For those unaware, formerly the core of neo-prog-rock bands Ars Nova and Nepenthe, Matt, Todd, and Jamie are back with their first new music in two decades.

Multi-instrumentalist brothers Matt and Todd Mikenzo, along with drummer Jamie Boruch, have been making music together for a long time now, having begun in the early 1990s, playing gigs in the New York/New Jersey club area.

Under the name ARS NOVA, and releasing an album in 1993, their mix of Euro Pop and Neo Prog was a big hit with their legion of fans, but soon they changed their band name to the short-lived NEPENTHE; releasing an album called Everything Was Beautiful and Nothing Hurt in 1997.

Not content to follow the status quo, Cheat The Prophet is defining its own prog-rock future - definitely not the one that was predicted. While still maintaining their core focus on intricate arrangements with strong instrumental and vocal performance, this time on their brand new album Redemption (released this past February 7th, 2025) their influences are pulled from as far and wide as EDM, metal, ambient, alt-rock, and oh-so much more.

1. Chaos (5:43)
2. Bad Bitch (8:11)
3. Marvelous World (Losing Season) (6:53)
4. Paper White (4:11)
5. Whisper (11:08)

Already a veteran singer-songwriter even at the tender age of just 17, this musically expansive new recording opens on the smoothly sculpted Prog-AOR of Chaos and then brings us the grunge-rocker Bad Bitch, the flighty, melodiously ambiently renaissance-hued Marvelous World (Losing Season), the set rounding out on a quite beautiful, expertly crafted instrumental Paper White, coming to a close on the all-embracing musical storytelling within the dulcet one minute, respectfully sonically encompassing, then euphorically soaring the next 11 minute Whisper.

Musicians:
Todd Mizenko - Guitars, Keyboards, Programming, Vocals
Jamie Boruch - Drums and Percussion
Matt Mizenko - Vocals, Basses, Guitars, Keyboards, Programming

Cheat The Prophet - Paper White (Official Music)

Official CD Purchase Link

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