The Mad Platter

  • The metal scene seems mired in stagnation all too often these days. The tenth edition of the great thrash revival, the never-ending race to be more brutal or more technical or more dissonant in death metal, and […]

  • US singer/songwriter Aaron English have released a new song and video, ‘Coming of Age in Hard Times’.

    Aaron comments:
    “I’m sitting here in Seattle as ash & smoke from wildfires fills the city: the American W […]

  • Italian progressive rock band Sailor Free have just released a new single with an accompanying video clip for the song ‘People Say I’m No Good’. The song is a cover of a Charles Manson original, and is i […]

  • Glutton is a post-prog quartet from Oslo, Norway, combining well-wrought lyrics with accomplished musicianship to create… atmospheric, exploratory and full- bodied pieces of music. The band members come from […]

  • UK artist Ash WILSON is still, I would guess, one of those artists that doesn’t have a massive name recognition just yet. He’s got a past in quite a few blues bands as well as indie rock band over the years, but […]

  • Australian band THE UGLY KINGS have been around since 2011, but so far they haven’t released all that much material. One EP and a few singles is the inventory so far, and the 7 inch “Promised Land” is the most […]

  • ALIANTE (meaning GLIDER in English) are a real surprise in Italian music. They are creative, careful, never dispersive and never excessive. They have clear ideas and the right talent to put them into practice. […]

  • Wobbler is Norway’s leading symphonic prog band, formed in Hønefoss in 1999. Classic prog influences (Gentle Giant, Yes, King Crimson, Museo Rosenbach, Genesis, PFM and so on) and a vast array of vintage so […]

  • From the dark psychedelic shadows of Bergen, Himmellegeme emerge with their unique bittersweet debut album “Myth of Earth”.

    Himmellegeme’s music is influenced by both psych rock and atmospheric prog rock, […]

  • An amazing thing about our modern multi-media connected world is it allows us to discover amazing music that a generation ago would have been impossible.

    Such a band is Mexico City instrumental prog metal […]

  • Australian progressive metal visionaries NE OBLIVISCARIS have announced a headlining North American tour. The “Urn North American Tour 2017” begins on November 1 in San Francisco, and sees the band traveling […]

  • A Devil’s Din are the psychedelic brainchild of UK-born Montreal-based multi-instrumentalist David Lines; joined on his creative journey by disciple of the Rickenbaker bass Thomas Chollet, and virtuoso drummer D […]

  • Progressive Rock/Metal act Soul Enema premieres a video clip for the track “Aral Sea II – Dustbin of History.” Watch it HERE.

    The song features a guest appearance by Yossi Sassi (ex-Orphaned Land, Yossi Sassi […]

  • Lullaby For Grown Ups is the first single from the Professor Tip Top’s new album “Life Is No Matter”. See the brand new animation video for the track HERE

    Professor Tip Top, from Bergen ( Norway), is a group […]

  • Variations On Themes by David Bedford” is an EP of re-interpretations of three classic Bedford compositions.

    Robert Reed:
    “I have been a huge fan of David’s work for many years, which was a massive influ […]

  • Following the success of his two Sanctuary albums, Robert Reed pulled together a brilliant band to play the albums live at Real World Studios on October 8th 2016. This CD / DVD set features the whole […]

  • London-based band The Wood Demons announce their first commercial release, ‘The Lost Domain’, a five-track mini-album available exclusively as a Bandcamp download. Songs on the album were written by three of the […]

  • Hailing from Vancouver, GARRETT are the self-titled brainchild of Sean Garrett, a multi-talented multi-instrumentalist and song writer, who, in the shape of Fred Baker on drums, Brian Jones on guitar and Gary […]

  • Dutch progressive rock band Clockwork is set to release their new EP “Unbreakable”, featuring three new songs and one exciting re-recording of their epic 9+ minute song ‘Daughter Earth’. With guest vocals by the […]

  • The Meier-Budjana Group, featuring bass legend Jimmy Haslip, will be touring in Europe in October. The band will feature:

    Jimmy Haslip on bass
    Asaf Sirkis on drums
    Dewa Budjana on electric guitar
    Saat Syah […]

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