Connor Kaminski & KEYAN – Kinetic
These three tracks are a great introduction to this talented pair but after a few plays it’s not enough. I find myself wanting more, and hopefully it won’t be too long before more arrives.
Albums
Latest
Edensong – Our Road to Dust
This band has been around for over 20 years and there have been multiple band members come and go. So, with just 3 albums and 1 EP during that time, I’m not expecting anything else from them anytime soon. This latest album will have to do for now, and that’s just fine by me.
Dawn of Ouroboros – Bioluminescence
Dawn of Ouroboros is an outright mythical sensory experience.
Empyrean Sanctum – Detachment from Reality
I have no doubt that this album will be popular given enough exposure/publicity. Which of course is what we at the Progspace strive to do, especially for these relatively unknown bands. There is plenty of creativity, resulting in a mixture of styles from progressive metal to funk and much more, with a generous sprinkle of modern metal.
Fractal Universe – The Great Filters
“The Great Filters” is a great exploration of a question that has been inspiring astronomers, physicians, philosophers and conspiracy theorists alike. The album dives well into the matter, both lyrically and sonically.
The Progspace Presents
Latest
ProgStorm Festival 2026 welcome Vulkan!
ProgStorm Festival 2026 announces Swedish modern prog masters Vulkan, marking the first ever show in North American soil.
Car Bomb to headline ProgStorm Festival 2026!
Car Bomb, one of the major names in progmetal is joining ProgStorm Festival 2026 to headline the Saturday night at Club Soda, Montreal.
Sky Passage joining the ProgStorm 2026 lineup!
ProgStorm 2026 will host something truly special. local Québécois Sky Passage will take their project to the stage for the very first time!
Progressive death metal band Exist to join ProgStorm Festival 2026
Intricate yet emotional, progressive death with elements of jazz. Introspection, philosophical but grounded. Exist to bring all that and more to ProgStorm Festival 2026!
Fractal Sun from Costa Rica is the second band confirmed at ProgStorm Festival 2026!
Bringing Sci Fi to the Canadian Progmetal space, Fractal Sun from Costa Rica is the second band confirmed at ProgStorm Festival 2026!
Releases of the Week
24 Highlights for the first half of May 2025
Releases of the Week 20/2025 with You Win Again Gravity, Ambrotype, Herta, Maestrick, Welcome Inside The Brain, Lars Fredrik Frøislie, Magic Pie, MÍO, Pymlico, Törzs, Grinded Grin, Zokasso, Jan Gunnar Hoff Group, Coast, Moonsoon, Labyrinthus Stellarum, Ominous Ruin, Khôra, AÝAR, Connor Kaminski & Keyan, Joviac, Edensong, Haken & Alex Henry Foster
The second half of April: 16 highlights, as intense as they are diverse!
Releases of the Weeks 18 & 25 April 2025 with BRUIT ≤, Paatos, Ekzilo, Lux Terminus, Changeling, Alpha Lighting System, Bank Myna, Kardashev, Dormant Ordeal, Panzerballett, Oak, Echotal, Initial Condition, Ancient Death & Imminent Sonic Destruction
16 Highlights from the first half of April 2025
Releases of the Weeks 04 & 11 April 2025 with: Fractal Universe, Messa, Benthos, Intrascendence, Tómarúm, Samtar, Sons of Ra, In The Woods…, Cytotoxin, Limbo, Flummox, Soliloquium, rýr, Snooze, Blood Abscission & Angell
25 highlights in an intense second half of March
Releases of the Weeks 21 & 28 March 2025 with Ipomonia, Dissocia, Tiberius, Deafheaven, Within Fractals, NevBorn, Derev, O.R.k., The Orchestra (For Now), Calyces, Nospūn, Fracktura, Sarmat, Imperial Triumphant, Yelena Eckemoff, IQ, The Split, Spellling, Photon Flux, Pravitas, Alien Weaponry, Sometime in February, Sykofant, Black yet Full of Stars & Johan Niemann
The first half of March 2025 brought us 17 Highlights!
Releases of the Week 12/2025 with Sadist, Dawn of Ouroboros, Voidchaser, Karfagen, Karmakanic, Myriad Drone, Smiqra, Dessiderium, Midnight Jazz Club, Flame Drop, Ciconia, Ursa, Hanging Garden, Lights of Skadi, Tiktaalika, Deathless Legacy & Lacrimosa
Premieres
Cepheidae Variable shares Carving a Dragon debut single video playthrough
One-man progressive metal project Cepheidae Variable shares playthrough video for debut single Carving a Dragon ahead of November album release.
Phaeton set foot on Saturn’s moon with Tethys Rising
Formed from a fusion of four seasoned musicians, Colin Righton, Daniel Airth, Kevin Thiessen, and Ferdy Belland, Phaeton was born from a hunch and a history. Righton had played with each member in separate bands and sensed that combining their talents would spark...
Framing Skeletons premiere epic new longtrack Avalanches
Texas Prog Metal trio Framing Skeletons premiere epic new longtrack Avalanches
Agropelter premieres debut album The Book of Hours
Norwegian instrumental prog mastermind Kay Olsen pays homage to his greatest idols with Agropelter’s debut album, “The Book of Hours”.
US Progmetal pioneers Cea Serin premiere stunning, new track ‘Where None Shall Follow’
The song is taken from their upcoming album “The World Outside”, which is set to release on September 12th.
Interviews
Dean Lamb of Archspire on the band’s past, present and future
The Progspace got to sit down with Archspire’s guitar wizard Dean Lamb to talk about the band’s past, present, and future.
Gleb Kolyadin on the making of The Outland, influences and new opportunities
iamthemorning piano virtuoso Gleb Kolyadin on the making of his third solo album The Outland, some of his major influences and new opportunities
Anubis Gate in exclusive interview, talking about “Interference”, life & death, prog scene and more!
We sat down with Kim Olesen, Michael Bodin and Morten Gade Sørensen from the Danish progressive metal legends Anubis Gate, on a sunny friday afternoon to talk about the release of their new album and 9th album “Interference” and it turned out to be a long conversation, at times funny or turning to deep subjects like life, death, music education, as well as an overview of the band’s writing process and the Danish prog scene among much more!
Hans Lundin on 50 years of Kaipa music and their 14th album Urskog
“I am an old and most of the time happy man. So I really hope my personality is reflected in the music I write.” Hans Lundin (Kaipa)
Carpenter Brut: “Perfection is pretty boring”
Carpenter Brut has been one of the leading artists in the synth-wave movement for several years now. While the music is fully electronic, the solo project of Franck Hueso has also made a lot of traction in the metal scene. Having a history with progressive metal band...
Concert Reviews
John Macaluso opening the second day at Prog Metal Mania in Munich! 3rd May 2025
John Macaluso live at Prog Metal Mania in Munich! 3rd May 2025
Disillusion live at Prog Metal Mania in Munich! 2nd May 2025
Disillusion live at Prog Metal Mania in Munich! 2nd May 2025
Obsidious live at Prog Metal Mania in Munich! 2nd May 2025
Obsidious live at Prog Metal Mania in Munich! 2nd May 2025
F.K.Ü. live at Prog Metal Mania in Munich! 2nd May 2025
F.K.Ü. live at Prog Metal Mania in Munich! 2nd May 2025
Vulkan live at Prog Metal Mania in Munich! 2nd May 2025
Vulkan live at Prog Metal Mania in Munich! 2nd May 2025
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