This is a young band with hopefully a very promising future. Do not be surprised if they crop up at a venue near you or one of the European festivals. I hope this debut release will propel them on to greater success, because they have bags of potential.
I must admit, I’m always a little wary when the word “post” appears in a band’s genre description. To me, it can suggest that something has been left behind or stripped away. Still, the proof is always in the listening, and I try to approach these things with an open...
The band have set themselves a very high bar to maintain. What will they take on next? Whatever it is, I’m sure it won’t be a disappointment. We wait with great expectations.
I wonder if they can keep this work rate up, six albums in practically as many years is some going. The challenge is keeping them diverse and interesting, which so far, they have. All aboard the Pattern-Seeking Animals express, next stop in about a year?
This album is one of those that gets better with every play. There will be more from this man, of that I have no doubt and I will be on the lookout for it.
Starting our series of Spotlights presenting the bands for our 10th Anniversary Show, we give you Sweden’s enigmatic and powerful An Abstract Illusion.
ProgPower Europe 2026 kicks off on Oct. 1st with Heavy Hoempa at The Chapel (Kasteel De Berckt)! Fully Unplugged EARPLUGS NOT OPTIONAL!
WELCOME TO PROG METAL MANIA 2027! Mostly Metal Events & PR just announced the return of PROG METAL MANIA, Southern Germany’s premiere address for mesmerizing and energizing Prog Metal Live performances for June 2027! Together with the first details like date,...
The Progspace present Finnish progressive metallers Oddland and Greece’s atmospheric progressive metal powerhouse Mother of Millions will hit the road this September with the European Prog Madness Tour 2026.
WE DID IT! Our crowdfunding campaign has ended, and the 10th Anniversary show it’s happening!
Releases of the Week 23/2026 with Ok Goodnight, A.A. Williams, Artificial Silence, Sleeping Pulse, Artificial Astronaut, Tonnen von Hall, Oliver Zisko, Demichron, SLIFT, Smallman, Big Space, Dissentient, Maneating Orchid, Xenosis, Fires In The Distance, Gandalf’s Fist, Oh Hiroshima, Mono, Voivod & Ayreon
Releases of the Week 20/2026 with Beyond the Veil, Karcius, Advent Horizon, State of Flux, 35 Tapes, Karmanjakah, Rhododendron, DOPPLeR, A Forest of Stars, IATT, Cognizance, Draconian, Panopticon, Overkhaos, Black Orchid Empire, Theraphosa, MANKIND, Taxology, Quantum Fantay, Greenhouse Ensemble, Crown Lands, Primus, Mirar, The Dark Atom, Squeaky Feet, HERTA, Ghost on Mars & Alex Henry Foster
Releases of the Week 17/2026 with Einar Solberg, Plini, SPEKKHOGGER, PHAEDRUS, Aziola Cry, Ozul, Shagohod & At the Gates
Releases of the Week 15/2026 with Voidchaser, The Paradox Twin, Green Carnation, Poly-Math, Matten, Rioghan, Gus Drax, We Stood Like Kings, HeKz, Inferi, Archspire, No Terror In The Bang, ORGAN, Witch Ripper, Øbelisk, Bird Without A Song & Tardigrade Collective
Long-running California progressive metal icons Zero Hour presents the instrumental version of the title track to the band’s new EP, "No Man’s Land". Zero Hour’s new studio EP "No Man’s Land" sees this top-tier musical collective incredibly technical and dynamic...
Apple Sauce is an Italian experimental metal band formed in 2016. Blending intricate rhythms, electronic textures, and progressive metal energy, the band stands out for its bold approach to songwriting and its ability to merge chaos and melody into a coherent,...
Gates of Kiev is a progressive rock band founded in the Netherlands by childhood friends, organist Tomas Mesman and drummer Hessel Braat. The band’s origins trace back to their teenage years, when a shared passion for classic and vintage music brought them together....
Thirteen years after the release of their second album "Tanerthos", Tanertill proudly announces "Zagreus", the first EP of a two-part concept work, to be released on October 1st, 2026. The album will first be available exclusively on Bandcamp and 12" Black Vinyl,...
SUBMASQ comes back with ‘MONUMENTS’ the first single of their long awaited 7th studio album “Spirit Animal”. Watch and listen to the song EXCLUSIVELY here at The Progspace!
We sat with fretless guitar virtuoso Tom Fountainhead Geldschläger to discuss your Progspace Awards 2025 debut album of the year “Changeling”, alongside his creative upcoming and unique perspective on music.
Cologne-based prog metallers Hadean discuss the making of “Origins”, their influences, and the challenges of bringing such a monumental project to life.
Interview with Everon mastermind Oliver Philipps about the highly anticipated comeback “Shells” and the eternal question: What is Prog?
With AI advancing at an exponential rate, Revocation’s Dave Davidson warns of a future where artificial intelligence might see humanity as a threat – and metal is the perfect medium to explore the chaos.
Interview: Danish progressive death metal band Iotunn recently wrapped up their first headlining tour across Denmark. Guitarist Jens Nicolai Gräs discusses the tour, their acclaimed album “Kinship”, and their unique songwriting process.
Down The Hill Festival 2026 – Saturday 22 August Rillaar, Belgium (We had consciously chosen to attend only the Saturday) Review & photography by Jaak GeebelenThis coverage would not have been possible without the invaluable assistance of Ela Williamson. ...
At first listen, Gender Reveal Atomic Bomb and Bikini Beach sounded surprisingly similar. Both bands draw from a raw, direct kind of rock energy, with punk as an important foundation, heavy guitars and very little interest in musical politeness. Yet their...
The Guru Guru was one of those bands on the Down The Hill bill that, at first glance, seemed to sit somewhat outside the traditional spectrum of progressive rock. The Belgian group is usually filed under art rock, noise rock and math rock, but during this...
On a bill that moved largely between psychedelic rock, heavy psych and progressive music, Black Flower might have seemed like something of an outsider on paper. Yet anyone who saw the Belgian five-piece on the Wooden Stage quickly realised how relative such labels...
Gros Cœur are a quartet from Liège who have steadily carved out a distinctive place within the Belgian alternative rock scene since forming in 2020. The band consists of Adrien Chapelle on vocals and guitar, Jimmy Geers on guitar, keyboards and percussion, Julien...
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At first listen, Gender Reveal Atomic Bomb and Bikini Beach sounded surprisingly similar. Both bands draw from a raw, direct kind of rock energy, with punk as an important foundation, heavy guitars and very little interest in musical politeness. Yet their...
The Guru Guru was one of those bands on the Down The Hill bill that, at first glance, seemed to sit somewhat outside the traditional spectrum of progressive rock. The Belgian group is usually filed under art rock, noise rock and math rock, but during this...
On a bill that moved largely between psychedelic rock, heavy psych and progressive music, Black Flower might have seemed like something of an outsider on paper. Yet anyone who saw the Belgian five-piece on the Wooden Stage quickly realised how relative such labels...
Gros Cœur are a quartet from Liège who have steadily carved out a distinctive place within the Belgian alternative rock scene since forming in 2020. The band consists of Adrien Chapelle on vocals and guitar, Jimmy Geers on guitar, keyboards and percussion, Julien...
Some bands need an hour to work their way through ten or twelve songs. Temple Fang needed only three. At Down The Hill, their set consisted of “Harvest Angel”, “The River” and “Flood” – three long-form compositions that felt far less like separate songs than one...
Naxatras – Between Cosmic Precision and Free Psychedelia Naxatras are one of those bands whose evolution becomes perhaps even clearer on stage than on record. Anyone who mainly knows them from their early, sprawling psychedelic jams might be surprised by how far their...
Atomic Rooster – A Past That Can Still Move Forward There are bands whose past becomes so significant that it eventually threatens to overshadow their present. With Atomic Rooster, that danger is certainly there. Formed in 1969 around keyboardist Vincent Crane, with...
Sometimes a festival introduces you to a band you already expected to enjoy, only for the live experience to reveal just how much depth and character there really is in the music. Needlepoint was exactly that kind of band for me. Their set at Down The Hill became one...
Ozric Tentacles at Down The Hill – The Eternal Wheel Keeps Turning Down The Hill is not the kind of festival you simply stumble upon by chance. The 2026 edition was sold out and brought roughly a thousand visitors together down the hill. Anyone still hoping to buy a...
Some concerts already have a story before the first note is played. Hooverphonic at Het Groot Verlof was one of those nights. Earlier that evening, the Oude Markt had watched Belgium’s World Cup quarter-final against Spain together. Belgium lost, and for a moment it...
TesseracT from the United Kingdom closed the second day of Midsummer Prog with a set built primarily around material from War of Being and Sonder, complemented by selections from Polaris, Altered State and the early Concealing Fate era. Since their formation in 2003,...
Bruce Soord & Jon Sykes – The Power of Intimacy at Midsummer Prog Some musical discoveries stay with you for a lifetime. For me, that journey began in 2007, when I was photographing the Symforce Festival in Tilburg. While the festival's established names occupied...
