The Mourning – Hush
“Hush” displays a lot of compositional variety, and offers a strong throwback to prog metal classics while also keeping a unique sound and mixing in unexpected elements.
Albums
Latest
Greylotus – Motherwort
Their sound is exploring the grey area between modern technical death metal and deathcore, and they’re also throwing in hints of djent and black metal, just to make the concoction of extremity as wild as it gets.
Frozen Crown – War Hearts
Power metal isn’t exactly my go-to genre. But something clicked for me when I was watching the video to ‘War Hearts’ and all of a sudden, instead of coming across as “power metal”, I felt like I was just witnessing some brilliant songwriting.
Vola – Friend of a Phantom
Anyone who’s familiar with the band’s previous work should know what to expect. They’re loyal to their sound and not exactly reinventing themselves with this album.
Gaerea – Coma
When done right, I feel like black metal can evoke some abstract and unspecified emotions of a primal nature, and that’s probably the strongest takeaway from Gaerea’s latest album!
The Progspace Presents
Latest
Sister May is the 5th band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 2026
Sister May is the 5th band announced to play ProgPower Europe 2026.
4th band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 2026: QUANTUM from Sweden!
Quantum from Sweden is the 4th band announced for ProgPower Europe 2026!
The Reticent is the 3rd band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 2026!
The Dear Hunter cancels PPE. Veterans Vanden Plas jump in on the headliner slot!
Exclusive Listening Party with An Abstract Illusion – ProgPower Europe 2025
Join us Friday, October 3 at 12:00 in The Chapel, Kasteel De Berckt, for an exclusive Listening Party of The Sleeping City. Hear An Abstract Illusion’s new album in full before its October 17 release — with mastermind Karl Westerlund joining live for a rare Q&A.
The ProgPower Europe 2025 Pre-Party with That Joe Payne is shaping up!
In less than a month, ProgPower Europe 2025 celebrations kick off with the official Pre-Party, with the marvellous That Joe Payne heating this off at The Chapel (Kasteel De Berckt). A magical place where certainly magic always happen! And this time the celebration is getting more exciting! Joe will be joined on stage by guest musicians, some known faces among the regular PPE audience, among others, we’ll enjoy Pre-Party alumni Abraham Sarache, as well as keyboard’s wizard Zorana Lazarevic, creative mind and multi-instrumentalist Alex Pilkevych and more!
Releases of the Week
How about some mesmerizing, Scandinavian Prog during Midsummer?
A broad summary of May’s last and June’s first release week
Releases of the Week 22 and 23/2024 with !Gerald!, Hippotraktor, Richard Henshall, Barock Project, The Omnific, Marjana Semkina, Laughing Stock, Shrapnel, Sykofant & Mountainscape
10 more highlights out of 68 releases overall: week 21/2024!
Releases of the Week 21/2024 with Azure, Reegonetti Band, Karfagen, Lamentari, Vale of Pnath, Defects, Toehider, Across Oceans & Ice Sealed Eyes & Maudits
16 highlights out of 55 releases in total: Week 20/2024 delivered big time!
Releases of the Week 20/2024 with PreHistoric Animals, Öz Ürügülü, i Häxa, Vitskär Süden, Lucidity, Shokran, Intervals, Sithu Aye, Soften the Glare, Parabellum, Olim, Pallbearer, Matrass, Inner Landscape, Jinjer & Ayreon
7 highlights, 80 more releases: that’s the release week around May 10
Releases of the Week 19/2024 with syk, El Moono, Oathswan, AÝAR, Progosaurus, The Tangent & Cynic
Premieres
International prog collective Fomalhaut premieres new single Hourglass I
International prog collective Fomalhaut premieres new single Hourglass I, combining Prog Metal & Chinese ethnic music with a tribute to jazz legend Chick Corea.
Take a cinematic climb over The Mountain with new video from The Mourning
Take a cinematic climb over The Mountain with new video from The Mourning
Lunar premiere second single Weakening Winter Touch
Canadian Prog collective Lunar share new lyric video for Weakening Winter Touch ahead of new album Tempora Mutantur!
Italian Djent brigade premieres video for Scars
Italian Djent brigade Riptides premieres explosive video for brand new single Scars.
Atomic Guava premieres the new EP “Beach Episode”
Atomic Guava premieres the new EP “Beach Episode”. Exclusive here at The Progspace!
Interviews
Matterhorn: on the upcoming album, and the bleakness of the human condition
Recently The Progspace was lucky enough to sit down for a nice talk with Tommy Sebastian Halseth, Edvin Matthieson and Rune Eriksen of up and coming band Matterhorn. Where we discussed the recording process, the formation of the band, and the bleakness of humanity.
Q&A with GAZPACHO – Thomas Andersen & Jan Henrik Ohme
Here is a new episode of our series The Progspace Interviews: Q&A with GAZPACHO (Thomas Andersen and Jan Henrik Ohme). Thomas and Jan Henrik talked with us about the creative process behind Gazpacho’s latest opus: “Soyuz”, the music industry, interesting soundscapes, using different sounds to create music.
Plini about constant touring and the Australian secret
The Progspace had a nice long distance call with Plini during a break before the last show of his tour supporting TesseracT in the USA and Canada. Plini talked with us about constant touring, writing new music and the Australian secret to so many good musicians and bands down under.
Q&A with Lazuli – Dominique Leonetti and Romain Thorel
Q&A with Lazuli (Dominique Leonetti and Romain Thorel. Dominique and Romain talk about Lazuli’s most recent European tour and about their most recent album “Saison 8”, its writing process, the uniqueness of Lazuli sound and instruments, and some more.
Q&A with Kim Olesen from Anubis Gate
Q&A with Kim Olesen from Anubis Gate. Presented by The Progspace. Fueled with coffee, Kim talked about Anubis Gate most recent album “Covered in Black” writing process, the band’s history, touring, life, work, and about the progressive and metal scene in Denmark and Europe among other interesting stuff.
Concert Reviews
Vulkan live at Prog Metal Mania in Munich! 2nd May 2025
Vulkan live at Prog Metal Mania in Munich! 2nd May 2025
Loch Vostok live at Prog Metal Mania in Munich! 2nd May 2025
Loch Vostok live at Prog Metal Mania in Munich! 2nd May 2025
Ihlo, live at Prog Metal Mania in Munich! 2nd May 2025
Ihlo live at Prog Metal Mania in Munich! 2nd May 2025
Jester’s Tears opening the first ever Prog Metal Mania in Munich! 2nd May 2025
Jester’s Tears had the honor of opening the first ever Prog Metal Mania in Munich! 2nd May 2025
Caligula’s Horse headlining and closing ProgPower Europe 2024
Caligula’s Horse headlining and closing ProgPower Europe 2024
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