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ProgStock New Year's Eve 2025 Lineup poster. Four reptilian or dinasaur creatures playing electric guitars, wearing cone hats.

Events

ProgStock Nye 2025 Rings In 2026 On The Jersey Shore

ProgStock will host a special New Year’s Eve concert on December 31, 2025, at Fish & Sips on the Keansburg, New Jersey waterfront. The event…

The cover artwork presents a cream-toned background with a large black exclamation mark formed from fine vertical lines at the center. The band name sits in the upper right corner, and the title The Recordings 1970–1971 appears in the lower left.

CD Reviews

Gracious! A Brief Blaze That Deserved A Longer Life

Angel Romero November 24, 2025 No Comments Alan Cowderoy Gracious!Martin Kitcat Paul “Sandy” Davis Progressive rock psychedelic rock Robert Lipson symphonic rock Tim Wheatley

Gracious!: The Recordings 1970-1971, 3CD/DVD Expanded Edition (Esoteric/Cherry Red ECRUS4005, 2025) Gracious!: The Recordings 1970–1971, 3CD/DVD Expanded Edition feels like opening a sealed time capsule…

Cervello in 2009 - Photo by Michele Piazza

New CDs and Digital releases

Cervello Say “Chaire”: Prog Legends Return With New Album

Prog News November 22, 2025 No Comments Antonio Spagnolo Cervello Corrado Rustici Gianluigi Di Franco Giulio D’Ambrosio Progressive rock Roberto Porta rock progresivo italiano symphonic rock

Italian progressive rock band Cervello will release Chaire on December 5, 2025, via Sony Music. The album will be available exclusively on CD and LP.…

The album cover for Cadenza: The Complete Recordings 1973–1974 by Darryl Way’s Wolf features the band members illuminated by a fiery orange-red light that radiates in a cross-shaped flare against a dark background. The band's name appears at the top with a wolf’s head above the “O,” while the album title and subtitle are printed in white at the bottom right.

CD Reviews

Darryl Way’s Wolf Roars Back: Cadenza – The Complete Recordings 3CD Boxed Set

Angel Romero October 16, 2025 No Comments Curved Air Darryl Way Darryl Way’s Wolf electric violin Progressive rock symphonic rock violin

Darryl Way’s Wolf – Cadenza – The Complete Recordings (Cherry Red Records, 2025) Cadenza – The Complete Recordings is a must-have, remastered 3CD clamshell anthology…

The cover of On The Edge (Of What Could Be) by Dave Bainbridge features a lone silhouette standing on a ridge beneath an aurora. Vivid streaks of purple, green, and pink light radiate across the night sky, converging in a burst of color. The artist’s name appears in ornate green lettering at the top left, while the album title rests at the bottom right in modern type.

CD Reviews

Edge Of Wonder: Dave Bainbridge’s Masterclass in Progressive Rock Craft

Angel Romero September 29, 2025 No Comments Celtic music Dave Bainbridge jazz-rock progressive folk Progressive rock symphonic rock

Dave Bainbridge — On The Edge (Of What Could Be) (Open Sky Records, 2025) With his fifth solo release, Dave Bainbridge reaches the pinnacle of…

CD Reviews

Glasya – Fear

Professor Mark September 23, 2025 No Comments Bruno Prates Catarina Póvoa Davon Van Dave Eduarda Soeiro Fernando Ribeiro Filipe de Moura Glasya – Fear Hugo Esteves Ivan Santos Michele Guaitoli Moonspell Pedro Correia Portuguese metal Progressive rock Sarah Leitão symphonic metal symphonic rock

Glasya, will be releasing their latest album, Fear, through Scarlet Records, on October 24th, of this year. Glasya is a symphonic metal band from Lisbon,…

Echolyn band photo in the rehearsal space

Music Videos

Echolyn Premieres “Water In Our Hands” Video After Dual Album Release

Prog News September 20, 2025 No Comments Echolyn Progressive rock symphonic rock

Progressive rock band Echolyn has released a video for “Water In Our Hands,” the 28-plus-minute closing track from TimeSilentRadio II. The piece appears as Part…

Overworld Dreams — Geography cover artwork. A fantasy design with a bald eagle flying over an imaginary city below.

CD Reviews

Overworld Dreams Aim High On ‘Geography’

Aiden Robinson September 18, 2025 No Comments Overworld Dreams Progressive rock symphonic rock

Overworld Dreams — Geography (self-release, 2024) New Jersey progressive rock outfit Overworld Dreams released Geography in 2024, built around two extensive suites: the title epic…

Rick Wakeman & Son poster. Photos of the two artists.

Tour Announcements

Rick Wakeman & Son Reveal First U.S. Tour For March 2026

Prog News September 17, 2025 No Comments Oliver Wakeman Progressive rock Rick Wakeman symphonic rock

Rick Wakeman will bring an all-new show to the United States in March 2026, billed as Wakeman & Son with his eldest, Oliver Wakeman. The…

The cover of La Fine Non Esiste has an Art Deco style: vertical panels in warm yellows, oranges, and reds frame the title, while silhouetted figures in motion seem to climb and leap across a wheel-like structure.

CD Reviews

Semiramis Return: A Defiant Spark Beyond Time

Kevin Baker September 16, 2025 No Comments Progressive rock rock progresivo italiano Semiramis symphonic rock

Semiramis – La Fine Non Esiste (Vinyl Magic, 2024) Half a century after the classic Dedicato a Frazz carved its name into the marble of…