MAGNATAR

Crossover Prog • United States

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Magnatar biography
MAGNATAR were founded as a five-piece rock project featuring a lineup crossing over three generations of musicians by Glenn SMITH (mandolin) and Joey COSTA (bass) in 2007 (under the moniker of BUCKETS AND STRINGS in their early days). In 2011 Glenn's come across Reed HAYES (drums) at the DeLand Original Music Festival they usually gigged upon stage. They hit it off together and Reed joined the combo as a new drummer (and they changed their project's name to JEBRA'S PARADISE).

The next turning point was that they invited Ryan RIVAS as a guitarist in 2012. This formation's let themselves change their moniker to MAGNATAR. In the following year the final progression step came up. Dave NORTON (keyboards) attended MAGNATAR, and a crystal of their hard work for over two years saw the light as the debut full-length album titled "Parallel Worlds" upon October 23, 2018.

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3.00 | 2 ratings

Parallel Worlds
2018

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Studio Album, 2018
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Parallel Worlds
Magnatar Crossover Prog

Review by b_olariu
Prog Reviewer

Magnatar is an unknown but in same time quite good band from USA who provide a combination of jazz rock with progressive rock elements thown in, the result is quite great overall. Well, i guess the name of the band is taken or is almost same with magnetar (who is known as powerful neutron star).

The band released the debut in 2018 named Parallel world. The alabum is entirely instrumental and the musicians done a great job. The music is influenced by Yes, to be checked the opening title track.

Even the album is instrumental there is no boring moment here, the listner is conected all the way, the passages are well developed, well written, keyboards and guitars have an important role. Most of the songs are quite complex and can be enjoyed by any prog fan. Forte pieces are opening track Parallel world, the keyboard piece Solara who is the opening for nex tune New Galaxy also good.

So, overall quite nice album, little known in prog circles, this is a promising work that is sounding tight and well performed. Intresting art work and as I figure it out has a neutron star on it as magnetar hence the name of the band MAGNATAR - well almost. 3.5 stars for sure, solid instrumental progressive rock with some jazz rock overtones here and there.

Thanks to dAmOxT7942 for the artist addition.