Canvas of Silence "As The World Tree Fell"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: Rockshots Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 31, 2025
Tracklist

1. Watching the World Tree Fall - 6:20
2. Humanimal - 4:02
3. Anthem for Ashes - 4:54
4. Drown - 5:41
5. One With the Wind - 4:33
6. Wayfarer - 8:32
7. The Great Unknown - 4:38
8. Garden of the Fallen - 4:46

Credits

Hanna Uimonen: Vocals

Tatu Hanhikoski: Guitars, programming

Jaakko Puusaari: Guitars, backing vocals

Mikael Minkkinen: Bass

Iiro Vuori: Drums

Compositions: Tatu Hanhikoski

Lyrics: Tatu Hanhikoski

Arrangements: Canvas of Silence

Recorded at various studios in Jyväskylä, Viitasaari and Helsinki, Finland

Produced by Tatu Hanhikoski, Jaakko Puusaari and Joonatan Jaakonaho

Mixed by Joonatan Jaakonaho

Mastered by Miro Kiiski at MIRO MASTERING

Cover Art by Kim Kupiainen

Description/Reviews:

Canvas of Silence is a catchy prog-influenced female vocal-driven metal band from Finland. The music of Canvas of Silence paints its pictures on silence with complementary colours. It’s heavy but melodic, occasionally complex yet at the same time somewhat simple and catchy, glued together with female vocals and symphonic elements. Or as the drummer Iiro Vuori put it, the music can be described as ”Prog-influenced Chorus Metal”.

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A Flying Fish "El Pez Que Voló - Act II"

Country: Mexico
Genre(s): Progressive Pop/Rock Musical
Label: Apollon Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: October 31, 2025
Tracklist

1. The Lost Knight 1 

2. A Leap of Wraith 

3. The Lost Knight 2

4. Enter the Cave

5. Face Thyself

6. Come Magenta

7. By a Padder

8. Thin Amid All

9. The Lost Knight 3

10. Would Hack a Coo Cooker

11. Be Psychic Show

12. Love Thyself

Credits

Râhoola – Keyboards, piano, guitars, bass, fx, programming of percussions, choir & orchestra

   With

Javier Garagarza – Drums

Sebastián Garcia – Violin

Alex Manley – Trombone

Saša Olenjuk – Violin (in “Love Thyself”)

Arturo Ávila – Flute Sample “El Sátiro y la Ninfa” (2011)

CAST MEMBERS (In order of appearance)

Râhoola ………………………..…… AS HIMSELF

Teezûck/El-Gabǎal ……………………. RÂHOOLA

John ………………..………….……. FABIO LIONE

He̊-Kuree ………………....…...…….. LUIS MORA

Aleekãnto (memory)………..… MYRTHALA BRAY

Namazöoh (memory)….…..…. MARGIL VALLEJO

Hybriz ……………..……...……..…..……. NO-ONE

Child ……………..…………..……...…. RÂHOOLA

With

The Flying Chorus/Ghosts/Turkeys …....................

RÂHOOLA, MARGIL VALLEJO, MYRTHALA BRAY,

MONICA LYRAE, DENISSE ARRIAGA, DAVIDAVI DOLEV,

OTTOEGIL SAETRE & ÓSCAR MARTINEZ

Übermenschen ..……… DAVIDAVI DOLEV & MARGIL VALLEJO

Jungian Shadows …… OTTOEGIL SAETRE & DAVIDAVI DOLEV

Buddha …………..…………. DAVIDAVI DOLEV

Jesus ……..………………………… RÂHOOLA

Lucifer….……………....… OTTOEGIL SAETRE

Rāvaṇa…..…..…….…..…… DAVIDAVI DOLEV

Gorger Laarv…….……....…………. RÂHOOLA

Plato ………..….……………………. RÂHOOLA

Castrato ………... ALESSANDRO MORESCHI (sampled)

Original Concept, Story and Script by Râhoola

An artistic syncretism inspired by Christian & Buddhist texts

through a Jungian approach of multicultural interweaving

Music, Orchestration, Rec, Edit and Mix by Râhoola

Produced in CIRCODENSO, Monterrey, Nuevo León,

México between August 2014 and January 2025

Additional Recordings in Gymnocal Industries (Bergen),

Tom Goldstein Studio (Haifa) & Alex Manley Studio (Virginia)

Drums Rec & Engineered in PSICOFONIA by Charles A. Leal

Drum Recording Assistance by Faver Paz

Mastered in PSICOFONIA STUDIO by Charles A. Leal

Album & Singles Cover Concept by Râhoola

AI Artworks generated by Râhoola

Design by nu studio

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Ferkaad "A Different Kind of Animosity" EP

Country: Multinational
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: October 31, 2025
Tracklist

1. A Different Kind Of Animosity (4:19) 

2. Placatory Gesture (3:49) 

3. Esprit (3:37) 

4. Verbal Jousting (3:48) 

5. Attitudinally (3:53) 

Total Time 19:26

Credits

Niels van der Steenhoven – lead & rhythm guitars

Zigor Munoz – bass

Jari Kankare – saxophone

Tim Newcombe – keyboards

   With

Rob Stone – drums

Lex van der Zwaal – solo (3)

Hernán Martínez – solo (2)

Peter Shannon – solo (5)

Derek Sherinian  (Dream Theater, Black Country Communion, Planet X) – keyboards (1)

Recorded across Haarlem, Den Haag, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, Helsinki, Köln, and Toronto throughout 2024 and 2025

Mixed/mastered by Benni Schäfer at Horus Studios in Hannover, Germany

Description/Reviews:

Ferkaad is an ever-shifting collective led by bassist and composer Zigor Munoz, dedicated to pushing the boundaries of instrumental progressive music. With each new album, different musicians will be invited to join in, ensuring every release is a unique blend of personalities and influences. The band’s ever-changing lineup guarantees that no two albums are alike, but the commitment to instrumental storytelling and progressive exploration remains at the core. The concept behind the new album is to express in music things you don’t need lyrics for. A single from the album will be released each month leading up to the album’s release. 

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Mark Wingfield "Elemental"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Label: Dark Energy Music, MoonJune Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: November 30, 2025
Tracklist

1. Hope Valley (4:08)

2. We Live Here (5:40) *

3. Tamin Negara (5:28) *

4. Suntar (6:09) *

5. Falcons Ridge (3:56)

6. Zag Zig (4:09)

7. Seven Bridges (7:49) *^

8. A Sign in the Weather (7:09) *^

9. Silver Wind (4:14)

10. Tantallon (7:19) *

(*) Recorded live in the studio with no overdubs.

(^) Recorded at the September 2025 Livestream concert.

Credits

All instruments played by Mark Wingfield.

All tracks composed by Mark Wingfield.

Produced by Mark Wingfield.

Mixed and mastered at Heron Island Studio by Mark Wingfield.

Photos by Daniela Scaramelli and Gül Işık.

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Ping "Songs from the Nebula"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Apollon Records
Format: CD,digital,vinyl
Release date: October 24, 2025
Tracklist

1. Accelerating Time (3:56) 

2. Space Time Companion (4:31) 

3. Bad Boy Pluto (4:11) 

4. Daze In Space (3:43) 

5. Callisto (2:41) 

6. Jewish Space Laser (4:35) 

7. Nebula (7:02) 

8. Drag Me Through Space (3:29) 

9. Black Matter Lives (4:04) 

10. Multiverse (4:45) 

11. Kuiper (5:42) 

Total Time 48:39

Credits

Jørgen Greiner: Vocals, bass, guitar, synth, drum machine

Mattis Janitz: Guitar, banjo, ukulele, flute, bass, backing vocals, synth, drum machine, midi stuff

Tore Hofstad: Synth, accordion, guitar, mandolin, backing vocals

Mats Monstad: Drums, percussion, backing vocals, groaning

Bjørn Arne Johansen: Guitar, backing vocals, mandolin, bass

Roald Madland: Synth, guitar, backing vocals

   With

Bendik Bjørnstad Foss: Viola (7, 9, 10, 11)

Tiril Dørum Bengtsson: Cello (7, 9, 10)

Embrik Snerte: Bassoon (7, 9, 10)

Sverre Riise: Trombone (7, 9, 10)

Kristoffer Berre Alberts: Saxophone (1, 8)

Kim Alexander Eriksen: Trumpet (1, 5, 11)

Mikkel Ødegård Janitz: Vocal (11)

Mixing by Ryan McPhun (The Ruby Suns)

Mastering by Morten Lund

Description/Reviews:

PING is back - playing experimental Norwegian rock since last millennium. Inspiration from diverse artists like Zappa, Melvins, Ween, dEUS, Gentle Giant, Motorpsycho, Tom Waits and Wilco can be heard through all albums, combining elements from 60´s roots to modern metal and electronica.   

Ping's new concept album Songs from the Nebula bends time and space with melodic yet dissonant progressive rock from the outer reaches. Songs from the Nebula brings words from that emptiness and the hope of space-time companions to be found. You'll hear claims of accelerating time; that black matter lives; a maiden voyage ship-wreck in the multiverse; bad boy recycling a funeral cake; and Calisto’s lament at always being number two.

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Phaeton "Neurogenesis"

Country: Canada
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Metal
Label: INB Music
Format: digital, vinyl 
Release date: October 24, 2025 (digital)
Tracklist

1. Tethys Rising (6:25)

2. Discontinuum (6:37)

3. Isochron (4:12) 

4. Synethesia (6:24)

5. Arachnid (4:48)

6. Augmented (4:37)

7. Neurogenesis (6:16)

Album Length: 39:19

Credits

Kevin Thiessen - Lead & Rhythm Guitars, Keyboards

Daniel Airth - Lead & Rhythm Guitars

Ferdy Belland - Electric & Fretless Bass

Colin Righton - Drums & Percussion

   With

Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater, Planet X, Sons of Apollo) - Keyboards (3)

Music, Arrangements & Production by Phaeton

Engineered & Mixed by Kevin Thiessen

Mastered by Jamie Sitar

Artwork by Matt Semenok

Description/Reviews:

From Devin Townsend and Rush to Meshuggah and Gojira, Phaeton blends prog, tech-death, thrash, and djent into a kaleidoscope of sound.

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Mark Bogert "Antiquity Neon"

Country: Netherlands

Genre(s): Instrumental Rock, Progressive Rock

Label: Construction Records
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: October 24, 2025
Tracklist

1. Thermal Properties (3:53) 

2. Mercury Glow (3:51) 

3. Chemically Inactive (4:28) 

4. Shine On You (4:20) 

5. Specific Wavelengths (3:30) 

6. Future Invention (4:54) 

7. Whisky A Go Go (4:10) 

8. Light Of Love(3:03) 

9. Artistic Shapes (4:21) 

10. The Extinguishing Of Light (2:41) 

Total Time 39:11

Credits
Mark Bogert (Magoria, Knight Area) – Guitar

Ravenna Moscoso – Keys 

Hanna Vis – Bass

Pieter van Hoorn – Drums

   With

Stuart Hamm (Joe Satriani, Steve Vai) - Bass (2)

Edward Reekers (Kayak, Ayreon) - (8)

Harmen Kieboom – Drums (1)

Mixed/mastered – Jan Dekker

Recorded – Prosound Media Studio

Produced – Mark Bogert, Jan Dekker

 
Description/Reviews:

The album showcases his signature style: expressive, melodic instrumental rock where the guitar takes on the role of lead vocals.

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Deep Energy Orchestra "The Science of Sound"

Country: Multinational
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Label: 7D Media
Format: CD, digital
Release date: October 24, 2025
Tracklist

1. Morning Over Madrid
2. Dance of the Wood Nymphs
3. Captain Quirk
4. The Dancers
5. Secrets of Subtraction
6. Fireflies
7. Solar Playground
8. Stargazing

Credits
Jason Everett 

Joe Deninzon (Kansas)

Gary Husband (John McLaughlin, Allan Holdsworth)

Trey Gunn (King Crimson)

Adam Holzman (Miles Davis, Steven Wilson)

V. Selvaganesh (Shakti, Masters of Percussion)

   With

Mark Lettieri (Snarky Puppy)
U. Rajesh
Mahesh Vinayakram
Radhika Iyer
John Wubbenhorst
Eric “Doc” Smith

String section featuring violin, viola, and cello

Produced and arranged by Jason Everett
Engineering, mixing, and mastering by Don Gunn

Description/Reviews:

The album features eight compositions, six of which were written by Everett, with additional works contributed by John Wubbenhorst (“The Dancers”) and U. Rajesh with Ganesh Kumar (“Fireflies”). Each piece reflects Everett’s commitment to exploring rhythmically advanced and melodically rich material while remaining grounded in ensemble interplay.

Tracks like “Morning Over Madrid” and “Solar Playground” balance compositional precision with space for improvisation. “Captain Quirk” highlights Deninzon and Holzman in tight counterpoint, while “The Secrets of Subtraction” explores tension and release through intricate call-and-response melody. The closing track, “Stargazing,” offers a meditative resolution that underscores the album’s emotional breadth.

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National Diet "The King In Yellow"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: October 21, 2025
Tracklist

1. Nobody

2. Winning

3. Patterns of Behavior

4. Space Monkey

5. I Am the Owl

6. Angle Game

7. Carcosa

8. The Audit

Credits

Jake Rose (Rainbow Face): vocals, Wurlitzer electric and acoustic pianos, guitars, vibraphone, Behringer Model D synthesizer, Ensoniq ESQ-1, Optigan, Weird Sound Generator, kalimba, mixing

Connor Reilly (The Mercury Tree): drums, percussion, timpani

James Greene: five-string fretless bass, six-string fretted bass

Colin Doherty: co-production, mastering

   With:

Ellie Dick: cello on 2

Thymme Jones (Cheer-Accident): vocals on 9

Nicole McCabe: alto saxophone on 1 and 5

Ben Spees (The Mercury Tree): vocals on 3

Drums, timpani, vibraphone, electric piano, Optigan, and WSG recorded at Echo Echo by Matt Thomson

Acoustic piano recorded at Chateau Merde by Joey Burnah

Bass recorded at home by James Greene

All else recorded at home by Jake Rose

Album art by Leon Rose Considine

Songs by Jake Rose

with Patterns of Behvaior additional vocals written by Ben Spees

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Egor Lappo "Skyline"

Country: Russia
Genre(s): Progressive Pop Rock/Metal
Format: digital
Release date: October 10, 2025
Tracklist

1. Never Look Back

2. One More Day

3. When Was the Last Time

4. Exhilarated

5. Soulless Streets

6. Hold This Spark

7. Afterchime

8. Skyline

9. Guided by Desire

10. Forevers

Credits

Egor Lappo - Vocals, Guitars, Synths, Programming, Mixing, Mastering

Mosa Eye - Artwork

Description/Reviews:

This new album is Lappo’s most focused effort to date - the tight songwriting and sharp hooks result in an album that flows at an exciting pace. A vocal-forward album, Lappo leans even harder into pop tactics to provide catchy choruses supported by crafty song structures and melodic dynamism. Fans of the solo artist’s prior work will rejoice in the continued display of Lappo’s rip-roaring guitar soloing on Skyline, while also finding new intrigue in the riffs and synth concoctions that he boasts this time around.

Lyrically, the album confronts the past and the personal with forward-looking vigor. The zeal of the opening track “Never Look Back” is paired nicely with the electrifying lead single “One More Day”. With their anthemic choruses, this opening one-two punch is sure to hook the listener to Skyline. Shimmery tracks like “When Was the Last Time” and ”Skyline” put a positive lens on the past, while "Soulless Streets” and “Forevers” offer more somber takes on lost memories and frayed personal connections respectively. “Hold This Spark” exemplifies Lappo’s ability to meld prog metal theatrics with pop-banger ebbs and flows.

Skyline is an album bound to appeal to prog metal nerds and stadium rockers alike.

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Ergot Project "A Family Secret"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: AMS Records
Format: CD,digital
Release date: October 10, 2025
Tracklist

1. A Con Man (2:50) 

2. I Hope I Didn't Hurt Anybody (5:52) 

3. Do Not R.I.P. (4:42) 

4. A Perfect Gentleman (4:56) 

5. Rage (3:26) 

6. Again (2:44) 

7. On The Spot (3:47) 

8. The One Who Stands In The Corner (6:56) 

9. The Sweetest Lullaby Ever (5:09) 

10. The Tenth (6:31) 

Total Time 46:53

Credits
Christian Marras - Chapman stick, guitars, synths, loop & programming
Manuel Attanasio - vocals
Pat Mastelott  (King Crimson, O.R.k., Stickmen etc.) - drums
Roberto Schirru - additional synths

Music by Christian Marras and Manuel Attanasio
Recorded, mixed and mastered by Maurizio Pinna

Description/Reviews:

A concept album freely based on the story of Billy Milligan, known for a famous case of multiple personality disorder that caused a sensation in the United States in the 70s.

Through the narrative expedient of biographical storytelling, the album presents an allegory of the multiple inner voices that inhabit each individual: fears, desires, struggles, and weaknesses.

The result is a music voyage that oscillates between progressive rock and electronic experimentation, where dense, layered atmospheres drive the listener through an emotional labyrinth where nothing is as it seems.

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Mietzke "Moonlight" EP

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Instrumental Symphonic
Format: digital
Release date: October 6, 2025
Tracklist

1. Moonlight 1 (5:33) 

2. Moonlight 2 (5:57) 

3. Moonlight 3 (6:29) 

4. Moonlight 4 (10:51) 

Total Time 28:50

Credits
Ottfried Mietzke (Breeze)

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Ring Van Möbius "Firebrand"

Country: Norway
Genre(s): Retro Prog
Label: Apollon Records Prog
Format: CD, vinyl, digital
Release date: October 3, 2025
Tracklist

1. Firebrand (9:33) 

2. The Fever (13:32) 

3. False Dawn (24:41) 

Total Time 47:46

Credits

Thor Erik Helgesen: Vocals, Spectral Modular Synthesis System, Hammond L100, Steinway grand piano, Fender Rhodes piano, Yamaha upright piano, Mellotron, Yamaha YC-20, tape flanging, tape-loops through Korg MS20

Dag Olav Husås: Tubular bells, timpani, chimes, drums, glockenspiel, gong, cymbals

Håvard Rasmussen: Fender Electric Bass VI, Roland Space Echo, Moog Ring Modulator, Geilo flathead screwdriver, cello bow

Conceptual lyrics by Husås

Compositions by Helgesen

Additional musical contribution by Husås in the first piece

First riff of the last piece was a result of a Möbius-jam

Arranged by Möbius

Recorded and produced by Helgesen/Husås/Rasmussen at Spectral Tape Studio

Mixed by Helgesen/Husås

Mastered at Lunds Lyd by Morten Lund

Photographs by Anders Mikkelsen

Art, layout, typography and design by Hypnotist Design

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Vøvk "Litera"

Country: Ukraine
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Metal, Post-Hardcore
Format: CD,digital,cassette
Release date: October 3, 2025
Tracklist

1. Sil (5:31) 

2. Iskra (4:43) 

3. Leleka (4:44) 

4. Mur (5:20) 

5. Tyhr (6:52) 

6. Promin (7:54) 

7. Okean (7:28) 

Total Time 42:32

Credits

Oleksandr Kuts – lead & backing vocals, bass, percussion

Yehor Druzenko – guitar, synths

Yevhenii Khrulov – drums, backing vocals, percussion

   With

Johannes Persson (Cult of Luna) – vocals (6)

Anton Slepakov – vocals (7)

Maksym Chukhlib – spoken word (3)

Oleksii Bohomolnyi – choir and singalongs (1, 2, 3, 4, 7)

Artem Dudko – choir and singalongs (1, 2, 3, 4, 7)

Serhii Dudko – choir and singalongs (1, 2, 3, 4, 7)

Yehor Pavliuchkov – choir and singalongs (1, 2, 3, 4, 7)

Engineering, mixing & mastering – Roman Bondar

Lyrics written by Oleksandr Kuts

Music written by Vøvk

Recorded, mixed & mastered at Lizard Audio (Kyiv, Ukraine)

Description/Reviews:

Vøvk blends progressive rock and post-hardcore, taking the best elements of both worlds. Their songs are a fusion of ordered chaos, emotionality, and experimentation. The lyrics explore the intersection of the symbolic and the personal, creating phantasmagoric narratives.

“Litera” is a conceptual release, a cohesive, multi-layered narrative exploring Ukraine’s emotional landscape in wartime. Although the word “war” is never spoken, its shadow runs through the metaphors of animals, landscapes, and natural cycles: from drought to fire, from flood to desolation.

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