signals, environmental happenings and some campfire guitar strum-type folk singing towards the end.

Vancouver metal veterans BISON are making a devastating return with their brand new album titled „You Are Not The Ocean You Are The Patient“; already a serious contender for the „album title of the year“ award. After 2012’s Lovelessness, the four-piece’s last album for Metal Blade Records, the band was joined by Shane Clark on bass, former lead guitarist of 3 INCHES OF BLOOD. The EP „1000 Needles“, released in 2014, already hinted at what to expect from their 5th full length album: a thundering opus of epic filth and splendor.

Death metal overlords DYING FETUS will release their eighth studio album, "Wrong One To Fuck With", on June 23 via Relapse. On their first new release in over five years, the seasoned veterans manage to further stretch their creative and technical boundaries across ten complex tracks of pulverizing death metal, filled with more dynamic intricacies, brutal breakdowns and varied vocal patterns than ever before. Now over twenty-five years into their distinguished career, DYING FETUS cement their legacy with "Wrong One To Fuck With" and uphold their position as one of the most dominant forces in death metal today.