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The album cover for Komara – Komara II features a disturbing, humanoid figure rendered in a visceral, sinewy style, with exaggerated teeth and a partially melted or deformed head. The background is a textured, fiery orange and red. The band’s name “Komara” appears in a stylized, stacked font to the left, with “II” subtly framed in a box between the letters.

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Komara Refuses to Settle into Predictability

Angel Romero July 1, 2025 No Comments Komara Progressive rock

Komara – Komara II (7D Media, 2025) After a decade-long silence, the boundary-pushing trio Komara resurfaces with Komara II, an audacious return. The trio features…

The album cover for Terminus by Cryptic Cadet features a design dominated by a fiery orange gradient that fades into dark brown. A blurred, glowing yellow circle near the center . The band's name appears in sharp black text in the top left, while the title Terminus is boldly placed in bright orange at the bottom right.

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Cryptic Cadet Unveils Terminus

Terminus is the debut full-length album from Cryptic Cadet, an art-rock trio featuring d. mark owen (Cirque du Soleil), drummer Cam Tyler (Cirque du Soleil),…

The album cover for True Stories... and Other Lies by PrYzme features a desert landscape with large, inverted stone pyramids hovering in the sky and disintegrating into fragments. The scene is reflected in a glassy surface below, with clouds and orange lighting. The band name appears in the top left, stylized with a red geometric symbol.

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PrYzme – “True Stories and Other Lies”

Professor Mark June 28, 2025 No Comments Benoît Toquet David Chollet Dominique Blanchard French Progressive Rock Lucas Planque Progressive rock PrYzme – "True Stories and Other Lies"Rennes

Four years after their critically acclaimed album, Four Inches, the French progressive rock band PrYzme is ready, with the release of its second album, True…

The cover of The Samurai of Prog – Omnibus-4: The Bernard & Pörsti Sessions features a fantastical, steampunk-inspired scene. At its center, two bearded adventurers in wide-brimmed hats (Bernard & Pörsti) sit on a rocky outcrop, gazing toward a dreamy, castle-filled sky where a UFO floats ominously. Surrounding them are symbolic items, a sword, compass, telescope, and scroll, set atop a wooden table. A cosmic sky bursts in the background. Artwork by Ed Unitsky.

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Omnibus-4: Three Prog-rock Gems in a Box

Angel Romero June 28, 2025 No Comments Bernard & Pörsti Kimmo Pörsti Marco Bernard Progressive rock symphonic rock The Samurai of Prog

The Samurai Of Prog – Omnibus-4 (Seacrest, 2025) The Samurai Of Prog’s Omnibus series are boxed sets that contain previously released concept albums with the…

The album cover for Relations – The Foundation features a man and a woman holding hands as they walk down a railroad track. The image is split into red tones on the left and blue tones on the right. Abstract light patterns and energy-like textures overlay the scene. The title is set in clean white text at the top left.

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The Foundation – “Relations”

Professor Mark June 26, 2025 No Comments Gijs Koopman Jan Grijpstra Jens van der Valk Judith van der Valk Mark Smit Masaki "Makkie" Shimakawa Netherlands Progressive rock Rinie Huigen Ron Lammers The Foundation - "Relations"Xymphonia Records

The Foundation was founded by keyboardist, Ron Lammers. This Dutch band is releasing their new album “Relations” on June 30th, on Xymphonia Records. The band’s…

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Renaissance Reframed: Boxed Set Opens Out on a Key Era

Aiden Robinson June 25, 2025 No Comments classic rock Progressive rock Renaissance soft rock symphonic rock

Renaissance – Opening Out – The Albums 1977–1979 (Esoteric Records/Cherry Red, 2025) This 3CD clamshell box set collects Renaissance’s Warner Bros.-era studio albums from 1977…

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Reuter Trio Finds Harmony in Spontaneity

Angel Romero June 23, 2025 No Comments Asaf Sirkis Fabio Trentini Markus Reuter Progressive rock

Markus Reuter (featuring Fabio Trentini and Asaf Sirkis) – Truce <3 (Unsung Records in collaboration with MoonJune Music, 2025) On their third outing as a…

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Mission Jupiter – “Aftermath”

Professor Mark June 23, 2025 No Comments "Aftermath"ambient Belarus Dmitri Soldatenko electronic music Eugene Zuyeu Kate Varsak Label 51 Recordings Minsk Mission Jupiter Progressive rock symphonic rock Vladimir Shvakel

…And so…our travels take us back to the nation of Belarus. A nation that has already delivered a champion. A metal band for the first…

Interviews

Victoria K. – Victoria Knight – New Album Preview Interview

Professor Mark June 22, 2025 No Comments electronic Interview Melbourne Australia metal metal core Victoria K Victoria Knight

Welcome back, to The Citadel for Metal Fellowship at Progressive Rock Central Victoria Knight! Victoria Knight is coming to us live from Melbourne Australia. She…

Musical Guides to King Crimson. Covers of the four guides.

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King Crimson Musical Guides: Decoding the Music of a Prog-Rock Giant

Prog News June 22, 2025 No Comments King Crimson Progressive rock symphonic rock

Musical Guides to King Crimson by Andrew Keeling offers a clear, detailed analysis of the inner workings behind King Crimson’s complex sound. Drawing on musical…