BELIEVE (POLAND) The Wyrding Way A seven-year wait is way too long a penitence, after the sublime Seven Windows (2017), this celebrated Polish combo launches The Wyrding Way, reuniting […]

KORNMO (NORWAY) Varjevndognsnatt Another band that desperately needs attention in terms of positive reviews is this Norwegian symphonic instrumental combo whose career has been nothing […]

Sam KING (UK) The Displaced Glaswegian Sam King has invited a few choice collaborators on this uber-modern hard prog album that spans stylistic boundaries, whilst retaining a […]

BLACKSMITH TALES (ITALY) The Pathway to Hamlet’s Mill Well, with a title so expressive, once can easily guess that theatrics and perhaps even a prog opera may be in the cards, with a strong medieval/Middle […]

Colin MASSON (UK) The Visitor Two albums in less than a year! My goodness, Mr. Masson is motivated to say the least. The rather resplendent “Echoes of Albion” was release on Feb […]

Lee ABRAHAM (UK) Origin of the Storm I am a lucky man (wink to Keith) of owning all of this underrated but hyper consistent artist’s work, a bass and guitar man who can also compose with t […]

Bill BRESSLER (USA) A Second Past How to turn bad timing into good timing, you may ask? Be patient (a rare commodity in our current society it seems), think of the tortoise, not the hare […]

SOLARIS (HUNGARY) Martian Chronicles III – I or A.I. After Omega, Solaris is most probably the longest on-going Hungarian prog band (with Android not far behind), consistently releasing a long stream of six […]

ALIANTE (ITALY) Anime Invisibili My recent trips to Italy have been revelations in a myriad of various ways, a blessed land with so much cultural diversity that the mind truly boggles. […]

Alex CARPANI (SWITZERLAND/ITALY) The Good Man Its about time to review this interesting musician, after all I own three albums already, but I never got to review any of them until Alex sent me a […]

NICK FLETCHER (UK) A Longing for Home Fast on the heels of the universally received and praised 2023 album “Quadrivium”, Sheffield born Nick Fletcher elevates his craft on an immediate fol […]

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 […]

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 […]