Nov 13 2025
Quite why this artist deemed to call himself Agropelter is beyond me. This is based on the fact that an Agropelter is a mythical creature who lives in hollow tree trunks from Maine to Oregon in the USA and preys on passing victims by firing projectiles like wooden splinters and tree branches with significant velocity. …
Oct 27 2025
As 2025 steams to a close with the world in such turmoil it is difficult to fend off the more worrying aspects of the human condition and the effects it has on our fellow human beings. And with that in mind I will steer clear of the root causes, namely politics, religion and money! I …
Sep 19 2025
Yuval Ron Berlin based Guitarist Yuval Ron, known for his previous critically acclaimed album featuring drummer Marco Minnemann, has paired with another member of The Aristocrats, bassist Bryan Beller and with drummer Simon Schröder to record a new single tune and video bearing the seemingly oxymoronic title “Rocket Science For Dummies”. The music continues …
Jul 31 2025
Many fans of ex-Genesis Guitar virtuoso Steve Hackett will since 2012 or thereabouts know of singer Nad Sylvan. Having been recruited by Steve to sing on his Genesis Revisited II album and then becoming part of Steve’s touring band touring the Genesis Revisited shows all over the world. However, Nad Sylvan (Born Erik Christopher Stewart) …
Jul 15 2025
For those not familiar with Norwegian Prog bands White Willow and Wobbler you may never have heard of Lars Fredrik Frøislie. Lars is currently the latter bands keyboard player and who first come to my attention in 2023 having bought his first solo album Fire Fortellinger, an album steeped in Norwegian folklore. Two years on …
May 29 2025
I received this album for review in the latter part of 2024 shortly after it was recorded and due to unforeseen circumstances did not get the opportunity to do so until now. Living In Shadows are a UK band based in the North East. The band was formed by singer Zoë Gilby and multi-instrumentalist Andy …
Mar 11 2025
Fusion festival in Stourport is always a much coveted long weekend event revered by all who attend. Myself and fellow Prog head Johnny Blakey look forwards to such road trips. Hoasted my Steve and Lou Gould, Fusion is now well established as the go to event supporting such much loved yet niche musical forms. As …
Feb 17 2025
Every once in a while an album gets sent to me that stops me in my tracks. Recently I was contacted by a young man called Dominic Sanderson, a name already on my radar. After reading the press kit sent to me I was more than a little intrigued. Based in Liverpool, though originally from …
