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Renaissance Reframed: Boxed Set Opens Out on a Key Era

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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Mission Jupiter – “Aftermath”

Professor Mark June 23, 2025 No Comments "Aftermath"ambient Belarus Dmitri Soldatenko electronic music Eugene Zuyeu Kate Varsak Label 51 Recordings Minsk Mission Jupiter Progressive rock symphonic rock Vladimir Shvakel

…And so…our travels take us back to the nation of Belarus. A nation that has already delivered a champion. A metal band for the first…

Musical Guides to King Crimson. Covers of the four guides.

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King Crimson Musical Guides: Decoding the Music of a Prog-Rock Giant

Prog News June 22, 2025 No Comments King Crimson Progressive rock symphonic rock

Musical Guides to King Crimson by Andrew Keeling offers a clear, detailed analysis of the inner workings behind King Crimson’s complex sound. Drawing on musical…

The album cover for Ribbon Butterfly by Yuka & Chronoship features a lace-like butterfly set against a watercolor backdrop of swirling blues and whites. The band’s name appears in a stylized, organic font in the lower right corner, while the album title is set in serif type on the left.

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Yuka & Chronoship Deliver a Prog-Rock Concept Album Masterwork

Angel Romero June 20, 2025 No Comments Progressive rock symphonic rock Yuka & Chronoship

Yuka & Chronoship – Ribbon Butterfly (Cherry Red Records, 2025) Japan’s symphonic voyagers return with an ambitious concept album that turns each track into a…

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Diego Petrini’s Solo Debut Affirms his place as a visionary multi-instrumentalist

Prog News June 19, 2025 No Comments Diego Petrini jazz-rock Progressive rock rock progresivo italiano symphonic rock

La Materia del Suono, the debut solo album by Diego Petrini, will be released on June 20 via AMS Records. Best known as a founding…

The album cover for The Lamb Stands Up Live at the Royal Albert Hall features a wide-angle photo of Steve Hackett's live performance at the iconic venue. Bathed in multicolored stage lights and surrounded by the ornate architecture of the Royal Albert Hall. The artist's name and album title appear in classic serif font against a black header.

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Hackett and Rothery Soar in New Live Video “Fly on a Windshield”

Prog News June 19, 2025 No Comments Fly on a Windshield Genesis Progressive rock Steve Rothery symphonic rock The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway The Lamb Stands Up Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Steve Hackett has released a live performance video of “Fly on a Windshield,” featuring guest guitarist Steve Rothery of Marillion. The track, recorded during Hackett’s…

The album cover for The Hemulic Voluntary Band features four anthropomorphic, mole-like creatures dressed in white robes, each playing a different musical instrument—keyboard, electric guitar, drum, and mandolin. They stand in front of a moss-covered stone wall, beneath a banner bearing the album title in stylized medieval lettering. The foreground is filled with mushrooms and plants, while a twilight sky and murky pond complete the scene. The artwork is signed by illustrator Javier Herbozo.

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Ritual’s The Hemulic Voluntary Band Marches Onto Vinyl

Prog News June 16, 2025 No Comments Progressive rock Ritual symphonic rock The Hemulic Voluntary Band

Ritual’s fourth studio album, The Hemulic Voluntary Band, will be reissued on August 15, 2025 via Karisma Records. Originally released in 2007 on CD only,…

The album cover for Pythia – V Pt. 1: Unhallowed features a fantasy warrior figure, cloaked and armed with a sword, standing at the edge of a barren, twisted forest. She gazes toward a swirling, fiery vortex in the sky. The palette is dominated by earth tones and fiery oranges

Interviews

Pythia – “V Pt. 1: Unhallowed” Interview

Professor Mark June 15, 2025 No Comments Female Fronted Metal Female fronted progressive metal Progressive rock Pythia Pythia – “V Pt. 1: Unhallowed" Interview Ross White Sophie Dorman symphonic metal symphonic rock UK

Welcome, to The Citadel for Metal Fellowship Pythia! I am so glad to finally meet you veterans of the UK metal scene. Today we have…

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.

Interviews

Lars Fredrik Frøislie – “Gamle Mester” – Interview

Professor Mark June 14, 2025 No Comments Interview Lars Fredrik Frøislie – "Gamle Mester"Norwegian progressive rock Progressive rock symphonic rock

Welcome, Lars Fredrik Frøislie, the keyboardist of the prog band Wobbler to The Noble Shire of Progressive Discussion! Lars is out with his second solo…

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Psychic Equalizer – “Prologue to Insurrection”

Professor Mark June 12, 2025 No Comments Carlos Barragán Cinematic Progressive Metal Hugo Selles Progressive rock Psychic Equalizer – Prologue to Insurrection Saray Riaño Sergio Azcona Spain symphonic progressive metal symphonic rock Torrelavega

Psychic Equalizer is a progressive rock band founded by pianist and composer Hugo Selles, from Torrelavega, Spain. The 7th album from Psychic Equalizer, Prologue to…