Ken Hensley holds a special place in my musical upbringing. My first ever rock concert was in 1973 at Bournemouth Winter Gardens, and the band on stage that night was Uriah Heep. They were at the height of their powers,…
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Yet another Norwegian band I’d not heard of until recently, Tusmørke (‘Twilight’) have been in existence since 1994. Trawling through their releases in recent years, they prove themselves very difficult to pin down to a genre. They seem to do…
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I have to admit that prior to clapping ears on this recent release I was unfamiliar with the name Kevin Kastning. Quite how I’d not come across such a talented and progressive guitarist before is a mystery, but I’m glad…
View More Kevin Kastning / Sándor Szabó / Balázs Major – Ethereal IV
So let me set the scene for you. It’s a very 2020 sort of story, you know, musicians can’t tour and so whilst locked down, decide to record that solo album they always wanted to make but never had the…
View More Hosianna Mantra – Particle Mythology
Hard on the heels of latest album Celexa Dreams, Kyros have released a surprise EP, titled Four of Fear; four further slabs of futuristic prog frenzy. Well, at least the opening track Ace’s Middle is somewhat frenzied. Beginning with a…
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If there’s one person in contemporary progressive rock circles who needs no introduction, it’s Steven Wilson. Over the last thirty years he has slowly but surely carved out a successful career path and now stands as a solo artist with…
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Cherry Red Records are well known for curating remastered and expanded sets from yesteryear, and the latest band to get this treatment to their early back catalogue is Trapeze. The label really does invest time and effort into doing a…
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Derek Sherinian probably became well known to many of us during his stint in Dream Theater, and more recently for his keyboard skills in Black Country Communion and his current outfit Sons of Apollo. Whereas he seemed somewhat under utilised…
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Curse of the Hidden Mirror was Blue Öyster Cult’s last studio album, released originally in 2001, and re-released in remastered form earlier this year. Given that we are now expecting the long awaited follow up, it seems timely to remind…
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There’s something which sets Flying Colors apart from the other bands in which the Neal Morse and Mike Portnoy axis feature. Whilst both the Neal Morse Band and Transatlantic are undeniably prog, featuring as they do long complex songs or…
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