Bram Stoker – No Reflection (Bram Stoker, 2019) British progressive rock band Bram Stoker has a long story and has gone through various incarnations. No…
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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.
Magnatar: Climactic, Mandolin-Propelled Progressive Rock
Magnatar – Parallel Worlds (Magnatar, 2019) On Parallel Worlds, Florida act Magnatar delivers an instrumental set of mandolin-fueled progressive rock. The band is led by…
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The Flower Kings started as a conduit for Swedish guitarist, singer and composer Roine Stolt in 1994. It was a time when a third generation…
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Jamey Arent – The Back Burner (Jamey Arent, 2019) Guitarist and composer Jamey Arent delivers a tasty mix of funk jazz, blues, neo-soul, rock and…
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Richard Henshall Ventures into More Progressive Territory
Richard Henshall – The Cocoon (The Burning Shed, 2019) Richard Henshall is one of the best known guitarists in the prog metal field. He is…
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A Finely-crafted Contemporary Celebration of Early Progressive Music
Maurizio Brunod, Giorgio Li Calzi, Boris Savoldelli – Nostalgia Progressiva (distributed by MoonJune Records, 2019) Three forward-thinking Italian musicians celebrate the progressive music of the…
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Ricochet, At the Early Edge of Electronica and Rock
Tangerine Dream – Ricochet (Virgin RecordsUniversal, 2019 reissue) Ricochet was the first live album released by trailblazing German electronic music band Tangerine Dream. The release…
View More Ricochet, At the Early Edge of Electronica and RockTwo Sides of Brighteye Brison
Brighteye Brison – V (Bad Elephant Music, 2019) This Scandinavian act is marketed as a progressive rock band. However, when you listen to the first…
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Intelligent Music Project IV – Sorcery Inside (Intelligent Music, 2019) The Intelligent Music project goes back to the golden era of AOR (Adult Oriented Rock)…
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A Drop of Light, a Masterpiece from Anglagard Founder Johan Brand
All Traps on Earth – A Drop of Light (AMS Records, 2018) All Traps on Earth is remarkable progressive rock band led by Anglagard bassist…
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