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Car Bomb to headline ProgStorm Festival 2026!

Car Bomb, one of the major names in progmetal is joining ProgStorm Festival 2026 to headline the Saturday night at Club Soda, Montreal.

Moron Police – Pachinko

Moron Police’s Pachinko takes listeners on a surreal, emotionally charged journey, blending grief, absurdity, and hope with their signature mix of progressive rock, metal, and unexpected melodic twists. The album spins from introspective melancholy to playful chaos, leaving a lasting impression of skillful, unpredictable brilliance.

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Sky Passage joining the ProgStorm 2026 lineup!

ProgStorm 2026 will host something truly special. local Québécois Sky Passage will take their project to the stage for the very first time!

Progressive death metal band Exist to join ProgStorm Festival 2026

Intricate yet emotional, progressive death with elements of jazz. Introspection, philosophical but grounded. Exist to bring all that and more to ProgStorm Festival 2026!

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20 Highlights for the first two weeks of October 2025!

Week 41/2025 with Raphael Weinroth-Browne, Khan, Kali, Dissona, Syrek, Gorycz, Omnivide, Squeaky Feet, Author & Punisher, Esthesis, Lychlake, Ring Van Möbius, Smalltape, Hedras, Blindfolded and Led to the Woods, Frayle, Mriodom, Thrice, Sturle Dagsland, Goat & human language

Moon Safari – Live at The Spirit of 66, Verviers (BE) – 20 November 2025

  Seventeen years ago, Moon Safari took me completely by surprise at The Spirit of 66 — their performance filled me with a kind of glowing, emotional warmth that lingered long after the show was over. Since then, I’ve played their beautiful albums countless times,...

Albums

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BRUIT ≤ – The Age Of Ephemerality

Three years ago, I was thoroughly impressed by “The Machine is burning and now everyone knows it could happen again”, so I was wondering, how are they going to surpass their strong debut. But to my pleasant surprise, they did! The machine is still burning and it brought us to the Age of Ephemerality.

Esoterica – Ether Metal

Here’s hoping that it’s not another five years before we hear from these guys again. My album of the year shortlist is getting longer, and this is another band on my watch list. Their material is quite often near the soft end of my taste in music, but talent like this cannot be ignored

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Ihlo – Legacy

“With Legacy, Ihlo have taken a bold step into the upper echelons of modern progressive metal. Legacy is not just an album, but an emotional journey through bleak atmospheres, soaring melodies and unsettlingly relevant themes of control, consumerism and decay. Echoes of well known bands may resonate, but Ihlo’s voice is unmistakably their own: dramatic, immersive and deeply human.”

Connect the Circle – Wolf in the Sky

entirely instrumental. Taking up almost 20% of the album it is the most varied and pleasing track for me.
This is a band I haven’t come across before, but I’m glad I have now. I’m going to investigate their other albums because I feel that I might have missed out. It will be interesting to see what comes next because they have a penchant for telling stories in detail both lyrically and musically.

The Progspace Presents

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The ProgPower Europe 2025 Pre-Party with That Joe Payne is shaping up!

In less than a month, ProgPower Europe 2025 celebrations kick off with the official Pre-Party, with the marvellous That Joe Payne heating this off at The Chapel (Kasteel De Berckt). A magical place where certainly magic always happen! And this time the celebration is getting more exciting! Joe will be joined on stage by guest musicians, some known faces among the regular PPE audience, among others, we’ll enjoy Pre-Party alumni Abraham Sarache, as well as keyboard’s wizard Zorana Lazarevic, creative mind and multi-instrumentalist Alex Pilkevych and more! 

Releases of the Week

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16 highlights from the second half of June

Releases of the Week 30/2025 with Phantom Spell, Agropelter, prdr, Grayceon, Storchi, Gus Hurteau, Haxprocess, Hypomanic Daydream, Effuse, Brutta, Abigail Williams, Ba’al, Hemelbestormer, Big Iron, Cryptodira, Olivia & Costin Chioreanu

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16 eclectic Highlights in the second half of June!

Releases of the Week 26/2025 with Mantra, Winterblind, Invalid Yellow, Anfauglir, Nosound, Noumenia, Grace Hayhurst, Blackpath, Patristic, Shadow of Intent, Cryptopsy , Fovere, Da Captain Trips, Mirror Mirage, Jakko M. Jakszyk & Sophie Tassignon

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Our Releases of the Week(s) series returns with 25 June Highlights

Releases of the Week 24/2025 with Phase Transition, Fallujah, Katatonia, Moon Letters, Barend Tromp, Avkrvst, Gösta Berlings Saga, Hexvessel, Afargang, Sargassus, Gaahls Wyrd, Funeral, A Ghost in Rags, A-Z, Thræds, Masseti, Antoine Fafard, Anders Buaas, The Foundation, The Biscuit Merchant, Dark Matter Secret, Gruesome, Agabas, Lera & Erebe

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The second half of May 2025 brings an unexpected overkill of instrumental releases

Releases of the Week 22/2025 with Rivers of Nihil, Quadvium, Myth of I, Obiymy Doschu, The Soundbyte, Markus Reuter feat. Fabio Trentini & Asaf Sirkis, Stephan Thelen, Syncatto, Amero, Cosmograf, Feversea, Eschaton, Obsidian Tongue, Weeping Sores, Lord of the Gap, Stone From The Sky, Kusanagi, L.O.E. Last of Eden, A.A. Williams & La Suspendida

Premieres

Interviews

Concert Reviews

Solstice @ Midsummer Prog Festival 2025 – day 1 (May 23)

Solstice @ Midsummer Progfestival 2025 – A glorious summer revival full of groove and vocal alchemy     At the 2025 Midsummer Prog Festival, Solstice delivered a captivating and dynamic performance that underscored the band's remarkable renaissance. The set...

Paatos @ Midsummer Prog Festival 2025 – Day 1 (May 23)

I’ve been seeing Paatos live since 2006, and from the very first time, I was hooked—an instant infatuation. They fit perfectly into my world of melancholic Scandinavian prog rock, alongside bands like White Willow, Anekdoten, Landberk and Änglagård. That same dreamy...

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Pendragon @ Zik-Zak, Ittre (BE) – 09.09.2025

Fifteen months after their previous visit, we once again made our way to Zik-Zak, the charming music club in the Belgian countryside south of Brussels. The trip through winding roads and dark fields ended at a packed parking lot, and inside we found the venue...

SYLVAN @ ProgDreams – Poppodium Boerderij (Zoetermeer, 23.08.2025)

(With thanks to Ela Williamson for her assistance with this review) A few months ago, we saw Sylvan at the Midsummer Prog Festival. Back then, the band performed six songs, starting strong but ending abruptly due to a power failure. At Progdreams, however, not only...

IQ @ Prog Dreams – Boerderij (Zoetermeer, 23.08.2025)

IQ closed this year’s Prog Dreams Festival at De Boerderij with a set that balanced theatrical flair and musical consistency. Performing their 2009 album Frequency in full alongside highlights from their catalogue, the British prog veterans combined atmospheric soundscapes with carefully crafted visuals and Peter Nicholls’ signature stage presence. While the show didn’t bring many surprises, it reaffirmed IQ’s reputation as a reliable and enduring force in progressive rock, warmly received by a devoted audience in their familiar Dutch stronghold.

Neal Morse & the Resonance + The Flower Kings @ 013 Tilburg (NL)

Neal Morse & the Resonance + The Flower Kings Across Europe 2025 – Tilburg 013Two worlds, one universe of prog Jaak Geebelen - with thanks to Ela Williamson for her help with the review. When Neal Morse and The Flower Kings share the stage, it feels as if two...

Haunt the Woods at Midsummer Prog Festival 2025 – day 2 (May 24)

Haunt The Woods – Intimate and Intense Above the Crowd Halfway through the second day of the festival while  rain was pouring down on the roof, the performance by Haunt The Woods offered a welcome indoor break. Instead of a traditional stage, the four band members...

Heath @ Midsummer Prog Festival – day 2 (May 24)

From Birdie to Whipping Post: Heath Light the Fire at Midsummer The second day of the Midsummer Prog Festival 2025 kicked off with a performance by Heath, a five-piece psychedelic rock band from The Hague. Founded in 2022, the band consists of Mees Vullings...

Wheel @ Midsummer Prog Festival 2025 – day 2 (May 24)

Wheel @ Midsummer Prog Festival 2025 – Dark Beauty Beneath a Rainy Sky On day two of the Midsummer Prog Festival 2025, Finnish prog-metal outfit Wheel took the stage following the abruptly cut-short performance by Sylvan. Unfortunately, their set was accompanied by...

Alex Henry Foster @ Midsummer Prog Festival- day 2 (May 24)

Alex Henry Foster – Trance and Intensity at Midsummer Prog During the second day of the Midsummer Prog Festival, Alex Henry Foster delivered one of the most intense and emotionally stirring performances of the weekend. Over the course of just four expansive tracks,...

Weather Systems @ Midsummer Prog Festival 2025 – day 2 (May 24)

Weather Systems Between Past and Future at Midsummer Prog On the second day of the Midsummer Prog Festival, Weather Systems, the new band led by Anathema founder Daniel Cavanagh, delivered a performance steeped in melancholy, memory and new beginnings. Though...

Soen @ Midsummer Prog Festival 2025 – day 2 (May 24)

Soen @ Midsummer Progfestival 2025 – A Finale of Power and Charisma Swedish band Soen had the honor of closing the Midsummer Prog Festival on Saturday night and they proved that you don’t need to stick to pure prog to leave a lasting impact. Their music strikes a...