It was a damp and dreary Manchester evening, to be expected at this time of year, in particular in the North West. Brightening the miserable November evening and to mark the joyous occasion of having released new records this year, a duo of Swedish titans...

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Well-known as Porcupine Tree’s mastermind, one half of Blackfield, Opeth producer, King Crimson and Jethro Tull remixer, Steven Wilson has become one of the central figures of today’s progressive rock. His second solo album “Grace For Drowning”, announced as his “biggest project to date” with...

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Fornost Arnor burst onto the scene towards the end of 2009 with the release of their debut album, “Escaping the Abyss”, on their own Witch-King label, which made our Top 10 Albums of 2009! The progressive metal band take influences from all corners of the...

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Royal Weddings. Pomp and Circumstance. Wet Bank Holiday Mondays. There are some things that the English do much better than anyone else. Let’s add eccentric, self deprecating progressive rock to that list. The 40th anniversary reissue of Caravan‘s “In the Land of Grey and Pink”,...

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To celebrate the fortieth anniversary of the release of Caravan’s "In The Land Of Grey And Pink", Universal is pleased to announce a special three-disc, deluxe edition of the album.

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In 2008 Keith Emerson, keyboarder of the famous prog rock trio Emerson, Lake & Palmer, surprised everyone with the release of his new solo album under the name Keith Emerson Band after years without any new music. The main studio band consisted of Gregg Bissonette...

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Don’t be fooled by the horribly pathetic new age intro ‘Guidance One’ because what follows is nothing short of stunning! Somewhere between progressive rock and metal you will find Jolly’s, “The Audio Guide To Happiness (Part I)”. Speaking of what rock is about, this album...

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“Office Of Strategic Influence” is the debut album by progressive metal trio OSI, originally released in 2003 and reissued in 2010 by Metal Blade Records. The three involved musicians are well-known figures of the progressive metal scene: Fates Warning guitarist Jim Matheos (who also plays...

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ANATHEMA UK Tour To Start February 9th

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From a land divided by cultural, ethnic and religious differences and strife comes Orphaned Land. These Israelis caused quite a stir within the progressive rock and metal community with their impressive Mabool album back in 2004. Six years and six hundred hours spent on studio...

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So, the final day of the 2010 Download Festival was upon us, Saturday had been an absolute blast, could Sunday match up to the previous two days? The day began a little later than planned as I was very comfortable in my bed, this and...

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Captive Audience, the debut release from Glasgow Prog Metal outfit Secondskin, on Union Black records, is nothing short of stunning. The tone is set immediately with the haunting intro ‘If you knew…’, which almost hypnotizes you before the raw brutality of ‘Pawned Life’ bursts through...

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