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Review – Nick Magnus – A Strange Inheritance – by John Wenlock-Smith
September sees the release of ‘A Strange Inheritance’, Nick Magnus’ highly unusual, nautically themed, concept album, concerning itself with the tale behind an unusual inheritance. This being a chest full of artefacts received anonymously from an unknown relative, the artefacts taken together telling a story of bureaucratic incompetence, harsh decisions taken without much, if any,…
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Dim Gray – ‘Ashes’ (live), new single out 24.07.24
In August and September 2023, Norwegian rock quintet Dim Gray undertook their first extensive tour of the UK and Europe, playing 15 dates across nine countries with Big Big Train. The band recorded each show and have picked out a selection of songs and performances that will form a live digital EP to be released in the…
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Review – Orion – The Lightbringers
“Music is an outburst of the soul…” – Frederick Delius So much truth in such a simple statement; whether sad or joyous, music comes from within the soul of its composer. It can be a long and laboured task that is ultimately triumphal and that is the case with ‘The Lightbringers’, the second full album…
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Steve Hackett – Genesis Greats, Lamb Highlights & Solo Tour – UK Shows – October 2024
Legendary guitarist Steve Hackett brings his: Genesis Greats, Lamb Highlights & Solo Tour to the UK for 16 dates in October.? The UK tour culminates with a visit to London’s prestigious Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday 23rd October. To mark the 50th anniversary of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, Hackett is including a selection…
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Review – PALLAS: EYES IN THE NIGHT – THE RECORDINGS 1981 – 1986 – by John Wenlock-Smith
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STEVE HOWE Announces the Release of Guitarscape on 27th September 2024
Guitarist Steve Howe releases his new solo album Guitarscape on 27th September on his own HoweSound label. The album will be available on CD, vinyl and digitally as Dolby Atmos. Pre-order the album here: https://lnk.to/hkKdov Guitarscape marks a new chapter for the YES and ASIA legend as he presents, what amounts to, a guitar masterclass. What I’m…
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Big Big Train announce ?A Flare On The Lens live release
In August and September 2023, multi-national progressive rockers Big Big Train undertook their longest ever tour to date, performing 17 shows over 21 days across nine countries in the UK and Europe, and concluding with two triumphant concerts at London’s prestigious Cadogan Hall. Those two concerts are now immortalised as ?A Flare On The Lens,…
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Sometime In February launch new single”The Bad Fight” feat. Paul Waggoner of Between The Buried & Me
InsideOutMusic recently announced the signing of US-based rising instrumental progressive metallers Sometime In February to a worldwide deal. Yesterday the band announced their new single, The Bad Fight, is out to stream everywhere now, and for this one they received the help of a few friends. As the band explains: The song came together quickly,…
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EchoVerse announce debut album ‘Whisper Between Worlds’ with video for new single “Not Like The Other”
EchoVerse is a Progressive Rock band that seamlessly blends Christian spirituality with elements of Prog, Hard Rock, and even Classical music. Set to release their debut album Whispers Between Worlds on August 20th, 2024, the band navigates complex themes of faith and the human experience through a series of powerful tracks. The band are pleased…
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Review – Long Earth – An Ordinary Life
Progressive rock is all about progress, right? To a certain extent that is correct but not when we have progress for the sake of it and some times small changes and progressions make more of a difference than huge ones. With their third album, ‘An Ordinary Life’, Long Earth have moved the game on from…