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The cover of Časokruhy by Rosa Nocturna features a glowing, golden clock sphere floating in a cosmic landscape. Surrounding it are planets, stars, and a futuristic spacecraft, while below lies a rugged, frozen terrain dotted with dinosaurs and distant cities.

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Rosa Nocturna – Casokruhy

Rosa Nocturna, a Czech Republic folk, and power metal band, released a great album of music last year at this time. The album was titled,…

The album cover for The Unified Field by All India Radio features a landscape under a deep blue sky, dominated by a massive, reflective sphere hovering above the ground. Two small, robed figures stand below it, gazing upward. The band’s name and title appear in the upper right corner.

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All India Radio Plots The Unified Field: Slowcore Drop for Halloween

Kevin Baker October 30, 2025 No Comments All India Radio ambient post-rock Progressive rock

All India Radio – The Unified Field (self-released, 2025) All India Radio will roll out The Unified Field on October 31, 2025. The self-released set…

Gtarzee - Ducks in a Row cover artwork. an image of an electric guitar blended with a photo of ducks.

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Feathered Prog: Gtarzee Puts His ‘Ducks in a Row’ on New EP

Aiden Robinson October 29, 2025 No Comments folk-rock Progressive rock

Gtarzee – Ducks in a Row (Inverse Music Group, 2025) Finnish-Canadian guitarist and songwriter Tim Norrgrann, known by his solo moniker Gtarzee, has released his…

John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension - Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 2022 cover artwork. A photo of John performing live, playing his electric guitar.

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John McLaughlin Revives Montreux Magic With Live At The Montreux Jazz Festival 2022

Angel Romero October 27, 2025 No Comments blues flamenco fusion Jany McPherson jazz-rock John McLaughlin John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension world music

John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension – Live at the Montreux Jazz Festival 2022 (earMUSIC, 2025) Fusion jazz pioneer John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension…

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Submerged Soundscapes Surface in the Cairngorms

Angel Romero October 26, 2025 No Comments

Mhairi Hall and David de la Haye – Underwater Cairngorms (Hudson Records, 2025) Underwater Cairngorms presents an evocative fusion of environmental sound art and acoustic…

The album cover for Sky on the Ground by Markus Reuter and Stefano Castagna features a circular, mosaic-like design resembling a shattered mirror or digital vortex. Shades of blue, silver, and white dominate the image.

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Sky On The Ground: Markus Reuter & Stefano Castagna Bend Time For a 2025 Vocoder Voyage

Kevin Baker October 24, 2025 No Comments ambient Markus Reuter Progressive rock Stefano Castagna

Markus Reuter and Stefano Castagna – Sky on the Ground (2025) Markus Reuter and Stefano Castagna have released Sky on the Ground, a follow-up to…

The High Orbit album cover shows a solar eclipse, with the sun’s radiant light flaring from behind the moon against a deep blue-black sky. The band name “Head Spin” and album title “High Orbit” appear in yellow lettering, positioned in the upper right and lower left corners.

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Orbit Achieved: Head Spin’s One-Man Psych-Prog Trip

Aiden Robinson October 22, 2025 No Comments Andy Scoffi electronic music Head Spin Progressive rock psychedelic rock

Head Spin — High Orbit (Self-Released, 2025) Britain’s Head Spin returns with High Orbit, a euphoric instrumental set from multi-instrumentalist and modern psych-prog keeper Andy…

The Caravan album cover features a bright yellow background with an ornate blue and turquoise illustration in the center. The artwork depicts a stylized figure surrounded by flowing lines, decorative elements, and an old-fashioned hookah. The band’s name, Caravan, appears in large, artistic lettering with “From” subtly integrated beneath it. Below the illustration, the album title The Shows Of Ours... Live is written in small blue text with an arrow extending from it.

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Echoes of Canterbury: Caravan’s Enduring Spirit in Giant Boxed Set ‘The Shows Of Ours’

Angel Romero October 21, 2025 No Comments Canterbury Caravan jazz-rock Progressive rock

Caravan – The Shows Of Ours… Live (Madfish, 2025) This mammoth vinyl boxed set of live recordings from Caravan spans nearly four decades and serves…

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Secret Rule – X

Professor Mark October 21, 2025 No Comments Andrea Miazzetto Andy Menario Angela Di Vincenzo Female - Fronted Metal Italy Marco Pastorino metal progressive metal Progressive rock Sofia Basili symphonic progressive metal

To celebrate their tenth anniversary, Italian symphonic metal band Secret Rule, have returned with their boldest and most contemporary album to date: X. This release…

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Murky Red – Long Time No See

Professor Mark October 19, 2025 No Comments Belgium Frank Declerca Hélécine Joanne Hatton Kim Mercken Liz Tapi Marie Vancamp Melodic Revolution Records Mieke Driesmans Murky Red – Long Time No See Petri Lindström Progressive rock Stef Flaming

Murky Red, a Hélécine, Belgium, progressive rock band, has released their new album, Long Time No See, on October 3rd, of this year, on Melodic…