Open the Paintbox' (Italy) - Neo Prog

Hello, my name is Giovanni Costantino, and I am the guitarist and bassist of an emerging Progressive Rock band called "Open the Paintbox". Alongside me are Angelica Esposito (vocals) and Fabrizio Tuzza (keyboards).
I would be happy to introduce you to our music. We are inspired by both the classics of the genre and more modern bands. All of our compositions are original.
In the summer of 2024, we released our debut album, "Lapse of Time", which includes a 27-minute title suite combining instrumental and vocal sections.
The main theme of the album is the rediscovery of a deep connection between man and nature, and between the human and the divine.
We are currently already working on a second album, while this past winter we released a new single, Identity, accompanied by a video entirely created with AI.

If you'd like to listen to our music and learn more about us, here are the links to our YouTube, Bandcamp, and official website:
https://www.youtube.com/@openthepaintbox4462
https://openthepaintbox.bandcamp.com/
https://gratis-5337131.webadorsite.com/

Edited by OpenThePaintbox - Yesterday at 04:50

Welcome to Progarchives, Giovanni, and thank you for introducing us to your project. I have had a quick listen to the 'Lapse of Time' album, plus a few of your other uploads on YouTube, and there is no doubt whatsoever that the project deserves a place in the Archives, but I'm not sure at the moment which sub genre would be the most appropriate one.

I'm tending to lean towards Neo Prog after my first quick listen, but Symphonic Prog would also be a possibility. There is also Crossover Prog as a third option, but I think that would definitely be the least favoured of the three, since I don't really hear much in the way of 'mainstream' influences in your music.

What sub genre do you yourself consider would best categorise your music? Maybe you could add it to the topic title to help attract the attention of the team which looks after that sub genre - something like: 'Open the Paintbox' (Italy) - Symphonic or Neo Prog' (chose the one you favour the most, or leave both in the topic title if you like).

If you could also perhaps choose the band photo you would like us to use on your eventual page (just the link to it will be enough), and maybe a 'ready to go' biography that we could use (with permission of course, and which we would credit you for) - though we could always derive something from the information given on your website if you would rather not do this.

Thanks.

So Hrychu, I'm sending you the link of this new song. Thanks again for everything.
https://youtu.be/oxX3wnU2NwI?si=jNTk4QeI9TMv9uKI

Edited by OpenThePaintbox - Yesterday at 04:45

No need to send any material, since the samples on YouTube, Bandcamp etc are all that we need. A more tailored biography written by yourself would be a big help in speeding up the evaluation, since our collaborators are only volunteers here, and don't always have the time to prepare one quickly from existing information available on an artist's website.

As for a band photo, we can use the one on your official website and Instagram for now, and if you acquire one that you would prefer us to use at a later date, then we can easily update the page.

I will now pass the suggestion on the Neo Prog team for an evaluation to be carried out.

^ That will do nicely, thank you!