Marjana Semkina – Sirin
If you want to lower the stress levels and set a good vibe, this album should be among your top choices. “Sirin” sounds like scented candles smell. It’s auditory wholesomeness at its finest.
Albums
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!GeRald! – Music for broken elevators
It doesn’t take itself too seriously, but at the same time there isn’t a moment where the silliness overtakes and feels too much. Everything is well balanced, which makes this EP so enjoyable and the perfect “entrée” for the new listeners.
Red Handed Denial – A Journey Through Virtual Dystopia
The iconic sound is still there, and the songs are still very catchy, but the composition seems less riff-driven, and many of the songs come across more mellow and vulnerable.
Oubliette – Eternity Whispers
“Eternity Whispers” is a powerful album, showing a lot of flexibility and experimentation to take the groundwork of black metal and rework it for an entirely different emotional payoff.
Haven of Echoes – Memento Vivere
I found it difficult to select my favourite tracks on this album because they are all excellent. So, I just picked the two longest ones, because you get more bang for your buck with those! When I reviewed their first album, I scored it 9/10 but this one is getting a 10.
The Progspace Presents
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Prog Metal Mania Festival reveals full line-up for 2025
Following their guessing game series over the past weeks, the festival promoters have revealed their full line-up for 2025. The first edition of Prog Metal Mania will take place on 2nd and 3rd May at the Backstage (Werk) in Munich, and see bands from Sweden, Germany,...
Prog Metal Mania announced the second triple of bands
3 more bands have been announced for the upcoming Prog Metal Mania Festival to debut in Munich next year in may! Read more to discover how to win shirts!
Prog Metal Mania Festival announced the first bands!
Prog Metal Mania Festival in Munich, Germany. Announnced the first three bands confirmed for the first edition of this very promising new festival! The Progspace is proud to present!
A Kew’s Tag at the Pre-Party for ProgPower Europe 2024!
A Kew’s Tag to play the Pre-Party for ProgPower Europe 2024! The german acoustic trio will perfom about 1 hour focusing on their album Hephioz and some surprises!
Legendary US band Crimson Glory is the last confirmed band to play at ProgPower Europe 2024!
Legendary US band Crimson Glory is the last confirmed band 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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September closes with a huge blast!
Releases of the Week 39/2024 with Delta, Sungazer, Aksarven, The Last Cell, Ascend the Helix, Interloper, Cyborg Octopus, Gladiolus, The Wring, Frant1c, Weather Systems, Ingurgitating Oblivion, The Black Dahlia Murder, Infirmum, Invernoir & High Parasite
10 Highlights, 62 Releases in total: that’s the Release Week 38/2024
Releases of the Week 38/2024 with Haven of Echoes, Avneya, Crimson Veil, Giant Walker, Atheris, At Night I Fly, Dilemma, Lesoir, Dreamless Veil & Deathless Void
Release week of September 13 came along hot, blowing away the first autumn chill
Releases of the Week 37/2024 with Ubiquity, Oceans of Slumber, Kalandra, Consider the Source, Manuel Barbará, Forever in Transit, Sunder, Timeless Fairytale, Firtan, Helevorn, Tony Levin & Nightwraith
September starts with a focus on prog and post rock
Releases of the Week 36/2024 with Jordan Rudess, A Swarm of the Sun, Echotide, God is an Astronaut, Anubis, Pure Reason Revolution, Voidchaser & Oneironaut
The last two weeks of August brought us apocalyptic madness and cheese – and a new record!
Releases of the Week 34 & 35/2024 with Meer, Aquae Furtivae, Kingcrow, Leprous, Tigran Hamasyan, Bent Knee, Paralydium, Antichambre, Anciients, Moonloop, Amiensus, Nile, Sur Austru, Norna, Dawn Treader, Fleshgod Apocalypse, Anna Pest, Föhn, Anchor and Burden, Decadence Dust, Tusmørke, delving, Lone Cairn, Zeal & Ardor, Johan Niemann & Jon Anderson and the Band Geeks
Interviews
Interview with Obsidian Tide’s Oz Avneya: “Grotesque and pure at the same time – that contrast is something I really wanted to explore!”
On the eve of his debut solo album “Road to I” release, Obsidian Tide’s Oz Avneya talks about his musical origins and destinations.
Pulterkammer Progressiv Musikkfestival: a window for the Scandinavian Progressive Rock – Interview with organizer Eivind Strømstad
Pulterkammer Progressiv Musikkfestival is a Norwegian festival dedicated to the Scandinavian Prog Rock scene. Organized by members of the acclaimed norwegian band MEER and Hamar Theater, it will be held on 20-21 September in Hamar, Norway. Read our interview to know more about this young festival!
Keyboard Wizard Jordan Rudess talks about his new solo album “Permission to Fly”, influences, “that set-list job” and more
Keyboard Wizard Jordan Rudess talks about his new solo album “Permission to Fly”, influences, “that set-list job” and more
Interview with The Hirsch Effekt’s Nils Wittrock
Always pushing boundaries of their eclectic genre fusion, The Hirsch Effekt‘s founding members Nils Wittrock (vocals, guitar) and Ilja John Lappin (vocals, bass) had met at Hannover University of Music, Drama and Media in 2008 to form the band, with 6 EPs and 6 full...
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...
Premieres
The Wring arrive in their 4th round with brand new album Nemesis
Canadian prog trio The Wring returns with new line-up and “Nemesis”, their 4th full length offering.
Enma premiere new single Obsidian ahead of their ProgPower Europe performance
Dutch grunge proggers Enma are back with brand new single “Obsidian”, right in time for their highly anticipated appearance at ProgPower Europe 2024.
Manuel Barbará presents new EP “Whisper in a Storm”
Manuel Barbará presents adventurous, Blade Runner inspired new EP “Whisper in a Storm” feat. Jake Howsam Lowe (Plini) & more…
Forever in Transit premiere new album A Coming To Terms
US based progressive metal quartet Forever in Transit presents an exclusive advance stream of their second album, “A Coming to Terms”.
Denver’s NightWraith presents video for newest single Perpetual Night
NightWraith injects black metal into melodic death with progressive new single ‘Perpetual Night’ from upcoming album “Divergence”.
Concert Reviews
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The 17th and final edition of the Night of the Prog Festival.
The final edition of the legendary Progressive Festival Night of the Prog was a success! With a wide range of progressive rock styles, the festival said goodbye to the Loreley Amphitheater with a bang! Read the complete review by our collaborator Jaak Geebelen and be sure to check the galleries of each of the 3 days of the festival!.
Ino-Rock Festival 2024: Two Days of Rock with a Focus on the Scandinavian Music Scene
Ino-Rock Festival 2024: 2 amazing days full of progressive rock and prog folk with Paatos, The Amazing, Gazpacho, Eivør, Łysa Góra, Antimatter, Sivert Høyem, Michał Łapaj and Ray Wilson. Don’t miss the photo galleries!
Pelagic Fest goes to Maastricht for 15th label anniversary
Berlin post metal specialists Pelagic Records celebrates its 15th anniversary at Pelagic Fest 2024 with a stacked line-up at Muziekgieterij in Maastricht (NL) featuring The Ocean, Ihsahn, And So I Watch You From Afar, Psychonaut & more…
A final farewell: The last Night of the Prog
Festival Preview: The final edition of Night of the Prog (Loreley, Germany)
Live review: Pendragon in Ittre, Belgium on 20 May 2024
Live review: Pendragon playing in Ittre, Belgium on 20 May 2024, support: Rog Patterson
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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