You can count on Leon Alvarado to create quality music. I think he and his cast of musicians have outdone themselves this time.

Anyone is essentially a one-man band with that man being Riz Story. This new album is a double disc set.

Peter Baumann was a founding member of Tangerine Dream. This box set gathers up all his solo studio albums released on Virgin Records.

I've included this album under progressive rock largely because of Jim Capaldi's tenure in Traffic. That said, there are proggy things here.

I have liked every Circuline album I've ever heard. This one might be the best yet. Their sound has grown immensely.

This new set gathers up the first three Jade Warrior albums and releases them as a three-CD package. The group's sound on those disc was decidedly artsy, unique and progressive rock based.

This a concert in two parts presented on four discs. The first two discs are audio CDs.

The list of guests here is impressive. And, there are times when those guests are very apparent in the music.

PAKT is an amazing group of musicians. The band is made up of Percy Jones (bass and samples), Alex Skolnick (guitars), Kenny Grohowski (drums) and Tim Motzer (guitars and electronics).

There is also a three disc edition of this album, which I previously reviewed.

I have no problem putting this disc under the progressive rock heading, but they definitely stretch beyond what many might consider the classic limits of that sound to be.

Renaissance really never rose to the level of some of the giants of progressive rock. I think that's a bit of a crime, really.

I always say that The Residents are definitely not for everyone. I happen to love them, but I get why some don't.

In February of 1981, Rush released their biggest selling record and one that seems to have captured the ears of many rock fans. 

Stackridge's sound is often built around folk music, older British sounds and more. Yet there is plenty of progressive rock at play.

There are definitely some issues with the packaging on this. The title is "1983," but the picture inside the gatefold includes Jaco Pastorius who was out of the group in 1982.

While this CD was released in May of this year, from what I can tell the album originally hit shelves eight or so years ago. This is potent metal.

This new release from this French act might not be a completely tight fit under heavy metal. I've even seen them described as progressive rock.

This band might not be a tight fit under heavy metal. A lot of times they are closer to Nazareth style hard rock. In fact, a lot of this really does sound like Nazareth to me.

This collection of recordings from speed metal band Tröjan is unusual. First, I need to apologize for the cover photo I've used.

Perhaps this album doesn't actually fit under metal. I would say that it belongs there as much as any pop metal or hair metal does.

David Byron will always be known for his tenure in Uriah Heep. He was the lead singer on their first ten albums, spanning the years 1970 to 1976.

Collective Soul definitely know how to craft catchy rock music. This new set features 20 songs.

I previously reviewed the Blu-Ray edition of this. Here we have an audio CD with a DVD that's essentially the same as a bonus.

I have to admit that this smoother, more traditional jazz is not my favorite type of jazz. I generally go in for things that lean toward the more crazed end of things and fusion.

This set is varied and intriguing. The sound is at times quite folk based.

To a good degree you know what you are going to get when you listen to Powerman 5000,

The title of this album pretty well tells you what you will find here. I really like the mix of music on this one a lot.

This collection of music from German artists has some strong stuff on it. There are some tracks that really stand out, but nothing here is what I would call weak.

Bear Family Records produces some interesting compilations. This is one of the more intriguing ones.

I have reviewed quite a few of this series, and there is a decent range of music from one collection to another. This set gathers up songs from King and Federal record labels.

My biggest complaint about this has to do with that “and friends” part of the titling.

When you talk about British blues, John Mayall has to be at the center of that conversation. This Blu-Ray finds Mayall in fine form.

I have been a big fan of Nazareth for many years. I saw them live quite a few times over the years. I think I might have seen the exact tour from which these performances were pulled.

This is a concert film from 2010. In the live performance captured here, Todd Rundgren and his band play his 1974 Todd album in it entirety.

This concert film is amazing. It’s from the band’s 2005 tour, and they were absolutely on fire.

Interview with Ellsworth Hall of Aethellis from 2024

Interview with Marc Pelath of The Laconic from 2024

King Diamond is back and I could not be happier!  It has been quite a while since I saw King Diamond as a solo artist. 

I was lucky enough to catch Overkill on their headlining tour for Scorched last year.  Never ones to rest, the band continued their tour in support of Scorched by being the opening act for King Diamond.