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    Strangebird~Sounds Digs Into Minerals Form The Crust

    Strangebird~Sounds – Minerals Form The Crust (2026) Strangebird~Sounds, the recording project of electronic producer Gregory Geerts, has a 2026 release titled Minerals Form The Crust.…

    Stefan Bruno January 12, 2026 No Comments
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    Inner Sanctum: 22 Chilly Guitar Spells From Vermont

    Raphael Groten – Inner Sanctum (self-released, 2025) Vermont musician and composer Raphael Groten has released Inner Sanctum, a bewitching 22-track album built around electric guitar…

    Stefan Bruno January 8, 2026 No Comments
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    Dirk Serries Goes Long on Infinite And Unbound

    Dirk Serries – Infinite And Unbound (Projekt., 2025) Belgian composer and guitarist Dirk Serries (also known for work under the alias vidnaObmana) has released Infinite…

    Stefan Bruno January 7, 2026 No Comments
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    A Long-Overdue Return from Italian Prog-Rock Giants

    Cervello — Chaire & Live Au Pomeriggio D’Arco 1978 (Sony Music, 2025) Cervello was legendary, one of the essential masters of the first wave of…

    Angel Romero January 7, 2026 No Comments
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    DarWin’s Distorted Mirror, Prog Promise, Hard Rock Reality

    DarWin – Distorted Mirror (OoS/Phantom Recordings, 2025) Distorted Mirror was heralded as an album by a progressive rock supergroup called DarWin. However, that description overreached.…

    Aiden Robinson January 7, 2026 No Comments
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Featured News

  • Dave Stryker Blue Fire The Van Gelder Session cover artwork. A photo of Stryker playing guitar in the studio.
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    Dave Stryker Lights Up Van Gelder Studio On Blue Fire

    Prog News January 12, 2026 No Comments
  • The cover for Swithen by Kuumet features a circular mechanical design rendered in deep green and charcoal tones, with intricate radial lines converging toward a glowing center. Gothic-style lettering displays the band name across the middle, while the album title sits below in serif type. Filigree corners frame the design.
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    Kuumet Ignite Finnish Prog Rock With Debut Single “Swithen”

    Prog News January 12, 2026 No Comments
  • A grayscale profile of a bearded man, Eric Hilton, dominates the cover, his face rendered with soft contrast against a cream background. The lower portion erupts in colorful hand-drawn flowers, leaves, and abstract forms. The title A Sky So Close and the artist name Eric Hilton appear in modern type near the top, with Hindi script beneath the title.
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    Eric Hilton Previews New Album With “The Dharma Lovers”

    Prog News January 11, 2026 No Comments
  • A multi-layered geometric design fills the cover with radiant color. Triangular beams in rainbow hues converge toward a central oval containing the word “GONG.” Blue circles and speckled gradients sit behind the vivid centerpiece. The title Bright Spirit appears in white letters at the bottom.
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    Psychedelic Rock Pioneers Gong Unveil ‘The Wonderment’ Single And Video

    Prog News January 10, 2026 No Comments
  • Snarky Puppy Somni cover artwork. An illustration of tree roots painted in various colors.
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    Snarky Puppy presents New Video “Between Worlds”

    Prog News January 9, 2026 No Comments
  • Bruce Gertz Quintet -Octopus Dreams cover artwork. An illustration of an octopus.
    New CDs and Digital releases

    Impressive Bruce Gertz Quintet Unveils Octopus Dreams

    Prog News January 9, 2026 No Comments

The album cover for Source features an abstract, colorful, and fragmented design resembling stained glass shapes outlined in black, set against a light textured background. The title “Source” appears in large bold gray letters at the bottom left, while the artists’ names: Lorenzo Bellini, Luca De Toni, Matteo Padoin, and Andrea Dionisi, are listed in smaller gray text to the right. The GleAM Records logo is positioned in the upper left corner.
CD Reviews

A Contemporary Jazz Statement Based in Collaboration and Vision

Charlie Melville August 13, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazzjazzLorenzo Bellini

Lorenzo Bellini – Source (GleAM Records, 2025) Pianist and composer Lorenzo Bellini leads a quartet formed during his time at Berklee College of Music. Alongside…

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Forrest Fang Warszawa cover artwork. An illustration of a human face.
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Forrest Fang Reworks David Bowie’s “Warszawa”

Prog News August 12, 2025 No Comments ambientDavid BowieForrest Fang

Ambient music artist Forrest Fang presents an acoustic reinterpretation of David Bowie’s “Warszawa,” originally from Low, the first album in Bowie’s late-1970s Berlin Trilogy with…

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The album cover for Beautiful Chaos of Truth by Drifting in Silence features a profile silhouette of a human head made from dark, craggy rock. From the back of the head, vibrant flowers, lush greenery, and colorful butterflies burst outward. The background is a smooth gradient of deep maroon.
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Drifting in Silence – “Beautiful Chaos of Truth”

Professor Mark August 12, 2025 No Comments "Beautiful Chaos of Truth"ambientDerrick StembridgeDrifting in Silence – "Beautiful Chaos of Truth"electronic musickeyboardsProgressive rocksynthesizers

Derrick Stembridge is one of my favorite keyboard artists. He is always composing and releases an album, it seems at least once a year. Sometimes…

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The cover of Strange & Wylde Majick by The Book of Moons features two men in vintage attire, one holding a guitar and the other conjuring a glowing orb of light. Ornate green foliage frames the scene, with an intricate golden circular design in the background. The title appears in bold, gothic-style lettering beneath the artists’ names.
CD Reviews

Hex Appeal: Gothic Folk Duo Summon a Proggy Debut With Bite

Aiden Robinson August 11, 2025 No Comments

The Book of Moons – Strange & Wylde Majick (2025) Strange & Wylde Majick, the debut album from Norfolk-based duo The Book of Moons, features…

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CD Reviews

Chantal – “Rainbow Warrior”

Professor Mark August 10, 2025 No Comments "Rainbow Warrior"Cape TownChantalJo EllisJulian EmdonmetalPoly Forge MediaSouth Africa

Cape Town, South African symphonic metal artist Chantal released her second album “Rainbow Warrior” on May 25th of this year. Chantal describes the album as…

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Interviews

Caterina Nix and Chaos Magic – “Of Time and Wishes” – Interview

Professor Mark August 10, 2025 No Comments Caterina NixCaterina Nix and Chaos Magic – "Of Time and Wishes" - InterviewChilemetal

I had another wonderful time chatting with Caterina Nix, lead singer from the Chilean band Chaos Magic, in the Citadel for Metal Fellowship here at…

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The album cover for Vital Information: New Perspective features bold red and orange text over a black background, with the artists’ names at the top. The central artwork displays an abstract explosion of colors (blues, oranges, greens, and reds) interwoven with musical notation.
CD Reviews

Believin’ In Revisions: Vital Information Finds Its Way Home

Angel Romero August 10, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazzfusionjazz-rock

Steve Smith’s Vital Information – New Perspective (Drum Legacy Records, 2025) Steve Smith’s Vital Information presents a fabulous lineup on its latest album, New Perspective.…

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Bernhard Wöstheinrich - Materiaal 079 cover artwork. A plate of gnocchi.
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Bernhard Wöstheinrich Releases ‘Materiaal 079’

Prog News August 9, 2025 No Comments ambientBernhard Wöstheinrichelectronic music

German electronic music artist Bernhard Wöstheinrich has released Materiaal 079 – Studio Session 20250729 (2025). Recorded live in Berlin-Kreuzberg, Germany, on July 29, 2025, the…

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The album cover for exo-X-xeno – Luminous Voyage – Flight features a barefoot woman in a flowing black dress with flaming red hair that floats skyward, reaching toward a massive orb inscribed with cryptic symbols. She rises above a calm ocean under a sky streaked with clouds and light.
CD Reviews

Exo – X – Xeno – “Luminous Voyage”

Professor Mark August 7, 2025 No Comments "Luminous Voyage"Billy SherwoodCraig Maherexo-X-xenoJay SchellenPatrick MorazProgressive rock

New progressive rock supergroup Exo X – Xeno released “Luminous Voyage,” on June 19th of this year. At a time when supergroups are seen less…

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A hooded figure stands beneath a swirling sky as a UFO emerges from the clouds. Above, the title Zen Orchestra appears.
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Zen Orchestra – “Debut Album”

Professor Mark August 6, 2025 No Comments Alberto RigoniJames StephensonMark BarrettProgressive rockSteve RixSteve SmithStewart MilnerUKZen Orchestra – "Debut Album"

The Zen orchestra has arrived with their debut, self-titled album. This UK progressive rock band will release their first album September 20th, of this year.…

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