Tag: progressive rock
REVIEW: Simulacrum – Genesis
For quite some time now, people have been recommending me to listen to SIMULACRUM, a progressive metal outfit from Finland. Having listened to their...
(1981) Rush – Moving Pictures
Over 30 years ago in February 1981, Canadian progressive rock band Rush released "Moving Pictures." If you didn't catch our anniversary review, better late than never...
Interview with Soen — “This is a strong album, it has power,...
Progressive metal act SOEN is ready to release their new album, "Imperial," through Silver Lining Music on 29 January 2021. We had the opportunity...
REVIEW: External – EP: Stillness
Publishing new music in December is certainly a venture - unfortunately, these releases tend to be overlooked because of all the end-of-year activities. Finnish...
REVIEW: Our Oceans – While Time Disappears
One of the most celebrated literary classics is the multi-volume novel, In Search of Lost Time, written by the French author, Marcel Proust, during...
REVIEW: Onsegén Ensemble – Fear
It is not an everyday occurrence that a genuinely unique prog-oddity from the far north of Finland manages to challenge the weirdness factor of...
REVIEW: White Walls – Grandeur
Romania may not be the most metal country in the world, but there are still many bands that play variations of this type of...
Interview with White Walls — “We feel like this is the...
With the release of their new album, “Grandeur,” which comes after a few long years of radio silence, the time has come to catch...
REVIEW: Neal Morse – Sola Gratia
The progressive rock of the 1970s is notorious for its indulgence in fantasy themes – knights in shining armor and such. Some of the...
REVIEW: Derek Sherinian – The Phoenix (Musicalypse Archive)
Derek Sherinian is a prolific American keyboard wizard, whose name might not instantly ring a bell, but you're certainly prone to have a vague...
REVIEW: Rikard Sjöblom’s Gungfly – Alone Together
To say that social media has turned into an effective instrument for creating a false impression of connection is not a notion to be...
(1980) Yes – Drama: Anniversary Special
With a significant lineup change - singer Jon Anderson and keyboardist Rick Wakeman leaving the band and THE BUGGLES' very own vocalist Trevor Horn...
REVIEW: The Tangent – Auto Reconnaissance (Musicalypse Archive)
If the name Andy Tillison doesn't mean anything, there's a chance that you've never heard of THE TANGENT. This progressive rock group was formed by the...
REVIEW: The Tangent – Auto Reconnaissance
The world of contemporary prog seems to solidify on bands who either comply to the museum piece values of the 1970s progressive rock or...
REVIEW: Lonely Robot – Feelings Are Good
LONELY ROBOT is the solo project of English singer, multi-instrumentalist, and producer John Mitchell, best known as member of ARENA, IT BITES, KINO, and...
REVIEW: Kansas – The Absence of Presence (Musicalypse Archive)
American rock legends KANSAS are back again with their sixteenth release, entitled "The Absence of Presence," which follows 2016's "The Prelude Implicit." Set for...
REVIEW: Rantama – Rantama
During the lonely lockdown days, one has had to find some wholesome ways to stay occupied. For me, this meant working through my list...
REVIEW: Voivod – EP: The End of Dormancy
Charles Mingus was an American jazz legend, whose unique style drew on such diverse musical sources of inspiration as gospel, blues, free jazz, and...
REVIEW: Long Distance Calling – How Do You Want to Live
"Curiosity is a real bastard," reverberates an utterly convincing male voice against the backdrop of an ominous synth drone, and soon the soundscape is...
REVIEW: Kansas – The Absence of Presence
Who doesn't know hits like "Dust in the Wind" and "Carry On My Wayward Son?" These songs were seen as the staple of progressive...