Heavy prog/retro rock

Hi.

Ealier this year I brought the swedish band "Witchcraft" to some of your attention.
Unfortunately I don't really know many bands today that plays that kind of music. There's of course the australian band Wolfmother, but they are not really satisfying me enough. I like their music.
But I'd like to get to know some more heavy prog bands that are around today.
Of course I know a lot of the old ones like Uriah Heep, Rush, Captain Beyond etc...

But could any of you recommend bands that plays such music this day?.

I'm also interrested in getting to know more bands like the swedish pysch/prog band Dungen.

Do any of you, have any suggestions to me? that can satisfy my retro rock filled mind?.

På forhånd tak (I don't know how to translate those words...)




Edited by Yde - February 15 2009 at 14:22

You need yourself some Nebula. They play a style that's very similar to early Captain Beyond but not as overtly progressive.

Thank for the recommendations.

I'll start checking 'em out when I'm done listening to Hawkwind

I don't know if this is what you are looking for, so listen to some samples first, but when I saw the title Heavy Prog/Retro Rock I immediately thought of Rick Wakeman -- Out There.

Not around today, but a very heavy prog band from the beginning: High Tide. Since you did not mention them you might not know them. They never made it big, although they would have deserved it. "Sea Shanties" and the second self-titled album are as heavy as heavy can get, with only very few quiet moments, and the constant dueling between electric guitar and electric violin is highly enjoyable and quite unique.
As to heavy bands of today: The Acid Mothers Guru Guru (a fusion of forces of Acid Mothers Temple and Guru Guru) can be pretty heavy, but they are also very psyched out; check out these video clips of them:
http://tinyurl.com/cavknc
http://tinyurl.com/azwktv
The great Mani Neumeier on drums holds it all together and propels it forward. It is quite possible this is not your cup of tea though. They made one album so far, this one:



Edited by BaldFriede - February 19 2009 at 03:33

Yde wrote: Thank for the recommendations. I'll start checking 'em out when I'm done listening to Hawkwind

Edited by el dingo - February 20 2009 at 02:46

BaldFriede wrote: Not around today, but a very heavy prog band from the beginning: High Tide. Since you did not mention them you might not know them. They never made it big, although they would have deserved it. "Sea Shanties" and the second self-titled album are as heavy as heavy can get, with only very few quiet moments, and the constant dueling between electric guitar and electric violin is highly enjoyable and quite unique.

Totally agree with this statement. 

Also, I don't think I've seen the words "Atomic Rooster" yet. Heavy lil' art funk band that spun out of Crazy Arthur Brown and spun into ELP. 

And, finally: uh, dude, the Maiden...? Unlike the other bands I listed, THEY'RE still around today.

Edit: crap though, the only modern band I can think of is a Norwegian metal band called Burning Saviours, but they kinda broke up last year.

Edited by The Whistler - February 20 2009 at 03:03

 ^ yeah Burning Saviors are good, also Asteroid in the same vein, and the very good if not prog Black Mountain from Canada

^ and Fuzzorama Records