The Mad Platter

  • On 20 March 2017, Barock Project will release their sixth album, a CD entitled DETACHMENT.
    The fifth studio album for the Italian band, opening their second decade of history in a steady rise into  the prog […]

  • Barrie, ON’s ambient progressive metal / rock duo JUPITER HOLLOW have updated their Ontario show dates in support of their debut EP ‘Odyssey’ released on Jan 13th.

    Show Dates:
    Feb 17  – Toronto, ON – The […]

  • Following on from the sudden closure of publishing company, Team Rock, in December 2016, the companies print titles; Metal Hammer, Classic Rock and Prog Magazine, are all set to release their new issues, […]

  • Kaprekar’s Constant is a remarkable new Kent-based progressive rock band .

    The core of the band are songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Al Nicholson and Nick Jefferson, who have written together for many […]

  • US artist and composer CJ ORAZI is, in his own words, a “tattoo artist and painter by day, musician by night. Aspiring entrepreneur 24/7!”. He is fairly active as a live performer from what I understand, but […]

  • The legendary progressive rock band Pendragon return with their brand new live release entitled “Masquerade 20”. Celebrating the 20th anniversary of one of the most successful albums in their career – an alb […]

  • US threesome CLARK’S SECRET IDENTITY first appeared as a recording unit back towards the end of 2015 with a self-titled EP. The band got a favorable reception for this production, and started to work on their […]

  • UK band SERPENTYNE first appeared in 2009, and have established themselves as an active live and recording unit since then. They have three studio albums to their name so far. “The Serpent’s Kiss” appeared in […]

  • Late last year British melodic rock band THE ROOM headlined at The Robin 2 in Bilston to a rapturous reception for the filming of their live did in association with Fireworks Magazine.

    With fantastic live […]

  • Bringing progressive metal into new dimensions especially for those who really enjoy full explosive adventure, Vancouver virtuosos OmnisighT recently gave the world their latest effort ‘Power of One’. The EP […]

  • Alan Reed marks the imminent release of his second solo album, ‘Honey on the Razor’s Edge’, with a promotional video for the track ‘Razor’. Containing scenes of a graphic nature, it sees Alan grappling – quite […]

  • Adelaide-based Progressive Death Metal purveyors, Sun of Gaia have recently launched a new video single. Entitled “Peril,” the new single follows up the EP Corrode which was released in March last year. The […]

  • US band VERMILION WHISKEY was formed back in 2010, and are based out of Louisiana. They appear to aspire to be as active as a live band as possible, their mission statement being …”lives for the thrill of […]

  • Polish death/prog metal machine Koronal will embark this April on a European tour supporting their last year’s debut album Flicker Away. The band who recently performed at the Euroblast festival in Cologne w […]

  • UK composer and musician Kevin LAWRY has a solid past in metal, with tenures in the bands Silent Winter, Khthon and Crowned in Earth respectively. Come 2016 and he has decided to leave his band projects behind […]

  • UK band BLOODYARD have been around since 2010, and are a self-described death metal band. They have two EPs to their name so far. “Darkest Rage” is the most recent of these, and has been commercially available […]

  • Ukraine band VAGABOND SPECTER is a fairly new band, formed by and revolving around the talents of vocalist vocalist Pablo Specter and instrumentalist Yuriy Smalius. This formative duo have since been joined by […]

  • UK band RAZOR SHARP DEATH BLIZZARD consists of members that used to be in the bands Ridgeback and Swellbellys, and started to release their own material starting in 2014. “You Will Burn” is their first full […]

  • A new Aaron English Band song has arrived, complete with an animated video courtesy of Berlin-based 3D artist Christian Rambow.

    The song “Wingless Bird” features The Aaron English Band, a string qua […]

  • US band CHRISTIE FRONT DRIVE were, according to what I read, highly influential to the development of the so-called emo music style that appeared in the 1990’s, and apparently also had a background from punk […]

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