Category Archives: modern prog

Haken – “Fauna”

Posted on February 13, 2023 by Rob

Perhaps this is where Haken and I part ways. While their new album “Fauna” will receive a ton of glowing reviews and be welcomed by their fans, it’s more weeds than actual flowers. The first three songs are singles released … Continue reading →

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Riverside – “ID.Entity”

Posted on January 10, 2023 by Rob

I don’t really write reviews unless somehow I am motivated. I am motivated in this case because Riverside is back. I mean really back. Following the death of guitarist Piotr Grudziński in 2016, it was unclear how or even IF … Continue reading →

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Lonely Robot – “A Model Life”

Posted on September 15, 2022 by Rob

I am a huge fan of John Mitchell, the man behind Lonely Robot. I am glad he does all of these projects outside of Arena. What projects? Lonely Robot is one but also he’s had supergroup Kino and the resurrected … Continue reading →

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SiX BY SiX – “SiX BY SiX”

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Rob

Supergroups are nothing new to Robert Berry. Back in 1988, he fronted the band 3 (a personal favorite) which also featured ELP’s Keith Emerson and Carl Palmer. Prior to that he was briefly in GTR with Steve Howe. Recently he … Continue reading →

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The Pineapple Thief – “Give it Back”

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Rob

Normally when a band re-records their music, it’s a last ditch effort to salvage what’s left of their career. They paint it as how the current lineup interprets their classics. “Give it Back” by The Pineapple Thief is not that … Continue reading →

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Rob’s Recommendation Roundup: Volume 23

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Rob

      There’s been a few releases that I haven’t reviewed but do deserve to be brought to your attention. The first is the second album by Our Oceans, “While Time Disappears.” The band were known as Exivous, an … Continue reading →

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Chaos Divine – “Legacies”

Posted on October 15, 2020 by Ryan Good

I’ve been patiently awaiting Chaos Divine’s follow-up to the 2015 masterpiece Colliding Skies.  Feeling like a lifetime since then, I was eager to hear what the last half-decade has done to this melodic Australian metal band. The syncopated hat-tip to … Continue reading →

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Jakko M. Jakszyk – “Secrets & Lies”

Posted on September 30, 2020 by Rob

2020 has been a terrible year. Fortunately the music of 2020 has been amazing. InsideOut has released a lot of great albums this year and here’s a look at one of the latest. Current King Crimson frontman Jakko Jakszyk took … Continue reading →

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Rob’s Recommendation Roundup: Volume 22

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Rob

Albums that you should consider checking out. First is the latest from the German collective Panzerballett called Planet Z. The main difference on this album versus past albums is the use of guest drummers. The list of drummers is quite … Continue reading →

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Ihsahn – “Pharos” EP

Posted on September 11, 2020 by Rob

Ihsahn decided on releasing two EPs versus one album. He split the tracks into two buckets: heavier and more melodic. The first EP was “Telemark” which was released earlier in the year. That was the heavy one. Now we have … Continue reading →

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