Category: Progressive Rock

Progressive rock, also known as prog rock or prog, is a rock music subgenre that originated in the United Kingdom, with further developments in Germany, Italy, and France, throughout the mid-to-late 1960s and 1970s. It developed from psychedelic rock and originated, similarly to art rock, as an attempt to give greater artistic weight and credibility to rock music.

Opposing Motion – Laws Of Motion 2013

lawsofmotionCountry: UK/now
Sub Genre: Progressive Metal
Label: Lion Music
Release date: May 11, 2013 (digital)

Opposing traffic weave very melodic and orchestral tapestry mix of technical, complex musicality and offer a fresh perspective on the prog genre combining flamenco, classic rock, heavy metal and progressive rock for a spectacular final product: high quality progressive metal in the spirit of the Seventh Wonder, circus, Fates Warning and Crimson Glory.

John Elefante – On My Way to The Sun 2013

JohnElefanteWebnow/ex – Kansas

Birthed out of demand from his core fan base, as well as a longing to make a new record better than the one before, this former Kansas frontman took a detour from the often unsure record label route and decided to launch a Kickstarter campaign that resulted in a 10-track epic symphony of classic sounds that echo back to his Kansas roots. The first track and single “This is How the Story Goes” features

Ticket To The Moon – Dilemma On Earth (2012)

TICKET TO THE MOON - Dilemma on Earth

 

TICKET TO THE MOON (3TM) is a progressive band from Basel, Switzerland. It was founded in 2003 by Daniel Gosteli drummer and Andrea Portapia guitarist, two friends that shared the passion for prog-music. Since, Matthias Zwick keyboardist and Guillaume Carbonneau bassist joined consecutively. Vocals are alternatively shared between Andy and Danny. 3TM is a true product of Europe with no less than 4 nations represented: Germany, Italy, Switzerland and France. Some say it might be the root of such an eclectic musical…