LIFESIGNS (UK) Live in the Netherlands No disrespect to powerhouses Transatlantic, The Flower Kings and whomever the prog audience deem fit to be called a super group, my choice for a group […]

Ruby Dawn-Beyond Tomorrow (2023) UK Rock with Progressive Rock Intent CD or Digital Download from Bandcamp http://www.rubydawn.co.uk Rating 85/100 Historically known for being a town […]

Confusion Field – Future Impact of Past Diversions Confusion Field hail from Finland and have released their second album, Future Impact of Past Diversions, which, if nothing else, is a strong […]

Dave Kerzner – Heart Land Mines. The Eye Dave “Squids” Kerzner of Sound of Contact is a deservedly respected artist and person in the progressive rock world, with a deeply impressive res […]

Land of Chocolate – Your Finest Hour I was contacted recently by Jonn Buzby of American outfit, Land of Chocolate who have recently released their third studio album, Your Finest Hour. […]

Mourning Knight –A World of Dreams (2023) 2023 USA  56mins Facebook Rating 90/100 Mourning Knight were formed back in the 1990s in Westchester County, NY, It is a band that benefits […]

Imperial April: Imperial April (2023) Last year I was pleased to discover Christchurch-based band Volts, who not only have a female lead singer but a very strong backing singer in bassist […]

Noshir Mody: A Love Song (2023) A self-taught guitarist who was born and raised in Bombay, India, Mody moved to America at the age of 22 and immersed himself in the jazz scene. The last […]

Rebaelliun : Under The Sign Of Rebellion (2023) Brazilian death metal outfit Rebaelliun released two albums before breaking up in 2002, then reforming in 2015 and soon afterwards releasing their third […]

Stray Dogs: Stay Loyal (2023) For some years, one of the most popular gigging bands in Auckland were Fire For Glory, but having been through some line-up changes they decided to have […]

Vicious Blade / Blasted Heath / The Gauntlet / Bastard Cröss: Faster Than the Devil 2 (2023) I have always enjoyed albums where it is possible to discover unknown bands. The first I purchased was ‘Private Pleasures’ in 1978 which introduced me […]

Alice Cooper: Road (2023) Coming across Alice in the Seventies was nothing short of a revelation, and like many of my generation we had all his early albums while his first live […]

The Griots Speak: Destiny Calling (2023) The complete credit for this album is Charlie Apicella & Iron City meet The Griots Speak, and the concept was to bring together two sets of musicians […]

Doug MacDonald Trio: Edwin Alley (2023) Here we have the latest release from jazz guitarist Doug MacDonald and his trio. ‘Edwin Alley’, named after a historic location in Old Town Pasadena, whe […]

Albi & the Wolves: Light After the Dark (2023) Back in 2015 I was fortunate enough to attend The Big Nui festival, and one of the bands I saw that day impressed me tremendously was Albi & The Wolves, […]

Single Helix – Prog Gnosis Single Helix is the recording handle of British multi-instrumentalist, Rik Loveridge, and 2023 sees the release of Prog Gnosis, which you can listen […]

Galahad – The Long Goodbye Last year, I reviewed The Last Great Adventurer by classic British progressive rock band, Galahad, and this was accompanied by an interview with […]

Gayle Ellett & The Electromags – Friends   I recently reviewed the highly impressive Paradigms, the debut album by collective T.A.P. which included the founding member of Djam Karet, […]