Lana Lane-Lady Macbeth (2005)

Lana Lane is considered the "Queen of Progressive Rock", although this singer has also explored different genres such as heavy metal and melodic rock. It was in the late 1980s that this California native met progressive metal musician Erik Norlander, whom she would later marry. For a time, Lana worked as a backing vocalist in her husband's band, Rocket Scientist. In the mid-1990s, the singer focused on her solo career, releasing her first album, "Love Is an Illusion" (1995), followed the next year by "Curious Goods", both of which achieved great media and commercial success. From then on, her career took off, releasing a dozen albums that were very well received by both the heavy metal community and prog rock fans. "Lady Macbeth", released in 2005, was her eighth album, a concept album based on the play by William Shakespeare. Among the members of her band, which is led by her husband Erik Norlander on keyboards and guitars, are several musicians from the aforementioned Rocket Scientist, including Peer Verschuren, Mark McCrite, Neil Citron, Kristoffer Gildenlöw, Don Schiff, and Ernst Van Ee. Compared to her previous work, the musical elements here are darker, combining heavy rock with progressive rock, adorned with subtle folk passages. Songs like the progressive heavy tracks "Summon The Devil", "Keeper Of The Flame", and "The Dream That Never Ends" are complemented by folk-influenced tracks such as "Shine On Golden Sun" and the enchanting melodies of "Dunsinane Walls".