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Year: 2026

A lone figure stands before a burning city while a colossal crimson sphere surrounds a towering structure at the center. The sky glows with molten reds and oranges, and jagged black spires rise across the horizon. The band name appears at the top as “Assignment,” and the album title With The End Comes Silence sits below.
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Assignment – With the End Comes Silence

Professor Mark January 13, 2026 No Comments Assignment - With the End Comes SilenceDiego ValdezGermanyGoran PanićHeiko SpaarmannMarco AhrensMichael Kolarprogressive metalProgressive rockSimone Mularonisymphonic rockThomas Vikström

Assignment, is a German progressive rock band that will release their latest album With the End Comes Silence, on Massacre Records, on the 27th of…

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Volker Lankow - Quiet Conditions cover artwork. An abstract white and gray design.
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Electronic Music Artist Volker Lankow Reveals ‘Quiet Conditions’

Prog News January 13, 2026 No Comments ambientelectronic musicVolker Lankow

German ambient electronic music artist Volker Lankow has released a new album titled Quiet Conditions. Lankow shared: “This album explores stillness as a space rather…

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A pastoral painting dominates the cover, with rolling green hills, winding pale roads, and a cluster of tiny homes gathered near a small bridge and river. Towering craggy mountains rise in the background beneath a clear sky. The artist’s name, Mike Johnson, sits in the upper left, while the album title, The Gardens of Loss, appears in the upper right.
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Mike Johnson Grows ‘The Gardens Of Loss’

Prog News January 13, 2026 No Comments avant-garde rockMike JohnsonRock In OppositionThinking Plague

Composer and guitarist Mike Johnson, co-founder of long-running American experimental Rock In Opposition band Thinking Plague, has announced his first solo album, The Gardens Of…

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A single pastel-purple rock sits on a flat pink background, casting a long shadow to the left. White lettering at the top reads “minerals form the crust,” while the bottom credits “Strangebird Sounds.”
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Strangebird~Sounds Digs Into Minerals Form The Crust

Stefan Bruno January 12, 2026 No Comments ambientelectronic musicmicrosoundmodern classicalpsycho-acousticStrangebird~Sounds

Strangebird~Sounds – Minerals Form The Crust (2026) Strangebird~Sounds, the recording project of electronic producer Gregory Geerts, has a 2026 release titled Minerals Form The Crust.…

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Dave Stryker Blue Fire The Van Gelder Session cover artwork. A photo of Stryker playing guitar in the studio.
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Dave Stryker Lights Up Van Gelder Studio On Blue Fire

Prog News January 12, 2026 No Comments

Guitarist Dave Stryker has released Blue Fire (Strike Zone Records 8828, 2026), a new album recorded at the historic Rudy Van Gelder Studio. It features…

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The cover for Swithen by Kuumet features a circular mechanical design rendered in deep green and charcoal tones, with intricate radial lines converging toward a glowing center. Gothic-style lettering displays the band name across the middle, while the album title sits below in serif type. Filigree corners frame the design.
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Kuumet Ignite Finnish Prog Rock With Debut Single “Swithen”

Prog News January 12, 2026 No Comments KuumetProgressive rock

Finnish progressive rock band Kuumet has released “Swithen,” the first single from their forthcoming debut album, Nova, due this spring. The track introduces the group’s…

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A grayscale profile of a bearded man, Eric Hilton, dominates the cover, his face rendered with soft contrast against a cream background. The lower portion erupts in colorful hand-drawn flowers, leaves, and abstract forms. The title A Sky So Close and the artist name Eric Hilton appear in modern type near the top, with Hindi script beneath the title.
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Eric Hilton Previews New Album With “The Dharma Lovers”

Prog News January 11, 2026 No Comments electronic musicEric Hiltontrip hop

Eric Hilton of Thievery Corporation has released “The Dharma Lovers,” the first single from his forthcoming trip-hop album A Sky So Close. A Sky So…

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A multi-layered geometric design fills the cover with radiant color. Triangular beams in rainbow hues converge toward a central oval containing the word “GONG.” Blue circles and speckled gradients sit behind the vivid centerpiece. The title Bright Spirit appears in white letters at the bottom.
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Psychedelic Rock Pioneers Gong Unveil ‘The Wonderment’ Single And Video

Prog News January 10, 2026 No Comments GongProgressive rockpsychedelic rock

Progressive psychedelic rock veterans Gong have released a new single, “The Wonderment,” accompanied by a music video created by visual artist Drain Hope. The track…

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Snarky Puppy Somni cover artwork. An illustration of tree roots painted in various colors.
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Snarky Puppy presents New Video “Between Worlds”

Prog News January 9, 2026 No Comments contemporary jazzfunkjazz-rockSnarky Puppyworld fusion

“Between Worlds” is the latest Snarky Puppy video from their new Somni album.

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Bruce Gertz Quintet -Octopus Dreams cover artwork. An illustration of an octopus.
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Impressive Bruce Gertz Quintet Unveils Octopus Dreams

Prog News January 9, 2026 No Comments Bruce Gertzcontemporary jazzjazz

Bassist, composer, and longtime bandleader Bruce Gertz returned in 2025 with Octopus Dreams, a new quintet release on Open Mind Jazz. The album features trumpeter-flugelhornist…

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