Tag Archives: prog

London-based progressive, psychedelic rockers Messenger will release their much-anticipated second album ‘Threnodies’ on the 22nd April 2016, and it has been receiving fantastic reviews already. Prog Magazine have called it “a spellbinding album”, while Metal Hammer UK awarded it 9/10 and said it is “a joyfully ambitious journey through edgeless realms of prog, folk, electric blues …

Norwegian prog act Airbag are set to release their fourth album via Karisma Records on June 10th 2016. The new album – titled Disconnected – is the follow-up to the bands critically acclaimed 2013 release ‘The Greatest Show on Earth’. The album features six songs with a common theme running through …

I caught up with Dave Ritchie for a chat about Wildfire Festival.  Follow the links at the bottom of the page to buy your tickets, they’re selling fast and after yesterday’s announcement that the band creating so much buzz in the rock music world right now, Inglorious, will headline Saturday night at …

On February 26th, Los Angeles prog-metal outfit REDEMPTION – featuring Nick van Dyk, Ray Alder (Fates Warning, Engine), Sean Andrews, and Chris Quirarte (as well as guitarist Bernie Versailles, who is presently on an indefinite medical hiatus) – will release their sixth full-length, ‘The Art of Loss’, via Metal Blade …

After having played a first show of this year in Tokyo / Japan, Norwegian prog metallers LEPROUS are kicking off a tour of Australia today in support of their newest studio album “The Congregation”, which was released worldwide via InsideOutMusic last May. More shows have now been confirmed for the …

Diatessaron is one of the most exciting new prog bands to be emerging in this generation. Progressive rock music is a genre that’s endlessly exciting, and with such a rich history behind it, it’s absolutely fantastic to see bands coming onto the scene today showcasing their own unique slants on …

A somewhat unusual name which conjures up images of men in corpse paint, axes, hammers and the usual paraphernalia suited to such a name. This is far from the truth. The band hail from Sweden and formed in 2006. To date have released a series of eps and now this …

Founder member of Genesis, Tony Banks, Announced as 2015’s Prog God. Chris Squire Virtuoso Award Named in Honour of Yes Legend.  Prog Magazine’s, Orange Amplification presents Progressive Music Awards, in association with Currencies.co.uk, is honoured to announce that founder member of Genesis, Tony Banks, will be the recipient of the 2015 Prog …

Long-time collaborators Mike Portnoy and Randy George as well as Neal Morse Band anchors, Bill Hubauer and Eric Gillette, join Neal as this group of master musicians perform Neal’s world renowned classic albums Testimony and One. Complete with 4 piece horn section, 6 member female background vocal section, violin and …

FLYING COLORS NOMINATED FOR TWO­­ PROGRESSIVE MUSIC AWARDS 2015: BAND OF THE YEAR & ALBUM OF THE YEAR    Win exclusive prizes: Steve Morse autographed Music Man Guitar 20-minute Skype lesson and conversation with Steve Morse Band-Autographed Drum Head Flying Colors Vinyl Collection “The proggy archbishops of AOR…a broad beasts with …

6 UK dates in October will tie in with launch of 6th album Riverside have confirmed six UK dates as part of a European run to support the launch of their sixth album. The follow-up to Shrine Of New Generation Slaves is entitled Love, Fear And The Time Machine, and …

Released on 4th May on the Noisy Records label, the story of ‘Starless Starlight’ is that of a short melody composed by David Cross and Robert Fripp that emerged as one of the key themes of the King Crimson song ‘Starless’, from the 1974 album ‘Red’.   The tune resurfaced …

  Prog-Influenced Rockers THE SIXXIS Reveal New Track “Nowhere Close” via REVOLVER, listen to that HERE  U.S. Tour with MINISTRY Kicks Off This Sunday, April 26th  New Album “Hollow Shrine” Out Digitally May 1, 2015 via Glassville Records Produced by Three-Time Grammy Winner DAVID BOTTRILL Pre-Order & Listen to the “Hollow …

Perfect Beings have released a video for ‘The Making Of …’ which can be seen below: http://youtu.be/PJ7BMarTCbM This is a rather charming, interesting and personal tour through the making of the album from the individuals that make up this band and features some great insight into how these guys worked …

I had the pleasure of chatting with Sy Keeler, vocalist from Onslaught before their stunning set in Glasgow. With the sounds of sound checking in the background we discuss the band, what’s in store for us tonight, the tour, festivals and US Tour, today’s metal scene, stage divers, future plans …

Poland’s prog rock masters RIVERSIDE continue to promote their latest, much acclaimed album “Shrine of New Generation Slaves”, which was released at the beginning of 2013 via InsideOutMusic/Century Media. This is their 5th album and it has become their most successful album to date. Hitting album charts in many different …

It’s no secret that we love a bit of prog over here at Planetmosh, in all its forms. Progressive music as a whole is simultaneously the cheesiest and most ridiculous genre we have and the most serious and overtly complex. The simple banner of “progressive” fits snugly alongside virtually any …

Both the evolution and diversity of progressive metal is displayed in full effect at the Manchester Academy tonight. The rise of “djent” cannot be understated since one of tonight’s co-headliners first rose to prominence, themselves the product of more traditional progressive metal combined with an unmistakeable Meshuggah influence, opening the …

The sudden surge of success that progressive metal has enjoyed in the past decade is quite an intriguing subject indeed. Kickstarting the “trend” so to speak in 2004, Mastodon released what was to be a watershed moment in modern progressive metal with the almost universally lauded Leviathan. Despite their deluge …