Peter Hammill – Tears in Time (Esoteric Antenna Records/Cherry Red Records, 2026) Peter Hammill, the fiercely independent British singer, songwriter, and founding member of Van…
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Author: Angel Romero
Angel Romero has been writing about progressive music and world music for many years. Publications include Eurock (USA), Marquee (Japan), and Nuevas Músicas (Spain). He founded the websites progressiverockcentral.com and worldmusiccentral.org. Angel also produced Musica NA, a music show for TVE (Spain) featuring fusion, avant-garde, world music, new age and electronic artists.
Gates of Kiev Unleashes Exceptional Organ-Driven Progressive Rock on Self-Titled Debut
Gates Of Kiev – Gates Of Kiev (Laser’s Edge, 2026) Dutch progressive rock trio Gates of Kiev has released a fantastic self-titled debut album. This…
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The Flower Kings Build an Empire of Their Own on Hope
The Flower Kings – HOPE (InsideOutMusic, 2026) More than three decades into their career, Swedish progressive rock veterans The Flower Kings have produced an album…
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Fractal Guitar 4: Stephan Thelen Pushes Precision Toward Emotion
Stephan Thelen – Fractal Guitar 4 (Moonjune, 2026) Stephan Thelen’s Fractal Guitar 4 extends a project he began in 2015, developed around his spellbinding “Fractal…
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Graceful Progressive Sounds from Aether
Aether – III (Aether Music, 2026) III, the third album by Italian post-rock/progressive rock group Aether offers guitar-driven rock and keyboard virtuosity enriched with modern…
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The Intergalactic Adventure Prog-Rock of International Machine Consortium
International Machine Consortium – Terraform (self-release, 2026) Swedish progressive space rock band International Machine Consortium’s fourth recording is an EP titled Terraform. All four band…
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A Second Life for Solstice’s Progressive Rock Classic
Solstice – New Life (2026 Remaster) The 2026 remaster of New Life brings renewed definition, depth, and clarity to Solstice’s excellent and timeless 1993 album.…
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Miguel Kertsman’s Paradoxes Puts Prog Rock In A Thought Experiment
Miguel Kertsman — Paradoxes (Aurua, 2025) Brazilian-American composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Miguel Kertsman’s concept album, Paradoxes, brings into focus synthesizer-led compositions. For example, his influences…
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Bill Frisell and Skúli Sverrisson Reunite for Duo Album ‘For All Your Flowers’
Skúli Sverrisson with Bill Frisell – For All Your Flowers (Newvelle Records, 2026) For All Your Flowers (NV040), the latest entry in its Newvelle Ten…
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Onségen Ensemble Weaves an Enigmatic Nordic Tale
Onségen Ensemble – A Tale (Karisma Records, 2026) Onségen Ensemble is a northern Finnish group that began as a trio and gradually expanded into a…
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