Noshir Mody is a self-taught guitarist who was born and raised in Bombay, India. He moved to New York when he was 22, taking with him a knockoff Stratocaster, and during the past 25 years he has developed into a major guitarist and composer, leading his EthniFusion...

This is the debut EP from Italian technical death metal band Oneiric Celephaïs, which features Federico Giusti (vocals, lead guitars), Emilio Lucchesi (guitars), Francesco Mazzino Pietro Fambrini (bass) and Emiliano Burchi (drums). This 25-minute-long 4-track EP was...

Guitarist Josh Ramos (Hardline, The Storm, Two Fires) needs little introduction in the melodic rock scene, where he has made a very strong name for himself over the years, and here he is with the debut album by a band bearing his own name. The thing is, this is not...

Roderick saw my review of Benjamin Tod’s last album on House of Prog and got in touch to see if I would be interesting in hearing his debut, so of course I replied in the affirmative. In 2018 he toured more than 40 states, all alone, all acoustic, and this is what...

Private Press. Classic Rock, Prog Rock, Art Rock 47:14mins http://agelessgate.joostvandongen.com https://www.facebook.com/JoostDevBlog/ Geoff Penn - Rating 85/100 The debut album by cellist ‘Joost van Dongen’ entitled “The Ageless Gate’ is more than just a project,...

Progressive Gears CD 42:30 Poland https://letseethin.bandcamp.com/album/2years-2late https://www.facebook.com/letseethin Geoff Penn Rating 85/100 Slap bang in the middle of Poland is the city of Lodz a former textile-manufacturing hub.  Slap bang too in the middle...

I made a huge mistake playing this the other night, as I had it on in the car after I had attended one of the most marvellous concerts of the year to date (and I have been to quite a few), Sol3 Mio. Those three Samoan opera singers gave us a night to remember,...

This album is an interesting take on classic Cole Porter numbers, performed by a Japanese bassist currently living in New York and an Israeli singer currently residing in San Francisco. I must confess this is the first time I have come across this particular style of...

Mals Records MALS393 CD 57.58Mins Kuwait City Progressive Rock https://badernana.bandcamp.com https://badernana.bandcamp.com Rating 75/100 Amazingly enough, this is an album of progressive music entirely written, produced, played, sung and recorded by Bader Nana a...

Private Press Sweden 56.mins Review By Geoff Penn My Rating 85/100 https://www.facebook.com/bjorn.sandstrom.5 https://soundcloud.com/cyklad/the-decision?fbclid=IwAR21h4HjL5h1NMBiOagtN0eIGqQZr0q1VJ97jFb62rjRSh6KDrprCgi6Uy4 Fairly typically, Swedish heavy progressive...