SiX By SiX, the progressive power trio featuring Ian Crichton (Saga), Nigel Glockler (Saxon) and Robert Berry (3.2), have released their brand new album ‘Beyond Shadowland’ today. To celebrate, they also announce their first ever European live dates. The band will play three shows in Germany and the Netherlands in the second half of September, prior to appearing at the renowned ProgStock festival in the USA in October. Robert Berry says: “I cannot wait to step out on stage for the first time with Ian and Nigel. Having come together as a band originally in 2020, we have made two albums and in t ..read more

Sweden-borne folkloric progressive rock band Kaipa proudly announce their new album Sommargryningsljus. 49 years after the release of their debut album, the band is set to reveal the 15th longplayer of their musical journey, Sommargryningsljus, which will be released via InsideOutMusic on June 28th, 2024. The announcement comes with the release of the first single of the album, which is a mélange of both the opening and closing track of Sommargryningsljus, subsequently named “Sommargryningsljus (Single Edit)”. Two of the songs from the album, the opening track Sommarskymningsljus and the endin ..read more

Melbourne’s most intriguing progressive metal band TERAMAZE has revealed today, the first single, “Standing Ovation,” from their highly anticipated 11th full-length album, ‘Eli: A Wonderful Fall From Grace,’ that’s set for release on May 24th via Wells Music. Watch the video here: “‘Standing Ovation’ sounds like a thrilling anthem, capturing the excitement and energy of Eli’s journey to stardom. With its dynamic guitar riffs/solos and powerful vocal melodies, its a standout track within the story. It encapsulates the pivotal moment when Eli steps into the spotlight and commands the stage, ear ..read more

by Stephen Joyce In Geddy Lee’s recent unmissable memoir, “My Effin’ Life”, he sagely observes that “…the more influences one has that are then filtered through one’s own personality, the more one ends up with a style and a sound that one legitimately call one’s own.” These insightful words from the former Rush bassist could well have been written about Wheel, a trio from Helsinki, Finland, who formed in 2015. While there is no denying the progressive metal heritage that permeates their music, Wheel has a musical identify that is unequivocally distinctive and unique. Fans of bands like Porcupi ..read more

Photo by Scott Robinson OPETH is pleased to announce their return to North America! The Swedish prog legends will be embarking on a headlining run starting in Milwaukee on October 11 and will trek through the continent until the final stop in San Francisco, CA on October 31. Tickets will go on sale to the general public this Friday, April 26 @ 10:00 A.M. local time.  Tickets here: https://www.opeth.com/tour-dates For fans who cannot wait for the ticket launch, various pre-sales via Spotify, Knotfest, and Blabbermouth are starting today, April 24 @ 2:00 P.M. EDT! The full itinerary can be ..read more

David Gilmour today announced his new album ‘Luck and Strange’, to be released on September 6 on Sony Music. The first track from the album, ‘The Piper’s Call’, will be released this Thursday, April 25, following a world exclusive first play on the BBC Radio 2 Breakfast Show. ‘Luck and Strange’ was recorded over five months in Brighton and London and is Gilmour’s first album of new material in nine years. The record was produced by David and Charlie Andrew, best known for his work with ALT-J and Marika Hackman. Of this new working relationship, David says, “We invited Charlie to the house, so ..read more

Asia is absolutely delighted to announce The Heat of The Moment Tour, headlined by Asia and also featuring Focus, Martin Turner ex Wishbone Ash and Curved Air and MC’d by artist Roger Dean. The tour will commence on 3rd July 2024 and will incorporate 21 dates across the USA and Canada. The tour has been masterminded by rock music keyboard legend and original Asia member, Geoff Downes (Buggles, Asia, Yes). Asia was the biggest selling album of 1982, number 1 on Billboard for 9 weeks and pioneers of the MTV era! Downes’ brand new iteration of Asia first began to evolve last Summer, at the concer ..read more

Anglo-Finnish progressive metallers Wheel recently announced the release of their much-anticipated third studio album ‘Charismatic Leaders’ on the 3rd May 2024. Today they launch the albums third single, ‘Disciple’, and you can listen now here: Vocalist & guitarist James Lascelles comments of the track: “Disciple is a heated debate between a current and an ex-cult member and both believe they are saving the other – they are also utterly unwilling to consider the opposing point of view. The discourse between these two made up characters is a reflection of multiple topical debates in modern ..read more

Every now and again, you listen to an album that makes you go, “What did I just listen to?”. It doesn’t happen often to me, but it most certainly happened to me when I listened to the new album from Chinese group OU. Entitled “II: Frailty”, this album is a followup to their debut album that released back in 2022. I hadn’t heard of OU prior to reviewing this album, so I listened to this album with a very fresh set of ears. Certainly, the vocals of lead vocalist Lynn Wu are the star of the show here. Her vocals are gorgeous on their own, and simply magical when they get processed/layered as they ..read more

Progressive rockers HAKEN are pleased to announce they will bring their special ‘An Evening With’ tour to the UK & Europe in September 2024. Kicking off on the 4th September in Finland, the band will be performing the entirety of their acclaimed newest album ‘Fauna’, as well as other tracks from across the band’s career. The band comment: “We’ve been wanting to give the European fans a full-length show for a while now, so we are really excited to be bringing ‘An Evening with Haken’ to the continent in September. We had such a blast with this format in North America earlier this year, and w ..read more