My Prog Album Highlights For May! The Top Spot Came Down to a Photo Finish!

If you thought April was a big month for new prog releases, May actually topped it! Top shelf stuff from established artists and newcomers alike! Here are my notables and the almost half-dozen albums that vied for my top pick of the month! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Show your Bleeding Edge support!! Buy some merch! Bleeding Edge | Spreadshop or https://buymeacoffee.com/bleeding_edge --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 📌 Make sure to drop a Like, do the Subscribe thing, and tap the Bell, if you want to be pestered whenever I post! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Facebook: BleedingEdgeShow Instagram/Threads: @bleeding_edge_show Blue Sky: @bleeding-edge-show.bsky.social --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Expanse on Live365: https://streaming.live365.com/a09675 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bleeding Edge Theme: Paul Zotter -    / paul zotter - topic   --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 00:00:00 - Introduction & Catching Up on May Releases 00:01:00 - Noteworthy Mentions: The Claypool Lennon Delirium - The Great Parrot-Ox 00:03:44 - Noteworthy Mentions: Karmanjakah - Diamond Morning 00:04:20 - Noteworthy Mentions: Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief) - Ghosts in the Park 00:05:23 - Noteworthy Mentions: Kristoffer Gildenlöw - Humanized 00:06:41 - Noteworthy Mentions: Black Sea of Trees - Cult of the Sun 00:07:46 - Special Note on Devin Townsend's "The Moth" 00:08:38 - The Top Spot Juggling Act: Juggling the Five Main Contenders 00:09:04 - Top Contender: Periphery - A Pale White Dot 00:10:11 - Top Contender: Crown Lands - Apocalypse 00:11:41 - Top Contender: Elder - Through Zero 00:12:44 - The Final Two: Advent Horizon vs. Karcius 00:13:45 - Runner-Up: Advent Horizon - In a Lone and Dreary World 00:15:12 - Top Album for May: Karcius - Black Soul Sickness 00:18:05 - Outro, Channel Support & Upcoming Prog Storm Interviews --------------------------------------------------------------------------- #progrock #progmetal #periphery #crownlands #lesclaypool #devintownsend