LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT LTE3 RELEASED: 16th APRIL 2021 BUY NOW In modern-day progressive rock, it seems as though there is a new supergroup every few weeks. But long before this was the norm, and before musicians were routinely involved in more than one band, there was Liquid Tension Experiment. Back in 1997, Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, Sons of … Read More
Neal Morse – Sola Gratia
NEAL MORSE SOLA GRATIA RELEASED: 11th SEPTEMBER 2020 BUY NOW “I think Sola Gratia is as good as anything I’ve ever done.” That’s a bold claim by any musician, but it’s an extraordinary one from a singer-songwriter-all-round-musician of the calibre (and extensive back catalog) of Neal Morse, whose reputation as one of the progressive rock world’s most … Read More
Transatlantic – The Absolute Universe
TRANSATLANTIC THE ABSOLUTE UNIVERSE RELEASED: 5 FEBRUARY 2021 BUY NOW 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 … Read More
Steve Hackett – Under A Mediterranean Sky
STEVE HACKETT UNDER A MEDITERRANEAN SKY RELEASED: 11 JANUARY 2021 BUY NOW For Steve Hackett, his 26th studio album (a remarkable statistic of itself) is far more than merely a collection of quality tracks. It goes a lot deeper than this.“I love experimenting with sounds and ethnic instruments, and thereby taking my ideas into other musical territories, … Read More
Riverside – Lost’n’Found – Live in Tilburg
RIVERSIDE LOST’N’FOUND – LIVE IN TILBURG RELEASED: 11 DECEMBER 2020 BUY NOW Polish progressive rock masters RIVERSIDE return with a very special live-release. Previously only available as strictly limited fanclub edition, “Lost’n’Found – Live in Tilburg” re-visits an outstanding performance at one of the biggest shows during RIVERSIDE’s European tour in 2015 for their acclaimed “Love, Fear … Read More
Dream Theater – Distant Memories – Live In London
DREAM THEATER DISTANT MEMORIES – LIVE IN LONDON RELEASED: 27 NOVEMBER 2020 BUY NOW The bonds of disparate elements yield friction, energy, and ultimately incite creation. It happens throughout all of existence—especially in music. The music of Dream Theater relies on the interplay and brotherhood of the musicians as much as it does on the harmony of … Read More
Frost* – 13 Winters
FROST* 13 WINTERS RELEASED: 20 NOVEMBER 2020 BUY NOW Frost* were formed back in 2004 by Jem Godfrey, back then better known to the wider world for creating chart-topping hits for acts including Atomic Kitten, Shayne Ward and Holly Valance. Godfrey was privately becoming increasingly frustrated by the creative limitations of the pop genre and made a … Read More
The Flower Kings – Islands
THE FLOWER KINGS ISLANDS RELEASED: 30 OCTOBER 2020 BUY NOW “Islands” is the new double album by progressive rockers THE FLOWER KINGS. After the group’s much celebrated return in 2019 and the highly successful “Waiting For Miracles”, creative mastermind Roine Stolt (Transatlantic, The Sea Within, Anderson/Stolt etc.) now presents 92 minutes of brand-new music with his competent line-up … Read More
Jakko M Jakszyk – Secrets & Lies
JAKKO M JAKSZYK SECRETS & LIES RELEASED: 23 OCTOBER 2020 BUY NOW 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 … Read More
Devin Townsend – Order Of Magnitude – Empath Live Volume 1
DEVIN TOWNSEND ORDER OF MAGNITUDE – EMPATH LIVE VOLUME 1 RELEASED: 23 OCTOBER 2020 BUY NOW Devin Townsend isn’t the kind of person to make things easy for himself. In fact, it sometimes seems like this maverick Canadian musician’s entire career has consisted of a series of obstacles and challenges he’s thrown in his own way, daring … Read More