HORA PRIMA

I'm not going to name influences, because there are many and I know this album won't be well received by this community, since it doesn't bring anything particularly new. Rather, it comes from the same roots as classic Italian prog, which I've always loved. So, for me, it's an extraordinary album and easily one of the best of 2025.

Hora Prima, the band from Genoa, returns with their second studio album after L'Uomo delle Genti in 2020. Now, in 2025, their self-titled work dives into the purest, heaviest forms of progressive rock. Without trying to reinvent the genre, they follow their instincts and deliver one of the finest retro-style prog albums I've heard in years.

Winners of several national contests and featured at the Veruno Festival, Hora Prima presents a concept album made up of six long tracks and a bonus reinterpretation of Le Roi Soleil. The album explores deep themes: the impact of technology and artificial intelligence on creativity, the human relationship with religion and modern myths, and a return to physicality, awareness, and authentic presence challenging the illusions of consumerism and the idea of a "shelf life" existence.

Another classic prog album from Italy, a new gem for this great year of progressive.

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