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Nad Sylvan announces raw & personal new album Monumentata; launches first single That’s Not Me
Nad Sylvan, known as vocalist with legendary guitarist Steve Hackett, announces his vulnerable & personal new solo album Monumentata for release on 20th June 2025 via InsideOutMusic. Sylvan’s music draws heavily from the golden age of progressive rock while blending in folk, classical, and modern rock influences, resulting in a sound that feels both classic and…
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Review – Karmakanic – ‘Transmutation’
The acclaimed Swedish progressive rock band Karmakanic is back with their highly anticipated sixth studio album, ‘Transmutation’. Produced by the band’s founder and visionary leader Jonas Reingold, The album has been mixed by five-time Grammy Award winner Chris Lord-Alge, renowned for his work with legends such as Muse, Tina Turner, and Bruce Springsteen. For this…
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Review – Steve Hackett Live at Victoria Hall, Stoke – by John Wenlock-Smith
When Steve Hackett commenced his very successful reinterpretation of classic Genesis music back in 2009, it delighted and enthralled fans worldwide, especially as Genesis as a band were inactive at that time, having last played dates in 2007 around the world. Phil Collins left the band to be replaced by Ray Wilson and their subsequent…
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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 – Kaipa – Sommargryningsljus – by John Wenlock-Smith
‘Sommargryningsljus’ is the 15th, and latest, from Swedish outfit Kaipa who have been in existence for over 50 years. Whilst they may now have been active for all 50 of those years, when they do regroup and re-emerge, they offer something new and fresh. This new album is a step further for the band after…
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Kaipa release first single & share music video of upcoming album Sommargryningsljus? / now available for pre-order?
Sweden-born, folkloric progressive rock band Kaipa proudly announce their new album Sommargryningsljus. 49 years after the release of their debut album, the band is set to reveal the 15th longplayer of their musical journey, Sommargryningsljus, which will be released via InsideOutMusic on June 28th, 2024. Sommargryningsljus is now available for pre-order: Sommargryningsljus (Single Edit) (lnk.to)…
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Review – The Tangent For One – To Follow Polaris
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The Tangent (For One) announce new studio album To Follow Polaris; launch first single The North Sky?
To Follow Polaris? is a new “full on” Progressive Rock album by The Tangent, set to be released on the 10th May 2024 (InsideOutMusic). That’s not necessarily a surprise, that’s what the band are known for. But at the same time, it’s something else too. As Andy jokes, playing on the Jaws strapline, he says “well this time it’s actually…
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Steve Hackett launches?’Wherever You Are’; second track taken from ‘The Circus and the Nighwhale’
Legendary rock guitarist Steve Hackett is set to release his new studio album The Circus And The Nightwhale on 16th February 2024, via InsideOut Music. A rite-of-passage concept album with a young character called Travla at the centre of it, The Circus And The Nightwhale’s? 13 tracks have an autobiographical angle for the musician who says about…
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Steve Hackett reveals the first single People of the Smoke from his new conceptual studio album?’The Circus And The Nightwhale – Out 16th February, 2024.
Legendary rock guitarist Steve Hackett is set to release his new studio album The Circus And The Nightwhale on 16th February 2024, via InsideOut Music. A rite-of-passage concept album with a young character called Travla at the centre of it, The Circus And The Nightwhale’s? 13 tracks have an autobiographical angle for the musician who says about…