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AGROPELTER The Book of Hours (Symphonic Prog, 2025)

Review by Rikskyr — This album delivers a unified sound from start to finish, immersing the listener in an almost dream-like state of mind. Well done. Norwegian multi-instrumentalist Kay Olsen's debut...

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SIGH I Saw the World's End - Hangman's Hymn MMXXV (Experimental/Post Metal,...

Review by arcane-beautiful — I Saw The World's End: Hangman's Hymn MMXXV by Sigh is a great re recording of the band's classic album. Extremely underlooked in the metal world, this Japanese black...

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NOVA CASCADE Box Man (Neo-Prog, 2025)

Review by Chalkbrood — It's hard to have nice things to say about a band that uses AI art on their album cover. It makes one wonder how much effort they're willing to put into anything else they're...

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YAK The Pink Man and The Bishop (Neo-Prog, 2025)

Review by tszirmay — I was worried that perhaps a Yeti (aka Abominable Snowman) had lunched on Yak , as it often does according to myth, but Martin Morgan has resurrected his Tibetan muse variant ,...

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AGROPELTER The Book of Hours (Symphonic Prog, 2025)

Review by Plutonius — Absolutely brilliant!This album combines almost everything I love about prog into one delicious soup. It is a fusion of different styles combined into one throwback stylistic...

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PRESENCE Them (Rock Progressivo Italiano, 2024)

Review by Agnenrecords — I have to confess that until the summer of 2024 I'd never heard of Presence and it was therefore something of a surprise to discover that the band formed in the early 90s, when...

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DOCTORS OF SPACE Fusing your Synapses (Psychedelic/Space Rock, 2025)

Review by kev rowland — This is the first time I have come across Doctors of Space, a project which features Dr Space (Hammond, Mellotron, MOOG Modular, Custom Modular Synth, Nord Lead 2, Novation...

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HALLOWEEN Psy-Ko (Symphonic Prog, 2025)

Review by alainPP — French prog madness rises from its ashes 25 years later.At the end of the 80s, Jean Philippe Brun's violinist wanted to create a unique genre.Hence the release of avant-garde...

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THE SWAN CHORUS You're Despicable (Crossover Prog, 2025)

Review by yarstruly — Today I'll be checking out the third album from The Swan Chorus, titled "You're Despicable", released in February of 2025. Although this is their third release, the history of...

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ATOMIC TIME Subsounds (Neo-Prog, 2025)

Review by BrufordFreak — Heavy space/psychedelic rock that satisfies the prog qualities of those looking for music to remind them of their old HAWKWIND, ELOY, PINK FLOYD, and BOWIE (and even early...

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DOCTORS OF SPACE Fusing your Synapses (Psychedelic/Space Rock, 2025)

Review by BrufordFreak — Two ancient space/psychedelic junkies gathering forces in Portugal for this their 12th album collaboration. (All since 2019!) Much of the album has an almost-continuous flow to...

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DISCIPLINE Breadcrumbs (Symphonic Prog, 2025)

Review by Dapper~Blueberries — Wow, talk about a surprise comeback. After nearly a decade, the American prog masters of Discipline had sprouted once more. It's been a while for me too, ever since I...

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STYX Circling From Above (Prog Related, 2025)

Review by yarstruly — I am really excited about today's album, the new album from Styx- "Circling from Above". Early on in this series, I reviewed "The Mission" and I had intended to do "Crash of the...

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PRYZME / EX-LINGUS True Stories... And Other Lies (Crossover Prog, 2025)

Review by yarstruly — [Edit-- important correction: from the band..."Thank you very much Scott Rich !However, there is a mistake in the presentation, the line-up changed in 2022.Lucas Planque plays the...

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TELEPATHY Transmissions (Experimental/Post Metal, 2025)

Review by arcane-beautiful — Transmissions by Telepathy is a great instrumental progressive metal adding in sound effects, radio broadcasts and audio quotes to give it a very Public Service...

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STYX Circling From Above (Prog Related, 2025)

Review by Stoneburner — Circling Styx With Circling from Above (2025), Styx delivers the third album of its renewed incarnation. It follows The Mission (2017) and Crash of the Crown (2021). The...

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ENIGMATIC SOUND MACHINES Imperfect Silence (Crossover Prog, 2025)

Review by Mellotron Storm — ENIGMATIC SOUND MACHINES is the Montreal based duo of Jeremie Arrobas and Thomas Szirmay. Jeremie was a founding member of MEN WITHOUT HATS but has been active since then in...

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SUBLUNAR A Random Moment of Stillness (Heavy Prog, 2025)

Review by tszirmay — This is Polish heavy prog band's second album, coming after the 2018 debut "A Welcome Memory Loss", the line-up remaining unchanged. Lukasz Dumara handles all the vocal duties,...

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NAD SYLVAN Monumentata (Crossover Prog, 2025)

Review by A Crimson Mellotron — 'Monumentata' is a 2025 solo studio album by Nad Sylvan, a prominent figure in the world of progressive rock from the 2010s onwards, known for his incredible...

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G�STA BERLINGS SAGA Forever Now (Eclectic Prog, 2025)

Review by spleenache — This is a review of "Forever Now" AND "Fragment I" which is not listed in ProgArchives, I guess because it is not an album but a single track.Gosta Berlings Saga is and has been...

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WILSON PROJECT Atto Primo (Rock Progressivo Italiano, 2025)

Review by tszirmay — Before anything, this is in no way shape or form, a reflection on some marooned volleyball faraway beach in Fedexland but a crafty quartet from Italy that as per norm with the RPI...

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AMPLIFIER Gargantuan (Psychedelic/Space Rock, 2025)

Review by TheEliteExtremophile — Amplifier is a band that's been around for a while, and they've often skirted the edges of this site's purview. They're primarily an alt-rock band, but they frequently...

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LOST CROWNS The Heart is in the Body (RIO/Avant-Prog, 2025)

Review by TheEliteExtremophile — The sophomore album from this Cardiacs-adjacent act is a dense, weird, and jumpy record. It is brimming with instruments like harp, clarinet, flue, bassoon, theremin,...

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NUOVA ERA 20.000 Leghe Sotto i Mari (Rock Progressivo Italiano, 2025)

Review by TheEliteExtremophile — Nuova Era is a band that was first active from the mid 1980s through the mid 1990s. Their sound was definitely retro, but it was more exciting and inventive than a lot...

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EDENSONG Our Road to Dust (Eclectic Prog, 2025)

Review by TheEliteExtremophile — Edensong is not a band I was familiar with before writing this review. They play a brand of semi-metallic progressive rock with significant folk influences. The band...

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COSMIC CATHEDRAL Deep Water (Symphonic Prog, 2025)

Review by TheEliteExtremophile — The latest Neal Morse project certainly sounds like a Neal Morse project. And as usual, where Neal is the creative lead on a project, he has one question for you: "Do...

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HAPPY FAMILY 4037 (Zeuhl, 2025)

Review by TheEliteExtremophile — Happy Family is generally considered to be one of the forefathers of the Japanese zeuhl scene. I don't think I'd necessarily call them a full-on zeuhl act in the same...

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SYKOFANT Red Sun (Heavy Prog, 2025)

Review by TheEliteExtremophile — Following their groove-laden debut album last year, Norway's Sykofant have returned with 23 minutes of new music. It continues in a vein similar to Sykofant but with...

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FIRMAMENT A New World If You Can Take It (Progressive Metal, 2025)

Review by TheEliteExtremophile — I don't claim to like everything. I know there are just certain styles of music which don't resonate with me for one reason or another. I can articulate why I don't...

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MOON LETTERS This Dark Earth (Heavy Prog, 2025)

Review by TheEliteExtremophile — Three years after their last release, 2022's excellent Thank You from the Future, Moon Letters have returned with their third full-length album. I've mentioned a few...

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LARS FREDRIK FR�ISLIE Gamle Mester (Symphonic Prog, 2025)

Review by TheEliteExtremophile — Wobbler's keyboard player is back with his second solo album. Lars Fredrik Fr�islie's solo debut, 2023's Fire Fortellinger, was a pretty solid release. It didn't break...

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ANCHOR AND BURDEN Sunken Fleet (Eclectic Prog, 2025)

Review by kev rowland — It seems to me that the older I get (I have been reviewing for the best part of 40 years and am technically a "boomer"), the more I seek out music which defies the norm and is...

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BABAL Running in the Gutter (Crossover Prog, 2025)

Review by kev rowland — Babal have found a new home at Fruits de Mer, and I can definitely see how their strange angular psychedelic style fits in well with the rest of that eclectic roster. Karen...

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PHILOSOPHOBIA The Constant Void (Progressive Metal, 2025)

Review by alainPP — "Intro" cinematic, short, animated city background, a latency and "King of Fools" bursts in, drum kit raging, guitar shearing with Domenik coming to twist everything with his...

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ELLEVEN 8030 (Neo-Prog, 2025)

Review by alainPP — Elleven, a band formed in 2001 with two former members of Chandelier, wanted to showcase Julia Graff, who deserved partial recognition for this slightly atmospheric progressive...

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JOVIAC Autofiction Pt. 1 - Shards (Heavy Prog, 2025)

Review by alainPP — JOVIAC, melodic prog metal, with a nod to Dream Theater and ACT, is playful prog pop metal. A melodic and progressive structure, fiery riffs, and delightful lyrical flights."Level...

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BANCO DEL MUTUO SOCCORSO Storie Invisibili (Rock Progressivo Italiano, 2025)

Review by Stefano61 — "Storie Invisibili": The Sonic Soul of Banco del Mutuo Soccorso Between History and Contemporaneity.Banco del Mutuo Soccorso, the indomitable bastion of Italian progressive rock,...

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DEAFHEAVEN Lonely People with Power (Experimental/Post Metal, 2025)

Review by Dapper~Blueberries — I am bored as hell in my room so why not do an album review, eh?Deafheaven, a band that managed to surprise the world of black metal by making it mainstream. Or at least...

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GERALD Music for Broken Elevators (Eclectic Prog, 2024)

Review by alainPP — 1. The Blissful Little Life of Frank Bigbof for the explosive track, avant-garde for the atmosphere; notes of instruments placed end to end, a little jazzy, heavier, much more...

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AMBIENT DEN Ambient Den (Crossover Prog, 2025)

Review by tszirmay — Inaugural album from Down Under. a project that features the masterful talent of guitarist Ben Craven, alongside mates Tim Bennetts on keyboards and drummer Dean Povey, all...

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FAUN FABLES Counterclockwise (Prog Folk, 2025)

Review by arcane-beautiful — Counterclockwise by Faun Fables is a great eclectic folk album from married musicians Nils Frykdahl & Dawn McCarthy. Keeping the eclectic nature of his Sleepytime...

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AMBIENT DEN Ambient Den (Crossover Prog, 2025)

Review by yarstruly — Today I'll be reviewing "Ambient Den", the self-titled album by the project of the same name. The album is a collaboration between three Australian prog musicians:...

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AGROPELTER The Book of Hours (Symphonic Prog, 2025)

Review by Biblebla — 2025 has presented interesting music so far, but not many from symphonic progressive rock. Agropelter is a new band for me, but I am familiar with some of the musician from before....

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TWELFTH NIGHT Live Fact and Let Fiction Live (Neo-Prog, 2024)

Review by kev rowland — It should be noted that the most important words on the cover are at the bottom, where it says, "Recreated by Clive Mitten" as what we have here are all the tracks from both...

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DIGITAL LIFE PROJECT / EX DEATON LEMAY PROJECT Digital Life (Neo-Prog, 2025)

Review by kev rowland — There have been some changes within DLP, as originally the band was called Deaton LeMay Project, but drummer Craig LeMay is no longer involved. However, keyboard player Roby...

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DAAL Decoding The Emptiness (Eclectic Prog, 2025)

Review by alainPP — DAAL's vintage sound on keyboards creates a lush atmosphere made of layered musical overlays that goes beyond basic RPI, with Scandinavian overtones in their tracks, featuring...

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ATOMIC TIME Subsounds (Neo-Prog, 2025)

Review by danielsantaclara — Art is something that, at first, seems to have no purpose at all?but once we touch its essence, it can turn an ordinary full-moon night into the most sublime moment of the...

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DJABE Freya-Arctic Jam (Jazz Rock/Fusion, 2025)

Review by tszirmay — The ongoing relationship between the Genesis maestro and prolific Hungarian legends Djabe continues, seemingly a prefect partnership musically, as well as Steve's obvious personal...

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LARS FREDRIK FR�ISLIE Gamle Mester (Symphonic Prog, 2025)

Review by Stefano61 — I. The Art of the "Old Master"Lars Fredrik Fr�islie's new album, correctly titled *Gamle Mester* and not "Game Mester," presents itself as an artistic endeavor of considerable...

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DISCIPLINE Breadcrumbs (Symphonic Prog, 2025)

Review by kev rowland — I have long thought that Discipline are one of the most vital and important progressive rock bands to hail from America, but when I started saying it 30 years ago there appeared...

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