October, 2025 | Progressive Rock Central.com

The Caravan album cover features a bright yellow background with an ornate blue and turquoise illustration in the center. The artwork depicts a stylized figure surrounded by flowing lines, decorative elements, and an old-fashioned hookah. The band’s name, Caravan, appears in large, artistic lettering with “From” subtly integrated beneath it. Below the illustration, the album title The Shows Of Ours... Live is written in small blue text with an arrow extending from it.

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Echoes of Canterbury: Caravan’s Enduring Spirit in Giant Boxed Set ‘The Shows Of Ours’

Caravan – The Shows Of Ours… Live (Madfish, 2025) This mammoth vinyl boxed set of live recordings from Caravan spans nearly four decades and serves…

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Secret Rule – X

Professor Mark October 21, 2025 No Comments Andrea Miazzetto Andy Menario Angela Di Vincenzo Female - Fronted Metal Italy Marco Pastorino metal progressive metal Progressive rock Sofia Basili symphonic progressive metal

To celebrate their tenth anniversary, Italian symphonic metal band Secret Rule, have returned with their boldest and most contemporary album to date: X. This release…

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Murky Red – Long Time No See

Professor Mark October 19, 2025 No Comments Belgium Frank Declerca Hélécine Joanne Hatton Kim Mercken Liz Tapi Marie Vancamp Melodic Revolution Records Mieke Driesmans Murky Red – Long Time No See Petri Lindström Progressive rock Stef Flaming

Murky Red, a Hélécine, Belgium, progressive rock band, has released their new album, Long Time No See, on October 3rd, of this year, on Melodic…

Interviews

Canvas of Silence – As the World Tree Fell – Interview

Professor Mark October 19, 2025 No Comments Canvas of Silence - As the World Tree Fell - Interview Finland metal progressive metal Tatu Hanhikoski

Welcome, to The Citadel for Metal Fellowship at Progressive Rock Central! Thank you, Tatu Hanhikoski, who plays guitars, writes lyrics and music, and composes the…

The album cover for A Mezz’Aria Sul Tempo by Overture features an upside-down skyline floating above turquoise clouds, while a pink tree stands on a small patch of land below. Black birds scatter across the sky. The title appears in white script near the bottom right.

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Overture – A Mezz’aria Sul Tempo

Professor Mark October 16, 2025 No Comments Fiorella Piras Italian Progressive Rock Overture - A Mezz'aria Sul Tempo Pier Mauro Marras Progressive rock Rock Progressivo Italiano Samuele Desogus Serena Porcu Simone Desogus Simone Meli Stefano Sanna

The Italian progressive rock band Overture has returned to release their sophomore album, titled, A Mezz’aria Sul Tempo, on September 5th, of this year. The…

The album cover for Find a Way by Matt Wilde features an illustrated scene of a musician playing piano inside a small, blue-toned room that opens into a vivid green countryside. Sunlight streams through the windows. A cello rests nearby, and outside, two small figures stand in the distance beneath a bright sky.

Music Videos New CDs and Digital releases

Matt Wilde Shares “Find A Way” Video, Title Track From New Album

Prog News October 16, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazz electronic music fusion Matt Wilde

Manchester pianist, composer, and producer Matt Wilde has released the official video for “Find a Way,” the title track from his new album Find a…

The album cover for Cadenza: The Complete Recordings 1973–1974 by Darryl Way’s Wolf features the band members illuminated by a fiery orange-red light that radiates in a cross-shaped flare against a dark background. The band's name appears at the top with a wolf’s head above the “O,” while the album title and subtitle are printed in white at the bottom right.

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Darryl Way’s Wolf Roars Back: Cadenza – The Complete Recordings 3CD Boxed Set

Angel Romero October 16, 2025 No Comments Curved Air Darryl Way Darryl Way’s Wolf electric violin Progressive rock symphonic rock violin

Darryl Way’s Wolf – Cadenza – The Complete Recordings (Cherry Red Records, 2025) Cadenza – The Complete Recordings is a must-have, remastered 3CD clamshell anthology…

The cover of Transmissions by Ian Boddy & Erik Wøllo features a deep maroon circle centered against a pale background. Sharp horizontal lines extend from the circle’s edges

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Boddy & Wøllo Tune In with Transmissions

Stefan Bruno October 15, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Erik Wøllo Ian Boddy

Ian Boddy & Erik Wøllo – Transmissions (Din, 2025) Transmissions captures the live synergy between the great Norwegian groundbreaking ambient guitarist Erik Wøllo and UK…

Nils Landgren - Christmas With My Friends cover artwork. White flowers over a purple background

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Nils Landgren Revives Holiday Tradition With “Christmas With My Friends IX”

Charlie Melville October 15, 2025 No Comments Christmas music contemporary jazz jazz Nils Landgren trombone

Nils Landgren – Christmas With My Friends IX (ACT Music, 2025) Swedish trombonist, singer, and producer Nils Landgren returns with the ninth installment of his…

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Aria Blake – As Night Descends

Professor Mark October 14, 2025 No Comments Ambre Vourvahis Aria Blake – As Night Descends Eric Palumbo Female-Fronted Metal metal Pierre Deprugney Roland Grapow Tanya Stanishich Vincent Camacho Willdric Lievin

Aria Blake is another new female fronted metal band that I found this year, that I am very happy to introduce to everyone. No, she…