by Kev Rowland

 There have been many attempts to blend rock with operatic styles over the years, with ‘Tommy’ being widely regarded as one of the most successful, but in truth that was much more of a rock […]

by Kev Rowland

When I discovered that this album had been released I was somewhat surprised, as it was so long since I had last heard from the band that I actually thought that they had stopped. The last […]

Some four years on from their second album ‘Bani Ahead’, this the Italian masters of progressive gypsy electro-eclectic jazz returned in 2015 with ‘All You Can Eat’. As with their previous album. this is […]

By Kev Rowland

Peter Matuchniak has been around the progressive scene for nearly forty years now, firstly with Janysium, and then with Mach One when he and Simon Strevens were both asked to join. They became […]

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News of the Summer’s End Festival at the Drill Hall, Chepstow on 5th to 7th October 2018.

Unfortunately, September Code from Greece cannot now play the festival due to personal […]

Los Angeles – Cleopatra Records will be releasing the brand new album from one of the most successful melodic alt-rock bands still making music today, Gin Blossoms! “Mixed Reality” will be released on June 15, […]

By Kev Rowland 

Back with their fifth studio album, it has been a while since I last heard this German band that morphed out of Sieges Even, as there have been two other albums between this and 2011’s ‘T […]

by Kev Rowland

Born and raised in Kobe, Japan, Takaaki Otomo started learning classical piano at the age of five, moving onto jazz when he was fifteen, inspired particularly by Oscar Peterson. He has released […]

Power of Prog is proud to announce that legendary album reviewer and interviewer Kev Rowland has joined our team as a contributor. Kev is one of the most prolific writers on the scene right now his work is p […]

By Kev Rowland

Here we have the follow-up to the Bristol band’s debut album, 2016’s ‘Fed To The Lions’. That album established them as one of the most electrifying new bands around, and with ‘Change Your Posi […]

By Kev Rowland

The very first time I played this I asked myself why on earth had this album been self-released? This is crying out for major label support as it is just so damn good! Possibly I need to take a […]

By Kev Rowland

Just put this on and listen to the melodic rock majesty that only happens when musicians who really know their stuff join forces and do something because they love it so much. This is the third […]

By Kev Rowland

Sometimes a thought can lead to some different and unusual places, and this is exactly what has happened here when Lockyer wondered what would have happened if Sinatra and  Reinhardt had m […]

By Kev Rowland

We all have guilty pleasures when it comes to music, that one band or album that we’re not really supposed to like if we are to maintain our credibility. Well, I’m not too sure about main […]

By Kev Rowland

To describe this album I think it is probably best to listen to the words of singer Lisy Stefanoni, who says  “We love the different styles of folk music and the various approaches of the mai […]

By Kev Rowland

There are times when I get incredibly frustrated, and this is one of them. I was sent this album to review, yet attempting to discover anything out about it is nigh on impossible. The […]

By Kev Rowland

Between the second and third albums, there were some changes in the Perfect Beings camp, most notably the loss of the rhythm section so that the band was now operating as a trio with […]

By Kev Rowland

What we have here, in effect, is a Russian supergroup featuring musicians from various prog and prog-related Russian bands including Yojo, Algabas, Enine, Roz Vitalis, KGB etc. Apparently, the […]

by Kev Rowland 

‘Reformat’ evolved from a collection of songs written by Luke Pajak and produced by his friend and long-suffering collaborator, Russ Russell (Napalm Death, Dimmu Borgir, At the Gates, The W […]

According to Peter Gabriel’s website.

As of Friday 18 May, Peter Gabriel ’s solo catalog will begin to be available on the streaming platform Spotify. It is the first time that Peter’s studio albums hav […]