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The album cover features an image of a headless man in a suit, with a floating bowler hat above him, set against a cloudy, colorful sky. A drum kit and microphones surround the figure, while the title Thoughts and the band name Sloane Square Band (SSB) appear prominently at the top.

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Sloane Square Band – “Thoughts”

The French progressive rock band, Sloane Square Band, have returned with their new album Thoughts. The album was released on June 21, of 2024, on…

Interviews

Edenya “The Secret Destination You Are Looking For” – Interview

Professor Mark August 31, 2025 No Comments Edenya Edenya “The Secret Destination You Are Looking For.” - Interview France Marco Edenya Progressive rock

Welcome, to The Noble Shire for Progressive Discussion here at Progressive Rock Central.com! Today we welcomed Edenya from France, to The Noble Shire for Progressive…

The album cover features a star-filled night sky with the text “Gabriel Keller and Friends” at the top and “Live – La Rotonde” at the bottom. At the center, a geometric diagram with phases of the moon encircles a triangle and radiating lines.

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Gabriel Keller – “Live at La Rotonde”

Professor Mark August 29, 2025 No Comments Charlie Henry Charlotte Gagnor France Gabriel Keller Gabriel Keller – Live at La Rotonde Lucas Biguet-Mermet Lucie Lacour progressive metal Progressive rock Takaprod record label

Gabriel Keller, from France, has released his latest album, a live album, titled, Live – La Rotonde. The album was released on The Takaprod record…

The cover of Legends by Orkhys depicts a dark, eerie forest scene where a headless armored rider carries his own severed head while mounted on a wounded, red-eyed horse. Gnarled, chain-draped trees frame the design.

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Orkhys – “Legends”

Professor Mark August 13, 2025 No Comments Brice Druhet France Gwenolé Henri Genty Jean Yves Chateaux Julien Lancelot Laurène Telennaria metal Orkhys - Legends Progressive rock symphonic rock

French metal band Orkhys, in April 2024, released via their Guardians label; an album about legends. The album, “Legends” features 9 tracks, telling the story…

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Plague of Angels – “What Lies Beneath”

Professor Mark July 12, 2025 No Comments Anabelle Iratni Black Metal France Jeff Singer Mark Mynett metal Oz Wright Plague of Angels Plague of Angels – "What Lies Beneath"Rich Shaw Simon Robertshaw UK

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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Edenya – “The Secret Destination You Are Looking For”

Professor Mark July 9, 2025 No Comments "The Secret Destination You Are Looking For"Edenya France Ingrid Denis Jean-Paul Cartigny Juliette Carradec Marco Edenya Montgeron Progressive rock Sylvie 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…

Interviews

Elyose – Évidence – Interview

Professor Mark May 25, 2025 No Comments Anthony Chognard Dark Metal Elyose Erinyes Évidence France Justine Daaé metal Nu 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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Elyose – “Évidence”

Professor Mark May 6, 2025 No Comments Anthony Chognard Elyose Évidence France French Metal Justine Daaé metal melodic Nu Goth Nu Metal

Elyose is a cutting-edge Nu Metal / Nu Goth band from France. They have released their fifth album, Évidence, on January 10. Yes, I wrote…

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Hartlight – “The Triumph of Metal” – Interview

Professor Mark March 9, 2025 No Comments Adrien Djouadou Female Fronted Metal France Hartlight Interview metal Metal Cinematic Metal Progressive Noémie Allet Switzerland The Triumph of Metal

Welcome, to the Citadel of Metal Fellowship, at ProgressiveRockCentral.com!Thank you Adrien Djouadou, on guitars, backing vocals, bass, drums, duduk, and programming; and Noémie Allet, the…

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Hartlight – “The Triumph of Metal”

Professor Mark February 16, 2025 No Comments Adrien Djouadou Adrien Guingal Female Fronted Metal Female fronted progressive metal France Guillaume Remih Hartlight Noémie Allet progressive metal symphonic metal symphonic progressive metal The Triumph of Metal

I found another great progressive symphonic metal, female-fronted band from France. The band is Hartlight, and they are about to release their second full album,…