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Review – Flamborough Head – Jumping The Milestone – by John Wenlock-Smith
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Jethro Tull launch The Navigators; The Second Single From ?R?kFl te?
Jethro Tull recently announced the release of their 23rd studio album, ?R?kFl te, on the 21st April 2023 via InsideOutMusic. Following 2022’s The Zealot Gene, the band’s first album in two decades, Ian Anderson and the band are returning with a 12-track record based on the characters and roles of some of the principle gods of the old…
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Review – Magenta – The White Witch – A Symphonic Trilogy – by John Wenlock-Smith
I’ve been reviewing albums for over a decade or more now and I still really enjoy doing, hearing some amazing new music in the process. Progressive rock has rather a lot in common with classical music forms, lengthy pieces and the use of recurring motifs, themes and melodies being just a few to start with.…
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Review – Fluctus Quadratum – The First Wave – by John Wenlock-Smith
I first came across this band whilst browsing another prog website and reading a fellow reviewer’s comments about them. I went to the band’s website and downloaded the free track Portalis, a demo version. I was definitely taken with what I heard there, I contacted the band and asked if I could review the EP…
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Nine Skies release the first single from their forthcoming album (with Riccardo Romano on vocals) and launch preorders via crowd funding
French prog rock band Nine Skies release the first single from their forthcoming album (with Riccardo Romano on vocals) and launched preorders via a crowdfunding campaign. The album The Lightmaker is due to be released in September 2023. So far, Marco Minnemann and Riccardo Romano have been announced as guests on the album. If you…
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Heavy proggers HeKz return with new single ‘MAYDAY’?
Hard-hitting rock with a progressive flair, featuring a lineup of international talent. What life gives with one hand, it can take away with the other. How do you keep your head, and your heart, when everything starts to crumble around you HeKz evoke these feelings of chaos andresilience with dramatic and intense performances on their…
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Review – Unthank : Smith – Nowhere And Everywhere
‘Nowhere And Everywhere‘ is the debut album of Unthank : Smith, the collaboration of two former Mercury Music Prize nominees Rachel Unthank (The Unthanks) and Paul Smith (Max mo Park). With ‘Nowhere And Everywhere‘ Unthank and Smith, both from England’s North East, and foremost talents in their respective fields, set out to collect songs and pen originals…
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Jay Schellen joins YES as a permanent member
YES are delighted to announce that drummer Jay Schellen has joined the band as a permanent member. Following the sad passing of our iconic drummer, Alan White on 26th May 2022, Jay will fulfil Alan’s wishes in becoming the new drummer with YES. Jay Schellen was Alan White’s choice to stand in during the Topographic Drama tour, in 2016, and shared drumming duties…
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Review – Caravela Escarlate – III – by John Wenlock Smith
This album represents modern Brazilian progressive music that looks back to the halcyon days of the 1970’s and it also reminds you of, well, everyone to be honest. So you can go either through this album and play spot the influence or you could just sit back and enjoy this great new release that does…
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HAKEN celebrate Valentine’s Day with new single Lovebite
Progressive rockers HAKEN are set to release their seventh studio album Fauna on the 3rd March 2023, the group’s most genre-busting and conceptually fascinating album to date. Today, the band celebrate Valentine’s Day with the launch of their latest single Lovebite. Watch the video now here: Pre-order the album or stream the track here: Ross Jennings says this…