Alex Carpani | The Sanctuary

  As you may imagine we recieve a lot of albums for review at Progmeister from all over the globe. It will not have gone un-noticed that Progmeister has been quiet of late and this is partly due to the fact that over the past couple of months few albums were either unsuitable or simply …

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Steve Hackett | Genesis Revisited II

  This long awaited project from Steve Hackett is finally with us. And the guessing about which pieces would be included and the debate about which should and should not be included are now at an end. Genesis Revisited II is the sequel to 1996’s original revisited album.  This offering has been a topic of …

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ReGenesis | Fibbers in York

When i say that ReGenesis are the best tribute band i have seen with regard to Genesis i mean this by quite a large margin and for a very good reason. Where as some other tribute acts throw thousands of pounds at getting everything as authentic as possible ( in some cases actually buying original …

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Sad day at Tangent central

Tangent fans will have heard via Facebook et al about radical plans do dissolve the band in it’s present form. Like many if not all of you i was heartily disappointed, shocked and upset to read of this news. However, i remember having the same feelings when Pete Bardens left Camel and the same with …

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Matt Stevens – Stabbing A Dead Horse

  My old friend and guitar loop genius Matt Stevens will be appearing at a great up-coming event – anyone who watched Matt’s brilliant performance at Progmeister 2 should check it out by following these links: www.stabbingadeadhorse.com http://soundcloud.com/mattstevensguitar/steve-davis-stabbing-a-dead Looks like a great bash. don’t miss out and get yourself there.

New album and tour for legendary Focus

  Legendary progressive rock veterans FOCUS are set to release their new studio album FOCUS X on November 5 via Eastworld Recordings. With their unique progressive rock Focus manifested themselves at the start of the seventies as the most successful and the most appreciated of all the Dutch pop-rock exports. The band is fronted by …

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Progmeister III, Yes or No?

  Well, time is getting on and whilst it has been raining since Progmeister2 i was wondering whether or not to start planning Progmeister III? with so many brilliant gigs to attend like summers End, celebr8 and of coarse Y-Prog, would anyone be interested? Let me know what you think guys. I have a few …

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Fill | Harpsong EP

  Those of you who attended the first Progmeister will hopefully recall Mog who played out their opera “Jack The Vicar”? damned good it was too. Mog front man Phil Swinburne has since been keeping himself busy with various drama and musical projects not least recording a new EP “Harpsong”. I received a call from …

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