Magoria – Hollingsworth Mansion
The music and lyrics are excellently put together to build the characters, scenery and plotline in the most entertaining and engaging way possible.
Albums
LatestDialith – Alter
If you’re in the mood for some refreshing symphonic metal, go give “Alter” a try. Something tells me you won’t regret it.
My Dying Bride – A Mortal Binding
Is the bride truly dying? In times of internal struggle, My Dying Bride releases its 14th full-length studio album. While it does not stand among the band’s major classics, it is a solid album that mostly deserves praise.
Martin Gonzalez – Suspiro
“Suspiro” feels like an honest experiment. It’s wacky and weird, but it hits all the intended feels in unexpected ways.
Eternal Storm – A Giant Bound to Fall
Eternal Storm explore complex ideas, deliver them through raw and unaltered emotion, and do so using brilliant musical ideas delivered with fantastic execution.
The Progspace Presents
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ENMA from the Netherlands is the 8th band to play at ProgPower Europe!
ENMA from The Netherlands is the 8th band announced to play at ProgPower Europe 2024!
7th Band announced for ProgPower Europe: URSA from Belgium!
Ursa from Belgium is the 7th band announced to play at ProgPower Europe 2024!
The Progspace Awards 2023 Winners!!!
HERE ARE THE WINNERS! Thanks to you, each of the near 5000 persons who voted during these 2 weeks!
Terra from Italy is the 6th band anounced for ProgPower Europe 2024!
Terra from Italy is the 6th band announced to play at ProgPower Europe 2024!
Apotheus from Portugal is the next band to play ProgPower Europe 2024!
Apotheus from Portugal is the next band announced to play at ProgPower Europe 2024!
What's Hot?!
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Best of What’s Hot?! – August 2021
This is our monthly Best of What’s Hot?! YouTube Playlist, highlighting the best music videos of the previous month.
Best of What’s Hot?! – July 2021
This is our monthly Best of What’s Hot?! YouTube Playlist, highlighting the best music videos of the previous month.
Best of What’s Hot?! – June 2021
This is our monthly Best of What’s Hot?! YouTube Playlist, highlighting the best music videos of the previous month.
Best of What’s Hot?! – May 2021
This is our monthly Best of What’s Hot?! YouTube Playlist, highlighting the best music videos of the previous month.
Best of What’s Hot?! – April 2021
This is our monthly Best of What’s Hot?! YouTube Playlist, highlighting the best music videos of the previous month.
Releases of the Week
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The 2024 “Weekly Highlights” record so far: 16 amazing releases from all across the proggy board!
Releases of the Week 16/2024 with Quantum, Uncanny, In Vain, Loch Vostok, Dvne, Dool, Toehider, Folterkammer, Selbst, Caeli Concept, Fierce Deity, Solar Blooms, Sons of Ra, Tyler Kamen, Johan Niemann & Advent Horizon
53 Releases, 9 Highlights, and a wild mix of styles
Releases of the Week 15/2024 with Rydholm Säfsund, Trifecta, Exist, Khirki, Replicant, GRIND, sleepmakeswaves, The Vision Bleak & Mindpatrol
A broad sum-up for the last March and first April release week
Releases of the Week 13 & 14/2024 with Vlyes, Amarok, Reach, Vorga, Jason Blake feat. Raphael Weinroth-Browne, Barrus, Concrete Age, Kello Gonzalez & Lockeheart
The 4th Release Week in March 2024 brings even more Metal Madness
Mid-march metal madness: 9 Higlights, 56 Releases in total!
Interviews
Interview with Exist’s Max Phelps and Alex Weber: Hijacking the Zeitgeist today
Hailing out of Baltimore, USA, Progressive Metal outfit Exist is looking back at a track record of three full-length albums across a 14 year career. On the eve of the release of their latest album “Hijacking the Zeitgeist”, Max Phelps (guitars and vocals) and Alex...
Interview with Ihsahn: “I always kind of stay with one foot in the safe zone and with one foot in chaos”
Ihsahn talks about his newest, self-titled masterpiece, the challenges of producing a Metal and an Orchestral version simultaneously and how he managed to preserve his excitement and enthusiasm by always raising the bar and fighting back imposter syndrome in the process.
ROKK – The streaming revolution! Interview with Alex Landenburg
ROKK is coming to revolutionize the music streaming business! We checked in with one of the main forces behind it, Alex Landenburg, to find out more. Read the full interview now!
Interview with TEMIC’s Diego Tejeida: “This album is a testimony to perseverance, resilience, and motivation during dark times”
Fresh after the release of TEMIC’s highly anticipated debut album, Terror Management Theory, and as an exciting new chapter is opening up for the incredible group of musicians behind this groundbreaking project, we have an in-depth chat with co-founder, keyboardist, and sound designer Diego Tejeida about what TEMIC is, what it isn’t, and how it came to grace our music listening platforms with a sound that is nothing short of astounding.
Interview with Rivers of Nihil’s Adam Biggs: “Our band hits its biggest strides when we have these big shake ups!”
The Progspace got to sit down with Rivers of Nihil’s vocalist and bassist Adam Biggs to discuss the latest developments in the band.
Premieres
Italian Avant-Rock collective Oslo Tapes premieres hallucinating video for Like A Metamorphosis
Between body art, Lynchian hallucinations, and German expressionist cinema, the Italian avant-rock collective Oslo Tapes releases its latest music video for Like a Metamorphosis
The Aphelion premieres music video for brand new single Deserter
Canadian prog metal quartet The Aphelion unveils new single ‘Deserter’, the very first glimpse into the world of upcoming double concept album “Nascence”/”Senescence”.
Jason Blake presents Rift and Reckoning feat. Raphael Weinroth-Browne
Get a first glimpse into Chicago-based Warr guitarist Jason Blake’s upcoming “Candles Burn” EP featuring Canadian Prog-Cellist Raphael Weinroth-Browne (Leprous, Musk Ox, The Visit…)
ALMO premieres Winterhound from upcoming debut Reconciliation
Swedish modern prog metal solo artist ALMO premieres playthrough video of his brand new single ‘Winterhound’. Full length debut album “Reconciliation” out March 15th.
Omnivide present crushing playthrough video for “Opulence”
Canadian Progressive Death Metal newcomers Omnivide present crushing band playthrough video for ‘Opulence’, the second single leading up to the release of their debut album “A Tale of Fire” on March 22nd.
Concert Reviews
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Hamburg Prog Night. 23 February 2024. MarX, Hamburg, Germany
Hamburg Prog Night took place in MarX, Hamburg, as part of Yuval Ron Trio’s tour in Germany with support from local bands Ignes Nova and Civic Soma.
Midsummer Prog. 23 – 24 June 2023. Valkenburg Open Air Theater, The Netherlands
Midsummer Prog Festival 2023 was an event not to be missed and The Progspace was there. We thorougly enjoyed the fine selection of bands, offering excellent shows in one of the most beautiful venues in The Netherlands: Valkenburg Open Air Theater with Riverside, Haken, Frost, Airbag, Meer, Kingcrow, Von Hertzen Brothers, The Dear Hunter, Cobra the Impaler and The Windmill
Ayreon: 01011001 – Live Beneath the Waves. 15-17 September 2023. Tilburg, The Netherlands
During the third week of September, the Dutch city of Tilburg became Ayreon city. It welcomed around 15,000 guests from over 60 countries, all there to enjoy “Ayreon 01011001 Live Beneath the Waves”. The Progspace was there! Some of our team members experienced it from the camping grounds to the main events. Here you will find a recount from the different members of our team who witnessed the massive event on different places and days.
Diablo Swing Orchestra live in Quantic (Bucharest, Romania) – September 15th, 2023
Diablo Swing Orchestra is one of the absolute best musical acts I’ve witnessed, ever. This includes all of my favorite bands, groups and artists of legendary renown I’ve had the honor of experiencing live, essentially anyone I’ve ever seen performing any kind of music on any kind of stage.
Haugaland Prog & Rock Festival 2023
A relatively unknown festival, but a classic one in the prolific Norwegian Progressive Rock Scene, Haugaland Prog & Rock Festival 2022 – in Haugesund, Norway, with only 6 bands but with the caliber of Meer, Gösta Berlings Saga, Seven Impale among others surprised us and made a mark in our proggy hearts. Read on to discover how this small festival captivated us and left its mark in our progressive rock and metal journey!
Progtalks
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An Abstract Disillusion – Different Kinds of Hiveminds
For this year’s End of the Year episode, we assembled an illustrious round again: Karl Westerlund, Robert Stenvall & Christian Berglönn (An Abstract Illusion), Andy Schmidt (Disillusion), Colin MacAndrew (Ashbreather) & Rioghan Darcy.
Bach & silent movies: Dirt Poor Robins mastermind Neil DeGraide talks about Queen of the Night
There must have been something in the water in Providence, Rhode Island around 2004: Dirt Poor Robins emerged and started their artistic journey, culminating in their latest record and silent film, “Queen of the Night”. Mastermind Neil DeGraide told us everything about it!
String arrangements and Slipknot covers: Soen goes to Atlantis
Lars Enok Åhlund, multi-instrumentalist and arranger of Swedish prog masters Soen, called mid-tour from Quebec to talk about their current and future live activities, choosing a certain cover version and everything about their new album “Atlantis”.
Bloodshot Dawn’s Morgan Reid goes solo with all instrumental guitar banger Terran
Pondering the similarities of Hip Hop and Psychedelic Rock while talking about Progressive Metal: Canadian-born, Leipzig-based guitarist Morgan Reid presents his very first solo album Terran.
Writing pop songs with a prog producer next time: ÆRIES present their debut Arcanum!
Calling from Cologne, ÆRIES guitarist Julian Suhr talked to us about the ÆRIES sound, working in the studio vs. recording at home and everything else there is to know about the band’s debut album, “Arcanum”.
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