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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’

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…

The album cover for A Mezz’Aria Sul Tempo by Overture features an upside-down skyline floating above turquoise clouds, while a pink tree stands on a small patch of land below. Black birds scatter across the sky. The title appears in white script near the bottom right.

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Overture – A Mezz’aria Sul Tempo

Professor Mark October 16, 2025 No Comments Fiorella Piras Italian Progressive Rock Overture - A Mezz'aria Sul Tempo Pier Mauro Marras Progressive rock Rock Progressivo Italiano Samuele Desogus Serena Porcu Simone Desogus Simone Meli Stefano Sanna

The Italian progressive rock band Overture has returned to release their sophomore album, titled, A Mezz’aria Sul Tempo, on September 5th, of this year. The…

The album cover for Cadenza: The Complete Recordings 1973–1974 by Darryl Way’s Wolf features the band members illuminated by a fiery orange-red light that radiates in a cross-shaped flare against a dark background. The band's name appears at the top with a wolf’s head above the “O,” while the album title and subtitle are printed in white at the bottom right.

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Darryl Way’s Wolf Roars Back: Cadenza – The Complete Recordings 3CD Boxed Set

Angel Romero October 16, 2025 No Comments Curved Air Darryl Way Darryl Way’s Wolf electric violin Progressive rock symphonic rock violin

Darryl Way’s Wolf – Cadenza – The Complete Recordings (Cherry Red Records, 2025) Cadenza – The Complete Recordings is a must-have, remastered 3CD clamshell anthology…

The cover of Transmissions by Ian Boddy & Erik Wøllo features a deep maroon circle centered against a pale background. Sharp horizontal lines extend from the circle’s edges

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Boddy & Wøllo Tune In with Transmissions

Stefan Bruno October 15, 2025 No Comments ambient electronic music Erik Wøllo Ian Boddy

Ian Boddy & Erik Wøllo – Transmissions (Din, 2025) Transmissions captures the live synergy between the great Norwegian groundbreaking ambient guitarist Erik Wøllo and UK…

Nils Landgren - Christmas With My Friends cover artwork. White flowers over a purple background

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Nils Landgren Revives Holiday Tradition With “Christmas With My Friends IX”

Charlie Melville October 15, 2025 No Comments Christmas music contemporary jazz jazz Nils Landgren trombone

Nils Landgren – Christmas With My Friends IX (ACT Music, 2025) Swedish trombonist, singer, and producer Nils Landgren returns with the ninth installment of his…

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Aria Blake – As Night Descends

Professor Mark October 14, 2025 No Comments Ambre Vourvahis Aria Blake – As Night Descends Eric Palumbo Female-Fronted Metal metal Pierre Deprugney Roland Grapow Tanya Stanishich Vincent Camacho Willdric Lievin

Aria Blake is another new female fronted metal band that I found this year, that I am very happy to introduce to everyone. No, she…

The album cover shows two women in a bright room interacting with a large, vividly painted autumn tree that appears to grow from the wall and floor. One stands on a desk reaching toward the orange and gold leaves, while the other sits holding a teddy bear.

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Obiymy Doschu’s Vidrada: Resilience Through Adversity

Angel Romero October 13, 2025 No Comments post rock Progressive rock

Obiymy Doschu – Vidrada (self-release, 2025) Obiymy Doschu return with Vidrada, their third full-length album. A seven-year build brought melodic, song-oriented progressive rock. Yet, the…

The album cover for Maison Rose by Emmanuelle Parrenin features a watercolor-like painting of a pink house with a faint figure inside. On the left, a black vertical band lists the artist’s name and album title in white text.

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Maison Rose Reopened: Emmanuelle Parrenin’s Quiet Revolution Blooms Again

Kevin Baker October 12, 2025 No Comments Emmanuelle Parrenin

Emmanuelle Parrenin – Maison Rose – Expanded Edition (Souffle Continu Records, 2022 reissue) Maison Rose, originally released in 1977 and now reissued with two previously…