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3.38 | 7 ratings Rolf Zero 2022	4.00 | 6 ratings Peenah Duture's Cosmic Voyage 2022	4.00 | 6 ratings Rex Migius 2022	4.00 | 6 ratings Tsunami 2023
4.00 | 7 ratings Satanika 2023	4.17 | 6 ratings Paxillus 2023	3.73 | 15 ratings Grudge Party 2024	3.46 | 13 ratings Poseidon 2025

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4.33 | 3 ratings Medieval Tales 2023

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4.50 | 2 ratings Folk Collection 2023

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5.00 | 1 ratings The Garden of Rotten Walnuts 2022	4.50 | 2 ratings The World Became the World / Hallowed Be Thy Name 2022	4.33 | 3 ratings Symphony of Rain 2023	5.00 | 1 ratings The Secret of the Black Key 2023
5.00 | 1 ratings Arcana 2023	4.00 | 3 ratings A Nut for a Jar of Tuna 2023	4.00 | 1 ratings Elysium 2024

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Studio Album, 2023
4.00 | 7 ratings
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Satanika
Rolf Zero Symphonic Prog

Review by Rexorcist

Not knowing where Rolf Zero would go next for their third album, I was really hoping these guys would improve their craft much more after the dramatic improvement their sophomore had over their debut, especially considering that both albums were released only a month apart. It might not have been a dramatic improvement, but it's there. This album takes a more straightforward and occasionally more hard-rock oriented look at prog, but the real strength here comes from the vastly improved melodies. Any standard prog behavior is backed up by a very strong sense of melodic progression that overcomes their previous albums. There's one other major flaw that has to be addressed: the tango intro, since it's a full three minutes long, feels like an actual song, and is out of place with the rest as a result. Otherwise, this album's quite the strong addition to modern prog, and this third album has brought me to the point where I truly wish more people knew about this band.

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Studio Album, 2023
4.00 | 6 ratings
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Tsunami
Rolf Zero Symphonic Prog

Review by Rexorcist

Released one month after the debut, Rolf Zero's next album didn't seem to have the time needed for the band to further develop their sound. At least, that was my first impression. On top of all that, I wasn't that impressed with the Rolf Zero debut album, and when I saw that the RYM ratings for this second album were worse, I expected this to be a much worse practice run than before. Imagine my surprise when I found myself encased in a magical aura that takes me all over the prog world. Now this is halfway to prog, maybe being more of an "art rock" album due to its constantly accessible melodies. But the genre-to-genre progression goes all over the 70's rock spectrum without ever losing the flow in anyway, shape or form. There are songs that take me to the medieval times in the same way Thick as a Brick did, and there are bits that are classical enough to put me in a ballroom, and there are even a couple jazzy bits that take me right into a coffee shop. And boy are the melodies much healthier. In fact, a few of them are genius when put together.

So basically, this album feels like a complete tribute to 60's and 70's classic rock. I think they really managed to accomplish something that might not be very original, but very spiritual. As far as prog goes, I would put this in the same league as Alan Parsons' Tales of Mystery and Imagination as well as King Crimson's Thrak. This gives me hope for their future albums, which I will be slowly checking out among all the neo and symphonic stuff I'm spending my time with.

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Studio Album, 2022
3.38 | 7 ratings
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Rolf Zero Symphonic Prog

Review by Rexorcist

A rather obscure band, Rolf Zero belted out several albums in 2022, which isn't necessarily a good sign. In my opinion, he only band that can potentially pull that five-album-a-year feat is maybe King Gizzard. So I wasn't surprised when I finished it and found it to be quite underdeveloped. For example, the seven minute epic, Courtiers in the Court of King Rolph, is made up of a few shorter songs; no, not parts of a song, several shorter songs. There are the pauses and total shifts in tone and sound. Most of these songs feel like repeated basic prog riffs for the sake of getting a practice run in. Obviously there's ability to play, especially considering that the album tried to tackle a lot of different areas of symphonic prog variety and maintained a fairly consistent flow, but in the end, this album ended up nothing short or long of "just okay."

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