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Stick Men - Brutal cover artwork. An abstract design.

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Stick Men Get Aggressive With “Brutal” EP

Aiden Robinson October 6, 2025 No Comments Progressive rock Stick Men

Stick Men – Brutal (Iapetus, 2025) Brutal, the new 25-minute EP from Stick Men, delivers five tightly focused tracks after a multi-year hiatus. This compact…

The album cover for Pareidolon – The Unattainable Shore depicts a small boat struggling against massive, swirling blue waves under stormy skies. In the background, a castle-like city clings to steep, mist-covered mountains.

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Brave But Heavy: Pareidolon’s “The Unattainable Shore”

Pareidolon – The Unattainable Shore (Shine Productions, 2025) Pareidolon was formed in 2015 in Nelson, BC under bassist–composer Lachlan Tocher, whose virtuosic, inventive, and emphatically…

Overworld Dreams — Geography cover artwork. A fantasy design with a bald eagle flying over an imaginary city below.

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Overworld Dreams Aim High On ‘Geography’

Aiden Robinson September 18, 2025 No Comments Overworld Dreams Progressive rock symphonic rock

Overworld Dreams — Geography (self-release, 2024) New Jersey progressive rock outfit Overworld Dreams released Geography in 2024, built around two extensive suites: the title epic…

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.

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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 depicts a hillside village with terracotta-roofed houses under a pale green sky and distant mountains. In the foreground, two figures sit on a bench beneath a tree with golden leaves.

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Rumor Has It: Panzerpappa’s “Landsbysladder” Speaks Volumes

Aiden Robinson August 22, 2025 No Comments Canterbury jazz-rock Panzerpappa Progressive rock symphonic rock

Panzerpappa – Landsbysladder (Apollon Records Prog, 2025) The Norwegian avant-progressive rock group Panzerpappa has just released its eighth studio work, a fine concept album named…

The cover of Strange & Wylde Majick by The Book of Moons features two men in vintage attire, one holding a guitar and the other conjuring a glowing orb of light. Ornate green foliage frames the scene, with an intricate golden circular design in the background. The title appears in bold, gothic-style lettering beneath the artists’ names.

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Hex Appeal: Gothic Folk Duo Summon a Proggy Debut With Bite

Aiden Robinson August 11, 2025 No Comments

The Book of Moons – Strange & Wylde Majick (2025) Strange & Wylde Majick, the debut album from Norfolk-based duo The Book of Moons, features…

The album cover for En Pakt Med Naturen by Tusmørke features a watercolor-style illustration of shadowy riders and a cloaked figure leading a horse through a mystical forest. Towering trees and winding roots. Gothic font of the band’s name and album title.

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In League With Nature: Tusmørke Goes Acoustic and Occult on First Live Album

Aiden Robinson July 25, 2025 No Comments folk-rock Progressive rock psychedelic rock Tusmørke

Tusmørke – En pakt med naturen (Karisma Records, 2025) En Pakt Med Naturen is the first live release from Norwegian band Tusmørke. It was recorded…

The album cover for Whispers of Granite – Liquid Stone features a monolithic boulder precariously balanced on a barren landscape. A lone figure stands nearby, dwarfed by the stone, under a pale sky with a single orange sun. The title appears in bold orange lettering, with “Whispers of Granite” boxed and “Liquid Stone” in a fluid font below.

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Whispers of Granite Melds Nordic Voice and German Atmospheres

Aiden Robinson July 11, 2025 No Comments Whispers of Granite

Whispers of Granite – Liquid Stone (Apollon Records, 2025) Whispers of Granite is a new collaboration between Norwegian vocalist and composer Trude Eidtang and German…

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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…

The album cover for Age of Fragility by Marco Mattei features a young boy standing in shallow water, facing a futuristic city skyline in the distance. The waterline cuts through the middle of the image, symbolically dividing nature (grass beneath his feet) and urbanization.

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Fragile Times: Marco Mattei’s Age of Fragility

Aiden Robinson May 26, 2025 No Comments classic rock Marco Mattei Progressive rock

Marco Mattei – Age of Fragility (M.P. & Records, 2025) Italian composer and singer-songwriter Marco Mattei returns with Age of Fragility, a concept album that…