NINE STONES CLOSE (UK) Adventures in Anhedonia Barely 3 months after the release of their long-awaited return to form “Diurnal” album, Nine Stones Close keeps the prog foot on the prog pedal by lau […]

TEODICEA (ITALY) Il Mondo Esausto Attention piano lovers! Début album from the first keyboard player Enrico Filippi from fellow Italian group Aliante (whom I happen to adore), venturing […]

PATRICK BROGUIERE (France) Destinations Like many among seasoned prog writers, the Rogue has compiled over the last half century (time flies) a colossal collection that is comprised of MOST of […]

RUBY DAWN (UK) Blood on Water This delectable UK band was among the top 25 recordings for 2023’s PROG ROGUE list, a very rare event for a debut release, as “Beyond Tomorrow “ju […]

ODDLEAF (FRANCE) Where Ideal and Denial Collide A debut album with a title like that will definitely get the Rogue’s attention, and as transatlantic telepathic waves often work well, the band c […]

FRANT1C (FRANCE) A Brand New World Contrary to popular opinion vehiculated by many neophyte listeners discovering prog, our beloved genre does not limit itself to exploring only […]

Arka'n Asrafokor: Dzikkuh (2024) I don’t know much about music from Africa, but when I heard that Togolese metal crossover band Arka’n Asrafokor were about to release their second a […]

Argentina Durán: Rapsodia Mexicana (2024) ‘Rapsodia Mexicana’ (Mexican Rhapsody) is the second solo album by young pianist Argentina Durán. It brings together a selection of works by Mexican comp […]

South for Winter: Of Sea and Sky (2024) A few years ago I was fortunate enough to catch South For Winter for some dates on their NZ tour, since when I have followed their career with interest. […]

John Ambrosini: Songs for You (2024) John Ambrosini is a jazz pianist, pop-inspired singer, composer, and bandleader who is quite active in the New York City area. Here we find him providing […]

Isrea Butler: Congo Lament (2024) Back in the late Seventies, when I was studying for exams, I liked to play music as a background but found if I listened to my own albums I got easily […]

Intelligent Music Project: Miracles Beyond (2024) Here we have the latest release from Intelligent Music Project, a project which is always indicated as being Bulgarian given that the person behind it […]

Herakleion: Necroverse (2024) Here we have the second EP from New Orleans-based death thrash trio Herakleion who were formed in 2020 when drummer Speed Wilson met guitarist/vocalist […]

Forgotten Tomb: Nightfloating (2024) Ferdinando “Herr Morbid” Marchisio (vocals, guitars, synths) first came to prominence in black metal outfit Sacrater, but after that band broke up in […]

Atom Stone: Take Me To The Fire (2024) Atom Stone (KRYR, Voyager, Metallic Green) hails from New York and on this album he provides lead vocals and then has brought in a slew of well-known […]

Demon: Invincible (2024) It is strange to think that Demon have been on the scene for more than 40 years, releasing their debut single all the way back in 1979 as part of the […]

Ben Lloyd: Leap of Faith (2024) Ben Lloyd is a New Zealand based singer-songwriter who has been writing acoustic guitar-based rock songs for over 30 years, both in bands and also […]

Amber Weekes: A Lady With A Song (2024) The latest album from Amber Weekes finds her paying tribute to Nancy Wilson, the singer discovered by Cannonball Adderley (with whom she made a classic […]

HAVEN OF ECHOES (UK-GERMANY) Memento Vivere Andreas Hack of Frequency Drift wasted little time in retooling his musical vision by releasing one of 2022’s finest albums, under the moniker Haven of […]

BRENDAN PERKINS (UK) Favourite Places My prog bestie LAZLAND did a lovely write up recently on this quintessential British multi-instrumentalist’s latest release, so it behooved me to follow […]