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LunarWay – “Eternal Moments” – Interview

Professor Mark April 13, 2025 No Comments "Eternal Moments"Alina Yermakova Ernest Dashevskyi Female Progressive Metal Interview LunarWay metal progressive metal Serhii Bezzubenko symphonic progressive metal

Welcome, to The Citadel of Metal Fellowship at ProgressiveRockCentral.com! Thank you LunarWay for your willingness to interview today! I welcome, Alina Yermakova, lead vocals; Ernest…

The album cover for Maestro by Magic Pie features an abstract design. A lone man in a suit walks toward a spiraling tunnel made of fragmented red, blue, and white concentric shapes. A large feather, painted in matching colors, hovers to the right.

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Magic Pie – “Maestro”

Professor Mark April 12, 2025 No Comments "Maestro"Eirikur Hauksson Erling Henanger Karisma Records Kim Stenberg Lars Petter Holstad Magic Pie Martin Utby Norway Progressive rock

Magic Pie is back, with a brand new album, Maestro, which will be released by Karisma Records on May 16, of 2025. Maestro is Magic…

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” – Interview

Professor Mark April 6, 2025 No Comments Alejandro Jarrin Alonso Herrera Cosmos Flor De Loto metal melodic Peru Progressive rock

Welcome, to The Noble Shire of Progressive Discussion here at ProgressiveRockCentral! Thank you for taking time out of your busy schedule Alonso Herrera, who sings…

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Giant Steps: Gentle Giant Revives Playing the Fool With Expanded Live Set

Prog News March 31, 2025 No Comments

Iconic British progressive rock band Gentle Giant is set to release a newly remixed and expanded edition of their 1977 live album Playing the Fool…

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Doris Brendel and Lee Dunham – “Big Blue Sky” – Interview

Professor Mark March 30, 2025 No Comments blues Doris Brendel Doris Brendel and Lee Dunham - "Big Blue Sky"Lee Dunham UK

Welcome to The Noble Shire for Progressive Discussion! Today we will be talking with Doris Brendel and Lee Dunham – “Big Blue Sky”Thank you Doris…

The album cover for A Faraway World by Orpharion depicts a young woman in a green dress standing before an ancient stone portal, which reveals a swirling vortex leading to a distant, glowing castle. The scene is set within a dark, enchanted forest, with soft light filtering through the trees. A white stag appears on the left. The band's name is rendered in ornate, metallic lettering with a lyre motif, while the album title is scripted at the bottom.

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Orpharion – “A Faraway World”

Professor Mark March 23, 2025 No Comments "A Faraway World"Ebru Kiliç Imtholiel Ertunç Şenel Female Fronted Metal Gençay Sayin Görkem Çelik Istanbul Kublai Kapsalis Orpharion symphonic metal symphonic progressive metal symphonic rock Turkey

Just found another excellent new female-fronted metal band. This time from the country of Turkey. Orpharion, this new Turkish band, will release their debut album,…

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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…

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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…

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World’s Beyond – “Rhapsody of Life”

Professor Mark February 17, 2025 No Comments Ewoud Dekoninck Female fronted progressive metal Jakob Declercq Robbe Adriaens symphonic metal symphonic progressive metal symphonic rock Tijmen Matthys Valerie De Kempe World’s Beyond – "Rhapsody of Life"Wout Debacker

Another new metal symphonic band has been located, within a famous city in Belgium. Ghent, is the home of the famous city where the War…

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”

Professor Mark February 15, 2025 No Comments Clive Nolan Eric Bouillette Imaginaerium – "Siege"Laura Piazzai Luis Nasser Mirko Sangrigoli Progressive rock Simone Milliava symphonic rock

Imaginaerium has returned to tell several stories conceptualized on the term “siege”. The stories range as far back as the archives of the history of…