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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

Interviews

Elyose – Évidence – Interview

Professor Mark May 25, 2025 No Comments Anthony ChognardDark MetalElyoseErinyesÉvidenceFranceJustine DaaémetalNu Metal

Welcome to The Citadel for Metal Fellowship! Today, I have the pleasure of speaking to the band Elyose from France, about their fifth album Evidence,…

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Tour Announcements

Koenjihyakkei Reveals European Tour Dates

Prog News May 23, 2025 No Comments KoenjihyakkeiProgressive rockZeuhl

Japan’s famed Zeuhl band Koenjihyakkei will be touring Europe in late May and early June. Koenjihyakkei will be promoting theirs new double live album, Live…

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The album cover for Koenjihyakkei – Live at Club Goodman features an homage to traditional Japanese ukiyo-e art. It depicts three exaggerated, expressive figures in period attire, rendered in muted tones of pink, beige, and red. The title is split between Japanese characters and Roman letters, with retro-futuristic typography.
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Zeuhl or High Water: Koenjihyakkei’s Live Set Defies Labels

Prog News May 23, 2025 No Comments KoenjihyakkeiProgressive rockZeuhl

Following the critical acclaim of their 2018 album Dhorimviskha, named one of Bandcamp Daily’s Albums of the Year, Japan’s Koenjihyakkei recorded a live performance at…

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The album cover for Decimo Cerchio (L’Inferno 1911 O.S.T.) by I Sincopatici ft. Claudio Milano features a dark composition dominated by deep reds and blacks. Angular, fractured textures evoke a fiery, chaotic atmosphere. The band name appears in distorted red text in the upper right, while the title is subtly placed at the bottom in a small, gray font.
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Burning Bright: A Futurist Descent into the “Tenth Circle”

Angel Romero May 23, 2025 No Comments ambientClaudio Milanocontemporary classicaldark ambientelectronic musicI SincopaticiProgressive rockZeuhl

I Sincopatici ft Claudio Milano – Decimo Cerchio (L’Inferno 1911 O.S.T.) (Snowdonia, 2024) With Decimo Cerchio (L’Inferno 1911 O.S.T.), the Italian trio I Sincopatici, joined…

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The album cover for Andy Pratt Trio features a red-and-black color scheme with a moody, jazz-club ambiance. On the right, guitarist Andy Pratt is shown mid-performance under a starburst-style ceiling light. On the left, three red circles contain minimalist black slashes, with “Andy Pratt” in the top circle and “Trio” in the bottom.
CD Reviews

Andy Pratt’s Trio Takes the Scenic Route Through the Standards

Charlie Melville May 22, 2025 No Comments Andy Prattcontemporary jazzjazz

Andy Pratt – Trio (Thrift Girl Records, 2024) Chicago virtuoso guitarist and vocalist Andy Pratt returns to the spotlight with Trio, a stripped-down, straight-ahead jazz…

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Volker Lankow - Drones For Underground Car Parks cover artwork. A minimalist grey cover.
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Volker Lankow Launches ‘Drones For Underground Car Parks’

Prog News May 21, 2025 No Comments ambientelectronic musicVolker Lankow

German electronic music artist Volker Lankow has released Drones For Underground Car Parks. Lankow shared: “While there isn’t specific information about drone music being played…

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The album cover for The Official Broadcast Collection features a retro television test card background. At the center is a circular photo of Rick Wakeman playfully holding two CDs over his eyes. Below, the title appears in bold white lettering.
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Wakeman Unleashed: Broadcast Boxed Set Chronicles a Life in Prog-Rock

Prog News May 21, 2025 No Comments Progressive rockRick Wakemansymphonic rock

Rick Wakeman’s The Official Broadcast Collection presents a definitive 15-disc anthology (10 CDs + 5 DVDs) spotlighting the legendary progressive rock keyboardist’s live performances across…

View More Wakeman Unleashed: Broadcast Boxed Set Chronicles a Life in Prog-Rock
The album cover for Gamle Mester by Lars Fredrik Frøislie features a faux-aged, Renaissance-style landscape painting framed in distressed wood. At the center, a red tree symbol stands against a misty backdrop of mountains and valleys. In the foreground, a wild boar gazes outward. A brass nameplate at the bottom of the frame bears the artist’s name and album title.
CD Reviews

Old Roots, New Tricks: Lars Fredrik Frøislie Reaches Back to Move Forward on Gamle Mester

Angel Romero May 20, 2025 No Comments Lars Fredrik FrøislieProgressive rocksymphonic rockWobbler

Lars Fredrik Frøislie – Gamle Mester (Karisma Records, 2025) On Gamle Mester (“Old Master”), his second solo album for Karisma Records, Norwegian composer and vintage…

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The album cover for Abracadabra by Soft Works features a collage-style design with contrasting imagery. A large yellow road sign with a circular arrow dominates the left side. Below it, a keyboard "Return" key is embedded in the composition. On the right, part of a golden Buddha face. The title "Soft Works" appears in bold yellow uppercase letters at the top, with the word "abracadabra" in blue cursive beneath it. The bottom right lists band members: Elton Dean, Allan Holdsworth, Hugh Hopper, and John Marshall. A sticker announces the remastering and two bonus live tracks.
CD Reviews

Hold the Sax: Soft Works Casts a Cool Spell on Abracadabra

Angel Romero May 19, 2025 No Comments contemporary jazzfusionjazz-rockSoft Works

Soft Works – Abracadabra (Moonjune, 2025 reissue) When Abracadabra first appeared in 2003, it arrived quietly but confidently, an elusive work from Soft Works, the…

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The album cover for The Next Dream by Massimo Pieretti features a beachscape under a dramatically painted sky. Swirling clouds stretch across a deep blue sky. The artist’s name and album title appear in clean, white, all-caps font near the bottom.
CD Reviews

Massimo Pieretti – “The Next Dream”

Professor Mark May 19, 2025 No Comments Germana NoageItalyJohn HackettLaura PiazzaiMassimo PierettiMichael TrewNick FletcherProgressive rockrock progresivo italiano

Massimo Pieretti is a talented and versatile musical performer and producer. I came into his acquaintance much by accident. He reached out to me a…

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