MEER – Wheels Within Wheels
With a new release, Norwegians MEER has written another chapter in their emotional music journey. “Wheels Within Wheels” deserves a good listen.
Albums
Latest
Piah Mater – Under the Shadow of a Foreign Sun
Fans of prog metal of the 70s-influenced flavour, complemented with a guttural edge, ornate instrumentation and a south American touch, should look no further than Piah Mater’s latest release “Under the Shadow of a Foreign Sun”!
Kingcrow – Hopium
This is album number eight for Kingcrow, who knows where album number nine will take them. Maybe into darker and stranger realms.
Dear Mother – Necessary Darkness
The combination of aggression and vulnerability, dark lyrics that leave room for interpretation and just enough variation, makes “Necessary Darkness” a strong next step for Dear Mother.
Sunburst – Manifesto
It’s hard to beat great vocals and stunningly dexterous guitar playing backed up by a solid rhythm section. There are no doubt reasons why they have only produced two albums in 14 years. I hope the next one will be released before too long. If it’s as good as “Manifesto,” it will be well worth waiting for.
The Progspace Presents
Latest
Elegy is the 5th band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 25th Anniversary edition!
Legendary dutch progmetal band Elegy is the 5th band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 25th Anniversary edition!
Voidchaser is the 4th band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 25th Anniversary edition!
We’re stoked to announce that VoidChaser, is the fourth confirmed band for ProgPower Europe’s 25th Anniversary!
KYROS is the 3rd band to play at ProgPower Europe 25th Anniversary!
We’re thrilled to announce that Kyros will be performing for the first time at the 25th Anniversary of ProgPower Europe!
THRESHOLD is the second band and first headliner announced for PROGPOWER EUROPE 25th Anniversary!
We’re beyond excited to share that Threshold will be headlining ProgPower Europe 2025, marking the festival’s 25th anniversary.
PROGPOWER EUROPE 25th Anniversary! First band announced!
Nospūn is the first band announced for the 25th Anniversary edition of PROGPOWER EUROPE!
Releases of the Week
10, no wait, 11 highlights out of 68 releases!
Releases of the Week 38/2023 with Bear Ghost, Myth of I, Nine Skies, Subsignal, Spurv, Bruce Soord, Hexvessel, The Emerald Dawn, That Joe Payne, Flummox & Tulip
The mid of September arrives with a colorful bunch of releases
Releases of the Week 37/2023 with The Chronicles of Father Robin, Zhorhann, Psygnosis, Alkaloid, Night Verses, Deadly Carnage, TesseracT & Steve Hackett
Keeping it up at 10 highlights: September isn’t letting up one single notch
September starts with a bang and an overflowing release week
8 Highlights, 80(!) Releases for the last Release Week of August 2023!
Premieres
Framing Skeletons premiere mysterious, witchy new video for The Vault
Texan Prog Metal chameleons Framing Skeletons tease massive new album “Misery Prelude: The Prince Eternal” for an early 2024 release with the premiere of their latest music video for their single, “The Vault”!
Ukrainian Rock ambassadors Sinoptik return with heartfelt new single Again 19
Ukrainian Rock ambassadors Sinoptik return with heartfelt new single “Again 19”.
Seventh Station go live with All Hail The Moustache
International progressive metal powerhouse Seventh Station premiere live video of epic “All Hail The Moustache” from sophomore album “Heal the Unhealed”.
New York’s Frogg premiere flamboyant video for explosive new single Wake Up!
Technical complexity and flamboyant fun in equal measures: New York’s Frogg premiere brand new music video for their new single “Wake Up”!
Costin Chioreanu painting live during Dordeduh show at ProgPower Europe
Dordeduh, has announced a very special show with the renown artist Costin Chioreanu live painting on stage during their performance at ProgPower Europe on Saturday 7 October!
Concert Reviews
Fractal Universe – The Impassable Horizon Alive
In these strange times and longer than expected restrictions, the possibility of safely attending a normal live gig still seems remote. There is light at the end of the tunnel although concerts booked keep getting postponed, some getting pushed back a year....
An Evening with Baard Kolstad – Live Streaming
It was just a matter of time for drummer-extraordinaire Baard Kolstad to do a live-stream drum clinic. But not just any: hosted by his longtime friend and fellow drummer, Simen Sandnes, this was more a gathering of friends, present in the studio and online. Talking about his career and style and seasoned with playthroughs of some of his band’s songs as well as special covers.
Leprous – Bilateral & Coal Weekend (Apr. 10 – 11)
Leprous delivered once again an unforgettable weekend by playing their albums Bilateral and Coal in their entirety. The weekends double streaming live from their hometown’s Notodden Theater have been a successful idea, and I was not going to miss my favorite Leprous album played live!
Scardust – Breaking The Ice – Live Stream Show
Israeli progressive metal band Scardust have recently gone through a line-up change and what better way can there be to welcome the new members to the group if not through a live show?
Leprous – Malina & Pitfalls Weekend (Feb 20-21)
After watching these 2 showss, is clear that Leprous is at their best stage form. Despite the halt in concerts worldwide, they have not really stopped playing together and have kept rocking every studio or stage they enter. Be sure to catch their next Weekend streaming for “Coal and Bilateral” albums!
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