Three years ago, I was thoroughly impressed by “The Machine is burning and now everyone knows it could happen again”, so I was wondering, how are they going to surpass their strong debut. But to my pleasant surprise, they did! The machine is still burning and it brought us to the Age of Ephemerality.
Here’s hoping that it’s not another five years before we hear from these guys again. My album of the year shortlist is getting longer, and this is another band on my watch list. Their material is quite often near the soft end of my taste in music, but talent like this cannot be ignored
This is an automatic inclusion into my album of the year short list. It’s very easy to get into this material and subsequent listens doesn’t diminish the enjoyment at all.
“With Legacy, Ihlo have taken a bold step into the upper echelons of modern progressive metal. Legacy is not just an album, but an emotional journey through bleak atmospheres, soaring melodies and unsettlingly relevant themes of control, consumerism and decay. Echoes of well known bands may resonate, but Ihlo’s voice is unmistakably their own: dramatic, immersive and deeply human.”
entirely instrumental. Taking up almost 20% of the album it is the most varied and pleasing track for me.
This is a band I haven’t come across before, but I’m glad I have now. I’m going to investigate their other albums because I feel that I might have missed out. It will be interesting to see what comes next because they have a penchant for telling stories in detail both lyrically and musically.
Local heroes, Aeternam announced to play ProgStorm Festival 2026!
One of the most important voices in progmetal worldwide, Wilderun, joins ProgStorm Festival 2026!
Dessiderium to join ProgStorm Festival 2026!
Canadian progressive metal masters Heaven’s Cry to return to the stage at ProgStorm Festival 2026!
Einar Solberg to headline ProgPower Europe 2026! Get ready for an emotional ride on Sunday evening!
Week 41/2025 with Raphael Weinroth-Browne, Khan, Kali, Dissona, Syrek, Gorycz, Omnivide, Squeaky Feet, Author & Punisher, Esthesis, Lychlake, Ring Van Möbius, Smalltape, Hedras, Blindfolded and Led to the Woods, Frayle, Mriodom, Thrice, Sturle Dagsland, Goat & human language
Releases of the Week 39/2025 with Royal Sorrow, Esoterica, Bakelit, Sammary, Lucenthia, Sindar, Korypheus, Revocation, Vittra, Tempus Cucumis, German García, Luo, Glass Museum, Jason Bieler & Beat
Releases of the Weke 37/2025 with Connor Kaminski, Traversus, Green Carnation, Between the Buried and Me, Cea Serin, Proghma-C, Faetooth, Pēlikel, Solshade, vianova, Hence Confetti, Tulip, Matt Miller, Anika Nilles, Glutton, Maruja, Crippling Alcoholism, Armadi Tsayn, Jo Quail, Marcela Bovio, Iamthemorning, Marjana Semkina & Gleb Kolyadin
Releases of the Week 35/2025 with Ihlo, Dialectical Materialism, Jack The Joker, Thought Chamber, Panzerpappa, Asymmetric Universe, Nicolas Meier Infinity Group, In Mourning, Visitant, Farseer, Old Machines, Blackbriar, Vanitas, Kallias, Spire of Lazarus & Rioghan
Releases of the Week 32/2025 with A.C.T, Cobalt Wave, Discipline, Centuries of Decay, Sallow Moth, MALARIII, Technologist, Moths, Harrison/Johnston, Josh Debreceni, Challenger Deep, FearTheBear, Obvurt, Car Bomb, Kayo Dot & Anchor and Burden
Exile born Post Proggers with Venezuelan roots Changing Places In The Fire share debut single The Fury and the Sound
Canadian Avantgarde Prog Metal quartet Maitreya premieres epic new single Utopian Plague, exploring the paradox of technological progress.
Danish Prog Metal Quintet Advocacy shares The Tide, the second single on the road towards their second album.
International Avantgarde Prog specialists Seventh Station present new video for “Faust Cantata”, their take on Alfred Schnittke’s haunting work.
French Melancholic Art Proggers Esthesis present a brand new live session of “Out of Step”, the title track of their latest studio album.
Keyboard Wizard Jordan Rudess talks about his new solo album “Permission to Fly”, influences, “that set-list job” and more
Always pushing boundaries of their eclectic genre fusion, The Hirsch Effekt‘s founding members Nils Wittrock (vocals, guitar) and Ilja John Lappin (vocals, bass) had met at Hannover University of Music, Drama and Media in 2008 to form the band, with 6 EPs and 6 full...
Hailing out of Baltimore, USA, Progressive Metal outfit Exist is looking back at a track record of three full-length albums across a 14 year career. On the eve of the release of their latest album “Hijacking the Zeitgeist”, Max Phelps (guitars and vocals) and Alex...
Ihsahn talks about his newest, self-titled masterpiece, the challenges of producing a Metal and an Orchestral version simultaneously and how he managed to preserve his excitement and enthusiasm by always raising the bar and fighting back imposter syndrome in the process.
ROKK is coming to revolutionize the music streaming business! We checked in with one of the main forces behind it, Alex Landenburg, to find out more. Read the full interview now!
PreHistoric Animals @ Midsummer Progfestival 2025 Day 1 (May 23): an energetic, imaginative and musically layered performance After the impressive opener by Lux Terminus, it was up to Swedish band PreHistoric Animals to continue taking the audience on a musical...
Lux Terminus @ Midsummer Prog Festival 2025 Day 1 (May 23): "A virtuosic trio without guitars, balancing seamlessly between progressive metal, jazz fusion and orchestral splendor." The Midsummer Prog Festival in Maastricht kicked off with a powerful and...
Scar Symmetrlive at Prog Metal Mania in Munich! 3rd May 2025
Poem live at Prog Metal Mania in Munich! 3rd May 2025
Xaon live at Prog Metal Mania in Munich! 3rd May 2025
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