I’d like to think there’s not a single person reading this review who does not know who Jim Matheos is, or has never heard of the legendary Fates Warning. With that, I’ll skip the minutely detailed history lesson and sum it up, however redundantly, like this: Fates Warning is legendary. Fates Warning is one of … Continue reading
OK, so…James. Tell me about the six years between the Echoes of Edensong EP and the amazing new record Years in the Garden of Years. We were actually busy writing Years in the Garden of Years very soon after we released the Echoes of Edensong EP. EoE marked our first time in the studio together with … Continue reading
Melodic Revolution Records is proud to announce that they have signed New York-based Prog outfit Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius for the group’s upcoming release, Guilty Of Innocence. Stratospheerius will release their fifth CD Guilty of Innocence through Melodic Revolution Records in early Fall, 2017. The new 10-track album will be available worldwide in both physical and digital formats. … Continue reading
Detroit, Michigan’s very own Discipline has a long, storied history in the world of underground American progressive rock. Led by founding vocalist/keyboardist Matthew Parmenter, Discipline has released 4 albums since 1988 along with a smattering of live releases. 2017 brings about the band’s 5th album, Captives of the Wine Dark Sea, via the Laser’s Edge … Continue reading
Israeli progressive hard rockers Soul Enema will be self-releasing their second album, ‘Of Clans and Clones and Clowns‘, on 23 June. Featuring 70+ minutes of music, prime international guests, which include Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon, Star One), Yossi Sassi (ex-Orphaned Land, Yossi Sassi Band), and mixed by Jens Bogren (Opeth, Devin Townsend, etc.), the album is … Continue reading
Italian multi-instrumentalist Marco Ragni is finishing up his 11th studio album entitled ‘The Wandering Caravan‘ which he has described as a “Prog Rock concept album” and has launched a Kickstarter for the home stretch! See rewards and contribution levels here: Marco Ragini Kickstarter Read all about his history here:Marco Ragini bio @ Melodic Revolution Records … Continue reading
Genre-bending art-rock band Bent Knee have revealed a stunning new video for the track “Terror Bird.” The track is the third to be released from their forthcoming album, ‘Land Animal‘, out on June 23rd via InsideOut Music/Sony. The collection combines myriad influences from across the rock, pop, minimalist, and the avant-garde spectrum into a seamless, … Continue reading
Cheers, everyone. Since I’m the new guy, I thought I’d give you a short history of my love of prog. My first exposure to prog, even though I did not know it was called that, was seeing/hearing Peter Gabriel’s video for the song “Shock The Monkey”. It was 1982, I was 11 years old, MTV … Continue reading
