2021 THE BEST OF PROG IN PICTURES & WORDS

by | Jan 10, 2022 | Album Of The Year, Album Review

I am back as years before, struggling to know if I missed any albums on this list, and the answer would be a resounding yes. Every year see thousands of releases just in the prog genre alone. It’s virtually impossible to discover and hear every prog release in any given year, so I did my best to showcase the cream of the crop, but then again I must point out these are one man’s points of view and will vary from publication and reviewer abroad. My taste in music is vast so I hope you all feel I have done justice by showcasing these 21 releases.
The Un-qualified Critic

  • 1) A Gardening Club Project – The Blue Door We Are The Truth
  • 2) Evership – The Uncrowned King (Act 1)
  • 3) Hasse Fröberg & Musical Companion – We Are The Truth
  • 4) Soen – Imperial
  • 5) Lifesigns – Altitude
  • 6) Cast – Vigesimus
  • 7) Nine Skies – 5.20
  • 8) Mostly Autumn – Graveyard Star
  • 9) Big Big Train – Common Ground
  • 10 ) Ciccada – Harvest
  • 11) Transatlantic – The Absolute Universe Forevermore
  • 12) This Winter Machine – Kites
  • 13) Kerrs Pink – Presence of Life
  • 14) Drifting Sun – Forsaken Innocence
  • 15) GorMusik – Snakes & Angels
  • 16) Copeland King Cosmo & Blew – Gizmodrome Live
  • 17) Dream Theater – A View From The Top Of The World
  • 18) Meer – Playing House
  • 19) Jeffrey Erik Mack The Forgotten Earth
  • 20) Sylvan One to Zero
  • 21) Leprous – Aphelion

1) The Blue Door 
First full-length release by Candian Progressive jazz folk-rock act, A Gardening Club Project
CD & Digital
Melodic Revolution Records
http://gardeningclubmusicandart.ca

2) The Uncrowned King (Act 1) 
The third release by US art-rock band, Evership
CD & Digital
Self-released
https://www.evership.com
 
3) We Are The Truth
Sixth studio album by Swedish progressive rock band, Hasse Fröberg & Musical Companion
CD, LP & Digital
Glassville Records
https://www.hfmcband.com

4) Imperial
Fifth album by progressive metal supergroup, Soen
CD, LP & Digital
Silver Lining Music
https://soenmusic.com

5) Altitude
Third album by English progressive rock band, Lifesigns
CD, LP & Digital
Self-released
https://lifesignsmusic.co.uk

6) Vigesimus
Twenty Seventh release since 1994 by Mexican neo-prog band, Cast
CD, & Digital
Progressive Promotion Records
http://www.castofficial.com

7) 5.20
Third studio album by progressive rock band, Nine Skies
CD, & Digital
Anesthetize Productions
https://nineskiesmusic.com

8) Graveyard Star
Fourteenth studio release by progressive rock band Mostly Autumn
CD, & Digital
Self-released
https://www.mostly-autumn.com

9) Common Ground
Fourteenth album by English progressive folk-rock band, Big Big Train
CD & Digital Self released
LP Plane Groovy
https://www.bigbigtrain.com

10) Harvest
The third release from Greek Progressive rock band, Ciccada
CD, LP & Digital
Self-released
https://ciccadabem.bandcamp.com/album/harvest

11) The Absolute Universe Forevermore
Fifth studio album by multinational progressive rock supergroup, Transatlantic
CD, LP & Digital
InsideOut (Europe) Metal Blade/Radiant (US)
https://www.transatlanticweb.com

12) Kites
Third album by English progressive rock band, This Winter Machine
CD & Digital Self released
LP Plane Groovy
https://thiswintermachine.uk/about/

13) Presence Of Life
Seventh album by Norwegian progressive folk group, Kerrs Pink
CD, LP & Digital
Self-released
https://kerrspink.com

14) Forsaken Innocence
Eight studio by UK-based Progressive Rock band, Drifting Sun
CD, LP & Digital
Self-released
https://driftingsun.co.uk

15) Snakes & Angels
The second release by US progessive metal artist, GorMusik
Melodic Revolution Records
CD & Digital
https://gormusik.com

18) Playing House
2nd release by progressive art-rock band, Meer
Karisma Records
CD, LP & Digital
http://meerband.com

19) The Forgotten Earth
Debut solo release by Scarlet Hollow prog band bassist, Jeffrey Erik Mack
Melodic Revolution Records
CD & Digital  
https://www.jeffreyerikmack.com

16) Copeland King Cosmo & Blew, Gizmodrome Live
First, live album and second release by progressive rock supergroup Gizmodrome formed in Italy
Ear Music
CD, LP & Digital
https://www.facebook.com/Gizmodrome

17) A View From The Top Of The World
Fifteenth studio release by US prog metal pioneers, Dream Theater
Inside Out Music
CD, LP & Digital
https://dreamtheater.net

20) One to Zero
Eleventh studio album German progressive rock band, Sylvan
Gentle Art Of Music
CD, LP & Digital
http://www.sylvan.de/home/

21) Aphelion
Eighth studio album by Norwegian progressive/avant-garde metal band, Leprous
Inside Out Music
CD, LP & Digital
https://www.leprous.net

VERBAL DELIRIUM – ‘THE IMPRISONED WORDS OF FEAR’ – PRE-ORDERS NOW OPEN.

by | Aug 30, 2016 | News

Verbal Delirium

Pre-orders for ‘The Imprisoned Words Of Fear’, the new album from Greek progressive rock combo Verbal Delirium, ahead of release worldwide on 7th October 2016.

This, the band’s third album, is the latest instalment in their musical evolution – still grounded in the Seventies school of progressive rock, but incorporating heavier elements from metal and the intricate instrumentation and strong melodic grounding of jazz.

Jargon’s impeccable songwriting is still at the core, supported by a talented band of musicians (including Ciccada’s Nikolas Nikolopoulos on flute, sax and Mellotron) and co-produced, as ever, by Leonidas Petropoulos.

‘The Imprisoned Words Of Fear’ is available in Digpak CD – with superb design by Dimitris Tzortzis of Immensa Artis – and digital download formats.

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Check out Cubic‘s apocalyptic video for the lead track ‘Images From A Grey World’ on YouTube – http://youtu.be/ZBpisWKVOAs