Prog Reviews, Prog Music Reviews
Apr 16 2026
Doug Melbourne was the founder member and keyboard player with tribute band ReGenesis. In recent years he and ReGenesis singer and multi-instrumentalist Tony Patterson formed a writing partnership and subsequently released three successful albums. 2026 sees the duo taking time out to recDougord solo albums. In Doug’s case his first. As you would imagine, playing …
Apr 16 2026
Riffstone to all intense and purposes are Dave Allen (Spirergy) and Colin Powell (A Multitude Of One/Nova Cascade) two independent artists who are both multi-instrumentalists. Mythical Creatures is the third album the duo have released under the guise of Riffstone and in some ways their most adventurous. Having recently reviewed Wirral based musician Dave Allen’s …
Feb 03 2026
The Swan Chorus remain an enigma in the current music machine in my opinion and one of those bands that defy category. 2025 saw their You’re Despicable album sitting comfortably in my favourite 25 albums of the year. The bands fourth album Blood And Tennis Rackets was released on January 26th 2026 and maintains …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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