American melodic progressive rock band Days Before Tomorrow (DB4T) return, a decade after disbanding, with an EP of previously unreleased material from that period, entitled Now and Then Part II: Stories and Dreams. Newly mixed, with musicians from an earlier…
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Kite Parade – Retro
When multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter Andy Foster produced his debut release, The Way Home, a year ago, I was bowled over by the sheer melodic vibrancy on show. Like condensed sunshine, the raft of accessible, and yet deceptively complex songs were…
View More Kite Parade – RetroThe Mighty Ra – Live Secrets
Promising Welsh melodic prog rock band The Mighty Ra have followed up on their well-received debut album, last summer’s All Secrets Known, with a live album of their very first gig! Recorded at the second Prog For Peart Festival in…
View More The Mighty Ra – Live SecretsCydonia – Stations
Stations is the exciting and intriguing debut album by German progressive rock quintet Cydonia. Hailing from Freiburg im Breisgau, the band date back to 2007. Originally known as Hills of Cydonia, they played instrumental music until 2019, when singer Michael…
View More Cydonia – StationsThreshold – Dividing Lines
UK prog-metal stalwarts, Threshold, have returned with their much anticipated follow-up to their highly acclaimed 2017 album Legends of the Shires with the impressive Dividing Lines. Legends of the Shires was one of my top albums of 2017 and effortlessly…
View More Threshold – Dividing LinesChris Welch – Keith Emerson: The Official Illustrated Story (Classic Edition)
Following on from last November’s publication of
View More Chris Welch – Keith Emerson: The Official Illustrated Story (Classic Edition)Straight Light – Archaeology
As a lover of progressive rock music and an occasional reviewer, it is always a real pleasure to ‘take the road less travelled’ and explore less well-known prog rock bands and artists. The likes of Bandcamp, internet radio and smaller,…
View More Straight Light – ArchaeologyGlass Hammer – At The Gate
American prog rock stalwarts Glass Hammer conclude their ambitious and diverse ‘Skallagrim’ trilogy of albums with the impressive At The Gate. Following on from 2020’s
View More Glass Hammer – At The GateThe John Hackett Band / Ms Amy Birks
The Forum Music Centre, Darlington, County Durham Friday, 21st October 2022 The John Hackett Band, along with Ms Amy Birks delivered a wonderful, diverse and thoughtful performance of modern progressive rock to an enthusiastic and knowledgeable audience in the friendly…
View More The John Hackett Band / Ms Amy BirksThe Tirith – Return of The Lydia
Return of The Lydia is the third album from The Tirith and it’s another entertaining collection of guitar-led, heavy prog rock tracks and powerful, melodic, hard rock and psychedelic influences, with an intriguing ’70s retro character – but presented with…
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