Randy George is probably best known as the go-to bassist for Neal Morse, but if that is all you know about the man, you are selling yourself short. As the bassist/multi-instrumentalist for Ajalon, he helped to elevate Christian progressive rock…
View More Randy George – Beyond WordsDevin Townsend – Devolution Volume 3: Empath Live in America
Devin Townsend is a one-of-a-kind force of nature. The man’s mind is a maze of wild concepts and wacky ideas, giving birth to songs only Devin could concoct. His albums continually evolve and just as you think you have a…
View More Devin Townsend – Devolution Volume 3: Empath Live in AmericaUnitopia – Seven Chambers
Unitopia are back with their first new studio album since 2012, the expansive Seven Chambers, a double album partly inspired by personal adversity for the artists. The title is a poetic reference to the human heart, reflecting both the literal…
View More Unitopia – Seven ChambersMarc Atkinson – Heart & Soul
Someone recently described Marc Atkinson as the ‘man with the golden voice’. Not a hint at the next Bond (though he is ably assisted on backing vocals by his very own Bond girl Tamsin Wonderland), but a very apt description…
View More Marc Atkinson – Heart & SoulBig Big Train / Dim Gray
Poppodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer [NL] Saturday, 26th August 2023 The Journey Continues Tour 2023 will take Big Big Train (BBT) through a number of countries in mainland Europe, starting and ending on their beloved island. In September 2022, De Boerderij had…
View More Big Big Train / Dim GrayRhys Marsh – Towards the West
Towards the West is Rhys Marsh’s fourth solo album. Being an album of seemingly simple songs (in itself, no bad thing), it was in production for quite some time. But this is misleading. The music reflects Rhys’s personal experiences relating…
View More Rhys Marsh – Towards the WestThe Mars Volta – Qué Dios Te Maldiga Mí Corazón
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…
View More The Mars Volta – Qué Dios Te Maldiga Mí CorazónSouthern 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…
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