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 […]

ARILD BROTER (NORWAY) A Spectre of Sounds James Bond music reimagined! When dreaming of progressive bucket list wishes, nothing can compare to reliving some of the greatest melodies from one of […]

STUCKFISH (UK) IV Here is another example of a melodic prog band that really deserves recognition, as I own all three previous albums, even though I have not reviewed them […]

PURE REASON REVOLUTION (UK) Coming Up to Consciousness The artistic world is a many splendored thing, where any particular talent has the latitude and ability to progress, regress, digress, repress and even […]

ANUBIS (AUSTRALIA) The Unforgivable The first four Anubis albums are quite revered in the Prog Rogue collection, with 2018’s Different Stories and and Homeless from 2020 being both very t […]