Martin Gonzalez – Suspiro
“Suspiro” feels like an honest experiment. It’s wacky and weird, but it hits all the intended feels in unexpected ways.
Albums
Latest
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.
Cypecore – Make me Real
This band probably should be better known, they have a cool image and an interesting concept, almost a brand. By all accounts their live shows are something to behold. Whether I get to witness that remains to be seen, maybe not. Regardless, there is a back catalogue to investigate and possible future episodes of Cypecore to look forward to.
Dark Oath – Ages of Man
The fresh take on heavy orchestration in death metal is very exciting. They nailed an incredible sound and brought forth some fantastic melodies and epic moments.
Apogean – Cyberstrictive
This album does a great job of bringing some fresh and inventive ideas to death metal, without sacrificing any of the expected tropes of the genre.
The Progspace Presents
Latest
ProgPower Europe interviews: Wilderun
Wilderun from the USA were booked to play ProgPower Europe 2020, but we all know those were the years the world locked down, so now the americans will be headlining this year’s festival with a new album in the folds, the highly acclaimed Epigone , and we cannot be more happy to finally see them live at ProgPower Europe 2023!
ProgPower Europe interviews: Maraton
Maraton from Norway has been on the prog radar for a while now, drawing attention for the majestic melodies and raw emotions from their music. We had the honor to have them in our first Online Festival back in 2020 and now we’re super stoked to see them live at ProgPower Europe 2023!
ProgPower Europe interviews: Teramaze
Teramaze from Australia are no strangers to the ProgPower Europe magic. They played in 2019. The Melbourn based prog veterans have not stopped writing and releasing music, during the pandemic the band was incredibly productive, releasing no less than 4 new records – “I Wonder” (2020), “Sorella Minore”(2021), “And The Beauty They Perceive” (2021) and “Flight Of The Wounded” (2022). To top it all, they just released some weeks ago their new album: “Dalla Volta” (2023) from which surely we’ll be hearing live at ProgPower Europe 2023!
ProgPower Europe interviews: Earthside
Earthside from the USA is one of the highest regarded prog band of the latest years. Their debut album “A Dream In Static” (2015), full of ambition and majestic soundscapes brought them to the mainstream for prog audiences worldwide. 8 years and a lot of happenings later the quartet will release their long awaited sophomore album “Let The Truth Speak” on november 17th. The band were going to perform at ProgPower Europe 2016 edition but had to cancel. Now finally the americans will be on stage at ProgPower Europe 2023 presenting an unique show they won’t do anywhere else! Don’t miss this and get your tickets now!
ProgPower Europe interviews: Omnerod
Omnerod from Belgium just released their 3rd album “The Amensal Rise”, highly praised for their intricate mix of subtle melodies with death metal, jazz, electronic sounds and everything in between. We also had the honor to have them in our 3rd The Progspace Online Festival. We’re stoked to finally seeing the guys live at ProgPower Europe 2023! Don’t miss out and get your tickets now!
Releases of the Week
60 Releases including 10 Highlights: that’s more than 200 Mini Reviews for 2023 already!
Releases of the Week 28/2023 with Ring Van Möbius, Agusa, tb Project, Voyager, Scaphoid, The Parallax Method, Dream the Electric Sleep, Gloom Is Okay, Kodiak Empire, Emily Hopkins & Courtney Swain
Starting the second half of 2023 with Manic Whales, Blackscapes, Fens and more…
Releases of the Week 27/2023 with Seyr, I Am the Manic Whale, Fen & Blackscape
June closes with a fifth release week, offering 51 new records and 10 highlights
56 new releases with 4 highlights for your proggy listening needs
Discover some crazy and unexpected highlights
Releases of the Week 24/2023 with A.M.E.N. , Infinite Spectrum, Sarmat, Thy Catafalque, Sidus & Avkrvst
Premieres
Hog Meets Frog premieres EP humANIMALization
Austrian funk prog crossover trio Hog Meets Frog premieres their brand new third EP humANIMALization, exclusively here on The Progspace!
Lunar premieres new single Turn Off The World from upcoming album The Illusionist
Lunar premieres new single Turn Off The World feat. Sam Vallen (Caligula’s Horse) from upcoming album The Illusionist
Danish proggers Isbjörg return with new singer and single
Danish proggers Isbjörg return with new singer and single Ornament, a first taste of their upcoming second album, expected toward the end of 2023.
Filippo Rosati & Simen Sandnes premiere brand new single Eclipse
Filippo Rosati & Simen Sandnes premiere new single Eclipse, packed with metric modulations, catchy melodies and a good amount of progressive witchcraft.
Martin Gonzalez & Elizabeth Hull premiere From The Ground Up
Martin Gonzalez & Elizabeth Hull (Atomic Guava) exclusively premiere new exuberant single From The Ground Up feat. John Benoit (Resilia).
Concert Reviews
Heart Sound Metal Fest – 6 April 2019
The 7 bands at Heart Sound Metal Fest produced an unique day that will live in the memory of those who attended. Leprous as headliners gave an awesome unique ‘shuffle-set’ show. Vola were superb on stage and the big surprise for many was Smash Hit Combo with their blend of hip-hop and metalcore. All bands offered their best to help for a good cause: raise awareness and funds on the fight against Leukemia.
Prognosis Festival
For a first time edition, Prognosis Festival held the bar very high whether it was with the line up and also all the additional events with conferences, masterclasses, signing sessions. Even though one could have wished for a better schedule with no overlapping bands, the line up was incredible to set up a first time event and create a unique festival signature. Incredible but safe, there were hardly any bands on the bill that the progressive metal fans had not heard of. And of course the hottest acts of the moment were headlining. But as a first time edition, better be safe than sorry!
Árstíðir live in Munich, February 17 2019
Árstíðir live in Munich, February 17 2019
The Ocean Collective, Downfall Of Gaia, Herod live at Mama Roux Birmingham 20 March 2019
“Maybe not that big mainstream, but within progressive metal circles these guys (The Ocean Collective) have near cult following. The sheer energy this band produces on stage and passes on to the crowd is unbelievable”. Enjoy the gig review for Herod, Downfall of Gaia and The Ocean Collective at Mama Roux, Birmingham from our UK based contributor Arta Gailuma!
Polyphia 13.02.2019, O2 Academy Birmingham, UK
Polyphia is a group of incredibly talented musicians; by blending different genres these guys have created a sound that is truly and unmistakably theirs. And they’re a treat to see live!
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