Darrel Treece-Birch's Atlantea "Life!"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Lion Music
Format: digital
Release date: August 15, 2025
Tracklist

1.Millennium 

2.Round And Round 

3.Light In The Darkness 

4.BeRer Way 

5.Laniakea 

6.Life 

7.Three Lights 

8.The Robins That Flew Away 

Credits
Darrel Treece-Birch (TEN, Nth Ascension): Drums (1-8), Bass (1, 3, 4, 7,, Electric Guitars (1-8), Guitar Solos (3, 7), Acoustic Guitars (3, 5, 7), Mandolin ( 7), Keyboards (1-8), Vocals (3), Backing Vocals (2, 3, 4)

Stephane Honde: Vocals (4)

Lars Eric Mattsson: Guitar Solo (7 part 4)

Tony Mitchell: Vocals & BV’s (7)

Eoin de Paor: Vocals & BV’s (2, 5, 6), Bass Guitar (2, 5, 6), Additional Guitars & Solo’s ( 2 & 5)

David Reed-Watson: Vocals & BV’s (2, 6, 11)

Dann Rosingana: Guitar Solos (1 & 2)

Alexandre Santos: Guitars & Solo (6)

Kayleigh Treece-Birch: Vocals (3) Backing Vocals ( 3 & 6)

Martin Walker: Additional Guitars (2)

Media/Samples
Millennium

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Nicolas Meier Infinity Group "Last Sunset"

Country: Switzerland/UK
Genre(s): Instrumental Jazz-Rock,Fusion
Label: MGP Records
Format: CD,digital
Release date: August 14, 2025
Tracklist

1. Last Rose (2:41) 

2. Plan 9 (4:29) 

3. Legend (4:23) 

4. Strange Sensations (4:12) 

5. Bosphorus (4:13) 

6. Riversides (3:44) 

7. Yemin (3:47) 

8. Blasts From The Past (4:58) 

9. The Eye Of Horus (5:19) 

Total Time 37:46

Credits

Nicolas Meier - electric, acoustic, 12 string & synth guitars

Lizzie Ball - violin (1,2,6 & 7)

Richard Jones - violin (3 & 9)

Arran McSporran - bass (2, 4, 5 & 8)

Jimmy Haslip - bass (1, 3, 6, 7 & 9)

Gary Husband - drums (2, 4, 5 & 8)

Vinnie Colaiuta - drums( 2, 4, 5 & 8)

   With

Dewa Budjana - guitar (3 & 9)

Krissy Matthews - guitar (8)

Written by Nicolas Meier

Mixed in 2024 at MGP Studios by Nicolas Meier

Mastered at Early Doors Studios by Marco Meniconi

Design by Nicolas Meier

Photography by Kazuyo Horie

Paintings by Songul Yilmaz-Meier (www.songul-paintings.com)

Produced by Nicolas Meier

Description/Reviews:

This album is a delight from beginning to end, with Meier travelling many different roads, showing there is so much which can be gleaned from an electric guitar and while he has been influenced by Beck, one can also hear Steve Vai in what he performs, along with Allan Holdsworth and John McLaughlin. It is a very melodic release, and the duet with Lizzie Ball on “Yemen” is nothing short of beautiful. What makes this album such a delight is the way Meier blends in so many different styles, from fusion to rock, from Eastern music to progressive, and while he can shred when the need arises this album is all about musicality and using skills to get the right sonic results as opposed to just showing off technique. 

Read the full review by Kev Rowland at progressor-net.blogspot.com 

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Blasts from the Past

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Babal "Running In The Gutter"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Fruits de Mer Records
Format: CD,digital,vinyl
Release date: August 8, 2025
Tracklist

1. One Big Family (5:19) 

2. The Best Restaurants (8:55) 

3. The World That We Know (8:05) 

4. Cake Music (7:36) 

5. We Shall Be Fables (5:38) 

6. Running In The Gutter (9:07) 

Total Time 44:40

Credits

Karen Langley – vocals, arrangements

Rob Williams – guitar, guitar synth, programming

Jon Sharp – drums

    With

Paul Smith – acoustic bass

Chris Gill - bass 

Description/Reviews:

BABAL have come up with a blend of songs that illustrate the band’s improvisational skills, still retaining musical ideas that weave poetry and dynamic vocals that are at the band’s core.

 Opening track “One Big Family” is a full-on attack on social media; the rise of the biggest brain-washing experiment in history; “eye sockets sore, mind in chaos, thoughts flying round, like a bird in a cage, manic with facts and terrible rage! Nowhere to go, I can’t turn the page!”.

“The Best Restaurants” is a sharp take on poverty consciousness and opposing huge wealth, and a vain hope that religions may save us, but very probably not. ”All I saw was a crowd of starving souls, chewing at their wishes”.

“The World that we Know” is a plea for the World to wake up to the real possibility of extinction, “I wanna green world! I wanna green world! I want it to smell good; I don’t want it to stink like it does at the moment! Open your arms and let it in!”.

“Cake Music” is a satire on the virtues of neo-liberalism, “recycle now and do your bit! Be a match when the fires are lit; move a little closer to the cholera pit!”

“We Shall Be Fables” is a song that lulls the listener, yet reminds us ultimately of our mortality (one of Karen’s recurring lyrical themes), “life is eating us up, we shall be Fables, when the noon-tide beckons and the reaper reckons; we shall be Fables”

Title track, “Running in the Gutter” is a love song, poignant yet hopeful that love can still make the difference in all our lives; “you won’t applaud, it has a drive, it’s not a lot till love arrives! Love is not a number, it lives, it dies, running in the gutter, it doesn’t strive”. We can all get there, no matter how far down in the gutter we are.

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Bandcamp
Preview

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Habitat "Fifth Return"

Country: Argentina
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: VIAJERO INMOVIL Records
Format: CD,digital
Release date: August 1, 2025
Tracklist

1. Sombras Del Atardecer (4:29) 

2. Sin Espejos (6:05) 

3. Vino Con Las Olas (3:16) 

4. Noche Húmeda De Buenos Aires (3:24) 

5. Insomnes Y Sonámbulos (3:52) 

6. El Mundo Secreto De Las Auras (3:49) 

7. Danza V - El Musgo Y La Cascada (2:02) 

8. El Halo Dorado (1:52) 

9. Sortilegios (8:03) 

10. Transformación (6:23) 

11. Ombre Del Tramonto (4:29) 

Total Time 47:44

Credits

Aldo Pinelli - Bass, guitars, keyboards, vocals, and programming

Agustín Laspada - Keyboards

Gabriel Puig - Drums

   With

Roberto Sambrizzi - Drums (6, 8) 

Mario Pugliese - Drums and rattles (9) 

All songs composed and arranged by Aldo Pinelli 

Lyrics in Italian translated by Loris Furlan

Recorded, mixed, and mastered at Estudio Melania (Buenos Aires) and VICC (Sweden) by AP

Drums recorded remotely at La chambre de Puig (except “Halo” and “Auras” - Tolestudio - and “Sortilegios” - Estudio 2.21)

Cover art and original logo by O. Bitz

Graphic design by Aldo Pinelli 

Media/Samples
Bandcamp
Transformación

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Darkness Is My Canvas "The End Of Times"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): Progressive Alternative Rock
Label: Rockshots Records
Format: CD,digital
Release date: August 1, 2025
Tracklist

1. Wash (3:10) 

2. Rejected (3:59) 

3. Bleed (5:13) 

4. Ink In The Water (2:40) 

5. The Maze (8:52) 

6. The End Of Times (7:03) 

7. Day Zero (6:32) 

8. Subliminal (1:05) 

9. These Times (3:00) 

10. Skin & Bones (4:47) 

11. Day Zero (Radio Edit) (3:59) 

12. The Maze (Instrumetal) (8:50) 

Total Time 59:10

Credits

Pete - Lead Vocals

Panu - Guitars

Fellu - Bass

Guitar Juza - Drums

Description/Reviews:

"The End Of Times" is the debut full-length album from Finnish band Darkness Is My Canvas — a bold and emotional journey through melody, introspection, and modern rock expression. Blending progressive elements, cinematic atmospheres, and sharp alternative energy, the album explores the collapse and rebirth of meaning in a chaotic world. With intricate arrangements, thought-provoking lyrics, and powerful hooks, "The End Of Times" is a record that invites repeated listens, each time revealing new layers and deeper resonance.

Media/Samples
Ink In The Water
Day Zero

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Twayne "Invisible"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: July 19, 2025
Tracklist

1. Cold, Cold Heart (9:02) 

2. Between A Man And A Woman (6:16) 

3. A Voice In The Dark (6:21) 

4. Voyager (6:35) 

5. Crystal Palace (5:58) 

6. When Love Has Gone (4:58) 

7. The New World (10:56) 

8. Tristan's Farewell (2:05) 

Total Time 52:11

Credits

Felix Hoffmann - Vocals, Lyrics

Ottfried Mietzke (Breeze) - Keyboards, Guitars, Orchestral Arrangements, Programming, Lyrics

   With

Nicole Zufelde -Vocals (2,7)

Hansi Arnold - Drums(7)

Cover Artwork by Monja Dargel-Böhm

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Bandcamp

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Doracor "Unexpected Intersections"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Symphonic
Label: AMS
Format: CD, digital
Release date: July 18, 2025
Tracklist

1. Journey (01:32)

2. Remnants Of Memories (10:21)

3. After Waking (04:42)

4. Il Coraggio di Essere (05:38)

5. Distant Lights (You Can't Forget) (05:11)

6. Quel Folle Volo (04:56

7. That Silent Tear - Intro (00:59)

8. That Silent Tear (05:16

9. And I Miss You… (02:37)

10. Simply You (06:19)

11. Stella D'Agosto (02:00)

12. Laurie (04:01)

13. Esegesi Di Una Fiaba Inenarrata (02:57)

14. Unexpected Intersections (15:33)

    a. Playing With Fears (choir intro) (00:59)

    b. The Forest Of Fear (01:04)

    c. Can You Listen To My Voice? (02:08)

    d. Ethereal Waves (00:46)

    e. LaurieCaurie (choirs) (00:34)

    f. Our Better World (03:11)

    g. Voices (01:11)

    h. The Purple Nose (01:23)

    i. Us Again (03:13)

    j. Our Better World (bagpipes theme) (00:54)

15. Di Quei Giorni Infiniti (01:45)

Credits

Corrado Sardella - keyboards

   With

Lorena Cossu - vocals

John Jowitt (IQ, Arena) - bass

Mirko De Maio (The Flower Kings) - drums

Simona Malandrino - guitar

Kostas Milonas (Sunburst and Paradox) - drums

Paul Manners 

Elisa Montaldo (Il Tempio delle Clessidre)

Alexandra Zerner

Cristiano Micalizzi

Bashir Dahrieh

Paolo Rosso

Riccardo Mastantuono

Stefano Sangermano

Maurizio Testani

Stefano Naclerio

Ivano D'Ortenzi
Gianluigi Giorgino
Sara Colagrossi

Description/Reviews:

Doracor's keyboards dominate entirely his tenth album: nearly 75 minutes of music alternate between intense and emotional moments, with numerous extended electric guitar and saxophone solos, and quiet and introspective ones, straddling neo-progressive and fusion sounds.

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Whispers of Granite "Liquid Stone"

Country: Norway/Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock/Pop
Label: Apollon Records
Format: CD,vinyl, digital
Release date: July 4, 2025
Tracklist

1. Spirals (7:15) 

2. Hiding In Plain Sight (5:04) 

3. Endlessly (4:56) 

4. Fleet City (4:07) 

5. Ocean Maker (8:10) 

6. One More Reason (4:51) 

7. Age Of Seven (5:46) 

8. Silver Green (6:43) 

Total Time 46:52

Credits

Trude Eidtang (White Willow, When Mary): Vocals & vocal arrangements

Andreas Hack (Frequency Drift, Haven of Echoes): All instruments 

   except

Wolfgang Ostermann: drums

Michael Fischer: bass (6)

Marek Arnold: sax (5)

Paul Sadler: guitar solo (3), (8)

Lyrics and vocal compositions by Trude Eidtang

Music written, arranged, mixed and produced by Andreas Hack

Description/Reviews:

The project draws influences from folk, indie, and cinematic music, combining melancholic progressive rock with lush, atmospheric textures. 

Trude’s vocals are at the heart of the music, intertwining seamlessly with Andreas' atmospheric keyboard work and intricate guitar arrangements. Together, they craft a sound that balances melancholy and hope, fragility and strength.

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Stream & buy

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Yak "The Pink Man & The Bishop"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Format: CD
Release date: July 4, 2025
Tracklist

1. The Pink Man & The Bishop (5:14)

2. Crimson Camel (6:46)

3. Heaven's Gate (4:57)

4. Long, Long Ago (7:54)

5. Maddox Street (4:37)

6. The Best Years (7:44)

7. Aragorn (Extended Version) (Bonus Track) (6:54)

8. The Flight of the Noldor (Bonus Track) (9:54)

Total Time 54:00

Credits

Martin Morgan - everything

   With:

Gary Bennett - bass (7)

Dave Speight - drums (7)

Artwork by Brooke Schmidt

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Rimmar "Raises"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Classic/Progressive/Industrial Metal
Label: Rockshots Records
Format: CD,digital
Release date: July 4, 2025
Tracklist

1. Unreal (4:08) 

2. Mighty Messenger (3:58) 

3. These Ruins (3:50) 

4. 8th Sin (4:59) 

5. Planet Mars (4:08) 

6. Vortex (3:30) 

7. Queen Of The Gold (4:29) 

8. Cruel Summer (3:44) 

9. Raises (4:55) 

Total Time 37:41

Credits

Marco “Rimmar” Rinaldi: Guitars, Programming and Vocals

Antonio Inserillo: Bass Guitars and Programming

   With

Mattia Fagiolo (1,5)

Fabio Lione (Rhapsody of Fire, Angra) (2,6)

Marco Biuller (3, 7)

Marco Andreotti (4)

Kyo (8)

Elisa Proietti (8)

Produced by Antonio Inserillo
Recorded at MHS Studio
Mixed and Mastered by Aldo Lonobile at Truck Me Hard, Alessandria (Italy).

Description/Reviews:

"Raises" is a genre-defying record that fuses classic, progressive and industrial metal with elements of synthwave and electronic music creating a modern and hybrid sound that speaks equally to fans of metal, prog and experimental music.

At the heart of "Raises" lies a conceptual journey built around themes of rebirth, transcendence and emotional elevation. The album’s symbolic core is the image of a volume knob in constant ascent—an allegory for the need to rise above indifference, superficiality and disconnection. Melodic yet heavy, nostalgic yet futuristic, "Raises" blends the epic attitude of ‘80s metal with the intellectual daring of ‘90s prog and the slick textures of modern synths.

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Unreal
Mighty Messenger
Planet Mars
Streams

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