[Review] John Bassett – Simon Says EP
Twenty-three years is a long silence. And yet, when Irish guitarist and composer John Bassett finally chose to break it, he didn’t ease back gradually — he returned with a…
[Editor’s Pick] What You Shouldn’t Miss — May 25, 2026
A new editorial week closes at Progressive Rock Journal (PRJ) with a selection that moves from the Math/Post-Rock corridors of Newcastle to the Symphonic heaviness of a Canadian duo writing…
Hidden Rarities #60: Demi-Heure and the Last Breath of Symphonic Folk Québécois
Within the vast galaxy of Progressive Rock, few scenes have managed to fuse pastoral lyricism, cultural identity, and symphonic complexity quite like that of 1970s Québec. It is within this…
[News] YES launch new single “Turnaround Situation” — second track taken from 24th studio album “Aurora”
YES, who is Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood & Jay Schellen, are proud to announce their 24th studio album “Aurora” will be released on June 12, 2026…
[News] Devin Townsend launches new double single “Prepare For War / The Big Snit” from “The Moth”
Canadian Metal maverick Devin Townsend recently announced the long-awaited release of his ambitious, Orchestral-Metal opus “The Moth,” out May 29, 2026 via InsideOut Music. He is pleased to reveal another…
[Review] Crown Lands – Apocalypse
With “Apocalypse,” released May 15, 2026 via InsideOut Music, Crown Lands deliver their third full-length studio album. Following their JUNO Award-winning 2020 debut, “Fearless” (2023), and the JUNO-nominated instrumental diptych…
[Editor’s Pick] What You Shouldn’t Miss — May 11, 2026
A new editorial week opens at Progressive Rock Journal with a selection that stretches from the rainforests of southern Brazil to the underground basements of 1970s Sweden, from the heavy…
[Exclusive Interview] A New Day: Andy Glass and Howard Rankin on Music, Memory and the Sia Trilogy
“A New Day – The Sia Trilogy in Photographs” is more than a live photo book: it is a visual testimony of a band rediscovering its centre of gravity, and…
[News] Symphonic Prog band RematriNation release debut album “ᎠᏌᏃ ᎩᎦᎨ (The Red Dress)” and unveil the single “Flag of Fire”
Melodic Revolution Records, in conjunction with Wadulisi Recordings and Symphonic Prog collective RematriNation, proudly announces the release of the debut album “ᎠᏌᏃ ᎩᎦᎨ (The Red Dress),” available today on the…
[News] UK Progressive Rock legends Solstice reveal the tour dates for August 2026
UK Progressive Rock band Solstice have revealed the tour dates for August 2026, below the official poster and the band’s announcement. “Good day good people! Apologies for another message so…