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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.

Fallujah, Live at Backstage Munich, Feb. 20, 2026

Fallujah, Live at Backstage Munich, Feb. 20, 2026

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January 2026 starts the year slowly with 16 Highlights

Releases of the Month Januar 2026 with The Hirsch Effekt, Zu, HamaSaari, Cold Night for Alligators, Textures, Enshine, Frore 5 Four, Yoni the Bassist, Sloen, Widek, Karambolage, Ascend the Helix, Juodvarnis, Alkaloid, Kostas Sampanis & IOTUNN

The Veer Union – Reinvention

I find the diverse unpredictability of the material appeals to me a lot, despite the shortness of the tracks. These 10 songs are predominately melodic but with an aggressive edge.

SPACE Quartet in Tienen – Progressive Spirit, Pure Improvisation

At first glance, SPACE Quartet might not seem like an obvious feature for an international progressive rock platform. A Belgian improvisation collective built around an electric sitar does not fit neatly into the conventional prog canon. Yet that is precisely why it...
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Sylosis Live at Backstage Munich, Jan. 29, 2026

Sylosis Live at Backstage Munich, Jan. 29, 2026

Albums

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Frozen Crown – War Hearts

Power metal isn’t exactly my go-to genre. But something clicked for me when I was watching the video to ‘War Hearts’ and all of a sudden, instead of coming across as “power metal”, I felt like I was just witnessing some brilliant songwriting.

Vola – Friend of a Phantom

Anyone who’s familiar with the band’s previous work should know what to expect. They’re loyal to their sound and not exactly reinventing themselves with this album.

Gaerea – Coma

When done right, I feel like black metal can evoke some abstract and unspecified emotions of a primal nature, and that’s probably the strongest takeaway from Gaerea’s latest album!

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Day Splits Prog Metal Mania Festival 2025

PROG METAL MANIA FESTIVAL announces day splits

PROG METAL MANIA online: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Linktree Offering an exciting mix of established greats as well as emerging, young bands, Prog Metal Mania Festival is making its event debut on May 2nd and 3rd in Munich, Germany at the world-famous Backstage,...

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Kin Beneath Chorus – Winner of Euroblast Festival Contest

A month ago, Kin Beneath Chorus, a modern metal band from Greece participated in a contest to open Euroblast Festival 2019. Little did they know that their fans and community would support them so much that they won and the guys are stoked about it ! Wanna more about the band before discovering them live at Euroblast Festival in September ? Head over to the article !

Interview with Ragnar Ólaffson from Árstíðir

Just before he went on stage in Munich with his bandmates from Árstíðir, we were happy to chat with vocalist/keyboardist/guitarist Ragnar Ólaffson about all things Árstíðir, the icelandic music scene, why he prefers metal fans to pop fans and his various other projects.

Behind the scenes: Interview with sound engineer Ronnie Young

At The Progspace, we look behind the scenes and talk to technicians like Ronnie Young, sound engineer for Animals as Leaders, TesseracT and Plini. What Plini said about Ronnie : ” At this point, having Ronnie at front of house is as important to our live show as the musicians on stage. You could be the greatest band in the world, but without a front of house engineer that understands your music and how it should be presented to the audience sonically, the effect can be anything from underwhelming to disastrous. ” Click here to read more about him !

Concert Reviews

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SPACE Quartet in Tienen – Progressive Spirit, Pure Improvisation

At first glance, SPACE Quartet might not seem like an obvious feature for an international progressive rock platform. A Belgian improvisation collective built around an electric sitar does not fit neatly into the conventional prog canon. Yet that is precisely why...