AVKRVST: ‘The Approbation’ Review
Today, AVKRVST have released their debut album, coming at us from a forest in the depths of Norway – as any album from Scandinavia worth its merit should. As with any new band, I...
Category: 💿 Album Reviews
Scar Symmetry: ‘The Singularity (Phase II – Xenotaph)’ Review
The 100-meter sprint is traditionally considered to be the supreme discipline at the Olympic Games. If we were to consider the supreme discipline in metal, I’d define it as “succeeding to make something that...
Einar Solberg: ‘16’ Review
In the world of modern progressive rock, Einar Solberg needs almost no introduction. The Norwegian frontman of Leprous has essentially defined the sound of his main band with his iconic falsetto and synth work....
RPWL: ‘Crime Scene’ Review
Concept albums are no stranger to German Prog Rockers RPWL from their roots of covering Pink Floyd’s epic story-driven LP’s to their own original material of the past two decades. ‘Crime Scene’ is their...
Hypno5e: ‘Sheol’ Review
Hypno5e have been an outfit since 2003, now signed to Pelagic Records (The Ocean, BRUIT ≤, Psychonaut, and more), having released 7 albums total over the last 20 years. Now with a new drummer...
Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble: ‘A Gallery of the Imagination’ Review
It’s 2023, and the legendary keyboard player Rick Wakeman is blessing us with a brand new studio album. I first came across this particular record last year at a concert of his in Croydon...
Haken: ‘Fauna’ Review
It’s official, Haken has written the best album, everyone else can stop making music now. Okay back to seriousness, Haken is one of my all-time favourite bands and I tend to be very picky...
Katatonia: ‘Sky Void of Stars’ Review
Every wave starts with a ripple. Jonas Renkse is in many ways a master of the ripple. With guitarist and co-founder Anders Nyström beside him (he himself deploying a massive sonic influence), Katatonia has...
Riverside: ‘ID.Entity’ Review
After five years, the Polish progressive rock/metal quartet Riverside are back with an all-new album entitled ‘ID.Entity’ which is set as the 10th installment in their amazing discography. This album is a beautiful venture...
Proghurst’s Favourites of 2022
Each year I like to approach the idea of a ‘top albums’ article slightly differently. For 2022, I got together with the writing team to sketch out our overall combined favourite albums from 2022...
