Green Carnation-A Dark Poem, Pt I: The Shores of Melancholia
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.
Albums
Latest
Ihlo – Legacy
“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.”
Connect the Circle – Wolf in the Sky
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.
Philosophobia – The Constant Void
These nine tracks spanning 64 minutes provide time well spent. I’m glad this band is still going and producing quality material. I hope they have plans for a third album, because that would be very welcome indeed.
Impureza – Alcázares
The straightforward death metal parts sound much like many other bands. The flamenco sections are delightful, but the best bits come when they merge the two styles in what can only be described as Death Flamenco. They prefer to call it Hispanic Metal, and if that’s not progressive enough, I don’t know what is.
The Progspace Presents
Latest
Introducing Persefone, first headliner of The Progspace 10th Anniversary show
The Progspace introduces each of the 6 bands at our 10th Anniversary Show, on 28th of November, at Cpunt, Hoofddorp, The Netherlands. Starting with the main headliner, Progressive death metal masters Persefone from Andorra
BIG UPDATE! The Progspace 10th Anniversary Show
The Progspace 10th Anniversary show is now even bigger! 6 bands with the addition of Feather Mountain and An Abstract Illusion! Go to the crowdfunding and grab your early-bird ticket now!
THE PROGSPACE 10th ANNIVERSARY SHOW!
THE PROGSPACE 10th ANNIVERSARY SHOW is here!!!
PreHistoric Animals return to ProgPower Europe for the 2026 edition!
Sweden’s PreHistoric Animals are coming back to ProgPower Europe for the 2026 edition!
Eigth band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 2026: Royal Sorrow!
Royal Sorrow is the 8th band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 2026!
Releases of the Week
16 more highlights for the second half of August!
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
16 Highlights for the first two release weeks of August!
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
16 highlights from the second half of June
Releases of the Week 30/2025 with Phantom Spell, Agropelter, prdr, Grayceon, Storchi, Gus Hurteau, Haxprocess, Hypomanic Daydream, Effuse, Brutta, Abigail Williams, Ba’al, Hemelbestormer, Big Iron, Cryptodira, Olivia & Costin Chioreanu
16 even more eclectic highlights from the first half of July 2025!
Releases of the Week 28/2025 with Leonov, Thrailkill, Impureza, Philosophobia, Floating, Calva Louise, Monochromatic Black, Whispers of Granite, Ben Levin, Oceanica, We Lost The Sea, Thumos, Markus Reuter & Stephan Thelen, Nular, Steve Hackett & The Ocean
16 eclectic Highlights in the second half of June!
Releases of the Week 26/2025 with Mantra, Winterblind, Invalid Yellow, Anfauglir, Nosound, Noumenia, Grace Hayhurst, Blackpath, Patristic, Shadow of Intent, Cryptopsy , Fovere, Da Captain Trips, Mirror Mirage, Jakko M. Jakszyk & Sophie Tassignon
Premieres
Canadian Avantgarde Prog Metal quartet Maitreya premieres epic new single Utopian Plague
Canadian Avantgarde Prog Metal quartet Maitreya premieres epic new single Utopian Plague, exploring the paradox of technological progress.
Danish Prog quintet Advocacy premieres new single The Tide
Danish Prog Metal Quintet Advocacy shares The Tide, the second single on the road towards their second album.
Seventh Station present new video for Faust Cantata
International Avantgarde Prog specialists Seventh Station present new video for “Faust Cantata”, their take on Alfred Schnittke’s haunting work.
Esthesis present brand new playthrough video for Out of Step
French Melancholic Art Proggers Esthesis present a brand new live session of “Out of Step”, the title track of their latest studio album.
Matt Miller and Band’s New Video Demonstrates Their “Fiber Tormentum”
Technical Shred Metal act Matt Miller and Band share blistering playthrough video of the title track from their new album “Fiber Tormentum”
Interviews
Interview with TEMIC’s Diego Tejeida: “This album is a testimony to perseverance, resilience, and motivation during dark times”
Fresh after the release of TEMIC’s highly anticipated debut album, Terror Management Theory, and as an exciting new chapter is opening up for the incredible group of musicians behind this groundbreaking project, we have an in-depth chat with co-founder, keyboardist, and sound designer Diego Tejeida about what TEMIC is, what it isn’t, and how it came to grace our music listening platforms with a sound that is nothing short of astounding.
Interview with Rivers of Nihil’s Adam Biggs: “Our band hits its biggest strides when we have these big shake ups!”
The Progspace got to sit down with Rivers of Nihil’s vocalist and bassist Adam Biggs to discuss the latest developments in the band.
Linus Klausenitzer, Germany’s busiest fretless bassist in Metal, on his bands & new solo record “Tulpa”
With the solo album “Tulpa” coming out his latest endeavor, bassist Linus Klausenitzer (Alkaloid, Ex-Obscura, Obsidious) talks about his musical upbringing, past and present bands, and life as a working bassist.
Interview with Riverside’s Mariusz Duda: “I wanted to write music about being together, about community.”
More than eight months since the release of Riverside’s newest album, “ID.Entity” and in the midst of their ongoing near-global tour, we grab the chance to sit down with the band’s mastermind and frontman Mariusz Duda for a wonderfully insightful chat, right before their electric performance in Bucharest.
Interview with Soen’s Joel Ekelöf: “We feel better than ever.”
While visiting Istanbul to catch the second-to-last show on Soen’s mesmerizing “Atlantis” orchestra-backed tour, we seize the opportunity to catch up with frontman Joel Ekelöf right as the band’s latest record, “Memorial”, has been released to the public.
Concert Reviews
Summer Breeze Open Air 2025
A full review of a Mainstream Metal Festival, here on The Progspace you might ask? Well, sparked by the idea of one of our new photographers who joined our team this year, Giacomo Astorri, I felt inspired to return to Summer Breeze, six years after my last visit there...
Heilung, Anda Fardha ‘End of a Journey’ tour – Live in Kiel 08 July 2025
Heilung’s live Ritual is a transcendent, culture-spanning experience that merges music, mysticism, and ancient history into pure magic. Live in Kiel 8th July 2025. Full review and full gallery link
Heilung, Anda Fardha ‘End of a Journey’ Tour – Live in Kiel (Wunderino Arena) – 08 July 2025
Incredible performance by Heilung on their Anda Fardha ‘End of a Journey’ Tour – Live in Kiel (Wunderino Arena) – 08 July 2025
Weather Systems @ Midsummer Prog Festival 2025 – day 2 (May 24)
Weather Systems Between Past and Future at Midsummer Prog On the second day of the Midsummer Prog Festival, Weather Systems, the new band led by Anathema founder Daniel Cavanagh, delivered a performance steeped in melancholy, memory and new beginnings. Though...
Soen @ Midsummer Prog Festival 2025 – day 2 (May 24)
Soen @ Midsummer Progfestival 2025 – A Finale of Power and Charisma Swedish band Soen had the honor of closing the Midsummer Prog Festival on Saturday night and they proved that you don’t need to stick to pure prog to leave a lasting impact. Their music strikes a...
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