Lycania – My Kingdom Come
If you too want to get rid of all that cheap supermarket symphonic metal and nourish your ears with some healthy organic goodies, then I strongly recommend Lycania’s debut record.
Albums
Latest
Temic – Terror Management Theory
Albums that impress me this much are rare but not unknown. This debut by Temic is outstanding and I have felt honoured to have had the chance to express my views on it. My appetite is well and truly whetted, and I am now hungry for more, so I hope that won’t be too long coming.
Sangdragon – Hierophant
There is a huge amount of diversity across this brace of albums and that makes for an interesting and enjoyable experience.
Earthside – Let the Truth Speak
With “Let the Truth Speak”, US progressive rockers Earthside set a new bar in the production and composition, creating a very diverse and unique record.
Pattern-Seeking Animals – Spooky Action at a Distance
Prog-Rock has been around for an exceedingly long time, but Pattern-Seeking Animals are doing something different with it. Some of the material on this album might be classed as modern Prog-Rock, but whatever, it is splendid anyway.
The Progspace Presents
Latest
Final band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 2023: Earthside!
The final band announced for this years superb lineup for ProgPower Europe 2023 is Earthside! The americans are highly regarded in the prog community and we can’t wait to see them live at the Sjiwa stage!
Welcome Hackberry as the 13th band at ProgPower Europe 2023!
The 13th band at ProgPower Europe 2023 is Hackberry from the Netherlands! An instrumental mix of stoner, metal, prog and psychedelic rock. The traditional choice to the open Saturday shows!
The 12th band to play at ProgPower Europe 2023 is Dordeduh
12th band to play at ProgPower Europe 2023 is Romanian band Dordeduh. Mixing diverse elements of Black Metal, Folk, Electronic and Progressive sounds, we’re sure this is a band that will surprise many!
Naryan present heartfelt new song “A Place Where Even Angels Lose Faith”
Finnish septet Naryan present lyric video to heartfelt new song “A Place Where Even Angels Lose Faith”, where melancholy and prog combine
11th band at ProgPower Europe 2023 announced: WILDERUN
11th band announced to play at ProgPower Europe 2023 is Wilderun! After being announced for the festival in 2020 and then moved to 2021 but also cancelled due to the pandemic, finally the Americans will grace us with their epic symphonic progressive folk metal in Baarlo with a Dutch exclusive show!
Releases of the Week
9 diverse highlights, 50 releases overall: October 2022 ends with a bang!
Releases of the Week 43/2022 with Axiom, Behind Closed Doors, Enma, Galahad, Psychonaut, Obsidious, Anna Pest & Colin MacAndrew, Worm, Ricky Patel
7 out of 44: they just keep coming… Dive into the new releases!
Releases of the Week 42/2022 with Black Math Horseman, Avatarium, Brutus, Divine Realm, Alta Forma, O.R.k., God Alone. & Gob Ribbons
Accidentally jumping to a new record of 10 Highlights: RotW Week 41/2022!
Releases of the Week 41/2022 with Ragnar Zolberg, Hypnagone, Vorbid, .MAR, Exist Immortal, Desbot, Girih, Jan Rivera, Syncatto & Obsidian Skies
3 diverse highlights challenge the boundaries of prog pop
Releases of the Week 40/2022 with Maraton, Major Parkinson & Jessica O’Donoghue
50 new releases, no time for mini reviews…
Premieres
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”.
Athemon premiere new lyric video for The Glass Hindered Us
International dark prog metal duo Athemon (feat. ex-Haken/To-Mera bassist/guitarist/producer Tom MacLean) premiere new lyric video for The Glass Hindered Us.
Raibard premiere full length Dark Realm of the Daylight
Based out of Boston, Massachusetts, the dynamic rock trio, Raibard, combine an array of genre influences and styles to produce an experimental, progressive sound. Their new album, "Dark Realm of the Daylight", is no exception. “We made this record for everyone who...
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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