Top 10 Albums of 2017 | Progressive Rock – 3 of 3
Finally the third and final list in the Album Of Year 2017 series has come to its completion. This was probably the absolute toughest list to compile. Due to the very tough nature of this list, I decided to sit on it a month before release it here at Power Of Prog . Another reason these sorts of lists are becoming tougher with every passing year is due to the immense volume of music out there. There seems to be too much music out there with the advancement of technology through social media. Therefore due to all these factors it is become more challenging to compile these lists. Thank you all who joined in for the Top 10 Album Of Year 2017 Melodic Hard Rock/ Melodic Metal/ AOR list and Top 10 Progressive Metal Album Of Year 2017.
.1. Nad Sylvan – The Bride Said No
Label – Inside Out Music
Band Members
Nad Sylvan – Lead Vocals/Electric & Acoustic/Guitars/Keyboards/Piano/ Orchestrations / Programming/ Poducer & Mxing
Additional Musicians
Tania Doko – Lead & Backing Vocals
Jade Ell – Lead & Backing Vocals
Sheona Urquhart – Lead & Backing Vocals/Saxophone
Steve Hackett – Guitars
Guthrie Govan – Guitar
Roine Stolt – Guitar
Anders Wollbeck – Keyboards & Programming / Orchestration /Sound Design /Co-producer
Tony Levin – Chapman Stick / Upright bass / Electric Bass
Jonas Reingold – Bass /Guitar Riff
Nick D’Virgilio – Drums/ Percussion
Doane Perry – Drums
Alfons Karabuda – Waterphone
Nad Sylvan Official Facebook Page
2. The Samurai Of Prog – On We Sail
Label – Seacrest Oy Records
Band Members
Marco Bernard – Rickenbacker Bass
Kimmo Porsti – Drums & Percussion
Steve Unruh – Vocals/Violin/Flute/Guitar
Guest Musicians
Octavio Stampalia – Keyboards
Ruben Alvarez – Electric & Acoustic Guitars
Kenny Shacklett – Keyboards/Vocals/Acoustic Guitar
Srdjan Brankovic – Electric Guitars
David Myers – Keyboards/Grand Piano
Jacques Friedmann – Electric Guitars
Luca Scherani – Keyboards
Michelle Young – Vocals
Sean Timms – Keyboards
Mark Trueack – Vocals
Jacob Holm Lupo – Electric Guitars
Oliverio Lacagnina – Keyboards
Flavio Cucchi – Classical Guitar
Brett Kull – Electric Guitar
Daniel Faltt – Vocals
Roberto Vitalli – Moog Taurus Pedals
Stefan Renstrom – Keyboards/Vocoder
The Samurai of Prog Official Website
The Samurai Of Prog Official Facebook Page
3. Forever Twelve – Home
Label – Melodic Revolution Records
Band Members
John Baker – Lead Vocals
Steve Barberic – Keyboards
Tom Graham – Guitar, Keyboards, Bass, Vocals
Fernando Martinez – Drums, Percussion
Forever Twelve Official Website
Forever Twelve Official Facebook Page
4. Gentle Knife II – Clock Unwound
Band Members
Astraea Antal – Flutes/Woodwinds and Visuals
Pål Bjørseth – Keyboards/Vocals/Trumpet
Odd Grønvold – Basses
Thomas Hylland Eriksen – Saxophone & Woodwinds
Veronika Hørven Jensen – Vocals
Håkon Kavli – Vocals & Guitars
Eivind Lorentzen – Guitars & Synths
Charlotte Valstad Nielsen – Saxophones
Ove Christian Owe – Guitars
Ole Martin Svendsen – Drums/Percussion
Brian M. Talgo – Samples/Words/Vocals/Visions & Artwork
Gentle Knife Official Facebook Page
5. Milky Way Gas Station – Somewhere Anywhere
Label – Independent
Band Members
Rob IJpelaan – Guitars/Vocals
Harald Veenker – Drums
Niels Hoppe – Guitars
Jeroen Vriend – Bass
Milky Way Gas Station Official Website
Milky Way Gas Station Official Facebook Page
6. Knight Area – Heaven And Beyond
Label – Butler Records
Band Members
Gerben Klazinga – Keyboards
Mark Smit – Vocals
Pieter van Hoorn – Drums
Peter Vink – Bass
Mark Bogert – Guitars
Knight Area Official Facebook Page
7. The Mute Gods – Tardigrades Will Inherit The Earth
Label – Inside Out Music
Band Members
Nick Beggs – Bass/Chapman Stick/Guitars/Keyboards/Vocals/Programming
Roger King – Keyboards, Guitars/Backing Vocals/Programming/Production
Marco Minnemann – Drums/Percussion/Guitars/Sound Design
The Mute Gods Official Website
The Mute Gods Official Facebook Page
8. Schooltree – Heterotopia A Metaphysical/Paranormal Rock Opera
Label – Unsigned/Independent
Band Members
Band Members – Current
Lainey Schooltree – Lead Vocals/Keyboards/Creator
Tom Collins – Drums
Peter Danilchuk – Synth’s/Organ
Ryan Schartzel – Bass
Sam Crawford – Lead & Rhythm Guitar’s
Band Members – Album Recording Personnel
Lainey Schootree – Vocals/Pianos/Synths
Brendan Burns – Guitar’s
Derek Van Wormer – Bass
Tom/Tod/Tad Collins – Drums
Peter Danilchuk – Organs/Synths
Peter Moore – Nylon Guitar/Additional Vocals/Keyboards/Programming
Schooltree Official Facebook Page
9. King Of Agogok – Morning Star
Band Members
Hans Jorg Schmitz – Creator/Percussion/Keyboards/Guitars/Bass
Dago Wilms – Guitar/Bass
Gary Farmer – Rickenbacker Bass
Steve Unruh – Flute/Violin
Pantelis Petrakakis – Bass
Andrew Marshall – Spanish Guitar
Phillip Schmitz – Keyboards/Piano/Voice
Peter Simon – Woodwinds
Erik Vaxjo – Mellotron
Chip Gremillion – Keyboard
Scott Taylor – Ulliann Pipe
Kathrin Daniel – Voice
Viktoria Papen – Voice
King Of Agogik Official Website
10. Cosmic Fall – Kick Out The Jams
Label – Clostridiumrecords
Band Members
Daniel Sax – Drums
Mathias Rosmann – Guitar
Klaus Friedrich – Bass
Cosmic Fall Official Facebook Page
Cosmic Fall Official Bandcamp Store Profile