UK prog rockers IQ have announced they have a brand new ‘Archive Collection’ release titled The IQ Weekender 2024. After the success of the two ‘weekender shows’ earlier this year in Bury and Aschaffenburg the band have put together this new Archive Collection release – a recording of both nights at the Colos-Saal in Aschaffenburg. The product features four CDs presented in two 6-panel digi-sleeves with a 24 page booklet, all presented in a slipcase with new artwork by Tony Lythgoe. The whole thing includes both complete shows from the weekend, and of course the Saturday show features a comple ..read more

Here is a recap of some of the tracks that were released as singles or videos during the month of April 2024. Vote here for your favorite. 178 The Prog Report Tracks of the Month - February 2024 Thanks for your answer! David Gilmour - The Piper's Call4 Everygrey - Falling From The Sun89 OU - Reborn5 Richard Henshall - Mu5 SiX By SiX - The Mission4 Teramaze - Standing Ovation7 The Tangent - The Single43 Wheel - Disciple21 The post The Prog Report Tracks of the Month – April 2024 appeared first on The Prog Report ..read more

by Prog Nick Andy Tillison has been very busy of late. While his band-mates in The Tangent have themselves been busy all over the globe playing with acts such as Steve Hackett, Soft Machine, Karnataka, David Cross, Francis Dunnery’s It Bites, Cyan and others, Tillison has made it his business to go ahead and create a new Tangent album regardless of their unavailability. The flame-haired multi-instrumentalist has made it clear that ’To Follow Polaris’ is intended in no way to replace the unique talents of Jonas Reingold, Luke Machin, Theo Travis and Steve Roberts, but is rather a once-off exper ..read more

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.’ On this new podcast the band join Roie Avin to talk about their new album and spin the Wheel of 6X6 for some fun topics. The interview was previously released as 4 parts thru InsideOutMusic on the label’s YouTube channel, but you can now watch it in full or listen to it wherever you get your podcasts. For the full audio click the podcast link or download the podcast on Apple · Google· Stitcher · PodBean • Spotify Subscribe ..read more

Mandoki Soulmates – the international and inter-generational supergroup consisting of rock and fusion grandmasters surrounding founder and mastermind Leslie Mandoki are set to release their latest album ‘A Memory Of Our Future’ on InsideOutMusic on May 10th, 2024.  The album was recorded and mastered entirely in analog, which is a rarity in 2024.  We caught up with Leslie to find out about the album and also ask him about his favorite releases from the other Soulmates’ bands. TPR: So where did you have the inspiration to make the album all analog and how difficult was it? LESLIE: Wel ..read more

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