Here's a cool band from the US, they walk the line between 70s classic/prog rock and 80s heavy metal skillfully. Think Iron Maiden meets Queen in Kansas. That might sound like they're a retro band but this is not the case (nothing wrong with a good retro band like Presto Ballet though). Very fresh sounding stuff. Fans of Icarus Witch will enjoy this for sure!
They have two albums out: Utopia (2007) and Over Mountain, Under Hill (2009), which they sell exclusively through their website (+iTunes etc). Ordered both last week. They're also set to appear in next year's KIT festival which is a bit of an oddball pick for them IMO but it's all good.
Also, coolest album cover of the year:
http://www.myspace.com/heartofcygnus
They have two albums out: Utopia (2007) and Over Mountain, Under Hill (2009), which they sell exclusively through their website (+iTunes etc). Ordered both last week. They're also set to appear in next year's KIT festival which is a bit of an oddball pick for them IMO but it's all good.
Also, coolest album cover of the year:

http://www.myspace.com/heartofcygnus