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After more than three decades of an extraordinary career, Swedish progressive rock pioneers The Flower Kings are back with "Hope", their 18th studio album and one of the most ambitious achievements on their rich journey. Combining polished…

Just two years after their acclaimed 2024 debut "No Hill For A Climber", Neal Morse & The Resonance are back with its follow-up, "River Of Light", an album deeply inspired by a journey through the world of progressive rock. The new…

Devin Townsend, Canada's tireless metal guru, released his long-awaited, ambitious orchestral-metal work "The Moth" in May this year. The new album has barely landed, and this brilliant musical visionary is already announcing a live…

After more than three decades of an outstanding career, Swedish progressive rock pioneers The Flower Kings are back with “Hope”, their 18th studio album and one of the most ambitious achievements on their rich journey. The record blends…

The Pineapple Thief, the British champions of art rock, will release a new studio album titled “Far And Wide” via Insideout Music on October 9, 2026. A fresh official single for the track God Knows is available below. The band announced…

After more than three decades of an incredible career, Swedish prog rock pioneers The Flower Kings are back with "Hope", their 18th studio album and one of the most ambitious achievements on their rich journey. Combining polished musical…

Hackett & Rothery will release their instrumental guitar album "The Roaring Waves" in August. The new record comes out on August 28, 2026, via InsideOut Music. Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery, teaming up as the duo Hackett &…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: 12. 6. 2026Production: YesLength: 59.47 minGenre: Progressive Rock Rating: 7.0/10 There are a handful of legendary bands out there who'd honestly be better off never walking through a studio door…

Big Big Train, the international prog rock institution, will reissue the album "Woodcut" on 7. 8. 2026 as an expanded (deluxe) digital edition of their latest studio album, featuring the original record plus demo versions of all sixteen…

Hackett & Rothery will release their instrumental guitar album, "The Roaring Waves," this August. The new record is out on August 28, 2026, via InsideOut Music. Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery, teaming up as the duo Hackett &…

Haken, the new-era British prog metallers and darlings of Insideout Music, have dropped their first original track in three years. It's the new single Bleeding Sky, which follows the earlier release of another new single, In A Fever Dream.…

Haken, the British new-era prog metallers and darlings of Insideout Music, have dropped their first new original track in three years. It's an epic new single, In A Fever Dream, clocking in at over seven minutes. This is the band's…

Yes, the indestructible British pioneers of progressive rock, have dropped a video for their fresh new single Turnaround Situation. Check it out below. The new single comes from their upcoming studio album, due out June 12 on InsideOut…

Devin Townsend, the Canadian singer-songwriter, elusive musical visionary, genius and sonic terrorist, will release a new studio album, “The Moth”, on May 29, 2026. The album comes out via Insideout Music. Below you can check out two…

Port Noir, the Swedish progressive rockers from Stockholm, dropped their new studio album "The Dark We Keep" on 15 May 2026. The record is out via German label InsideOut Music. The band says they're really proud of the result and that…

Devin Townsend is announcing his return to the stage with a massive headline tour of Europe, running this September and October. Devin's new "Metamorphosis" tour kicks off on September 1 at the Glee Club in Birmingham, after which the…

The Pineapple Thief, the British prog rockers, switched over to the German label Insideout Music a few days ago, a label that specializes in working with progressive metal and progressive rock bands. The Pineapple Thief, formed in 1999,…

Benthos, the Italian progressive metal crew, have unveiled a new version of their single Dissolving Flowers, this time played acoustic. With this move the band is celebrating the fifth anniversary of their debut studio album "II", which…

Crown Lands, the Canadian progressive rock duo, will release their third studio album “Apocalypse” on 5/15/2026. The album is coming out on the German label Insideout Music. Check out the official video for the new single Blackstar…

Devin Townsend, the Canadian singer-songwriter, elusive musical visionary, genius and sonic terrorist, will release a new studio album, “The Moth”, on May 29, 2026. The album is coming out on Insideout Music. Below you'll find the…

Yes, the indestructible progressive rock pioneers from the UK, have dropped the video for their fresh new single Aurora. Check it out below. Aurora is the title single from the new studio album, which lands on June 12 via InsideOut Music. …

Einar Solberg, vocalist of Norwegian progressive metal greats Leprous – who played CUK Kino Šiška again on February 3, 2026 (RockLine concert review) – is announcing his second solo album, “Vox Occulta”, due out April 24. Four tracks…

Port Noir, the Swedish progressive rockers from Stockholm, are announcing a new studio album called “The Dark We Keep”, due out on May 15, 2026 via German label InsideOut Music. The band says it's really proud of how it turned out and…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: June 27, 2025Production: Jakko M. JakszykLength: 42:48 minGenre: Progressive Rock / Singer & SongwriterRating: 9.5/10 Jakko M. Jakszyk, best known among progressive rock fans as the current…

Devin Townsend, the Canadian singer-songwriter, elusive musical visionary, genius and sonic terrorist, will release a new studio album, “The Moth”, on May 29, 2026. The album is coming out via Insideout Music. The so-called 'The…

Crown Lands, the Canadian progressive rock duo, will release their third studio album “Apocalypse” on May 15, 2026. The album will come out via the German label Insideout Music. Check out the official video for the new single Through…

Port Noir, the Swedish progressive rockers from Stockholm, have announced a new studio album titled “The Dark We Keep”, set to drop on May 15, 2026 via the German label InsideOut Music. The band says it's really proud of how it turned…

Crown Lands, the Canadian progressive rock duo, will release their third studio album “Apocalypse” on May 15, 2026. The record is coming out via the German label Insideout Music. Check out the official video below for the closing,…

Einar Solberg, vocalist of Norwegian prog-metal greats Leprous – who played CUK Kino Šiška once again on February 3, 2026 (RockLine gig review) – is announcing his second solo album, "Vox Occulta", due out April 24. Four tracks on the…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: February 6, 2026Production: Big Big TrainAlbum length: 65.45 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 10/10 When English prog rock champions Big Big Train went looking for inspiration for their latest…

Neal Morse Band, or NMB for short, are announcing a new studio album, their first since 2021's “Innocence & Danger”. The prog rockers say the new album, titled “L.I.F.T.”, lands on February 27 via InsideOut Music. The band has…

Big Big Train, the international prog rock institution, released their 16th studio album, »Woodcut«, via InsideOut Music on February 6, 2026. »Woodcut« is the band's first concept album, one continuous story exploring creativity, sacrifice…

Crown Lands, the Canadian progressive rock duo, will release their third studio album, "Apocalypse", on May 15, 2026. The album is coming out via the German label Insideout Music. Below you can check out the album's title track, an epic…

Neal Morse Band, or NMB for short, are announcing a new studio album, their first since 2021's “Innocence & Danger”. The prog rock outfit says the new record, titled “L.I.F.T.”, is coming out on February 27 via InsideOut Music. The…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: November 1, 2024Production: BeardfishAlbum length: 57.30 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 9.5/10 An English version can be found below - please scroll down Slovenian version: Beardfish,…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: 30. 8. 2024Production: David Castillo & LeprousAlbum length: 51.40 minGenre: Progressive Metal / Art RockRating: 8.5/10 Leprous, the Norwegian progressive metal and art rock quintet, are back…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: 10/28/2022Production: Devin TownsendAlbum length: 103.50 min ('de-luxe' (2CD) version)Genre: Progressive Metal / Progressive RockRating: 10/10 "Lightwork" is the latest studio masterpiece from…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: August 26, 2022Production: John MitchellAlbum length: 53:48 min.Genre: Progressive RockRating: 8.0/10 John Mitchell probably never expected his solo project Lonely Robot to last more than one…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: 2/18/2022Production: Arjen Anthony LucassenAlbum length: 66.42 minGenre: Progressive Metal/Progressive RockRating: 9.0/10 From the very first spin of “Revel In Time,” the fourth studio album from…

Label: InsideOut MusicRelease date: April 1, 2022Production: Pattern-Seeking AnimalsAlbum length: 59.29 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 9.5/10 »Only Passing Through« is the third studio album from the excellent prog rock…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: March 25, 2022Production: Michael RomeoGenre: Progressive MetalAlbum length: 66.09 min.Rating: 9.0/10 Michael Romeo has gone all in on his solo project. We've been waiting seven years for a new…

Label: Insideout Music Release date: February 18, 2022 Production: Jonas Lindberg Album length: 76.11 min Genre: Progressive Rock Rating: 9.0/10 Jonas Lindberg And The Other Side are a modern Swedish progressive rock outfit that's been…

Label: Insideout Music Release date: January 28, 2022 Production: Ian Anderson Album length: 46.45 min Genre: Progressive Rock / Folk Rock Rating: 8.0/10 After nineteen years of total studio silence, the prog rock champions Jethro Tull…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: 8/27/2021Production: LeprousAlbum length: 56:04 minGenre: Progressive MetalRating: 9.0/10 Leprous! The Norwegian prog rockers, who over more than two decades have slowly grown from a cult club…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: 10. 9. 2021Production: Steve HackettAlbum length: 57.41 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 9.5/10 Legendary guitar virtuoso Steve Hackett hit a major milestone in an already incredibly rich career…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: 16. 11. 1999Production: The Flower KingsAlbum length: 141.07 min (2CD)Genre: Progressive RockRating: 7.5/10 "Flower Power" was the fourth studio outing from Swedish prog revivalists The Flower…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: July 23, 2002Production: Douglas A. OttAlbum length: 61.44 minGenre: Progressive MetalRating: 9.5/10 American prog-rock revivalists Enchant, who often walk the thin line between neo-prog and prog…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: 2004Production: Happy The ManAlbum length: 55.18 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 9.0/10 American prog outfit Happy The Man cut three more or less very interesting albums in the late seventies,…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: 5/18/2007Production: Planet XAlbum length: 50.47 minGenre: Jazz Rock Fusion / Progressive RockRating: 9.0/10 »Quantum« was the third and, at the time of writing this review, the latest album from…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: 10/23/2020Production: Jakko M. JakszykLength: 49.06 minGenre: Progressive Rock / Singer / SongwritterRating: 10/10 Jakko M. Jakszyk, singer and guitarist of prog-rock titans King Crimson, is a…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: April 9, 2021Production: Nad SylvanAlbum length: 52.54 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 9.0/10 "Spiritus Mundi" is the seventh album from Swedish-American singer Nad Sylvan, best known for his…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: May 28, 2021Production: Richard Williams & Phil EhartAlbum length: 112.12 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 9.5/10 "Point of Know Return: Live & Beyond" is the latest live album from…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: May 14, 2021Production: Frost*Album length: 53.16 minGenre: Neo-Progressive Rock/Art RockRating: 9.0/10 Frost* are a British art and neo-progressive rock outfit powered by three exceptional…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: May 7, 2021Production: KayakAlbum length: 70.53 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 9.0/10 “Out of This World” is the eighteenth studio album from the cult Dutch prog rockers Kayak, whom most lovers…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: June 20, 2011Production: Devin TownsendAlbum length: 72.45 minGenre: Ambient Music/Progressive MetalRating: 9.5/10 "Ghost" was the second of two studio albums that Devin Townsend released on the…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: 20. 6. 2011Production: Devin TownsendAlbum length: 70.49 minGenre: Progressive MetalRating: 9.5/10 Canadian multi-talented musician and producer Devin Townsend, who walks the thin line between…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: May 22, 2012Production: Headspace & Jens BogrenAlbum length: 73.37 minGenre: Progressive Metal / Progressive RockRating: 9.0/10 The prog metal/prog rock outfit Headspace started out in 2006 as…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: April 16, 2021Production: Liquid Tension ExperimentAlbum length: 61.43 minGenre: Progressive MetalRating: 8.0/10 Liquid Tension Experiment is a musical project that put out two albums in 1998 and…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: 7. 11. 2014Production: Hans LundinAlbum length: 68.58 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 8.5/10 Even though Kaipa are among the pioneers of Swedish progressive rock, having put out their debut way…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: February 23, 2015Production: John MitchellAlbum length: 58.06 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 7.5/10 Lonely Robot is the solo project of guitar wizard John Mitchell, best known as the guitarist…

Label: Insideout Music Release date: February 12, 2021 (reissue) / September 21, 2004 (release date on The Laser's Edge)Production: RiversideAlbum length: 53.11 min.Genre: Progressive RockRating: 9.0/10 "Out of Myself" is the studio…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: November 27, 2020Production: John PetrucciAlbum length: 149.51 minGenre: Progressive MetalRating: 9.0/10 When the talk turns to Dream Theater, it's clear there's not much room left for cracking…

Label: Insideout RecordsRelease date: December 10, 2020Album length: 103.52 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 10/10 Riverside hardly need an introduction these days. The prog rock powerhouse, well known and highly respected beyond…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: January 22, 2021Production: Steve Hackett & Roger KingAlbum length: 51.15 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 9.5/10 Legendary English guitarist Steve Hackett, who helped make progressive rock…

Label: Inideout MusicRelease date: 9/25/2020Album length: 127.13 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 9.5/10 “Selling England By The Pound & Spectral Mornings – Live At Hammersmith” is the new live album from the legendary…

Label: InsideOut MusicRelease date: August 28, 2020Production: Daniel Gildenlöw & Daniel BergstrandAlbum length: 53.32 minGenre: Progressive Metal / Crossover-ProgRating: 9.0/10 Pain of Salvation put out their eleventh…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: 9/18/2020Production: Derek SherinianAlbum length: 42:36 minGenre: Jazz-Rock Fusion/Progressive RockRating: 10/10 Derek Sherinian needs no special introduction, just the realization that nine years…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: September 4, 2020Production: Rikard SjöblomLength: 57.57 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 9.0/10 Rikard Sjöblom is a Swedish musician best known as the head honcho of prog rockers Beardfish.…

Label: Insideout RecordsRelease date: 11. 9. 2020Production: Neal MorseLength: 65.44 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 8.0/10 God-fearing prog rock icon Neal Morse never rests, whether we're talking about his solo career, his work…

Label: Insideout MusicRelease date: 17. 7. 2020Production: John MitchellAlbum length: 49.46 minGenre: Progressive RockRating: 9.0/10 John Mitchell (Arena, It Bites, Kino, Frost*, The Urbane) is an English guitar virtuoso and…

"“Vector” was a story of birth, growth and development, while “Virus” is its opposite. It's the story of a not-so-honorable final lap of the human era. A new chapter packed with thrilling artistic brilliance from British progressive metal…

"A dark, solemn and seductive album, full of mysteries and, for 2020, full of sonic oddities and strangeness. An album that is also seriously catchy and easy to listen to, and that never, not for a second, "wears you down" with the looming…

"Curiosity is a bastard! It never satisfies you completely. And how do we want to live? In a utopia, or a dystopia? The synthesis of artificial intelligence and humans in the gripping direction of the new Long Distance Calling album"

"With the help of its 'newcomers', who are brimming with great songwriting and arranging ideas, the legendary band sounds fresh the whole way through and can stand toe to toe with plenty of modern prog revivalists who love to imitate…

Anyone who loves the grand sweep of Hackett's music, both his solo work and the pieces from his Genesis days, is going to have an absolute blast with his first live collaboration with an orchestra.

"With »The Prelude Implicit,« Kansas rose from the ashes like the mythological phoenix pictured on the not exactly aesthetically successful cover, and made a much better album than most would have expected, given that Walsh and Livgren,…