Rick Wakeman & The English Rock Ensemble "Return To The Red Planet"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: Madfish Music
Format: CD, digital, vinyl, Blu-ray
Release date: October 16, 2026
Tracklist

1. The Jezero Crater [06:56]

2. Bowie's Vision [05:45]

3. Noctis Labyrinthus [05:28]

4. Noachis Terra (Land of Noah) [06:23]

5. Witch Hazel Hill [04:02]

6. St Paul's Bay [06:53]

7. Martian Dust Devils [04:53]

8. Medusae Fossae [04:26]

9. The Epochs of Mars [07:45]

Credits

Rick Wakeman (Yes, ABWH, The Strawbs) - Keyboards

Dave Colquhoun (DBA) - Guitars

Lee Pomeroy (It Bites, Archive, Headspace) - Bass

Adam Falkner - Drums

Mollie Marriott - Vocals

Engineered by Toby Wood   
Mixed by Erik Jordan
Mastered by Simon Heyworth

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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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Porcupine Tree "Closure / Continuation"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Music for Nations / Sony
Format: CD, digital, vinyl, cassette, CD+Blu-Ray
Release date: June 24, 2022
Tracklist

1. Harridan (8:07)

2. Of the new day (4:43)

3. Rats Return (5:40)

4. Dignity (8:22)

5. Herd Culling (7:03)

6. Walk the Plank (4:27)

7. Chimera’s Wreck (9:39)

Total Time 48:00

Line-up

Steven Wilson - Vocals, Guitar, Piano, Synthesisers & Sampler

Richard Barbieri - Keyboards, Synthesiser, Piano & Sound Processing

Gavin Harrison - Drums & Percussion

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Harridan

Of the New Day

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Star One "Revel In Time"

Country: Netherlands
Genre(s): Progressive Metal
Label: InsideOut Music
Format: CD, digital, vinyl, Blu-ray
Release date: February 18, 2022
Tracklist

CD1

01. Fate of Man (05:29)

02. 28 Days (Till the End of Time) (07:20)

03. Prescient (06:34)

04. Back from the Past (04:50)

05. Revel in Time (04:37)

06. The Year of '41 (06:20)

07. Bridge of Life (05:13)

08. Today is Yesterday (05:46)

09. A Hand on the Clock (05:51)

10. Beyond the Edge of it All (04:52)

11. Lost Children of the Universe (09:46)

CD 2 features the same songs as CD 1, but with different vocalists 

Line-up
Arjen Lucassen  (Ayreon, The Gentle Storm, Stream of Passion, Ambeon, Guilt Machine) - guitars, bass, keyboards, vocals (2-8)

    With

Ed Warby - drums

Erik van Ittersum - Solina Strings

Marcela Bovio (Elfonia, The Gentle Storm, Stream of Passion, MaYaN) - backing vocals, vocals (2-1)

Irene Jansen - backing vocals, vocals (2-9)

Brittney Slayes (Unleash the Archers) - vocals (1)

Russell Allen (Symphony X) - vocals (2)

Ross Jennings (Haken) - vocals (3)

Michale Mills (Toehder) - vocals (3)

Jeff Scott Soto - vocals (4)

Brandon Yeagley (Crobot)  - vocals (5)

Joe Lynn Turner (Rainbow, Deep Purple) - vocals (6)

Damian Wilson  (Threshold, Headspace, Landmarq) - vocals (7)

Dan Swanö (Nightingale, Second Sky, Edge Of Sanity) - vocals (8)

Floor Jansen (Nightwish, After Forever) - vocals (9)

John Jaycee Cuijpers (Praying Mantis) - vocals (10, 2-2, 2-4, 2-5)

Roy Khan (Kamelot) - vocals (11)

Will Shaw (Heir Apparent) - vocals (2-3), vocalization (6)

Alessandro Del Vecchio - vocals & synthesizer solo (2-6)

Wilmer Waarbroek  - vocals (2-7)

Mike Andersson - vocals (2-10)

Tony Martin (Black Sabbath) - vocals (2-11)

Michael Romeo (Symphony X) - guitar solo (1)

Timo Somers (Delain) - guitar solo (2)

Ron Bumblefoot Thal (Sons of Apollo, Guns ‘n Roses) - guitar solo (4)

Adrian Vandenberg (Vandenberg, Whitesnake) - guitar solos (5)

Joel Hoekstra (Whitesnake, Cher, TSO) - guitar solo (6)

Marcel Singor (Kayak) - guitar solo (8)

Steve Vai - guitar solo (11)

Jens Johansson (Rainbow, Yngwie, Stratovarius) - synthesizer solo (6)

Lisa Bella Donna - Moog (8)

Joost van den Broek (After Forever) - Hammond solo (9)

Hellscore Choir (11)

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Fate of Man

Prescient

Lost Children Of The Universe

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Jethro Tull "The Zealot Gene"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Prog Folk
Label: InsideOut Music/Sony Music 
Format: CD, digital, vinyl, Blu-ray
Release date: January 28, 2022
Tracklist

1. Mrs. Tibbets (5:54)

2. Jacob's Tales (2:13)

3. Mine Is the Mountain (5:40)

4. The Zealot Gene (3:54)

5. Shoshana Sleeping (3:41)

6. Sad City Sisters (3:40)

7. Barren Beth, Wild Desert John (3:37)

8. The Betrayal of Joshua Kynde (4:06)

9. Where Did Saturday Go? (3:53)

10. Three Loves, Three (3:30)

11. In Brief Visitation (3:00)

12. The Fisherman of Ephesus (3:41)

Total Time 46:49

Line-up
Ian Anderson - flute, acoustic guitar, harmonica, vocals

Joe Parrish-James - guitar

Scott Hammond - drums

John O’Hara - piano, keyboards, accordion

David Goodier - bass

Florian Opahle - guitar

Media/Samples
The Zealot Gene

Shoshana Sleeping

Sad City Sisters

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Yes "The Quest"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: InsideOut/Sony Music
Format: CD, digital, vinyl, Blu-ray
Release date:  October 1, 2021
Tracklist

CD 1 (47:49)

1. The Ice Bridge (7:01)

2. Dare to Know (6:00)

3. Minus the Man (5:35)

4. Leave Well Alone (8:06)

5. The Western Edge (4:26)

6. Future Memories (5:08)

7. Music to My Ears (4:41)

8. A Living Island (6:52)

Bonus CD 2 (13:44)

1. Sister Sleeping Soul (4:51)

2. Mystery Tour (3:33)

3. Damaged World (5:20)

Total Time 61:33

Line-up
Steve Howe -  Guitars
Billy Sherwood - Bass 
Alan White - Drums, Percussion
Geoff Downes - Keyboards
Jon Davison - Vocals

    With:

Jay Schellen - Additional percussion

Media/Samples

The Ice Bridge

Dare To Know

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Liquid Tension Experiment "LTE3"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Instrumental Fusion, Progressive Rock
Label: InsideOut Music
Format: CD, digital, vinyl, Blu-ray
Release date: April 16, 2021
Tracklist

1. Hypersonic (8:22)

2. Beating the Odds (6:09)

3. Liquid Evolution (3:23)

4. The Passage of Time (7:32)

5. Chris & Kevin's Amazing Odyssey (5:04)

6. Rhapsody in Blue (13:16)

7. Shades of Hope (4:42)

8. Key to the Imagination (13:14)

Total Time 61:42

Line-up

John Petrucci (Dream Theater) - guitar

Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) - keyboards

Tony Levin (King Crimson) - bass

Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Transatlantic) - drums, percussion

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Beating the Odds

The Passage Of Time

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Steven Wilson "The Future Bites"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Pop
Label: Caroline International
Format: CD, vinyl, digital, Blu-Ray, cassette
Release date: January 29 , 2021
Tracklist: 
1. Unself
2. Self
3. King ghost
4. 12 things i forgot
5. Eminent sleaze
6. Personal shopper
7. Man of the people
8. Follower
9. Anyone but me

Line-up: 

Steven Wilson - guitars, bass, keyboards, synthesisers, samplers, autoharp, percussion, vibraphone, shortwave radio, vocals

   With

David Kosten - programming, synthesizers, drone

Yali - voices

Mia - voices

Richard Barbieri - synthesizers (2)

Wendy Harriott, Bobbie Gordon, Crystal Williams - vocals

Rou Reynolds, Rina Mushonga, Mos Capri, JAKL - vocals

Yali, Mia, Emilia, Lihi, Romi, Guy, Gali, Mati, Tom, Shai - the kids (2)

Michael Spearman - drums

Blaine Harrison, Jack Flanagan - vocals

Nick Beggs - chapman stick, phased guitar, cutlery

London Session Orchestra conducted by Guy Protheroe - orchestra (5)

Elton John - voice (6)

Rotem Wilson - voice (6)

Fyfe Dangerfield - vocals

Adam Holzman - doepfer modular synthesiser (8)

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King Ghost

Eminent Sleaze

Personal Shopper

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Fish "Weltschmerz"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Art Rock
Format: CD, digital, vinyl, Blu-Ray
Release date: September 25, 2020
Tracklist: 
Disc 1:
1. Grace of God (8:19)
2. Man with a Stick (6:27)
3. Walking on Eggshells (7:18)
4. This Party's Over (4:22)
5. Rose of Damascus (15:45)

Total CD1 Time 42:12

Disc 2:
1. Garden of Remembrance (6:07)
2. C Song (The Trondheim Waltz) (4:41)
3. Little Man What Now? (10:54)
4. Waverley Steps (End of the Line) (13:45)
5. Weltschmerz (6:51)

Total CD2 Time 42:18

Line-up: 
Fish (Marillion) - vocals
Steve Vantsis - bass, keyboards, guitars, programming
Robin Boult - guitar
John Mitchell (Lonely Robot, Frost*, Arena, Kino) - guitar
Craig Blundell (Steven Wilson, Pendragon, Lonely Robot) - drums
Dave Stewart - drums
David Jackson (VDGG) - saxophone
Liam Homes - keyboards
Foss Paterson - keyboards
Doris Brendel - backing vocals
Mikey Owers - brass
Scottish Chamber Orchestra - strings

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Man With A Stick
Garden of Remembrance
Little Man What Now?
Waverley Steps
Weltschmerz

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The Pineapple Thief "Versions Of The Truth"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Alternative Rock
Label: Kscope
Format: CD, vinyl, digital, Blu-Ray
Release date: September 4, 2020
Tracklist: 
1. Versions Of The Truth (5:39)
2. Break It All ( (4:23)
3. Demons (4:31)
4. Driving Like Maniacs (3:29)
5. Leave Me Be (4:11)
6. Too Many Voices (3:14)
7. Our Mire (7:22)
8. Out Of Line (4:00)
9. Stop Making Sense (3:21)
10. The Game (4:46)

Total Time 44:56

Line-up: 
Bruce Soord - Guitars, Vocals
Jon Sykes - Bass
Steve Kitch - Keyboards
Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson) - Drums

Description/Reviews: 

Versions Of The Truth represents a conceptual progression from Dissolution (a contemplation on our ‘post truth’ world) and lyrically tackles similar themes, but from a more personal perspective. Reflecting on how there can be more than one ‘version of the truth’, the album’s songs revolve around the impact the media can have on our lives and the people we love.

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Versions of the Truth
Break it All
Demons
Driving Like Maniacs
Bandcamp

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Kansas "The Absence of Presence"

Country: USA
Genre(s): Progressive Rock, Hard Rock
Label: InsideOut
Format: CD, vinyl, digital, CD + Blu-ray
Release date: July 17, 2020
Tracklist: 
01. The Absence Of Presence
02. Throwing Mountains
03. Jets Overhead
04. Propulsion 1
05. Memories Down The Line
06. Circus Of Illusion
07. Animals On The Roof
08. Never
09. The Song The River Sang

Line-up: 
Phil Ehart - Drums, Percussion
Billy Greer (Seventh Key) - Bass, Vocals
Tom Brislin (Spiraling) - Keyboards
Ronnie Platt - Lead Vocals, Keyboards
David Ragsdale - Violin, Vocals
Rich Williams - Guitars
Zak Rizvi (4Front) - Guitars

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Throwing Mountains
Jets Overhead

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The Pineapple Thief "Dissolution"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Kscope
Format: CD, vinyl, digital, Blu-Ray
Release date: August 31, 2018
Tracklist: 
1. Not Naming Any Names (2:05)
2. Try As I Might (4:26)
3. Threatening War (6:37)
4. Uncovering Your Tracks (4:29)
5. All That You've Got (3:27)
6. Far Below (4:36)
7. Pillar of Salt (1:25)
8. White Mist (11:05)
9. Shed a Light (5:20)

Total Time 43:30

Line-up: 
Bruce Soord
Jon Sykes
Steve Kitch
Gavin Harrison (Porcupine Tree, King Crimson) - drums
   With
David Torn - guitar (8)

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Far Below
Try As I Might

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Steven Wilson "To The Bone"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Pop
Label: Caroline International
Format: CD, vinyl, digital, Blu-Ray
Release date: August 18, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. To The Bone (6:41)
2. Nowhere Now (4:03)
3. Pariah (4:46)
4. The Same Asylum As Before (5:14)
5. Refuge (6:43)
6. Permanating (3:34)
7. Blank Tapes (2:08)
8. People Who Eat Darkness (6:02)
9. Song Of I (5:21)
10. Detonation (9:19)
11. Song Of Unborn (5:55)

Total Time 59:46

Line-up: 
Steven Wilson: guitar, bass, keyboards, vocals, programming, mellotron
   With
Ninet Tayeb: lead (3,7) & backing (1,6,8) vocals
Sophie Hunger: vocals (9)
David Kollar: guitars, guitar solo (10)
Adam Holzman: keyboards
Mark Feltham: harmonica
Nick Beggs: bass
Craig Blundell: drums
Jeremy Stacey: drums
Jasmine Walkes: spoken word (1)
Pete Eckford: percussion, tambourine
Dave Kilminster: backing vocals
Paul Draper: oberheim sequencer
Dave Stewart: string arrangements
Robin Mullarkey: bass
Necro Deathmort: programming, vocal treatments
Paul Stacey: guitar solo (5)

Description/Reviews: 

Fusing driving futurist rock and spectral electronics to elegiac hyper-space ambience and dizzying, squalling guitars, To The Bone is Steven Wilson’s hat-tip to the hugely ambitious progressive pop records of his youth (think Peter Gabriel’s So, Talk Talk’s Colour of Spring, Tears for Fears Seeds of Love).
Lyrically, the album’s eleven tracks veer from the paranoid chaos of the post-truth era and the creeping self-loathing of the technology age to steely fly-on-the-wall observations of the everyday lives of religious fundamentalists with a welcome shot or two of wide-eyed escapism. Sonically and melodically stunning, To The Bone is a high definition snapshot of the disconcerting times we live in. 

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Pariah
The Same Asylum As Before
Song Of I
Permanating

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Anathema "The Optimist"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Atmospheric Art Rock
Label: Kscope
Format: CD, digital, vinyl, DVD, Blu-Ray
Release date: June 9, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. 32.63n 117.14w (1:18)
2. Leaving It Behind (4:27)
3. Endless Ways (5:49)
4. The Optimist (5:37)
5. San Francisco (4:59)
6. Springfield (5:49)
7. Ghosts (4:17)
8. Can't Let Go (5:00)
9. Close Your Eyes (3:39)
10. Wildfires (5:40)
11. Back To The Start (11:41)

Total Time 58:16

Line-up: 
Daniel Cavanagh - guitars, vocals, keyboards, bass
Vincent Cavanagh - vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming, bass
Jamie Cavanagh - bass
John Douglas - drums, keyboards, programming
Lee Douglas - vocals
Daniel Cardoso - drums
   With
Greg Lawson - violin
Alistair Savage - violin
Emily Ward -  violin
Kobus Frick - violin
Liza Webb - violin
Paul Medd - violin
Tom Dunn - viola
Sophie Rathbone -  viola
Robert Anderson - cello
Michael Owers - trombone
Duncan Lyall - double bass
Gregor Reid - SFX editor

Description/Reviews: 

The Optimist sees the band tweaking the sound found on Distant Satellites while also reaching further back into progressive rock, pulling forth vocal lines, ideas, and themes from their own discography and those of many other great bands. Naturally, Steven Wilson‘s sound almost has to be referenced here; his mark on the band is well known and documented. However, you might be surprised to hear other bands being name dropped, like The Beatles or Yes.

Read the full review by  Eden Kupermintz at heavyblogisheavy.com

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Close Your Eyes
Springfield
deezer

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Anathema "The Optimist"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Atmospheric Art Rock
Label: Kscope
Format: CD, digital, vinyl, DVD, Blu-Ray
Release date: June 9, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. 32.63n 117.14w (1:18)
2. Leaving It Behind (4:27)
3. Endless Ways (5:49)
4. The Optimist (5:37)
5. San Francisco (4:59)
6. Springfield (5:49)
7. Ghosts (4:17)
8. Can't Let Go (5:00)
9. Close Your Eyes (3:39)
10. Wildfires (5:40)
11. Back To The Start (11:41)

Total Time 58:16

Line-up: 
Daniel Cavanagh - guitars, vocals, keyboards, bass
Vincent Cavanagh - vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming, bass
Jamie Cavanagh - bass
John Douglas - drums, keyboards, programming
Lee Douglas - vocals
Daniel Cardoso - drums
   With
Greg Lawson - violin
Alistair Savage - violin
Emily Ward -  violin
Kobus Frick - violin
Liza Webb - violin
Paul Medd - violin
Tom Dunn - viola
Sophie Rathbone -  viola
Robert Anderson - cello
Michael Owers - trombone
Duncan Lyall - double bass
Gregor Reid - SFX editor

Description/Reviews: 

The Optimist sees the band tweaking the sound found on Distant Satellites while also reaching further back into progressive rock, pulling forth vocal lines, ideas, and themes from their own discography and those of many other great bands. Naturally, Steven Wilson‘s sound almost has to be referenced here; his mark on the band is well known and documented. However, you might be surprised to hear other bands being name dropped, like The Beatles or Yes.

Read the full review by  Eden Kupermintz at heavyblogisheavy.com

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Close Your Eyes
Springfield
deezer

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bArtMan "Kaaf"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital, DVD, Blu-Ray
Release date: June 1, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. The Good Man (4:39)
2. Deep Disappointment (2:32)
3. Why Ever You (3:12)
4. On The Run (3:36)
5. A Moment Of Pleasure (6:02)
6. 2 Friends (6:16)
kaaf:
7. a) Requiem Part 1 (3:52)
8. b) Rockin Like Hell (3:53)
9. c) The Lord Is My Shepherd (3:12)
10. d) New Great Hope (3:06)
11. e) Requiem Part 2 (2:45)
12. f) Short Flare Up (3:14)
13. g) The Last Goodbye (3:12)

Total Time 49:31

Line-up: 
Torsten Bartkowiak

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Teaser

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bArtMan "Kaaf"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD, digital, DVD, Blu-Ray
Release date: June 1, 2017
Tracklist: 
1. The Good Man (4:39)
2. Deep Disappointment (2:32)
3. Why Ever You (3:12)
4. On The Run (3:36)
5. A Moment Of Pleasure (6:02)
6. 2 Friends (6:16)
kaaf:
7. a) Requiem Part 1 (3:52)
8. b) Rockin Like Hell (3:53)
9. c) The Lord Is My Shepherd (3:12)
10. d) New Great Hope (3:06)
11. e) Requiem Part 2 (2:45)
12. f) Short Flare Up (3:14)
13. g) The Last Goodbye (3:12)

Total Time 49:31

Line-up: 
Torsten Bartkowiak

Media/Samples 
Teaser

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