«Kick The Giant is a young band from Finland with high hopes for the future!» Finnish prog n’ roll band KICK THE GIANT is set to release their debut album, PRESENCE, on July 5th 2024 via INVERSE RECORDS. Prog n’ Roll Band KICK THE GIANT Release First Single Ahead New Album The first single has been just released and you can watch music video made by Vesa Ilkka for OUT OF TIME after the break. (by) Hiscio PROG ROCK JOURNALIST Link Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Spotify Telegram «It feels almost surreal to finally see this album coming together. We’ve been working on it for su ..read more

«Mi sueño musical es hacer sentir a alguien lo mismo que sentí en mi primer concierto de Steven Wilson» [Yamil Ladner] El compositor/productor/multi-instrumentista bonaerense Yamil Ladner es el cuerpo y la mente del proyecto de metal progresivo MARBLE MACHINE, actualmente aficando en Holanda, donde se encuentra preparando el lanzamiento de su próximo álbum, DISTORTED PORTRAIT, cuya fecha de estreno está todavía por anunciar. MARBLE MACHINE Presenta Nuevo Single EYES del Álbum DISTORTED PORTRAIT Para promocionar el álbum, MARBLE MACHINE presentó el pasado 14 de marzo el tercer single, EY ..read more

«This is the project that Adrian Belew called me about last Autumn, a project which I support and fully encourage, and discussed with Steve Vai recently at McCabes in Santa Monica (3 march 2024). Even, I suggested the name.» [Robert Fripp] Prog Rock social media is buzzing these days with frenzy activity sharing the news of a new supergroup rising on the horizon. At the wheel is KING CRIMSON‘s renovator and guitar virtuoso on his own, Adrian Belew, who just got the blessing from Robert Fripp himself for this new project re-imagining the beloved Crimson‘s trilogy from the 80s. Yes, STEVE V ..read more

«Space Kitchen is what happens when you modernize the 1970’s rock band mentality with the artistic freedom of modern DIY possibility» Bringing back memories of Genesis, Alan Parsons Project, Electric Light Orchestra and The Beatles, Canadian duet Space Kitchen smartly recreates their everlasting spirit in a colourful and lovable progressive pop mixture. What’s not to like? SPACE KITCHEN’s «What’s Cookin’?»: Between Yesterday and Today (Album Review) After collecting high praises with their debut EP, Space Kitchen are back at it once more with a new Extended Play, just released on M ..read more

«A sub-genre of grunge which incorporates both the loud, dirty guitar sounds and simple riffs of the grunge movement with such progressive rock techniques as frequent time signature changes and parts of songs written in ‘modes’ instead of keys.» [Urban Dictionary] I think it would’ve have been great Grunge had taken a progressive direction. But is this a real thing or just a dreamwish? I’m afraid it’s more like the last one. Still, if you go online you can find some people arguing for progressive grunge as a thing (there’s even an entry at Urban Dictionary. No Wikipedia yet). Me ..read more

«To boldly go where no one has progged… before!» Hey, guys! What’s goin’ on? This Week Music! is back once again with great, uplifting prog music to make your week better. This Week Music! – KRISTOFFER GILDENLÖW, JUPITER HOLLOW, METRO SOCIETY & ABACUS This week we welcome to the fold art-rocker KRISTOFFER GILDENLÖW, prog-metallers JUPITER HOLLOW and METRO SOCIETY, and a Special Guest Star: German band ABACUS. (by) Hiscio PROG ROCK JOURNALIST Link Facebook Twitter Instagram YouTube Spotify Telegram «Introducing ‘Empty,’ the fifth solo masterpiece by Kristoffer Gildenlöw, a m ..read more

«Their music is a melting pot of various genres, but the main focus is on the melody and atmosphere. Finnish atmospheric progressive metal band ALASE released a new single Love Crime. This track features a stunning Rioghan as female vocals for this duet where ALASE’s mastermind Janne Lunnas handles male vocals. New ALASE Single & Video LOVE CRIME – feat. RIOGHAN As Duet Partner! ALASE released their second studio album A Matter of Time on April 14th 2023. This new track is taken from the upcoming Beyond Our Imagination EP which is set to be released on February 23rd, 2024 via Inv ..read more

«Lush harmonies combine with intricate rhythmic patterns, and there are multiple themes and changes throughout the course of their songs« Athens-based progressive metal band OCEAN’S EDGE introduced a few days ago a new lyric video for the single Waterfall. Watch it below! Prog-metallers OCEAN’S EDGE Present New Lyric Video For Single WATERFALL! Waterfall is the last single released so far by the band (after Supernatural and Fragile) and has been taken from OCEAN’S EDGE debut album The Voyager, available indepentedly via the band’s Bandcamp page since May 1st, 2023. (by) Hiscio PROG ROCK ..read more

«My name is Peter Gabriel and primarily I make noises – and ideas» It was 1968… Four british youngsters, Peter, Tony, Mike and Anthony, were on school holidays and they’d never had guessed they were about to start the most wonderful journey of their lives: becoming one of the most successful rock bands ever. This is their story. FROM GENESIS TO REVELATION: The Beginnings Of A Mythical Band Phil Collins was not in the picture yet and was some time away from answering the Melody Maker ad that would change his life forever. Back then, the drummer was a guy named Chris Stewart. (by) Hiscio ..read more

«I think in a way it was like we were saying to the audience, ‘Have you heard this piece?‘»[Keith Emerson] Although I never clicked with any Emerson, Lake and Palmer‘s albums (only single tracks), there was one album I’ve always been really fond of: Pictures At An Exhibition. I got it on tape back in my teens, in the early 80s, and quickly became a fave o’ mine over the years. «PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION», by Emerson, Lake and Palmer It wasn’t intentional. The trio had never heard Mussorgsky‘s masterpiece before. But when they did, they all agreed in one thing: “Gosh we’ve got to do this ..read more