Emerson, Lake & Powel : Let's go back to 1986

"Welcome back my friends, to the show that never ends” sings Greg Lake on superb opening track The Score — implying, none too subtly, t...

Argovia - "Primal Repetition" (2026): a 3rd album from the Colombian neo-prog group

Led by singer/multi-instrumentalist Ani Guillén, Argovia possess a style that positions the group in the realm of Riverside or The Gathering...

Bjørn Riis - "Lifandi" (Live) : a 2026 new release

" There is no trace of me anywhere/No sign of me being here ", sings  Bjørn Riis  on Gone , the lead track from this live recordin...

ESSENTIAL ALBUMS : Yes - "Tales From Topographic Oceans"

     Forever Exhibit A in the case for “Why Punk Had To Happen”, Tales From Topographic Oceans , the double album released by Yes in Decembe...

Genesis - "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" : A progressive masterpiece

     Just five gigs into a 101-date tour to promote Genesis’s most ambitious work, Peter Gabriel informed his band mates he was leaving, mak...

"Wonderlust": First album in more than a decade from Pavlov's Dog

America's Pavlov's Dog first impacted with 1973's Pampered Menial , an idiosyncratic take on the prog idiom. Critical acclaim fo...

Canamii - "Concept" (1980) : Ένα prog διαμάντι από τη Ν.Αφρική

Το Concept είναι ένα παράξενο άλμπουμ. Ξεκινώντας με επίθεση από κοσμικά συνθεσάιζερ, το Afrock αποπνέει την αίσθηση ενός σπάνιου ιταλικού...

"Moving Pictures": Is Rush's best album ever?

Released in February 1981, Moving Pictures remains one of the most acclaimed and commercially successful rock albums of all time, marking t...

Styx - Circling From Above (2025)

It’s not a bona fide concept LP à la 2017’s Mission, which imagined a recce to Mars in 2033, but Styx’s 18th album continues the long-runni...

The Flower Kings - "Love" : New album

       T hese are halcyon days for fans of Yes music. As well as the Steve Howe-led " original"  version, technically inactive at ...

Flax - One (1976) : Norwegian progressive

       Flax were an eccentric hard prog band from Oslo, who began in 1971. A gem of an album, One was recorded in 1975, but wasn't rele...

Golden Earring: ένα από τα κορυφαία ολλανδικά rock groups

Γνωστοί από τη μεγάλη εμπορική επιτυχία « Radar Love ”, οι Golden Earring μαζί με τους Focus και τους The Nits αποτέλεσαν τις μεγαλύτερες ro...

Marko Hietala - "Roses from the Deep" : Ex-Nightwish man returns

They may have emerged from the metal scene, but Nightwish have always been a band with a progressive heart. The Finns have explored concepts...

"Melodies Of Atonement": Leprous' new release

Leprous, a Norwegian prog metal band, has released their latest album, Melodies Of Atonement . The album is being praised as the heaviest th...

"Last To Run": The Pineapple Thief show their class, again

       F ollowing February's classy It Leads to This , The Pineapple Thief have returned with companion EP. This is more than just a ro...

"The Purpose Paradox" is Dilemma's new album

      D ilemma's 2018 album Random Acts Of Liberation was their first in 22 years. Now with frontman Jermain van der Bogt - aka Wudstik...

Sweet – "Full Circle" : Glam survivors bow out in a blaze of AOR

     Ha lf a century on from their commercial peak, there’s a sense that Sweet (definite article dispensed with way back when) are a band p...

Area - Η νέα τους κυκλοφορία του 2024

Area, νέο κεφάλαιο , και όχι απλ ά λόγω αλλαγής εταιρεία ς. Το ν έο κεφάλαιο σημαίνει επιθυμία να προχωρήσου ν μπροστά. Είναι πάντα μια θ...

Airbag - "The Century Of The Self": Norwegian progressive rock again

       Leading lights of the Norwegian progressive rock scene for more than 15 years, Airbag have always had a clear identity. Across their ...

Delirium III (Viaggio Negli Arcipelaghi) 1974

Αυτό είναι το τρίτο και τελευταίο album των Delirium . Ξεκινώντας, μοιάζει να οδηγείται σε folk μονοπάτια, αλλά στη συνέχεια συναντάμε progr...