The Prog Corner

…And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead: XI – Bleed Here Now [Album Review]

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…AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD REVIEW HISTORYX: The Godless Void And Other Stories (2020) / Lost Songs (2012) …AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD LINKSOfficial Website | Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | Bandcamp | Dine Alone Records

Pattern-Seeking Animals – “Rock Paper Scissors” [VIDEO]

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Pattern-Seeking Animals, the California-based band featuring Ted Leonard (lead vocals & guitars), Jimmy Keegan (drums & vocals), Dave Meros (bass) and John Boegehold (keyboards), have announced the band’s third studio album titled Only Passing Through, on April 1st, 2022 through InsideOutMusic. The album is the follow up to the critically acclaimed 2020 release Prehensile Tales. … Read more

Prog 2021: The Year In Review

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It is with great sadness that we present this year’s Prog Year In Review. The world of progressive rock lost one of its leading lights when David Longdon of Big Big Train left us on November 20th at the ridiculously young age of 56. His voice and songwriting are a huge part of why we … Read more

Ross Jennings: A Shadow Of My Future Self [Album Review]

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Ross JenningsA Shadow Of My Future SelfGraphite Records[2021] Ross Jennings is not a household name. Nor are either of his bands, Haken and Novena. But Haken are, in fact, one of the few true success stories to be found within the Prog genre (their video for “The Cockroach King” has garnered over two million views … Read more

Cyan: For King And Country [Album Review]

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CyanFor King And CountryTiger Moth Records [2021] Back before Prog made a comeback, before Welsh keyboardist Rob Reed formed Magenta, he dreamed of being in a band like Yes or Genesis. He formed a band called Cyan. Still a teenager in the 80’s he and his school chums shopped a four song demo they had … Read more

Yes: The Quest [Album Review]

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YesThe QuestInside Out Music [2021] Love them. Hate them. There are few bands that generate the kind of emotions from audiences that Yes can. They are, by turns, confounding and astounding – often at the same time. Throughout their 52 years as a band there have been numerous lineup changes, lawsuits, multiple bands calling themselves … Read more

NMB (The Neal Morse Band): Innocence & Danger [Album Review]

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NMB (The Neal Morse Band)Innocence & DangerInside Out Music/Sony [2021] The Neal Morse Band may have had a descriptively inaccurate name all along but the label wanted the Morse name-recognition thing to help sales. With all five members actively writing and arranging (and four of the five singing lead) it was probably the right time … Read more