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    Assignment – With the End Comes Silence

    Assignment, is a German progressive rock band that will release their latest album With the End Comes Silence, on Massacre Records, on the 27th of…

    Professor Mark January 13, 2026 No Comments
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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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Featured News

  • Volker Lankow - Quiet Conditions cover artwork. An abstract white and gray design.
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    Electronic Music Artist Volker Lankow Reveals ‘Quiet Conditions’

    Prog News January 13, 2026 No Comments
  • A pastoral painting dominates the cover, with rolling green hills, winding pale roads, and a cluster of tiny homes gathered near a small bridge and river. Towering craggy mountains rise in the background beneath a clear sky. The artist’s name, Mike Johnson, sits in the upper left, while the album title, The Gardens of Loss, appears in the upper right.
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    Mike Johnson Grows ‘The Gardens Of Loss’

    Prog News January 13, 2026 No Comments
  • 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

The album cover for True Stories... and Other Lies by PrYzme features a desert landscape with large, inverted stone pyramids hovering in the sky and disintegrating into fragments. The scene is reflected in a glassy surface below, with clouds and orange lighting. The band name appears in the top left, stylized with a red geometric symbol.
CD Reviews

PrYzme – “True Stories and Other Lies”

Professor Mark June 28, 2025 No Comments Benoît ToquetDavid CholletDominique BlanchardFrench Progressive RockLucas PlanqueProgressive rockPrYzme – "True Stories and Other Lies"Rennes

Four years after their critically acclaimed album, Four Inches, the French progressive rock band PrYzme is ready, with the release of its second album, True…

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The cover of The Samurai of Prog – Omnibus-4: The Bernard & Pörsti Sessions features a fantastical, steampunk-inspired scene. At its center, two bearded adventurers in wide-brimmed hats (Bernard & Pörsti) sit on a rocky outcrop, gazing toward a dreamy, castle-filled sky where a UFO floats ominously. Surrounding them are symbolic items, a sword, compass, telescope, and scroll, set atop a wooden table. A cosmic sky bursts in the background. Artwork by Ed Unitsky.
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Omnibus-4: Three Prog-rock Gems in a Box

Angel Romero June 28, 2025 No Comments Bernard & PörstiKimmo PörstiMarco BernardProgressive rocksymphonic rockThe Samurai of Prog

The Samurai Of Prog – Omnibus-4 (Seacrest, 2025) The Samurai Of Prog’s Omnibus series are boxed sets that contain previously released concept albums with the…

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The album cover for Relations – The Foundation features a man and a woman holding hands as they walk down a railroad track. The image is split into red tones on the left and blue tones on the right. Abstract light patterns and energy-like textures overlay the scene. The title is set in clean white text at the top left.
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The Foundation – “Relations”

Professor Mark June 26, 2025 No Comments Gijs KoopmanJan GrijpstraJens van der ValkJudith van der ValkMark SmitMasaki "Makkie" ShimakawaNetherlandsProgressive rockRinie HuigenRon LammersThe Foundation - "Relations"Xymphonia Records

The Foundation was founded by keyboardist, Ron Lammers. This Dutch band is releasing their new album “Relations” on June 30th, on Xymphonia Records. The band’s…

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The album cover for Renaissance – Opening Out: The Albums 1977–1979 features a flowing, watercolor-like abstract design in shades of blue, accented with warm tones of orange, red, and yellow near the center. The band's cursive logo appears at the top left, while the title is placed in a clean serif font on the bottom right. Along the bottom edge, miniature images of the three included albums, Novella, A Song for All Seasons, and Azure d’Or, are displayed against a pale blue background.
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Renaissance Reframed: Boxed Set Opens Out on a Key Era

Aiden Robinson June 25, 2025 No Comments classic rockProgressive rockRenaissancesoft rocksymphonic rock

Renaissance – Opening Out – The Albums 1977–1979 (Esoteric Records/Cherry Red, 2025) This 3CD clamshell box set collects Renaissance’s Warner Bros.-era studio albums from 1977…

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The album cover for Truce
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Reuter Trio Finds Harmony in Spontaneity

Angel Romero June 23, 2025 No Comments Asaf SirkisFabio TrentiniMarkus ReuterProgressive rock

Markus Reuter (featuring Fabio Trentini and Asaf Sirkis) – Truce <3 (Unsung Records in collaboration with MoonJune Music, 2025) On their third outing as a…

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Mission Jupiter – "Aftermath" cover artwork
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Mission Jupiter – “Aftermath”

Professor Mark June 23, 2025 No Comments "Aftermath"ambientBelarusDmitri Soldatenkoelectronic musicEugene ZuyeuKate VarsakLabel 51 RecordingsMinskMission JupiterProgressive rocksymphonic rockVladimir Shvakel

…And so…our travels take us back to the nation of Belarus. A nation that has already delivered a champion. A metal band for the first…

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Interviews

Victoria K. – Victoria Knight  – New Album Preview Interview

Professor Mark June 22, 2025 No Comments electronicInterviewMelbourne Australiametalmetal coreVictoria KVictoria Knight

Welcome back, to The Citadel for Metal Fellowship at Progressive Rock Central Victoria Knight! Victoria Knight is coming to us live from Melbourne Australia. She…

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Musical Guides to King Crimson. Covers of the four guides.
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King Crimson Musical Guides: Decoding the Music of a Prog-Rock Giant

Prog News June 22, 2025 No Comments King CrimsonProgressive rocksymphonic rock

Musical Guides to King Crimson by Andrew Keeling offers a clear, detailed analysis of the inner workings behind King Crimson’s complex sound. Drawing on musical…

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The album cover for Sound Remains by Rez Abbasi Acoustic Quintet features a vertically streaked abstract design. The top half is dominated by deep reds, blues, and blacks, while the bottom half shifts to a lighter palette of whites, blues, and greys. The artist's name appears on the left and the group name on the right, both in uppercase. The album title is centered in lowercase across the dividing line between the two color field.
CD Reviews

Rez Abbasi’s Acoustic Quintet Returns with Sound Remains

Charlie Melville June 22, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazzjazzRez Abbasiworld jazz

Rez Abbasi – Sound Remains (Whirlwind Recordings, 2025) Guitarist and composer Rez Abbasi continues to refine his acoustic language on Sound Remains, the third release…

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The cover of TaboTago – Sessions 016 – 20241201 Live at Tabor Church features a monochromatic blueprint-style illustration of a cathedral complex, centered around an octagonal structure. The band’s logo appears at the top in bold white lettering, while the album title is set in a minimalist font at the bottom, divided by a vertical line.
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Church and State of Synth: TaboTago Captures Berlin Live

Prog News June 21, 2025 No Comments ambientAndreas von GarnierBernhard Wöstheinrichelectronic musicLeander ReininghausTaboTago

German electronic music act TaboTago has released Sessions 016 – 20241201 Live at Tabor Church, the third volume in its ongoing live series documenting performances…

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