Celebrating more than two decades on the music scene, Flor de Loto presents their first career English-language album, "Lines of Nasca.” The album renders up an audacious mix of soaring vocals, intricate instrumentals, and genre-bending compositions that defy easy categorization. The band, hailing from Peru and in the prog-rock game since 1998, serves up a seven-track offering. Produced by Roy Z—who famously likened the band's sound to what you'd get "if Iron Maiden met Jethro Tull in the ruins of Machu Picchu"—the album shows that Flor De Loto has more than lived up to that evocative description.

The record boasts a range of guest artists, including Fabio Lione of Rhapsody of Fire and Douglas "Doogie" White, formerly of Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow and Alcatrazz. Their contributions only add to the album's dynamic atmosphere, which is also colored by clean, precise vocals and an intelligent flute section. It's an album that showcases Flor De Loto's flexibility within the progressive rock sphere; from the Iron Maiden cover "Afraid to Shoot Strangers," enriched by a compelling flute line, to my favorite track on the album, "Slave to Your Soul," a song that hooks listeners with catchy riffs.