...the quality of Blue Öyster Cult’s music remains undimmed after all these years and this package really is a perfect anniversary celebration, or I should say: the first of three perfect anniversary celebrations. Blue Öyster Cult fans have a lot to enjoy here and a lot to look forward to! Blue Öyster Cult have produced..
Prog the Forest 2023 @ the Fiddler’s Elbow, Camden, 3rd December
The charity one day progressive music event PROG the FOREST returns for its fifth year at the famous Fiddler's Elbow in Camden, North London, on Sunday 3rd December. As always, event will showcase the diversity of modern progressive rock music and related genres, and all profits will be donated to the World Land Trust. “The..
Arabs In Aspic – PictureS In A Dream / Victim Of Your Father’s Agony / The Magic Of Sin (Karisma Records)
It’s rare to see such support from a record label for a band’s back catalogue as shown by Karisma with Arabs In Aspic. The Norwegian prog institution were signed by Karisma in time to release Madness & Magic in 2020. A year later, their first three albums (all from the 2000s) were reissued simultaneously by..
Secret Rule – Uninverse (Lucky Bob Records / SPV)
Secret Rule have produced a fine album with a handful of truly memorable tracks that display their full mastery of the symphonic metal format. Secret Rule are a band from Rome that have been extraordinarily prolific by current standards. Their debut came out in 2015 and here, eight years later, they are already up to..
Alberta Cross and Band of Skulls Join Forces to Release ‘Crooked House’
17th November, Alberta Cross and Band of Skulls unleash their collaborative single ‘Crooked House’- a union of creativity that promises to leave an indestructible mark on the rock scene. Combining the minds of these two artists, ‘Crooked House’ will excite fans of Arctic Monkeys, Black Keys and Queens of the Stone Age with its raw and invigorating sound. Stream Crooked House here Watch the video here (Video shot..
Blank Manuskript – 229, London (15 November 2023)
The London prog fans who stayed at home rather than venture out mid-week missed one hell of a treat. According to Julie Andrews in the famous Musical, the hills are alive with the sound of music around Salzburg. But the lovely Austrian city is not exactly bursting with world famous rock artists. Perhaps it’s because..
Care Of Night – Reconnected (Frontiers Music)
Fans of the band who have waited a long time for this release will surely be happy to reconnect to the Care Of Night sound, but the quality of the album means that there should be plenty of new fans connecting too. Momentum can mean a lot in music and sadly the Swedish unit Care..
High Tide – The Complete Liberty Recordings (Cherry Red / Esoteric)
That sophomore album, and especially the epic Saneonymous, should have guaranteed High Tide prog rock immortality.... If we are perfectly honest then most of the music that has been created and then completely forgotten about deserves that fate. But eager musical beavers keep on digging into the archives in the hope of finding that long..
Genesis Piano Project – Piano Smithfield, Barbican (1 November 2023)
Kromelow’s evident love of this music shone through, and his interpretations shed new light on familiar material. Like most of London’s small venues, the Piano Smithfield is underground. The dark inconspicuous entry might cause one to jump to the conclusion that it is at the seedy end of the spectrum of music establishments, but it’s..
Green Lung – This Heathen Land (Nuclear Blast Records)
...in This Heathen Land Green Lung have grown out of their Sabbath-influenced roots to create a surprisingly varied and accessible album, full of classic riffs, big choruses, and fascinating lyrics. A cynic might ask: is there anything more to Green Lung than slavishly trying to create the sound of Black Sabbath? Listen to the first..