Bend the Future actually released Sounds So Wrong in May this year, and as such, this review is a little late, but it’s an intriguing piece of work and it would be a shame if it were not given the…
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Hemina – Romancing the Ether
Hemina, the prog metal titans from Australia, are back with their latest opus, Romancing the Ether, which concludes the story which has spanned their entire back catalogue! No need to run for the hills though, because if you haven’t been…
View More Hemina – Romancing the EtherRoine Stolt – The Flower Kings
With a new album from The Flower Kings, Look At You Now, due for imminent release, TPA’s Graham Thomas speaks with mainman Roine Stolt about recent happenings in the world of the Flower King… So, Roine, a new Flower Kings…
View More Roine Stolt – The Flower KingsThe Flower Kings – Look At You Now
So, The Flower Kings unleashed album number sixteen, Look At You Now, on 8
View More The Flower Kings – Look At You NowÁngel Ontalva – A Haunted, Hidden World of Caves
Ángel Ontalva is one prolific artist, seemingly releasing new music every few months, making it quite hard to keep up at times. The last release which really caught my attention was 2021’s Angel on A Tower which was a superb…
View More Ángel Ontalva – A Haunted, Hidden World of CavesGodsticks – This is What A Winner Looks Like
The arrival of a new Godsticks album is always welcome, and their latest release, This is What A Winner Looks Like, is certainly that! The headline is that this is, in my opinion at least, their finest work yet. There…
View More Godsticks – This is What A Winner Looks LikeM-Opus – At The Mercy of Manannán
Well here’s a thing! Since it appears that At The Mercy of Manannán is Irish prog band M-Opus’s third album, I’m wondering how I’ve missed hearing them until now. And whilst I say it’s their third album, since they have…
View More M-Opus – At The Mercy of ManannánDave Foster
The Dave Foster Band recently released their Glimmer album and TPA’s Graham Thomas spoke to band leader Dave Foster, guitarist with the Steve Rothery Band and Big Big Train (and formerly Mr. So & So) about how the album came…
View More Dave FosterPlank – Future of the Sea
For their first new music in a number of years, Plank have taken their inspiration from the plight of the planet’s oceans, a subject that every one of us should be concerned about. In a sharp and concise 36 or…
View More Plank – Future of the SeaDave Foster Band – Glimmer
Dave Foster is probably known to prog fans for his first band, Mr So & So, who released a few albums and once looked like they might ‘happen’, but ultimately fizzled out. Or perhaps for his role in the Steve…
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