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    Between Yes and Genesis, Another Charming Character Emerged in Switzerland

    Flame Dream — Elements (3VƐ Records, 2025 remastered reissue/original release: Vertigo, 1979) Elements was the second album by Swiss band Flame Dream. The album came…

    Angel Romero March 16, 2026 No Comments
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    Padilla And Allen Aim For The Stars On ‘Unfolding Skies’

    Craig Padilla and Marvin Allen — Unfolding Skies (2026) Craig Padilla and Marvin Allen have released their fourth album, Unfolding Skies. The project builds on…

    Stefan Bruno March 14, 2026 No Comments
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    Seawater Thrives on Memorable Choruses and Climactic Guitar Passages

    Mostly Autumn — Seawater (self-release, 2025) British band Mostly Autumn return with grace and power on Seawater. They balance accessible folk-rock and progressive rock ambition.…

    Angel Romero March 12, 2026 No Comments
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    Familiarity Unfolded Wraps Autistici’s Collab Trilogy

    Autistici & Collaborators — Familiarity Unfolded (Audiobulb, 2026) Autistici & Collaborators has released Familiarity Unfolded. This electronic music recording completes a three-part project focused on…

    Stefan Bruno March 12, 2026 No Comments
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    Karnivool – In Verses

    “In Verses,” is the fourth studio album by Australian progressive rock band Karnivool. It was released on February 6, 2026, through Cymatic Records/Sony Music. It marks their first…

    Professor Mark March 11, 2026 No Comments
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  • Leila Abdul-Rauf - Andros Insidium cover artwork. The cover centers on a giant eye with a glowing, flame-like pupil that resembles a vertical figure or portal. Pale tears and bead-like droplets spill downward into a molten stream, while root- or antler-like forms spread across the lower half, framing a small cloaked figure beneath the eye.
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    Dark Rituals Rise: Leila Abdul-Rauf Announces Andros Insidium

    Prog News March 10, 2026 No Comments
  • Volker Lankow Ambient Journal 09 Looped Air cover artwork. An orange cover with a lighter orange circle in the middle.
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    Volker Lankow Launches Ambient Journal 09 Looped Air

    Prog News March 1, 2026 No Comments
  • A painting of a landscape shows a lush formal garden in full bloom, with long rows of colorful flowers leading toward a pink classical building centered in the distance. Brushstrokes render trees and a cloudy sky in blues and greens. The title and artist names appear above the scene.
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    Yelena Eckemoff Visits Stockholm’s Old Town, Gamla Stan

    Prog News February 12, 2026 No Comments
  • ShatterHeart – Infernal Symphony. an image of a praying nun inside a chapel with skulls and candles.
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    ShatterHeart – Infernal Symphony

    Professor Mark January 28, 2026 No Comments
  • Epinikion – Force of Nature. A distant sail ship within a spiral of clouds and light.
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    Epinikion – Force of Nature

    Professor Mark January 27, 2026 No Comments
  • Edenbridge – Set the Dark on Fire. A sorceress in a red dress casting a fire spell.
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    Edenbridge – Set the Dark on Fire 

    Professor Mark January 21, 2026 No Comments

The album cover for Songs for a Perigee Moon by Carl Weingarten features an ornate illustration of a guitar integrated into a crescent moon, with a sun bearing a human face nestled inside the curve. Surrounding the central image are floral patterns, tree branches, distant mountains, and a starry sky, combining natural and celestial imagery in warm gold, amber, and earth tones against a black background.
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A Supermoon and Supergroup: Carl Weingarten Slides Into Orbit

Angel Romero July 6, 2025 No Comments ambientAmericanaCarl Weingartencontemporary jazzfusionjazz

Carl Weingarten – Songs for a Perigee Moon (Multiphase, 2025) Carl Weingarten’s Songs for a Perigee Moon is thematically inspired by the “perigee moon” (supermoon).…

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Zoe Pia and Tenores di Orosei – Indindara cover artwork. A photo of the artists.
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Zoe Pia and Tenores di Orosei Venture Into Phonosymbolism

Charlie Melville July 6, 2025 No Comments avant-gardeexperimentalSardinian musicTenores di OroseiZoe Pia

Zoe Pia and Tenores di Orosei – Indindara (Losen Records, 2025) Clarinetist and experimental launeddas player Zoe Pia joins forces with the renowned vocal quartet…

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The album cover for New Life Dreaming (2024 Remaster) by Steve Roach features a landscape photograph of a vast, desolate plain with two distant figures walking along a narrow water path. A mountain range looms in the background under a pale sky.
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Steve Roach Reveals Remastered Edition of ‘New Life Dreaming’

Prog News July 2, 2025 No Comments ambientelectronic musicNew Life DreamingSteve Roach

Electronic music artist Steve Roach has released the 2024 remaster of New Life Dreaming. The album is now offered as individual pieces, with no crossfades.…

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The album cover for Trollringen by Anders Buaas features a pastoral painting of a man and woman standing in a field at dusk, both with heads bowed in a gesture of reverence or reflection. A wheelbarrow, a basket, and a pitchfork lie nearby.
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Anders Buaas Weaves the Musical Story of Trollringen

Prog News July 2, 2025 No Comments Anders Buaascinematic musicProgressive rockTrollringen

Norwegian guitarist and composer Anders Buaas draws inspiration from Sigurd Hoel’s novel Trollringen for his latest release on Apollon Records (2025). Although the album was…

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The album cover for Komara – Komara II features a disturbing, humanoid figure rendered in a visceral, sinewy style, with exaggerated teeth and a partially melted or deformed head. The background is a textured, fiery orange and red. The band’s name “Komara” appears in a stylized, stacked font to the left, with “II” subtly framed in a box between the letters.
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Komara Refuses to Settle into Predictability

Angel Romero July 1, 2025 No Comments KomaraProgressive rock

Komara – Komara II (7D Media, 2025) After a decade-long silence, the boundary-pushing trio Komara resurfaces with Komara II, an audacious return. The trio features…

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The album cover for Terminus by Cryptic Cadet features a design dominated by a fiery orange gradient that fades into dark brown. A blurred, glowing yellow circle near the center . The band's name appears in sharp black text in the top left, while the title Terminus is boldly placed in bright orange at the bottom right.
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Cryptic Cadet Unveils Terminus

Prog News June 29, 2025 No Comments art rockCryptic CadetProgressive rock

Terminus is the debut full-length album from Cryptic Cadet, an art-rock trio featuring d. mark owen (Cirque du Soleil), drummer Cam Tyler (Cirque du Soleil),…

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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.
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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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