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Just as Jon Oliva's Pain and the Trans-Siberian Orchestra as seen as ... Of course, Raise The Curtain still has a few flaws despite the successfully lighter ...
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The British land is rich in talented art-rock and progressive musicians, and although groups such as Yes and Marillion do not rank first in the UK charts, they still inspire young musicians to work in these styles. The Arena group can not be called particularly young, but nevertheless, it belongs to the last generation of progressive teams from the UK, being one of its best representatives.
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arena-unquiet-sky-coverIt was a combination of ideas – I had decided to base the album on a short horror story by M.R. James called “Casting the Runes” – some people may have seen the old 1957 film version called “Night of the Demon”. We were looking for an album title and John suggested “The Unquiet Sky” even though he was unaware of my concept idea – as far as I was concerned, it fitted the mood I had in mind for the Album.

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The band's first self-recorded/produced album was released on November 8th of 2013 and rapidly reached many like-minded souls. This translated into tens of thousands full album streams on Youtube. The album was adequately named 'ATMOSPHERES' and distinguished itself from the start with its polyrhythmic grooves drenched in dreamlike melodies.
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1995 is the year it all begins. The first album of Arena was released, featuring Clive Nolan (keyboards) and Mick Pointer (drums), with Cliff Orsi (bass), Keith More (guitar) and John Carson (vocals). This excellent piece of work entitled Songs From The Lions Cage and released on Arena’s own ‘Verglas’ label, is very well received and a new progressive rock legend has been born.
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Time Collider is a progressive rock band formed by Fudge Smith and Tommy Fox in 2016. Tommy Fox or just "Fox" is an amazing musical sort of mad scientist, he can come up with completely strange but invigorating music combining time change and melody, making the music of Time Collider super accessible.
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Genre: Progressive Metal / Instrumental
Year: 2018
Country: USA
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Country: UK
Album: The Platinum Collection
Genre: Progressive Rock, Hard Rock
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The new Not A Good Sign looks bleak but it will not be the less once again beautiful!! Alessio Calandriello leaves its place to Pacho Rossi (Alphataurus, The Natural Mystic) Appointments may 5, 2018.

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Marzy Maddox, a modern prog metal band with a unique blend of raw, unshackled energy and sophisticated musicality. With unforgettable lyrics and addictive melodies, the music is percipient, experimental, and relentless.
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Re|Flection deals with personal experiences I’ve made in my life on the one hand, but on the other hand also with relevant topics in our today’s society. A personal reflection, without pointing a critical finger or an absolute claim to truth. Musically, Re|Flection is a mixture of progressive and classic rock elements, paired with some folky and often acoustically parts.
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MDS released a new opus - The last chance - March 24, 2018 (10 titles), it is in the lineage of in terms of musical choices, but MDS tackles a concept album around ecological concerns: " in 2013, it would have taken 1.68 planet to provide human consumption in a sustainable way. More»



The Aaron Clift Experiment is a dynamic progressive rock band based in Austin, Texas. The group's multi-faceted sound is an innovative blend of classic rock, modern rock, and classical all anchored by the band's dedication to high-quality songwriting and musicianship.
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