Formed in 2015, Canadian progressive rock duo Crown Lands comprises Cody Bowles (singer, percussion and flute); and Kevin Comeau (guitars, bass and keys). Together, they have steadily emerged as one of the genre’s more ambitious modern voices. I say "modern" despite the pair following what you might call a classic 70's inspired Prog Rock pathway..
Phantom Spell – Heather & Hearth (Cruz Del Sur Music/ Wizard Tower Records)
If you’ve been reading this website, then I bet you know quite well the fantastic English heavy metallers Seven Sisters, who released their great fourth album at the end of March. Their frontman and guitar player Kyle McNeill is exploring the more prog-rock and Seventies hard rock aspects of his musical talents via Phantom Spell..
Horslips – At the BBC (Madfish Records)
Few bands have left as distinctive a mark on the musical landscape - or in honing my own musical tastes - as Horslips. Emerging in the early 1970s, they more or less created ‘Irish Celtic Rock’, drawing from Irish traditional music and blending it with British/American rock to craft a sound that was both timeless and..
Progressive Rockers EVERON Announce First New Album in 16 Years
German progressive rockers Everon have announced their return after sixteen years with their new album Shells, which will be released on 28 February via Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group. Watch the video for the gargantuan new song 'No Embrace,' below. "The band never quit. It was a hiatus or something," says Oliver Philipps as he is sat in his recording studio,..
Frost* – Life in the Wires (InsideOut)
Every prog band worth their salt really should do a double album, shouldn’t they? Jem Godfrey A double concept album. Uh oh! The mere mention excites some and worries others. Will it be a band's crowning achievement, with flawlessly executed and compelling storytelling? Or will it suffer from excess, filler, and bloat, with listeners worldwide..
Rick Wakeman – Live at the London Palladium 2023 (Cherry Red)
Three and a half hours of quintessential Wakeman... There's a simple and sensible construction to Live at the London Palladium 2023, the new 4 CD boxed set showcasing Rick Wakeman's triumphant pair of sold-out concerts last year in all their dazzling pomp and nostalgia. The four interlocking components of the set - each housed on..
Norwegian prog rock group AVKRVST reveal details for debut album ‘The Approbation’ on InsideOut Records
Norwegian progressive rock group AVKRVST, who recently signed to InsideOutMusic are pleased to reveal details on their debut album titled The Approbation, set for release on the 16th June, 2023. The album cover and tracklisting can be seen below. At the young age of 7 years old, Martin Utby and Simon Bergseth made a pact that they would form a..
Norwegian progressive rock group AVKRVST sign with InsideOutMusic
Norwegian progressive rock group AVKRVST have signed with InsideOutMusic/Sony Music for release of their debut album in 2023. AVKRVST was founded by Martin Utby and Simon Bergseth - two musicians and friends who grew up together and have been playing tons of gigs with all kinds of different bands, but never together - until now. already lined up in prestigious company! The band have shared a teaser video of them working in..
Caravan – Buxton Pavilion Arts Centre (16 October 2022)
I suspect I'm not alone in my experience of Caravan being mostly limited to a couple of their early albums, some fifty years ago, and not having seen them live before. This much delayed opportunity came along with the band's current twelve-date "Make It Your Business" tour, so I thought "why not!" On a damp..
Kansas celebrate their 50th anniversary with release of ‘Another Fork In The Road – 50 Years of Kansas’
KANSAS, America's legendary progressive rock band, will celebrate their 50th anniversary in 2023. To commemorate this landmark occasion, current label InsideOutMusic are pleased to announce Another Fork In The Road – 50 Years Of Kansas for release on the 9th December 2022. A career-spanning collection, it features carefully-selected tracks from across the bands sizable discography, as well as a..