The Mars Volta are responsible for one of the greatest debut albums of all time. 2003’s De-Loused in the Comatorium is a concept album to rival any of the classics. It’s a goosebump inducer from start to finish, a Rick…
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Southern Empire – Another World
Southern Empire continue the current wave of Australian albums hitting our progressive music shores with their third album, Another World. They face the challenge of following their brilliant 2018 release Civilisation with new singer Shaun Holton, after the amicable departure…
View More Southern Empire – Another WorldDeposed King – One Man’s Grief
One Man’s Grief is the hauntingly atmospheric debut album from Hungarian duo Deposed King, released in January 2023. Its nine tracks carry us on an intense and emotional voyage portraying one man’s passage from birth to death, his fears and…
View More Deposed King – One Man’s GriefThe Holy Family – Go Zero
The second tablet from The Holy Family was cast down unto Earth some time hence, but it is only now I emerge from the ritual with even the most tenuous grasp on what I have witnessed, both with mine eyes…
View More The Holy Family – Go ZeroDoris Brendel & Lee Dunham – Pigs Might Fly
I was fortunate to see Doris Brendel with Lee Dunham (and most of her band) at the Prog for Peart 3 a few months ago and was very impressed by their vibrant and expressively rocking performance. Progressive elements were there…
View More Doris Brendel & Lee Dunham – Pigs Might FlyStackridge – Extravaganza
After the delayed release of The Man in the Bowler Hat in 1974, Stackridge imploded from their lack of success, with most of the group either leaving or getting fired. It’s a miracle that any of the band remained and…
View More Stackridge – ExtravaganzaThe Chronicles of Father Robin – The Songs & Tales of Airoea
According to the internet, Lucille Ball once said “I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done.” In 2018 Wobbler played The Night of the Prog Festival in Lorelei, Germany, alongside the likes of Big…
View More The Chronicles of Father Robin – The Songs & Tales of AiroeaDistrict 97 – Stay for the Ending
District 97 is one of those bands I have always respected but never quite loved. With undeniable talent and a unique vision, they burst onto the scene in 2010 with Hybrid Child. Wearing their quirks on their collective sleeves set…
View More District 97 – Stay for the EndingBeatrix Players – Living & Alive
Living & Alive is the stunning new album from the Beatrix Players and sees Amy Birks return to her original musical project after a 5-year hiatus. With a brand new eight-piece line-up replacing the trio line-up which released Magnified back…
View More Beatrix Players – Living & AliveSteve Hackett – Foxtrot At Fifty + Hackett Highlights: Live In Brighton
Another tour, another live album. This is actually number 8 in the ‘Genesis Revisited’ series that has been released over the last 10 years. For fans of classic ’70s era Genesis, these tours and albums have been an absolute godsend,…
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