Phantom Spell – Heather & Hearth

 

 

Phantom Spell – Heather & Hearth 
Cruz Del Sur Music / Wizard Tower Records – 2025
Prog, Rock, Metal
Rated: ****

The first time I heard this album I felt the tendrils of time pull at me, sucking me through a vortex and delivering me in a distant land and distant time. A labyrinthian approach to prog rock, weaving intricate melodies and sparking the imagination with its imaginative storytelling. This is the kind of prog rock that honors tradition by moving back in time and doing everything the old fashioned way. Imploring the metal of yore, the first tones of NWOBHM and rock of the ages. But we’re listening to the new album Heather & Hearth by the highly nostalgic and incredibly warm Phantom Spell. The brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Kyle McNeill also vocalist and guitarist for Seven Sisters, Phantom Spell is one man, born in the lockdown kind of project that has become its own adventure. One spinning its own legendary and fantasy inspired progressive tale. The journey continues…

(Written by JK)

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