GALAHAD (UK) The Long Goodbye

Receiving a new Galahad album is like being a parent to a newborn child, each one a joy to behold and lately, the band has been as timely as any pregnancy, birthing successfully every 9 months, or so it seems. My fascination for this band is kind of unique as I bought...

Ian HILL (UK) Arik’s Journey

For some fans, its the World Cup, the Stanley Cup, or the World Series. For others, its Michelin starred restaurants. Back once long ago, there was even the Holy Grail. When passionate about something, we humans tend to have an unexplainable intensity in jubilation...

CONFUSION FIELD (FINLAND) Future Impact of Past Diversions

Tomi Kankainen is a veteran lead vocalist and multi-instrumentalist from Finland whose 2021 debut “Disconnection Complete” attracted my attention as a project that might just have some legs, in a contemporary style somewhat near Riverside, Pineapple Thief, Karibow and...

GEOFF PROUDLEY (UK) K of A

There are many among us who consider Rick Wakeman’s debut solo album, the Six Wives of Henry VIII to be a scintillating masterpiece and rightly so, as it showcased a massive young talent with a historical inspiration in showing off his amazing skills on a wide variety...

IO EARTH (UK) Sanctuary

This consistently first-rate Birmingham UK prog band is back again with a new 2023 release called Sanctuary, featuring drop-dead beautiful cover art, superb initial reviews (yes, Lazland) as well as a return to the roost for lead vocalist in Linda Odinsen, who was...