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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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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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
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People Of The Sun "People Of The Sun"

Country: New Zealand
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Progressive Rock
Format: digital
Release date: June 27, 2025
Tracklist

1. The Call

2. Lisurgen

3. The Seed

4. Elders

5. 10,000 Things

6. Sky 

7. Last Song (Keep Burning)

Credits
Joseph Anderson
Djordje Nikolic
Tom Scrase

Mixed by Lee Prebble at The Surgery in Pōneke

Art by Kyoko Shirai

Descriprion/Reviews

This powerhouse trio melds rock, soul, jazz, and indigenous sounds into a fierce and evocative new form. 

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Diego Petrini "La materia del suono"

Country: Italy
Genre(s): Instrumental Progressive Rock, Fusion
Label: AMS
Format: CD,digital
Release date: June 20, 2025
Tracklist

L’ARMONIA DELLA NATURA

1. Come  in mare le onde (8:23) 

2. Alla deriva (6:51) 

3. Macchia verde (2:36) 

4. Immagini al tramonto (5:55) 

5. Etere (7:38) 

6. Sangue Freddo (4:17) 

SULL’ARTIFICIO DELL’UOMO

7. Fragole di Cinabro (4:01) 

8. Antropomorfa (3:37) 

9. Sublimazione (3:23) 

10. Mimesi (5:00) 

11. La Plastica (7:52) 

12. Ciò che Trascende (5:44) 

Total Time 65:17

Credits
Diego Petrini (Il Bacio della Medusa) -  drums, keyboards

   With

Eva Morelli (Il Bacio della Medusa) - flute, saxophone 

Giorgio Panico - fretless bass

Andrea Morelli (Il Bacio della Medusa) - electric guitar

Claudio Ridolfi - accordion
Alvaro Fella (Jumbo) - vocals (12)

Description/Reviews:

With “La Materia del Suono” (The Matter of Sound), his first solo record, the multi-instrumentalist from Perugia allows his creativity to literally explode and flood into a mixture of music genres that is no other than the true spirit of progressive rock.

We are dealing with a cinematic concept album, the result of a compositional process that began years ago on the piano, an instrument that in fact dominates the stage from the first to the last note over a mainly jazz-rock and fusion rhythmic-melodic core. Countless contaminations are to be found throughout each track: classical, lyrical, ethnic, folk, and rock music, with several Moog and Mellotron performances that pay tribute to the Scandinavian prog, while flute and saxophone – played by Eva Morelli from Il Bacio della Medusa – frequently evoke jazz-rock and 1970s progressive music.

The album is fully instrumental, with the exception of the closing “Ciò che trascende” (What Transcends) whose lyrics are sung by the legendary Jumbo’s unmistakable vocalist Alvaro Fella, and explicitly invite the listeners to be always themselves and to constantly ask existential and philosophical questions in an increasingly materialistic and cold world.

With “La Materia del Suono” Diego Petrini eventually manages to make his few guest musicians sound like an orchestra, and proves himself to be a quite unique musical talent!

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exo-X-xeno "Luminous Voyage"

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

01. The Event Horizon 

02. Vitruvian Man

03. At the Water's Edge

04. Onward, Love

05. Reaching for Beyond

06. Into the Night

07. Live Life

Credits

Craig Maher: Guitars, Lead Vocals

Billy Sherwood (Yes, Circa:, Arc Of Life, Conspiracy): Bass, Backing Vocals

Patrick Moraz (Yes, The Moody Blues): Keyboards

Jay Schellen (Yes, Circa:, Arc Of Life, Conspiracy, GPS): Drums

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Reaching for Beyond 
Onward, Love

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Dice "Awen Energy From Outer Space"

Country: Germany
Genre(s): Progressive Rock
Label: Scene Records
Format: CD, digital
Release date: July 18, 2025
Tracklist

1. Chasing The Sun (11:55) 

2. Burning Paper (9:45) 

3. Living In This Mad World (13:03) 

4. Lost In Time (8:38) 

5. Awen Paper Outro (Dreamscene 27) (4:15) 

6. Deep In Outer Space (12:03) 

Total Time 59:39

Credits

Christian Nóvé - vocals, keyboards, bass

Ramona Nóvé - background vocals

Yannick Franke - guitars

Tom Tomson - drums

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Sargassus "Vitruvian Rays"

Country: Finland
Genre(s): Progressive Metal, Black Metal
Label: Inverse Records
Format: CD,digital
Release date: June 13, 2025
Tracklist

1. Spirit Of Gravity (3:58) 

2. Carving The Veins Of God (5:51) 

3. The Lone Idunn Grows In Shade (5:46) 

4. Judgement Of The Four (6:05) 

5. Pahat Veräjät (5:03) 

6. On The Shoulders Of Atlas (4:36) 

7. Vitruvian Rays (6:29) 

8. Zealot (6:14) 

Total Time 44:02 

Credits

Matias Stenman - Vocals

Teemu Leskinen - Guitar

Matias Rokio - Drums

Mertta Halonen - Bass

Mix & master by Joona Muistola at HAW Studios 

Vocal production by Kimmo Jankkari at Raging Cannon Osk studio

Artwork by Matias Stenman 

Description/Reviews:

 It is an extreme variety of the form that is explored here, and in this case delivered by a band that appear to be rather fond of applying a number of contrasting elements in their compositions. At the most extreme, we get passages of high tempo and high intensity escapades alternating with gentle, light toned and flowing escapades of frail and serene beauty here, the latter often being more minimalist in approach as well as execution. In between we detour into atmospheric laden, dark toned metal landscapes, a little bit of thrash metal oriented passages come calling too, with off kilter and quirky sections that flirt a bit with a more traditional variety of progressive metal included but also majestic, powerful and Wagnerian types of extreme metal being a paid a visit or two. That we have an instrument detail or two with a possible folk music inspiration  may be worth noting too. Atmospheric laden, melodic backing vocals is a feature throughout, and while the lead vocals very occasionally may have a similar form of delivery the main parts of the lead vocals revolve around a style that is twisted, distorted - or both. An album to seek out by those who enjoy a more inclusive, borderline experimental and contrast-oriented variety of extreme progressive metal. (Olav M. Bjornsen at progressor.net's facebook)

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