Wind and Memories is the impressive debut release from the Bulgarian progressive rock band Untold Stories. Formed at the end of 2022 by the highly respected guitarist Daniel Eliseev-Marinovski to not only record original music, but perform it live as…
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Colin Masson – The Visitor
Colin Masson may be a familiar name to many prog fans, but he is new to me. It seems he is an artist, designer, composer and musician, and probably possesses other talents too! The Visitor is his most recent album…
View More Colin Masson – The VisitorHawkwind – Live At The Royal Albert Hall (3CD Boxset)
“Thank you all, let’s levitate together” says an obviously well-chuffed Dave Brock after the end of the scorching opening track Levitation, the curtain raiser to this fabulous set of songs at that wonderfully appointed, cavernous, and prestigious venue, The Royal…
View More Hawkwind – Live At The Royal Albert Hall (3CD Boxset)Paul Sadler – The Irrational
A preoccupation with matters of life and death – and particularly the latter – has been a recurring theme throughout Paul Sadler’s output, inspiring highly original, dramatic and deeply felt music in a variety of genres. He first became known…
View More Paul Sadler – The IrrationalTemple Of Prog Festival
The Brickyard, Carlisle Friday, 24th January 2025 When the Temple of Prog calls the other deities get jealous and do all they can to stop the devout votaries from worshipping. They send a vicious storm with a name that none…
View More Temple Of Prog FestivalSteve Hackett – Live Magic At Trading Boundaries
Yet another Steve Hackett live album? A question you may be asking yourselves when reading about this latest release. And that would be a fair comment when for over the last decade or so, every new tour has had an…
View More Steve Hackett – Live Magic At Trading BoundariesAnderson Bruford Wakeman Howe – An Evening Of Yes Music Plus (2CD/2DVD Boxset)
Towards the end of the Eighties the four above mentioned former members of Yes had reunited to record some new music and then undergo a tour to support it. Now as Yes fans will know this was a turbulent time…
View More Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe – An Evening Of Yes Music Plus (2CD/2DVD Boxset)Storm Corrosion – Storm Corrosion (2024 Re-issue)
In 2012, one of the most hotly anticipated collaboration projects in the progressive sphere came to fruition (no, I am not talking about Squackett). Steven Wilson and Mikael Åkerfeldt had been working together for a decade and Opeth had plunged…
View More Storm Corrosion – Storm Corrosion (2024 Re-issue)Pattern-Seeking Animals – Friend Of All Creatures
Pattern-Seeking Animals have been a rather prolific band. Having released their debut album in 2019, these Spock’s Beard-aligned musicians have developed a sound that is all their own in the ensuing years. Friend Of All Creatures sets out to prove…
View More Pattern-Seeking Animals – Friend Of All CreaturesMagnum
Manchester Academy Wednesday, 22nd January 2025 It was a truly special night in Manchester as Magnum took to the stage, this time without the commanding presence of Tony Clarkin on lead guitar, who sadly passed away last year. The band,…
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