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Sad Serenity – Tiny Miracles

In 2023, when I reviewed Sad Serenity’s debut album, The Grand Enigma, I remarked that the band showed a lot of promise for future outings and, with their widescreen approach to progressive metal, the possibilities for Marcell Kaemmerer and company…

Seims – V

Seims are an Australian band playing the music of composer and multi instrumentalist Simeon Bartholomew. Although the band don’t stray too far from the math rock genre, V sees them continuing their willingness to experiment and broaden their soundscape, and…

Gazpacho – Magic 8-Ball

After a 5-year hiatus Gazpacho return with Magic 8-Ball, based on the concept of chance and fate. These Norwegian artists now focus on more concise pieces in contrast to the sprawling dark epic grandeur of Fireworker. However, Gazpacho have lost…

Deposed King – Letters To A Distant Past

Deposed King have held a special place in my affections ever since I chose their superb debut, One Man’s Grief, for my very first music review in The Progressive Aspect. The Budapest-based duo comprises Daniel Kriffel (playing or programming most…

Hackney Prog Fest 2025

Signature Brew Haggerston, London Saturday, 8th November 2025 It is a brave promoter who decides to put on yet another prog festival in this already saturated prog fest calendar, but Jordan Harris of Signature Brew is that man, and kudos…

Riffstone – Sanctuary Sky

Colin Powell must be one of the most prolific progressive artists in the UK. Not only has the Salford-based multi-instrumentalist released two symphonic, narrative-driven epic albums already this year under the project name of A Multitude of One: A Templar’s…

Rhys Marsh & Mandala – Until The End Of Time

I’ve been aware of Rhys Marsh now for over a decade. Avid followers of The Progressive Aspect know him from such reviews as Mandala’s 2015’s Midnight Twilight album, or Mollmaskin’s Heartbreak In ((Stereo)) album, or Rhys’s solo albums. A phrase…

Peacock Freakshow

The Queens Bar & Coffee House, Bridlington Saturday, 9th August 2025 On looking up the acts, prior to the day, it all seemed to be such an eclectic line-up that I struggled to see a common thread and not all…

Lunatic Soul – The World Under Unsun

Mariusz Duda of Riverside released the first ‘Lunatic Soul’ album in 2008, and over the years this remarkable solo project has grown in range, stature and quality. The World Under Unsun is the final instalment in his series of albums…

Harrison/Johnston – Early Mercy

What do you get when you bring English drummer Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson, Pineapple Thief) and Canadian guitarist Nick Johnston (Intervals, Plini, Polyphia, Periphery, Mastodon) together on an album? No, not prog metal; that’s too obvious. The right…