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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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  • 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.
    Music Videos New CDs and Digital releases

    Psychedelic Rock Pioneers Gong Unveil ‘The Wonderment’ Single And Video

    Prog News January 10, 2026 No Comments

The album cover for Wildflower by Heather Findlay features Heather walking alone on a wooden pier stretching out into the sea, under a vast, moody sky with a soft glow breaking through the clouds. Her blue scarf stands out gently against the subdued background. The artist's name appears subtly in the upper left corner, while the album title, Wildflower, is handwritten in white in the bottom right corner.
Interviews

Heather Findlay – “Wildflower” – Interview

Professor Mark May 18, 2025 No Comments folkHeather FindlayProgressive rockUK

Welcome to the Noble Shire for Progressive Discussion. Today, I have the privilege of finally interviewing one of my favorite progressive rock artists from the…

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The cover of Hiding in Plain Sight by Whispers of Granite features an illustration of a woman's face partially obscured by dense foliage and red-and-white flowers. The muted green and dark blue palette gives it a moody, introspective tone, while the bold orange text adds contrast.
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Whispers of Granite Debut with “Hiding in Plain Sight”

Prog News May 15, 2025 No Comments ambientprogressive folkProgressive rockWhispers of Granite

Norwegian-German duo Whispers of Granite release their debut single, “Hiding in Plain Sight,” on May 16. The track is the first preview of their forthcoming…

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The album cover for Claire Rousay & Gretchen Korsmo – Quilted Lament features a softly abstract composition. A pale wash of cream and off-white forms the backdrop, overlaid with delicate smudges of pastel yellow, blue, and faint lavender. Ghostly silhouettes—possibly human figures—emerge in the haze, blurred to the point of near-erasure.
CD Reviews

Rousay and Korsmo Stitch Sound Into Sentiment

Stefan Bruno May 15, 2025 No Comments ambientClaire Rousayelectronic musicGretchen Korsmo

Claire Rousay & Gretchen Korsmo – Quilted Lament (Mappa, 2025) On Quilted Lament, sound designers Claire Rousay and Gretchen Korsmo present a seamless collaboration shaped…

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The cover of Cinder by Lux Terminus features a bouquet of vividly colored flowers engulfed in flames, set against a smoky, gradient background that shifts from deep red to blue. The album title is written in elegant, glowing script, while the band name appears above in sleek, modern sans-serif type.
CD Reviews

Lux Terminus – “Cinder”

Professor Mark May 15, 2025 No Comments "Cinder"Brian CraftClevelandjazz-rockLux TerminusMatthew KerschnerOhioProgressive rockVikram Shankar

Found another great progressive rock/ jazz fusion band that is absolutely out of this world, full of vibrancy. Their name is Lux Terminus, and their…

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The album cover for Essences Referable to Nothingness features a dreamlike landscape. Silhouetted trees stand against a hazy, multi-colored sky that shifts from deep green to burnt orange. The foreground is shadowy and desaturated.
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Mandala in the Machine — Aglaia’s Ambient Craft Returns

Prog News May 13, 2025 No Comments Aglaiaambientelectronic music

Projekt Records has released Essences Referable to Nothingness, the latest ambient electronic work by Aglaia, the long-running project of Italian electroacoustic composer Gino Fioravanti. This…

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CD Reviews

Norwegian Band AVKRVST Soars and Stumbles on Sophomore Epic

Aiden Robinson May 13, 2025 No Comments AVKRVSTProgressive rocksymphonic rock

AVKRVST – Waving at the Sky (InsideOutMusic, 2025) Norwegian prog outfit AVKRVST returns June 13 with their second full-length album, Waving at the Sky, a…

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The cover of Symphony of Rage by Anna KiaRa features a fiery-haired woman in a black dress and crown, set against the backdrop of a gothic castle. Her form partially disintegrates into ash, revealing a shadowy, mirrored version of herself. The dark, mystical atmosphere is intensified by dramatic lighting and the album's ornate, orange serif typography
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Ana KiaRa – “Symphony of Rage”

Professor Mark May 13, 2025 No Comments "Symphony of Rage"Ana KiaRametalmetal melodicRussiasymphonic metal

Recently, I was fortunate enough to have Anna KiaRa, the former lead vocalist for the Russian band Imperial Age, send me her latest solo album,…

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The album cover for Judy Dyble – Darkness to Light: The Recordings 2004–2006 features a rich magenta background with elegant, calligraphic black text. At the center is a gold and green Celtic-inspired triskelion symbol.
CD Reviews

Darkness to Light Boxed Set Illuminates Judy Dyble’s Visionary Folk Legacy

Angel Romero May 12, 2025 No Comments ambientfolk-rockJudy Dybleprogressive folkProgressive rockpsychedelic rockRobert FrippSimon House

Judy Dyble – Darkness to Light – The Recordings 2004-2006, Remastered 3CD Boxed Set (Esoteric/Cherry Red Records, 2025) By the time Judy Dyble (1949 –…

View More Darkness to Light Boxed Set Illuminates Judy Dyble’s Visionary Folk Legacy
Nova Cascade's Box Man album cover depicts an elderly man, draped in a patterned poncho, sitting on a bench amid a dreamlike cityscape. He holds a fan of playing cards, surrounded by scattered cards and boxes labeled "Box Man" and "Nova Cascade." In the background, a glowing cathedral towers over misty bridges and waterways, while birds and butterflies quietly animate the scene.
Interviews

Nova Cascade – “Box Man” – Interview

Professor Mark May 11, 2025 No Comments "Box Man"Colin PowellDave HilborneInterviewnova cascadeProgressive rockSymphonic Progressive RockUK

Welcome to the Noble Shire of Progressive Discussion. Today I will be talking with David Hilborne, the lead vocalist, keyboardist and leader of Nova Cascade.…

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The album cover for In Space We Trust by Astral Magic features an otherworldly landscape with glowing neon rivers, sharp mountain peaks, and floating beams of blue light. A massive planet dominates the sky, while spacecraft streak across a starry cosmic backdrop. The band’s logo appears centrally, and the album title is displayed in futuristic typography at the bottom.
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Astral Magic Pledges Allegiance to the Void

Prog News May 11, 2025 No Comments Astral Magicelectronic musicProgressive rockpsychedelic rock

Finnish project Astral Magic returns with In Space We Trust, a new album that continues its prolific exploration of psychedelic and progressive rock. The release…

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