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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.
    Music Videos New CDs and Digital releases

    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.
    Music Videos New CDs and Digital releases

    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.
    Music Videos New CDs and Digital releases

    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

Single reviews

Plague of Angels – “What Lies Beneath”

Professor Mark July 12, 2025 No Comments Anabelle IratniBlack MetalFranceJeff SingerMark MynettmetalOz WrightPlague of AngelsPlague of Angels – "What Lies Beneath"Rich ShawSimon RobertshawUK

Plague of Angels has released their first singles off their new album.  “What Lies Beneath,” is the first single. And there are two versions. The…

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The album cover for Whispers of Granite – Liquid Stone features a monolithic boulder precariously balanced on a barren landscape. A lone figure stands nearby, dwarfed by the stone, under a pale sky with a single orange sun. The title appears in bold orange lettering, with “Whispers of Granite” boxed and “Liquid Stone” in a fluid font below.
CD Reviews

Whispers of Granite Melds Nordic Voice and German Atmospheres

Aiden Robinson July 11, 2025 No Comments Whispers of Granite

Whispers of Granite – Liquid Stone (Apollon Records, 2025) Whispers of Granite is a new collaboration between Norwegian vocalist and composer Trude Eidtang and German…

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The album cover for Itinerum – Resurgence presents a gothic, cathedral-like setting bathed in fiery embers. At the center, a regal woman in a flowing silver gown stands before a dark, spiked throne, illuminated by stained-glass light. The band name appears in metallic serif lettering above, with the album title Resurgence in smaller, spaced-out capitals.
CD Reviews

Itinerium – “Resurgence”

Professor Mark July 11, 2025 No Comments "Resurgence"AnneBasque MetalFedeFredrico WuttkeItineriumJorge BanobreMelodic Metalprogressive metalRubén Conejo

Itinerum is an alternative gothic metal band, from the Basque Country of Spain. The band members include: Rubén Conejo on drums; Anne on lead vocals;…

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Ellesmere Mere On Stage! Cover artwork. A collage of live photos featuring band memebrs.
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Ellesmere, Italian Symphonic Prog Powerhouse Captured Live

Prog News July 10, 2025 No Comments EllesmereProgressive rocksymphonic rock

Italian multi-instrumentalist and composer Roberto Vitelli returns with Mere, On Stage! (AMS Records AMS355CD, 2025), the second live album from his progressive rock project Ellesmere.…

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The album cover for Flying High at the Heart of It by Sandro Norton features a landscape bathed in warm, golden light. A small bird in mid-flight soars above classical architecture and palm trees, with a hazy, futuristic city skyline in the distance. The title is rendered in ornate lettering, while the artist’s name appears in modern font at the top.
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Sandro Norton Flying High at the Heart of It, Featuring Gary Burton

Prog News July 10, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazzfusionjazzjazz-rockSandro Norton

Flying High at the Heart of It (distributed by CDX Records and The Orchard) is the latest album by Portuguese jazz guitarist and composer Sandro…

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The album cover for Edenya – The Secret Destination You Are Looking For features a desert landscape under a soft pink sky. At the center stands a reflective orb on a tripod, capturing an inverted image of a scene with palm trees and birds. The band's name appears above in stylized white lettering, while the album title is set below in minimalist uppercase text.
CD Reviews

Edenya – “The Secret Destination You Are Looking For”

Professor Mark July 9, 2025 No Comments "The Secret Destination You Are Looking For"EdenyaFranceIngrid DenisJean-Paul CartignyJuliette CarradecMarco EdenyaMontgeronProgressive rockSylvie Sj

Edenya has returned; changed, challenged, and prepared to offer you: The Secret Destination You Are Looking For; which is one of the best progressive rock…

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The Smoking Gun album cover by Euphoria Station resembles a vintage playing card, specifically the Queen of Hearts. It features a hand-drawn portrait of a woman in a red and black saloon-style dress holding a smoking revolver. The band’s logo appears in ornate lettering at the top left, while the album title sits boldly at the bottom. A faded Old West town serves as the backdrop.
CD Reviews

Euphoria Station: Southern Rock Spirit With a Progressive Rock Pulse

Angel Romero July 9, 2025 No Comments AmericanaEuphoria StationHoyt BinderKraft van ErmelProgressive rockSaskia Kraft van Ermelsouthern rock

Euphoria Station – Smoking Gun (Self-Released, 2025) On Smoking Gun, their third full-length release, Los Angeles-based band Euphoria Station pays tribute to Southern rock legends…

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This poster promotes ProgStock 2025, a progressive rock festival happening October 9–12, 2025, at the Williams Center in Rutherford, NJ, USA. It features artists such as Steve Hogarth (h Natural, first-ever US show), Pattern-Seeking Animals, IO Earth, Mike Keneally & Beer for Dolphins, and Michael Sadler. Tickets go on sale April 13, 2025, with more details available at ProgStock.com. The design includes a gold logo, artist photos, and a QR code.
Events

ProgStock 2025 Reveals Schedule and Announces Special Events

Prog News July 8, 2025 No Comments Progressive rockProgStock Festivalpsychedelic rocksymphonic rock

Progressive rock festival ProgStock 2025 will take place October 10-12, 2025 at the Williams Center, Rutherford, New Jersey. The Pre-festival event will be held on…

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The album cover for Juho & The Jellyfish From Jupiter – Luna features a portrait of a teal-skinned, alien-like woman with glowing white eyes and elongated lashes resembling tentacles. A sequence of dark orbs traces a line across her face and neck. Behind her, a large planet or moon looms in soft pink and gray hues. The band's name appears at the top in a minimalist font, while the album title Luna is handwritten in glowing script at the bottom.
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Juho & The Jellyfish From Jupiter – Luna, Instrumental Space Rock from Finland

Prog News July 8, 2025 No Comments Juho & the Jellyfish from JupiterProgressive rockpsychedelic rockspace rock

Luna, the third album by Juho & the Jellyfish from Jupiter, is a guitar-driven instrumental journey that moves from kafkaesque soundscapes to futuristic cyberpunk cities…

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This album cover for Microphonic Soundbox Session by Bernhard Wöstheinrich & Merey Senocak (Materiaal Series Vol. 078) features a hand-drawn, collage-like illustration. A black-and-white dog labeled "she said" barks "ARF" at a whimsical analog sound machine, topped with a purple gramophone horn. The background bursts with neon yellow, green, and pink scribbles.
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Bernhard Wöstheinrich & Merey Senocak Roll Out ‘Materiaal 078’

Prog News July 7, 2025 No Comments Bernhard Wöstheinrichelectronic musicMerey Senocak

Electronic music artists Bernhard Wöstheinrich & Merey Senocak have just released Materiaal 078 – Microphonic Soundbox Session. This album includes an improvised session featuring the…

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