Best Prog Albums of 2016
What a great year for Prog! There were dozens of amazing albums by every kind of band. Classic bands returned with some of the best work in years; newer bands took their music to the next level, and we...
View ArticleNew band Nova Collective announced with Haken BTBAM members
Another new band was announced today with the Nova Collective releasing the info on their new album. The band, started in the fall of 2014 features Dan Briggs (BTBAM) and Richard Henshall (Haken), as...
View ArticleYour chance to win a FREE cabin on Cruise to the Edge!
One winner will receive a Free Oceanview cabin on the Cruise to the Edge. Contest runs until Dec. 30th. The post Your chance to win a FREE cabin on Cruise to the Edge! appeared first on The Prog Report.
View ArticleBest Prog Songs of 2016
With so many great albums, comes even more great songs. We put together our Best Songs of the Year list as a Spotify playlist this year so you can listen to all of these great songs together (Neal...
View ArticlePortnoy announces another performance of Shattered Fortress
Mike Portnoy took to his ever popular social media pages to announce the 5th performance of Mike Portnoy’s Shattered Fortress, this time in Mexico. Joining the event are Haken and Next to None. Here...
View ArticleLondon Prog group Kyros talk about their new album Vox Humana
Newcomers Kyros have made quite an impression in the last few years, most notably with their epic double album Vox Humana, which came out at the very end of 2016. With a busy year up ahead including a...
View ArticleHaken talk about the making of ‘Aquarius’ and its reissue
London-based progressive metal band HAKEN will release their first two albums “Aquarius” and “Visions” as new remastered 2CD editions as well as on vinyl for the very first time, on February 3rd, 2017....
View ArticleNova Collective release first track from new album
New band Nova Collective featuring Dan Briggs (BTBAM) and Richard Henshall (Haken), as well as drummer Matt Lynch (Trioscapes, Cynic) and keyboardist Pete Jones (ex- Haken) has just released the first...
View ArticleHaken reissue first 2 albums ‘Aquarius’ and ‘Visions’
Today sees the release of the remastered editions of Haken’s first two albums ‘Aquarius’ & ‘Visions’, as 2CD Digipaks and for the first time on vinyl. Vocalist Ross Jennings commented on the...
View ArticleNova Collective “Ripped Apart and Reassembled” (FULL BAND PLAY THROUGH)
Nova Collective (featuring members of Between the Buried and Me, Haken, Trioscapes, Cynic) will release their debut album, The Further Side, via Metal Blade Records, on March 10th. Nova Collective’s...
View ArticleNova Collective – The Further Side (Album Review)
New bands and supergroups emerge with regularity these days, but it is not often that they are great right out of the gate. In the cases of instrumental groups, it is even more difficult to achieve a...
View ArticleRichard Henshall Interview – Nova Collective/Haken
Richard Henshall, Haken founding member and guitarist, is part of an exciting new side project called Nova Collective with members of Between the Buried and Me, Cynic, and Trioscapes. The new album...
View ArticleHaken’s Richard Henshall talks about playing in Mike Portnoy’s Shattered...
Haken guitarist Richard Henshall has been very busy. Haken is preparing to tour in celebration of their 10 year anniversary, his side project Nova Collective just released their debut album to critical...
View ArticleMike Portnoy reveals more Shattered Fortress dates
After premiering the The Shattered Fortress featuring an all-star Prog lineup on Cruise to the Edge in Feb, Mike Portnoy has now revealed a number of dates for the event in Europe and other countries...
View ArticleCruise to the Edge lineup taking shape for 2018
Cruise to the Edge 2018 is set to sail from Feb 3rd-8th out of Tampa once again, this time hitting new ports in Belize and Costa Maya. The initial lineup was announced as the recent cruise returned...
View ArticleConcert Review: Haken in Manchester, UK 3-24-17
Concert: Haken w/The Algorithm and Next To None Venue: Manchester Academy 3 Date: 03/24/17 Review by Marcus Chavasse Haken have just embarked on a 10th anniversary tour of Europe with Next to None and...
View ArticleMike Portnoy announces final US date for The Shattered Fortress
Mike Portnoy is gearing for a run of shows with Mike Portnoy’s Shattered Fortress in Europe. Now comes the announcement of the ONLY US headlining show at Irving Plaza in NEW YORK CITY on Sept 24th...
View ArticleHaken announce North American headline tour
Haken are pleased to announce their return to North America after a very successful run last year promoting ‘Affinity’. Now the band are back for their 10th Anniversary Tour with special guests Sithu...
View ArticleTop 50 Modern Prog Songs 1990-2015
After much deliberating, arranging, revising, arguing, adding and subtracting, and more revising, we finally present our list of the Top 50 Modern Prog Songs comprised of songs from 1990-2015. The...
View ArticleCruise to the Edge lineup taking shape
On the last day of the most recent Cruise to the Edge, this past February, it was announce that Marillion, Yes, Saga, and a handful of other bands were already committed for the next excursion in 2018....
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