Jakko M Jakszyk SECRETS & LIES Jakko Jakszyk had a life-changing moment when he saw King Crimson playing Watford Town Hall on the 15th July 1971. Hearing the band that night instilled in the 13-year-old Jakko a determination to become a professional musician, setting him off on the road to what has been by any definition a remarkable career.  2020 … Read More

Derek Sherinian The Phoenix Derek Sherinian is unquestionably one of the most significant keyboard players of the modern era. His far ranging talents have been much in evidence through the music of Alice Cooper, Dream Theater, Black Country Communion and current band Sons Of Apollo. Sherinian has also released a series of acclaimed solo albums over the last two decades. … Read More

long distance calling HOW DO WE WANT TO LIVE? We shouldn’t talk too much about the multifaceted career of one of the best and most internationally successful instrumental Rock Bands from Germany. Instead, let us review the most important facts: For almost one and a half decades, Long Distance Calling from Munster have been proving how profound and versatile their … Read More

JOHN WESLEY a way you’ll never be… “a way you’ll never be” – by the way, the use of small letters is done by purpose – marks the eighth studio album from John Wesley. The album brings a modernized return to the classic progressive rock albums of the Seventies. Wesley is standing on the shoulders of his influences such as … Read More

The Mute Gods atheists and believers The Mute Gods deliver hard-hitting message on future of the planet in Atheists and BelieversThird album from Nick Beggs (Steven Wilson and Steve Hackett), Roger King (Steve Hackett) and Marco Minnemann (The Aristocrats and The Sea Within) features guest appearances from Alex Lifeson, guitarist with Rush, drummer Craig Blundell (Frost* and Steven Wilson) and … Read More

The neal morse band LIVE IN BRNO – 2019 Neal Morse’s career path is full of unexpected twists and turns, sudden changes and pleasant surprises—much like the epic progressive rock compositions for which he has become known. In 2014 Neal was remarkably prolific, marking milestones both in the studio and on the road with the multiple bands he’s a part … Read More

THE SEA WITHIN THE SEA WITHIN The Sea Within – a new art-rock group formed by Roine Stolt (Transatlantic, The Flower Kings), Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation), Jonas Reingold (The Flower Kings, Karmakanic, The Tangent), Tom Brislin (Renaissance, Spiraling, Yes Symphonic, Deborah Harry) & Marco Minnemann (The Aristocrats, Steven Wilson, UK, Joe Satriani) – have announced they will release their … Read More

the tangent The Tangent ready to serve up their latest dish In the past 15 years or so, the world of contemporary progressive rock music has seemed to solidify on bands who either tow the expected traditional lines of the genre, and those who spend a lot of their time denying that they play “prog” at all. And then there’s … Read More

TOUNDRA DAS CABINET DES DR. CALIGARI Madrid’s TOUNDRA aren’t an ordinary instrumental band. They are as influenced by the big names of progressive and rock as they are by the many faces punk and alternative rock. These cross-cultural, pan-generational inspirations have had a significant impact on the Spanish quartet. Throughout their career, starting with 2007, these rockers have been inspired … Read More

TRANSATLANTIC The ABsolute Universe: The Ultimate Edition Transatlantic have never been a band to resist a challenge. So it should come as no surprise that for their fifth album ‘The Absolute Universe’, Neal Morse Roine Stolt Pete Trewavas and Mike Portnoy have really gone out to do something a little unusual. “We have actually come up with something unprecedented,” says … Read More