After releasing ‘Vector’ in 2018, Haken are swiftly coming around with a follow-up to the original concept album. They teased a preview of the new track ‘Prosthetic’ in the last 10 seconds of a...
As I’m sure everyone is aware, COVID-19 is sweeping the planet causing contract workers, musicians, and more all over the world to watch their income quickly disappear. It’s no secret that the vast majority...
One of the last gigs before the country goes on lockdown, Lazuli played to a small crowd of hardcore fans at The 1865 in Southampton. Celebrating the launch of their brand new album ‘Le...
Novena have finally released their highly anticipated debut album ‘Eleventh Hour’. This is their second release after their first EP ‘Secondary Genesis’ which came out in 2016. The band originally spawned from another band...
The first single from Steven Wilson’s new album ‘The Future Bites’ has been released. It’s certainly a big shift in musical direction from his last record ‘To The Bone’, focusing heavily on synthesisers rather...
Thank You Scientist’s latest third album ‘Terraformer’ took the progressive rock world by storm in 2019. Dusted with elements of jazz, rock, and metal – the band once again pushed the boundaries of the...
Sons of Apollo have come out with their second studio album ‘MMXX’ to start off 2020, a followup to 2017’s ‘Psychotic Symphony’. The prog supergroup includes Mike Portnoy, Bumblefoot, Billy Sheehan, Derek Sherinian, and...
Insomnium on stage at the Islington Assembly Hall Insomnium are the pinnacle of modern death metal. Formed in 1997, now with eight studio albums and numerous tours under their belts, they show no sign...
Hello there and welcome to the second, and final part of my 2019 in review. As with the previous article, these albums are listed in order of release date as opposed to preference. I...
To finish off the year, I thought I’d collate the various albums I’ve picked up that were released in 2019. Some I’ve previously done full reviews of, others I’ve just been listening to in...