2025 | Progressive Rock Central.com

Interviews

Flight of Icarus – Terra Nova – Interview

Professor Mark September 14, 2025 No Comments "Terra Nova"Elisabeth Särnefält Rösehag Flight of Icarus Interview metal Oskar Frantzén Sweden

Welcome to The Citadel for Metal Fellowship, here at Progressive Rock Central! Thank you, Flight of Icarus for taking time out of your busy schedule…

The cover of The Forked Road features a monochrome illustration: a figure with moonlit eyes weeping luminous streams, a full moon resting on their forehead, and large earrings framing their face. Their shoulders dissolve into barren landscapes with twisted trees and diverging paths.

CD Reviews

The Forked Road: Richard Wileman at the Crossroads

Angel Romero September 14, 2025 No Comments progressive folk Progressive rock Richard Wileman

Richard Wileman – The Forked Road (Believers Roast, 2024) Karda Estra composer, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Richard Wileman released his 4th solo album The Forked Road…

The cover of Ramshackled is a white, textured background with only two key elements, a small circular black-and-white portrait of Alan White in the bottom right, and the album title with his name in black lettering at the top left. The design feels understated, almost blank, drawing attention to White’s face and the album’s name.

CD Reviews

Alan White’s “Ramshackled” Reissued: A Detour from Yes

Aiden Robinson September 14, 2025 No Comments Alan White funk jazz-rock pop soul

Alan White — Ramshackled (Spirit Of Unicorn Music/Cherry Red Records, 2025 remastered reissue) As Yes paused between progressive rock epics in 1976, each member unveiled…

The cover of Vintage Soul by Blackkay shows a woman in a black outfit reclining sideways on a pale blue wooden chair against a white background. The artist’s name appears in modern lettering across her body, while the album title is written below in handwritten-style script.

CD Reviews

BlackKay – Vintage Soul

Professor Mark September 12, 2025 No Comments '80s AOR BlackKay – Vintage Soul Kasia Bieńkowska Łukasz Łoboda metal Michał Tobjasz Poland

I found BlackKay, somewhere on the Internet and I’m so glad that I did. Rock and roll metal, like it used to sound. Kasia Bieńkowska,…

The cover of The Glare by Spriggan Mist features a circular portal framed in green, opening onto a forest scene with twisted trees, glowing orbs, a stag, and a starry night sky. The band’s name appears in ornate lettering at the bottom, while the album title arches above in green type against a black background.

CD Reviews

Spriggan Mist – The Glare

Professor Mark September 11, 2025 No Comments Aaron Cilia Ali Soueidan Andrew Merritt Baz Cilia Brianna Cilia Fay Brotherhood Folk Progressive Rock Maxine Cilia Neil Wighton Progressive rock Progrock.com's Essentials Spriggan Mist – The Glare uk progressive rock

Spriggan Mist, is a UK progressive rock/folk band, that is planning to release their latest album, The Glare, on Progrock.com’s Essentials label, on November 2,…

Artist Profiles

Kissing Thieves – Artist Profile

Professor Mark September 10, 2025 No Comments Bellingham folk Folk Progressive Rock Jonathan Meader Kissing Thieves – Artist Profile Kristy Carrico USA Washington Zach Miller

Kissing Thieves is the name that folk rock singer/songwriter, Stefanie Fields, from my hometown of Bellingham, Washington, USA; has taken as her band and stage…

The cover of Quattro Racconti features four circular illustrations set against a dark green background. Each circle depicts a different scene: a rocky, smoking mountain landscape; a castle beside a large tree; a barren forest with a lone figure; and a snowy expanse with a cloaked traveler. In the center, two ribbon-like banners display the artist’s name, Lars Fredrik Frøislie, and the album title, Quattro Racconti.

New CDs and Digital releases

Lupo Joins Lars Fredrik Frøislie: Debut Recast In Italian

Prog News September 9, 2025 No Comments Lars Fredrik Frøislie Progressive rock rock progresivo italiano Stefano “Lupo” Galifi symphonic rock

Wobbler keyboardist Lars Fredrik Frøislie will release an Italian-language version of his 2023 solo debut on October 24, 2025. Titled Quattro Racconti, the set features…

The album cover features a design with a large, bright yellow circle on the right side against a soft blue gradient background. On the left, the text reads: volker lankow ambient journal 3: ambient excavation in lowercase, with part of the title in bold.

New CDs and Digital releases

Volker Lankow Launches Ambient Excavation

Prog News September 9, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Volker Lankow

German electronic music artist Volker Lankow has released Ambient Excavation. This digital album is the third part of the Ambient Journal, a short two–part ambient…

Dewa Budjana & Tohpati with Czech Symphony Orchestra & Budapest Scoring Orchestra — Janapati cover artwork. A photo of Dewa Budjana & Tohpati separated by a guitar neck.

CD Reviews

Two Indonesian Guitar Titans, One Voice

Angel Romero September 9, 2025 No Comments Budapest Scoring Orchestra Czech Symphony Orchestra Dewa Budjana jazz-rock Progressive rock symphonic rock Tohpati

Dewa Budjana & Tohpati with Czech Symphony Orchestra & Budapest Scoring Orchestra — Janapati (Pos Entertainment Indonesia/MoonJune Records, 2019) Two guitarists at the summit of…

CD Reviews

Pulse Check: Jamile Finds The Jazz Beat

Charlie Melville September 9, 2025 No Comments Brazilian music contemporary jazz Jamile world jazz

Jamile with Miki Yamanaka and her trio plus Steve Wilson – Pursuit of a Pulse (Cellar Music, 2025) On Pursuit Of A Pulse, gifted vocalist-composer…