The Ritual Aura – Heresiarch
They take their name seriously. This album is aimed to sound like a ritual, and to keep the listeners immersed and hypnotized.
Albums
Latest
Exocrine – Legend
This is another one of those bands that have passed me by until now. Legend is their fifth album in just under ten years. So not only is there a back catalogue to explore, but it shouldn’t be too long before album number six. Bring it on I say because the pros far outweigh the cons on this release, so it’s thumbs up from me.
Vipassi – Lightless
The more I played the album, the less I found I could criticise. I wonder if there will be more from this band, I certainly hope so. I also hope I get the chance to see them live. I have stopped having a bucket list of bands to see, it is never going to be empty.
Caligula’s Horse – Charcoal Grace
January is certainly serving up some sumptuous fruits, and this is another strong contender for my AOTY 2024. In these terrible times (was it not ever thus) where news is rarely good, releases such as this sustain me. They help to hold back pessimistic thoughts and long may it continue. The song writing is sublime, the execution flawless, and the urge to play the whole thing over again is inescapable.
No Terror in the Bang – Heal
This genre changeling of a band with their kaleidoscope range of styles are a breath of fresh air. It is only 2 weeks into the new year, and I do believe I am looking at an early contender for my album of the year.
The Progspace Presents
Latest
VOYAGER: a journey bringing Progressive Metal to the Eurovision Song Contest!
Voyager brings Progressive Metal to the biggest stage on Earth: Eurovision Song Contest 2023! A recount of their incredible and sucessful journey!
Vvon Dogma I (ex-Unexpect) unleashes debut album The Kvlt of Glitch
Vvon Dogma I, experimental prog metal project from ex-Unexpect 9-string bassist ChaotH, unleashes debut album The Kvlt of Glitch, exclusively streaming now on The Progspace.
10th band at ProgPower Europe 2023 announced: TERAMAZE!
10th band announced to play at ProgPower Europe 2023 is Australian Progressive Metal shredders Teramaze! See them in Baarlo on October 6-8, 2023.
Biggest Keyboard Shred Collab Song in the World!
It’s finally here: the BIGGEST KEYBOARD SHRED COLLAB SONG IN THE WORLD! More than 20 keyboardist in one song! Conceived by Mood Yassin of Turbulence after Jared Dines Guitar Shred Collaborations.
Montreal post rockers Milanku stream moody new album “À l’aube” in full
Montreal post rockers Milanku stream moody, morose new album “À l’aube” in full, one day ahead of its general release.
Releases of the Week
58 releases and once more 10 Highlights: March starts as strong as February left off
Releases of the Week 09/2023 with A.C.T, Single Celled Organism, HamaSaari, Poil Ueda, PeroPero, Aortes, Olumbe Falú, Abel Sequera, Haken & Enslaved
February 2023 finishes with a bang, 10 Highlights out of 60 releases!
Releases of the Week 08/2023 with The Resonance Project, Hammerhedd, Hypno5e, Time Primer, What the Five Fingers said to the Face, Dominic Sanderson, Hog Meets Frog, Pil & Bue, Lazuli & Rick Wakeman
1 debut, 2 live albums, 2 re-releases and a double album!
Releases of the Week 07/2023 with Enoch Root, PreHistoric Animals, Abraham Sarache, Outrun the Sunlight, Koenjihyakkei & Ulthar!
French melancholy, a sacred Italian grove, a Californian Flub and more…
Releases of the Week 06/2023 with Klone, Bosco Sacro, Flub, Oiapok, Divided by Design, hubris. & Heretoir
What an explosive start to February 2023: 50 new Prog releases!
Releases of the Week 05/2023 with Unquiet Music Ltd., Conspiracy of Zero, Déhà, WuW, Fvnerals, We Came from Space, Hemeroplan, Heleven, An Evening With Knives & Leprous
Premieres
Soulsplitter exclusively premiere video for Disconnected
Watch the exclusive video premiere for german prog prodigies Soulsplitter’s brand new single, ‘Disconnected’!
Framing Skeletons premiere lyric video for The Progression
Framing Skeletons premiere their new lyric video for II. The Progression exclusively here on The Progspace.
Messora exclusively premiere new single Forever As I Beg
Canadian progressive death metal trio Messora present their epic new single ‘Forever as I Beg’ exclusively here on The Progspace one day ahead of its general digital release.
Varius premiere lyric video for Lament of Dissonance
Varius are a Canadian band inspired by a diversity of heavy music. Their powerful sound features an experimental fusion of aggressive guitar and vocals along with deep rhythms and exotic atmospheres. Unable to be defined by a single genre, Varius’ take on heavy music...
Rage of Light premiere new video for ‘2.0’
Swiss based trance metal shooting stars Rage of Light premiere their brand new single 2.0 one day ahead of the release of their sophomore album “Redemption”.
Concert Reviews
UK Tech Fest 2018 Festival Review
The festival runs over four days with more than fifty bands performing. In addition there are industry workshops. For the two of us, who were Tech Fest virgins, the festival was a very pleasant experience. The audience is lively, but very friendly and easy-going. The festival is extremely well run, bands being on time, and changeovers going smoothly and quickly. The staff is generally pleasant, smiling and helpful, something that rubs of on the audience, making it easy to meet new friends.
Euroblast 14 Preview
or those of you who have been leaving under a rock, or refuse to consider other plans for that specific weekend in October (wink wink), in just a few weeks the 14th edition of Euroblast Festival will be taking place. In the iconic Essigfabrik in...
MidSummer Prog Festival, Valkenburg, NL, June 23rd 2018
On Saturday 23rd of June, we headed to Valkenburg Openlucht Amphitheater in South Holland for the second edition of MidSummer Prog Festival. With a capacity of 850, the two editions of this festival have been sold out. Not much surprise when you consider the great...
Persefone, Oddland & Defecto Tour Review
Persefone are one of the best live bands out there these days. Their unique combination of mind-blowing complexity, a sheer abundance of energy and power mixed with melodies from outer space and some philosophical spirituality is highly contagious.
Poem, Damnations Day and White Walls Tour Review
Poem has the professionalism, stage presence, talent, and songwriting skills of a much bigger act, and I can only hope that festival organizers and the progressive community will give them the attention they deserve in the future. On the way out of the venue there were a lot of smiling faces and happy audience members, all in all, a night to remember.
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