Magnus Moar

Magnum – The Serpent Rings

One of the treats of being a prog fan is receiving any copy of a new album adorned with the fantasy art of either Roger Dean or Rodney Matthews. Matthews has taken on the duties once again to produce a…

The Decade in Review – Magnus Moar

Arena The Seventh Degree of Separation – 2011 A period of hiatus and the introduction of a new singer may have helped breathe life into Arena. The first album of the ‘Manzi-era’ hinted at the more theatrical elements of Nolan’s…

Marillion – Afraid of Sunlight: Deluxe Edition

One of the things I most admire about Marillion is their ability to take risks and try new things, both in terms of their sound and their approach to marketing the band itself. To the former, Marillion have continued to…

Iamthemorning

The Courtyard Theatre, London Tuesday, 1st October 2019 To describe Tuesday 1st October’s weather as inclement would be the height of understatement. On the day when Iamthemorning graced the U.K. for their sole show here, touring The Bell, I arrived…

Iamthemorning – The Bell

Last year’s studio concert Ocean Sounds felt like a line drawn under Iamthemorning’s first three albums and, on its release, the band announced that 2019 would see the arrival of their fourth full studio album. That brief wait is over…

FM / Dare

Sub89, Reading Friday, 1st March 2019 In 1989, this reviewer attended his first gig at the tender age of 13, watching FM play a one-off gig at The Astoria in London before they embarked upon the tour for their second…

Iamthemorning – Ocean Sounds

Iamthemorning are undoubtedly one of the best newcomers to the Prog scene of recent years. A duo comprising Marjana Semkina on vocals and Gleb Kolyadin on piano and keyboards, they have won many fans, received plaudits and gained great respect…

3.2 – The Rules Have Changed

Thirty years ago, Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer teamed up with singer and multi-instrumentalist Robert Berry to form ‘3’. With Berry contributing vocals and bass to their debut, To The Power Of Three…, fans could be forgiven for thinking this…

Arena – Double Vision

2018 sees Arena return with their ninth studio album, as well as a tour to commemorate the 20th anniversary of their excellent The Visitor. Arena are now three albums into their comeback with singer Paul Manzi, and it’s fair to…

Dukes of the Orient – Dukes of the Orient

Ten years in the making, Dukes of the Orient is the album that many Payne-era Asia fans like myself had long since given up believing would ever be released. Having dropped the ‘Asia Featuring John Payne’ moniker, this is the…

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