Folk Prog – Progressive Rock Journal https://progrockjournal.com Webzine Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:46:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://progrockjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/cropped-01-Cross-1-32x32.jpg Folk Prog – Progressive Rock Journal https://progrockjournal.com 32 32 [Editor’s Pick] What You Shouldn’t Miss — April 27, 2026 https://progrockjournal.com/editors-pick-what-you-shouldnt-miss-april-27-2026/ https://progrockjournal.com/editors-pick-what-you-shouldnt-miss-april-27-2026/#respond Mon, 27 Apr 2026 09:46:15 +0000 https://progrockjournal.com/?p=83296 A week that stretched across continents and centuries. From the improvised cosmic architecture of a Scottish quartet to the buried Symphonic Prog of 1980s Mexico City, from an Austrian Heavy Psych debut that doesn’t sound like one to the ghost of a 1972 UK band finally getting its proper hearing — and a Doom metal […]

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]]> https://progrockjournal.com/editors-pick-what-you-shouldnt-miss-april-27-2026/feed/ 0 PRJ Spotify Playlist: Progressive Rock and Metal — April 2026 https://progrockjournal.com/prj-spotify-playlist-progressive-rock-and-metal-april-2026-1/ https://progrockjournal.com/prj-spotify-playlist-progressive-rock-and-metal-april-2026-1/#respond Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:46:31 +0000 https://progrockjournal.com/?p=83289 Welcome to the April 2026 edition of our monthly journey through the most adventurous, technically ambitious, and emotionally charged corners of contemporary and classic Progressive Rock and Metal. This month’s selection for the PRJ Prog Rock / Metal playlist ranges from the introspective solo work of a British multi-instrumentalist legend to a Canadian power trio […]

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]]> https://progrockjournal.com/prj-spotify-playlist-progressive-rock-and-metal-april-2026-1/feed/ 0 [News] Slip Madigan unveil first single “Rhythm of the Rain” from upcoming album “Electric Illusion” https://progrockjournal.com/news-slip-madigan-unveil-first-single-rhythm-of-the-rain-from-upcoming-album-electric-illusion/ https://progrockjournal.com/news-slip-madigan-unveil-first-single-rhythm-of-the-rain-from-upcoming-album-electric-illusion/#respond Sun, 26 Apr 2026 19:27:32 +0000 https://progrockjournal.com/?p=83275 Buffalo, New York based Experimental Psychedelic Folk Rock band Slip Madigan have unveiled the first single, “Rhythm of the Rain” taken from upcoming album, “Electric Illusion,” set for release on May 01, 2026. Purchase and Stream “Rhythm Of The Rain” via the Bandcamp player below: Electric Illusion by Slip Madigan Slip Madigan’s fully-realized follow-up to […]

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]]> https://progrockjournal.com/news-slip-madigan-unveil-first-single-rhythm-of-the-rain-from-upcoming-album-electric-illusion/feed/ 0 [News] The Answer Lies In The Black Void sign with Pelagic Records and announce new album for 2027 https://progrockjournal.com/news-the-answer-lies-in-the-black-void-sign-with-pelagic-records-and-announce-new-album-for-2027/ https://progrockjournal.com/news-the-answer-lies-in-the-black-void-sign-with-pelagic-records-and-announce-new-album-for-2027/#respond Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:28:16 +0000 https://progrockjournal.com/?p=83252 We are proud to mention that we have signed to Pelagic Records, the Berlin label that is also home to great bands as God Is An Astronaut, Psychonaut, Year Of No Light. The next (4th) The Answer Lies In The Black Void album will be released in April 2027. As part of joining the Pelagic […]

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]]> https://progrockjournal.com/news-the-answer-lies-in-the-black-void-sign-with-pelagic-records-and-announce-new-album-for-2027/feed/ 0 [News] Dark Folk/Progressive entity Rakinua announces debut album “Esi Um Ninu – Heal Us, Mother” and unveil first single https://progrockjournal.com/news-dark-folk-progressive-entity-rakinua-announces-debut-album-esi-um-ninu-heal-us-mother-and-unveil-first-single/ https://progrockjournal.com/news-dark-folk-progressive-entity-rakinua-announces-debut-album-esi-um-ninu-heal-us-mother-and-unveil-first-single/#respond Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:46:27 +0000 https://progrockjournal.com/?p=83225 Dark folk/progressive entity Rakinua are set to unveil their debut album “Esi Um Ninu – Heal Us, Mother” on May 29th, 2026 via Dusktone Label, marking the first chapter of an ambitious artistic vision rooted in myth, ritual and sonic exploration. The video of the project’s first single, “Shepherd of the Clouds”, is now available via the YouTube player below: Emerging from a […]

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]]> https://progrockjournal.com/news-dark-folk-progressive-entity-rakinua-announces-debut-album-esi-um-ninu-heal-us-mother-and-unveil-first-single/feed/ 0 [Editor’s Pick] What You Shouldn’t Miss — April 20, 2026 https://progrockjournal.com/editors-pick-what-you-shouldnt-miss-april-20-2026/ https://progrockjournal.com/editors-pick-what-you-shouldnt-miss-april-20-2026/#respond Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:09:16 +0000 https://progrockjournal.com/?p=83021 Another dense, rewarding week at PRJ. Between a Paris-based all-string collective bringing string instruments to the front lines of prog-metal, a Japanese forgery that fooled the entire global collecting scene, and fresh instrumental statements from Belgium and Boston — this week had range. Here’s everything you shouldn’t have missed. — EXCLUSIVE / PREMIERE — 2BIRDS […]

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]]> https://progrockjournal.com/editors-pick-what-you-shouldnt-miss-april-20-2026/feed/ 0 [News] John Serrano unveils official video for the new single “I Can’t Get You Out Of My Head” https://progrockjournal.com/news-john-serrano-unveils-official-video-for-the-new-single-i-cant-get-you-out-of-my-head/ https://progrockjournal.com/news-john-serrano-unveils-official-video-for-the-new-single-i-cant-get-you-out-of-my-head/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:52:45 +0000 https://progrockjournal.com/?p=82754 Andalucía, Spain based Folk/Jazz/Progressive Rock artist John Serrano has unveiled the official video for the new single, “I Can’t Get You Out Of My Head,” released on April 10, 2026 as second glimpse from upcoming album “Neurofolk” due out via Monochrome Motif. Watch the video for “I Can’t Get You Out Of My Head” via […]

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]]> https://progrockjournal.com/news-john-serrano-unveils-official-video-for-the-new-single-i-cant-get-you-out-of-my-head/feed/ 0 [New Releases] March 2026 https://progrockjournal.com/new-releases-march-2026/ https://progrockjournal.com/new-releases-march-2026/#respond Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:29:23 +0000 https://progrockjournal.com/?p=82692 March 2026 New Releases

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]]> https://progrockjournal.com/new-releases-march-2026/feed/ 0 [News] Jethro Tull to release “Under Wraps: The Unwrapped Edition” https://progrockjournal.com/news-jethro-tull-to-release-under-wraps-the-unwrapped-edition/ https://progrockjournal.com/news-jethro-tull-to-release-under-wraps-the-unwrapped-edition/#respond Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:17:04 +0000 https://progrockjournal.com/?p=82586 An underrated creative curveball, “Under Wraps” (1984) contained some of Ian Anderson‘s most impressive vocal performances and lyrics. Anderson‘s similarly inventive electronic solo album “Walk Into Light” was issued the previous year. Both albums have been remixed by Bruce Soord, and this deluxe 5xCD/Blu-ray edition contains the albums with the original drums sounds as well […]

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]]> https://progrockjournal.com/news-jethro-tull-to-release-under-wraps-the-unwrapped-edition/feed/ 0 [Review] Minimum Vital – La Royaume https://progrockjournal.com/review-minimum-vital-la-royaume/ https://progrockjournal.com/review-minimum-vital-la-royaume/#comments Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:15:25 +0000 https://progrockjournal.com/?p=82542 Few ensembles within the French Progressive tradition have cultivated an artistic identity as singular and enduring as Minimum Vital. Since their emergence in the mid-1980s, the twin brothers Jean-Luc and Thierry Payssan — alongside their long-standing collaborator Eric Rebeyrol — have forged a musical language entirely their own: rooted in the melodic sophistication of Classic […]

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