The Emerald Dawn-To Touch The Sky (2021)

The Emerald Dawn are another progressive rock band to emerge in the 21st century, specifically founded in 2010 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Led by multi-instrumentalists Katrina Stewart and Alan Carter, they describe themselves as a band influenced by classic 70s symphonic rock, venturing to find their own modernist sound. Their debut, "Searching For The Lost Key", was released in late 2014, a work that caught the attention of the proghead community. Three years later, they returned with their second release, "Visions", another compelling album that maintains the high standard of modern symphonic rock. "Nocturne", their third album, was released in 2019, a record that further solidified the band's status, presenting another formidable work brimming with brilliant musical ideas and powerful progressive emotions. However, it was with "To Touch The Sky", their next album, that they truly captured the unanimous attention of fans, crafting a truly magnificent work that transports the listener to a world of dreams and adventures. On this occasion, The Emerald Dawn reached their creative peak with three epic tracks of thrilling progressive melodies: the splendid "The Awakening," the temperamental "And I Stood Transfixed", and the challenging progressive epic "The Ascent".