In anticipation of his second solo studio album, The Next Dream later in the year, the Italian pianist, keyboardist and composer, Massimo Pieretti has released a live album entitled Things To Live! Recorded on 29th June 2024 at The Acme…
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One of my earliest album reviews for The Progressive Aspect was for The Far Cry’s debut release, If Only back in the summer of 2021. The American symphonic/melodic/neo-prog band from New England impressed me with their range of songs, a…
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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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The joy of progressive rock is that it can take you down many intriguing and different paths, and often with a surprise around the corner. This is very much the case with Echoes Of Virtue, the fifth studio album by…
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Sometimes the best things come in small packages, and that is the case with the new EP, Fram, from The Round Window. Despite only being three songs long and 23 minutes in duration, the Essex melodic prog rock band have…
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It is one of the most pleasing aspects of progressive rock music that it often takes time for an album to open up and reveal itself fully. I’m glad to say that the latest album by Dutch prog-metal band Dilemma,…
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Ruby Dawn are a UK-based progressive and alternative rock band who have created quite a stir in the progressive rock community of late, with their 2023 debut album, Beyond Tomorrow, as well as and many well-received live performances on the…
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Nick Fletcher has done it again! With A Longing For Home, the Sheffield-based jazz rock guitarist, has produced yet another stunning solo album full of artistic brilliance and unbounded creativity, swirling with musical invention, emotion and breathtaking complexity in a…
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Massimo Pieretti has released an intriguing and enjoyable 4-track EP called Creature of the Night, in advance of his new album, The Next Dream, due for release in the next few months. Well known as a pianist/keyboardist in Italy, he…
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It can be somewhat of a cliché when reviewers claim a new album is an artist’s best release to date, especially after the previous ones have been heaped with praise, but I’m going to have to unashamedly trot out that…
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