Author: Mike Huck
2021 Best Progressive Metal/Rock Albums
Welcome to our sixth annual Top Progressive Albums column, where we highlight the best of the year. As always, this …
The Progress Report: November 2021
Welcome to the November Progress Report – the final review column of the year, as December’s will be our Best …
Cynic – Ascension Codes Review
I’m not sure if anyone expected another Cynic album after what was a disastrous 2020 for the band. Long-time drummer …
Khemmis – Deceiver Review
Critical doom metal darlings Khemmis are back with their fourth album Deceiver, after the longest gap between releases yet. Three …
The Progress Report: October 2021
Welcome to the October Progress Report. As the end of the year (and therefore list season) approaches, things are heating …
The Progress Report: September 2021
Welcome to the September Progress Report. As we head into the final months of 2021 (already?!) we will typically see …
The Progress Report: August 2021
Welcome to the August Progress Report. As summer winds down we bring you another half-dozen progressive music albums of varying …
The Progress Report: July 2021
Welcome to the July Progress Report . We’re kicking off the second half of the year here, and while summer …
The Progress Report: June 2021
Welcome to the June Progress Report. A special bonus for you this month, as we have a whopping eight albums …
Helloween – Helloween Review
The new (and sixteenth overall) self-titled platter from power metal founders Helloween has to be one of the more compelling …
Flotsam and Jetsam – Blood In The Water Review
If any band has seen a career resurgence – no, actually a career resuscitation – it would be Phoenix, AZ’s …
The Progress Report: May 2021
Welcome to the May Progress Report. Things have taken a turn to the lighter side this month, with these albums …
The Progress Report: April 2021
Welcome to the April Progress Report. It’s been quite a month, led by no less than the strong reunion album …
Liquid Tension Experiment – LTE3 Review
Fans have been waiting for this one for a long time. Instrumental prog rock supergroup Liquid Tension Experiment’s last album …
The Progress Report: March 2021
Welcome to the March Progress Report. After a stellar February, there is bound to be a bit of a let-down. …
Best Queensryche Albums
It seems like Queensrÿche have been around forever, but a closer look reveals a mere 14 albums over a 33-year …
Evergrey – Escape Of The Phoenix Review
Dark prog masters Evergrey return with Escape Of The Phoenix, their twelfth album and first since their conceptual trilogy of …
The Progress Report: February 2021
Welcome to the February Progress Report. Progressive music got off to an average start in January, but this month things …
Accept – Too Mean To Die Review
It has been forty-five years since seminal German metal band Accept first came into being. Perhaps, then, it is appropriate …
The Progress Report: January 2021
Welcome to the January Progress Report, and Happy New Year to everyone out there. It’s not much of a bar …
2020 Best Progressive Metal/Rock Albums
Welcome to our fifth annual Top Progressive Albums list, where we highlight the best of the year. As with years …
The Progress Report: November 2020
Welcome to the November Progress Report – our final report of the year. Next month we will present our Best …
The Progress Report: October 2020
Welcome to the October Progress Report – our penultimate report of the year. Here we go with the usual fare …