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.

Nosound – Afterthoughts (2013)

Nosound

Nosound is an Italian band formed in 2002 by Giancarlo Erra (vocals and guitars). Together with Giancarlo we have Paolo Vigliarolo (guitars), Alessandro Luci (bass), Marco Berni (keyboards) and in the past year the band was joined by the ex-Porcupine Tree and Blackfield Chris Maitland (drums). The album also has Marianne De Chastelaine (cello) in a couple of tracks.

CYRIL – Gone Through Years (2013)

23CYRIL is a new melodic (prog)rock band project – founded in late 2010, after 2 albums, the 4 former members of pop/rock band “gabria” – Denis Strassburg ( bass), guitar player Ralf Dietsch ( Ex – Hidden Timbre ), keyboardist Marek Arnold (Toxic Smile, seven steps to the green door, Flaming Row, Ex-Stern Combo Meissen ) and Clemens Litschko (drums) started a new project with singer Larry B. (Toxi…

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