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Beyond Frequencies – “Everything I Am”

Professor Mark March 22, 2025 No Comments "Everything I Am"Beyond Frequencies Blazy Flash Christoph Siemons Fabian Zimmermann Female Fronted Metal metal Switzerland

Beyond Frequencies is a Swiss band, whose sound reminds me so much of Nemesea, from the Netherlands. Their new album, Everything I Am, is an…

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LunarWay – “Eternal Moments”

Professor Mark March 14, 2025 No Comments "Eternal Moments"Alina Yermakova Cinematic Progressive Metal Dmytro Volokhov Ernest Dashevskyi LunarWay Serhii Balashov Serhii Bezzubenko symphonic metal Ukraine

LunarWay is a relatively new and excellent, female – fronted metal band! They formed in September 2016, in the second largest city of Ukraine, Kharkiv.…

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Hartlight – “The Triumph of Metal” – Interview

Professor Mark March 9, 2025 No Comments Adrien Djouadou Female Fronted Metal France Hartlight Interview metal Metal Cinematic Metal Progressive Noémie Allet Switzerland The Triumph of Metal

Welcome, to the Citadel of Metal Fellowship, at ProgressiveRockCentral.com!Thank you Adrien Djouadou, on guitars, backing vocals, bass, drums, duduk, and programming; and Noémie Allet, the…

The album cover for Cosmos by Flor de Loto features a futuristic, cybernetic humanoid figure with a translucent, glowing face composed of intricate circuitry and luminous energy. The head appears to be merging with a cosmic backdrop, filled with stars and celestial bodies. The overall color palette consists of deep blues, fiery oranges, and electric glows.

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Flor de Loto – “Cosmos”

Professor Mark March 2, 2025 No Comments Alejandro Jarrin Alonso Herrera Alvaro Escobar Andean Progressive Metal Cosmos Diego Sánchez Flor De Loto Mike DiMeo Peru Progressive rock Ray Alder Sergio Cuadros

Flor de Loto, literally, (Flower of Lotus), is a band from Lima, Peru, which fuses progressive rock with the rich sounds of Andean music. And…

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Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate – “The Uncertainty Principle” – Interview

Professor Mark March 2, 2025 No Comments "The Uncertainty Principle"Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate Malcolm Galloway Mark Gatland Progressive rock UK

Welcome, to the Noble Shire of Progressive Discussion at ProgressiveRockCentral.com! Welcome Malcolm Galloway and Mark Gatland, from Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate. Thank you for…

The album cover for Parasomnia by Dream Theater depicts a dark, decayed room with high ceilings, peeling walls, and an eerie atmosphere. A large arched window allows dim light to cast dramatic shadows across the wooden floor. In the center, two old metal-framed beds sit in disarray, with tangled sheets suggesting unrest. A ghostly woman in a flowing white nightgown hovers barefoot, arms outstretched, her face vacant.

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Dream Theater – “Parasomnia”

Professor Mark February 27, 2025 No Comments "Parasomnia"Cinematic Progressive Metal Dream Theater James LaBrie John Myung John Petrucci Jordan Rudess Mike Portnoy progressive metal Progressive rock symphonic rock

Something many fans of Dream Theater, never thought would have happened again, has happened. Drummer Mike Portnoy has returned to the band and the band…

The album cover for Imaginaerium - The Siege features a fantasy-inspired battle scene. A massive metallic sphere with intricate engravings and a fiery opening looms at the center, seemingly an otherworldly siege weapon. Surrounding it, Roman-style soldiers clad in red capes and armed with spears and shields advance through swirling blue mist. Towering stone fortresses, adorned with flags and statues, frame the scene, while the sky burns with a crimson inferno.

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Imaginaerium – “Siege” – Interview

Professor Mark February 24, 2025 No Comments Clive Nolan Imaginaerium Imaginaerium – "Siege"Laura Piazzai Luis Nasser Mark Monforti Mirko Sangrigoli Neil Monaghan Simone Milliava

Welcome, to The Noble Shire of Progressive Discussion! Welcome, Clive Nolan and Laura Piazzai, founding members of Imaginaerium; Simone Milliava, guitarist; Mirko Sangrigoli, second guitarist…