Stick Men "Let's THRAK Again"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: September 2, 2026
Tracklist

CD 1: Reel One

Mixed by Stefano Castagna | Track order compiled by Tony Levin

1. Let's THRAK Again

2. Like We Did Last Summer

3. Haggin Triptych

4. Komodo

5. Swimming in Tea

6. Bash Machine

7. Reading the Future

8. Thief of the Dice

9. Brutal (Tony)

10. Dark Birthday

11. Fandango

12. The Well

CD 2: Reel Two

Mixed by Fabio Trentini | Track order compiled by Pat Mastelotto and Markus Reuter

1. Dark Birthday

2. Komodo

3. Let's THRAK Again

4. Like We Did Last Summer

5. The Morning Mist

6. Swimming in Tea

7. Bash Machine

8. Brutal (Pat)

9. Carriage Parade

10. Fandango

11. Reading the Future

12. The Well

13. Thief of the Dice

14. Yosemite Sunset

Credits

Tony Levin: Stick

Markus Reuter: Touch Guitars U8 Deluxe

Pat Mastelotto: Acoustic and Electronic Drums and Percussion

Written & Produced by: Stick Men

Mixed by: Stefano Castagna (Reel One)

Mixed by: Fabio Trentini (Reel Two)

Mastered by: Erik Emil Eskildsen

Recording Locations: Kingston, NY | Dripping Springs, TX | Berlin, Germany

Markus Reuter's Recording Engineer & Sound Design Support: Erik Emil Eskildsen

Executive producers: Neil Ayer, Jim Golden, Dick McClure, Marc Pelath, Richard Schilder, Hal Stern

Description/Reviews:

Let's THRAK Again lives deeply within the spiritual world where King Crimson compositions dwell, even pulling in specific motivic elements from the classic THRAK album. The band describe it as instrumental chamber music, but the chamber is enormous, loud, dark, and experimental. Musicians purposely designed and arranged these pieces to be performed live as a raw trio, without leaning heavily on electronic safety nets. It is intricate, beautiful, and in your face.

The band is releasing two entirely distinct experiences mixed by two different Italian masters: Reel One (mixed by Stefano Castagna) and Reel Two (mixed by Fabio Trentini).

These aren't just slightly tweaked audio files. They feature completely different mixes and entirely different track orders. Let each reel wash over you as its own separate journey. The shifting track sequences and sonic architectures allow an entirely different emotional landscape to unfold.

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Anthony Garone "OK, But Why?"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Fusion
Label: Moonjune Records
Format: CD,digital,vinyl
Release date: June 1, 2026
Tracklist

1. Binge 

2. Three Legged Dog

3. Deathtrap

4. Dance Master

5. Brex

6. Harnch

7. My Garden

8. Erudite Eyes

9. Trust

10. Pune

11. Bach - Concerto for Violin and Oboe, Mov 1

12. Bach - Concerto for Violin and Oboe, Mov 3

13. Crush

14. Tingz

Credits

Anthony Garone - Guitars

   With

Morgan Ågren - Drums (1,2,5,6,10)

Steve Ball - Guitars (1)

Michael Manring - Bass (1,5,6,10)

John Landy - Bass (2)

Jan Zehrfeld - Guitar Solo(2)

Owen Dueck - Drums (3,4,7,8,13)

Andy West - Bass (4,11)

Tom Monda - Guitar solo (4)

Gabe Garone - Piano (4)

Paul Hanson - Bassoon (5)

Gretchen Menn - Guitar (6), Guitar solo (13)

Tony Garone - Vocals (7)

Daniel Shin - Piano (9)

Chris Misterek - Vocals (9)

Rob Müller - Bass (9)

Grace Guthrie - Violin (9)

Jake Ineck - Vocals (10)

Sebastian Lanser - Drums (11)

Adam Strand - Keyboard (11)

Rob Müller - Drums (12)

Robbie Mangano - Bass (14)

All compositions by Anthony Garone, except 8 (by Robert Fripp),

and 11 & 12 (by J. S. Bach).

Produced by Anthony Garone.

Executive production by Leonardo Pavkovic.

Description/Reviews:

The album moves between odd-meter grooves, tight counterpoint, and melodic hooks that sneak in through the side door. Besides 11 original compositions, two movements from Bach’s Concerto for Violin and Oboe (BWV1060) re-imagined through Garone’s rhythmic lens, along with a refreshed take on Robert Fripp’s “Erudite Eyes”. 

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Lufeh "Overwhelmed"

Country: USA/Brazil
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: May 29, 2026
Tracklist

01. He Commands The Sun and The Stars – 4:22

02. Breathe – 4:03

03. Double Dip – 4:39

04. Overwhelmed – 4:30

05. Feels Like I’m A Ghost – 5:43

06. Live The New Today – 4:50

07. War of Emotions – 3:50

08. End of the Tunnel – 4:18

Credits

Duca Tambasco – bass and backing vocals

Deio Tambasco – guitar and backing vocals

Gera Penna – keyboard and backing vocals

Lufeh Batera – drums

   With

Ginny Luke – vocals, violin  

All songs written by: Duca Tambasco, Deio Tambasco, Gera Penna, and Lufeh Batera

Recorded at Sunset Sound in Los Angeles  Produced by: Gera Penna

Mixed by: Adair Daufembach

Mastered by: Adair Daufembach

Artwork by: Lufeh Batera

Description/Reviews:

LUFEH is a progressive rock/metal band blending technical precision with emotional depth and genre‑bending influences. "Overwhelmed" marks a major creative leap for the band. While their debut album leaned heavily into technical instrumental work, this sophomore record places a strong emphasis on memorable vocal melodies, layered harmonies, and sing‑along choruses, all while preserving the band’s trademark complexity.

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Bandcamp (3 tracks)
He Commands The Sun and The Stars
Double Dip
Overwhelmed

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Cheer-Accident "You Smile - The Song Is Over"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Avant Prog, Art Rock
Label: Cuneiform Records 
Format: CD+DVD, digital
Release date: May 29, 2026
Tracklist

1. Episode 34

2. Behind Your Smile

3. They Won't Talk To Me

4. The Next Fog

5. Incoming Angles

6. Tin Pan Galaxy

7. Moon Homecoming

8. Graffiti Eyes

9. The Blue Lie

10. Absence Moving Backwards

11. Epilogue

Credits

Thymme Jones
Jeff Libersher
Alex Perkolup
Mike Hagedorn
Laura Boton
Ross Feller
Wyatt
Cory Bengtsen 
Bethany Smoker
Carmen Armillas
Candice Latimer
Ana Raba
Kimberly Gilbert
Carla Kihlstedt

John Bruce Yeh

   
Recorded (in part) and mastered (in full) by Todd Rittmann

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Imaginary Kings "Wired"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: May 20, 2026
Tracklist

1. Wired (5:41) 

2. Smoker 12 (3:55) 

3. Climbing Trees (4:15) 

4. The Killing Fields Of Eton (5:00) 

5. Stolen Thunder (4:49) 

6. Summer Houses (5:46) 

7. Dichotomy (6:46) 

8. Midsummer Daydreams (4:43) 

9. Crow Wood (6:42) 

10. The Possessive Pronoun (3:56) 

Total Time 51:33

Credits

Peter Rand - Music, Keyboards, Guitars, Bass

Nick DeNardo - Drums, Mixing, Mastering

   With 

Rob Glass - Bass (1)

Jim Bryan - Bass (2)

Raf Jammers - Bass (3)

Chris Branch - Bass (4, 8)

John Schilling - Bass (10)

Philippe Pansard - Bass (6, 9)

Mark Bowen - Bass (7)

John Schilling - Guitar (1)

Francois Vingrief - Guitar (1)

Richard Bradley - Guitar (7)

Mark Broding - Keyboards  (1)

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Pokruch "ПКРЧ Голосними"

Country: Ukraine
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: May 19, 2026
Tracklist

1. Велкам / Welcome (04:41)

2. Чума / Plague (05:21)

3. Руки / Hands (03:37)

4. Сон Це / Dream is (04:33)

5. 969-й км / 969th km (00:33)

6. Танго / Tango (02:57)

7. М11У4Л7 (00:29)

8. Ганг /Ganges (03:57)

9. 40138H (00:56)

10. Авангард / Avant-garde (02:57)

11. 56626252 (00:35)

12. Весна / Spring (03:29)

13. 3019р. / 3019y. (02:00)

Credits

Evgeny Petrusenko — vocals, guitar

Glib Protsiv — drums, percussion

Olexandr Gridin — bass guitar

Serhiy Lyubinsky — guitar

    With

Olexandr Yanenko — trumpet, flugelhorn

Nazar Bodnar — trombone

Olexandr Dolganov — sousaphone

Maxim Berezhnyuk — trembita, wheel lyre

Arseny Yandyuk — synthesizer, percussion

Daniela Zayushkina — backing vocals

Olya Chernyshova — backing vocals

Mykhailo Ostrovsky — sound design

CHILDREN'S CHOIR "STRUMOCHOK"

Conductor — Lyubov Uskova

Honcharova Anya, Panasyuk Anya, Raboshchuk Karolina, Lukiyanchuk Khrystyna, Fortuna Sofia, Palamarchuk Ruslan

ACADEMIC CHOIR

Arrangement — Roman Repka

Soprano — Lyuba Olesya

Alto — Olena Tsygankova

Tenor — Taras Kushnir

Bass — Kostyantyn Lenchyk

NAONI — National Academic Orchestra of Folk Instruments of Ukraine

Artistic Director and Chief Conductor — Viktor Hutsal

Recording Sound Engineer — Oleksandr Zhyzhchenko

WOODWINDS

Flutes — Larysa Kravets, Stanislav Kohut

Oboes — Yuriy Kyrychenko, Oleksandr Piddubnyy

Clarinets — Petro Chelyadyn, Vitaliy Feshchenko

BAYAN

Ihor Rechytskyi

BRASSWINDS

Trumpets — Oleksandr Nuzha, Daniil Latun

Trombones — Mykola Bloshkin, Nazariy Pavlenko

FOLK INSTRUMENTS

Kobzas — Iryna Goncharova, Svitlana Bondarenko, Yevhen Didenko, Natalya Mitina, Oleksiy Shevchenko, Andriy Kovbas, Vitaliy Savchenko

Cymbals — Andriy Voychuk, Volodymyr Ovcharyn

Banduras — Nadiya Ovcharyn, Ruslana Voyt, Iryna Soroka, Maryna Chernyavska, Vladyslav Vakolyuk, Natalia Sobutska

PERCUSSION

Andriy Mitin, Viktoriy Khodis, Yehor Zverev

STRINGS

First violins — Oleksandr Shakhnyuk, Larysa Sarukhanyan, Yerofey Bondarenko, Daryna Sereda, Sofia Vivcharuk

Second violins — Maksym Romanyuk, Iryna Chygrin, Anton Radevych, Olha Fatueva, Daryna Hnativ

Violas — Olha Pylyp, Anna Yakymakha

Cellos — Olena Bondarenko, Ruslan Andrukh

Double basses — Volodymyr Andreyev, Oleg Klymenko

Recording studio — Revet Sound

Recording, mixing — Serhiy Lyubinsky

Arrangement — Pokruch

Cover — Vitaly Klyushkin

Graphic design — Anton Shiferson

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Dualisis "Us"

Country: France
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Format: digital
Release date: May 15, 2026
Tracklist

1. Us (6:34) 

2. The Deep (6:56) 

3. You Just Don't Care (4:42) 

4. Already Dead (5:09) 

5. There's Nothing (6:15) 

Total Time 29:36

Credits

Yama Tokido - Vocals

Eric Senn - Guitar & Keyboards 

Corentin Senn - Bass & Cello

Estéban Rodriguez - Guitar

Adrien Escaich - Drums

Artworks: @Oaken_leaf_art

Mix & Mastering: Ben Lessous @BBlast Records

Description/Reviews:

Drawing influence from progressive metal, alternative metal and post-metal aesthetics, the band develops a sound built around contrast, tension and immersive composition rather than pure technical exhibition.

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Bruce Soord "Ghosts In The Park"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Art Rock
Label: Kscope  
Format: CD,digital,vinyl,Blu-Ray
Release date: May 15, 2026
Tracklist

1. Concepcion (1:25) 

2. Meet Me On The Downs (3:05) 

3. Pillars (3:10) 

4. You Made A Promise (2:56) 

5. Our Predicament (3:43) 

6. Day Of Wrath (4:21) 

7. Stared Down (4:33) 

8. Kept Me Thinking (6:34) 

9. Ghosts In The Park (12:52) 

Total Time 42:39

Credits
Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief) - vocals, all instruments 
   With
Jon Sykes (The Pineapple Thief) - bass (8) 
Mastered by Steve Kitch

Description/Reviews:

Acoustic guitar sits at the centre of the record, often captured in raw, first-take performances recorded directly in hotel rooms before being carefully integrated with studio recordings. This tension between fragility and control defines the album’s sound. Tracks such as “Concepción,” “Meet Me On The Downs,” and the title piece were conceived in specific places - Chile, Hamburg, Oberhausen - each location leaving a subtle imprint on the music. Parks, harbours, and anonymous rooms become recurring settings where past and present coexist, intersected by fleeting moments of clarity amongst the disorder.

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Teramaze "The Silent Architect"

Country: Australia
Genre(s): Progressive Metal

Label: Wells Records
Format: CD, digital

Release date: May 8, 2026
Tracklist

1. The Silent Architect
2. Doors of Yesterday
3. The Invisible Countdown
4. Mr Crazy
5. Arrow
6. Dust & Bone
7. Enemy In The Garden
8. Ghost Hands
9. Left In The Fire

Credits

Dean Wells - Guitars / Vocals

Nathan Peachey - Vocals

Andrew Cameron - Bass Guitar

Nick Ross - Drums

Recorded at Wells Music Studios

Mixed/ Mastered by Dean Wells

Description/Reviews:

The Silent Architect is the album that feels like everything TERAMAZE does best all in one place. It strikes the perfect balance between big progressive epics, beautiful and emotional ballads, and hard-hitting singles that land with larger than life impact.

The songs flow naturally, shifting between powerful moments and quieter reflections without ever losing that signature TERAMAZE feel. It’s technical when it needs to be, melodic when it matters most, and always driven by strong and decisive songwriting.

More than anything, this album feels honest and fully realised, like the band leaning completely into who they are. The result is the most TERAMAZE-sounding record we’ve ever made.

Dynamic, emotional, heavy, and memorable from start to finish.

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Bandcamp 
The Invisible Countdown

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Wish "The Endless Winter"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: May 3, 2026
Tracklist

1. Pointe Du Hoc (2:13) 

2. Comandante Nino (11:37) 

3. Collapsing (7:52) 

4. The Four Rooms (8:56) 

5. I Watch You From Afar (8:19) 

6. This Land (2:11) 

7. On The Trail (2:16) 

8. This Life (6:03) 

Total Time 49:27

Credits

Piergiorgio Franceschelli - Lead & Backing Vocals

Massimo Mercurio - Drums

Salvatore Patti - Keyboards, Backing Vocals

Giorgio Simonetti - Guitars, Bass, Lead & Backing Vocals

   With

Graziano Brufani - Bass, Fretless Bass (2, 3, 4, 5)

Susanna Felicetti - Flute (1, 2, 7, 8)

Umberto Ugoberti - Accordion (2)

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