Alex Henry Foster – until a year and a half ago I was completely unaware of this name. Then his first solo album pulled me completely under its spell for several weeks. Now the Canadian musician is releasing a live…
Here is an overview of what’s going on in the near future in Progressive Rock and Progressive Metal. 01.10.Katatonia: MnemosyneanMarjana Semkina: Disillusioned (EP)Explosions In The Sky: Big BendNeil Young: Carnegie Hall 1970Enslaved: Caravans To The Outer Worlds (EP)Novena: The Stopped…
Vola – Inside Your Fur (Lyric Video)Trope – Pareidolia (Official Video)Astrakhan – Lonesome Cry (Official Video)Alex Henry Foster – The Hunter (By the Seaside Window) [Official Music Video]Divine Astronaut – Undone (Official Video)Hillward – Vapor Trails – Official Music VideoVienna…
There’s news from the alternative prog band Trope, one of this year’s top newcomers in my opinion. The five musicians are playing at a festival this weekend. The event is not taking place in familiar territory in the United States…
Are there big things in the pipeline? In the past few months, the Porcupine Tree, believed to be dead, have shown signs of life again. First a download page was published on Bandcamp. There is plenty of material there from…
I admit, I had a hard time with Van der Graaf Generator for a long time. And I’m not an isolated case. From their second album onwards, the band rejected all trends and even remained an exotic part of the…
One band I really wanted to see live before are the British Haken. The sextet from London was only founded in 2007, but has really shaken up the progressive metal scene since then. And rightly so: Each of their releases…
Whether you like it or not: We live in times when music is just a mouse click away and is served in small snacks on the streaming platforms – ear-friendly. Playlists are the new albums. Besides that, cover art is…
Due to the lack of current events, here is a concert flashback from 2007. On December 4th Porcupine Tree played in the Palladium Cologne and I was allowed to be there for the culture page of my newspaper. Below you…
It’s hard to believe: The year 2021 is already halfway up again. But one thing already seems clear: It’s a very good year for music! In the lockdown, many of my favorite bands as well as promising newcomers got plenty…