Yes reschedule the «Fragile» tour Steve Howe’s surgery halted to May 2027
Nine new UK dates from 2 to 16 May, with old tickets still valid. Howe, three months after the operation: “I’m making progress, slowly.”
Rock Progressiu
Les novetats, cròniques, entrevistes i concerts de rock progressiu —rock progresivo, en castellà—, en català: des dels grans clàssics fins a les bandes que avui construeixen obres extenses i ambicioses, amb capes de so i estructures que trenquen el format cancó. Tótum Revolútum Press hi dedica seguiment i cobertura des del 2015.
L’eveil – Wars of Abstraction
Forty-one minutes of solo acoustic guitar, no layers, no effects. Matthew Nichols brings metal phrasing to four ten-minute pieces, and sometimes runs short of air.
Pattern-Seeking Animals – Grimalkin
Sixth album in six years from Ted Leonard and John Boegehold’s quartet, with brass, strings and a bare piano ballad. The craft is impeccable and the ending falls short.
Clive Nolan previews «The Woman from Varteig», with Christina Booth, from his album about King Håkon Håkonsson
Clive Nolan previews ‘The Woman from Varteig’, featuring Christina Booth, from his forthcoming concept album about King Håkon Håkonsson, out 2 October.
Raphael Weinroth-Browne – Empyrean
Raphael Weinroth-Browne builds a 44-minute record out of a single looped, layered acoustic cello — hypnotic at first, formulaic by the second half.
Green Carnation – A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex
Green Carnation close their Rimbaud-inspired trilogy with three band tracks and a 17-minute orchestral suite performed with no distortion, bass or vocals at all.
TEMIC preview «Ashes», third track from «Ceiba», their album about loss out 2 October
TEMIC preview ‘Ashes’, the third track from ‘Ceiba’, their concept album about loss, out 2 October through Season of Mist.
Big Big Train: a conversation about identity, memory, loss and the need to keep moving forward
Gregory Spawton talks identity, loss and continuity ahead of Big Big Train’s first-ever Spanish show: 7 October at Razzmatazz 2, on the Woodcut tour.
Bjørn Riis closes the «Fimbulvinter» trilogy with «Divergence», four tracks out 13 November
Bjørn Riis closes the ‘Fimbulvinter’ trilogy with ‘Divergence’, four new songs out 13 November on Karisma Records.
Ozric Tentacles release «Harmonic Mind», their seventeenth album, on Kscope
Ozric Tentacles release ‘Harmonic Mind’, their seventeenth studio album, on Kscope: six tracks recorded at the members’ own home studios.
CBC to air Neil Peart documentary on 23 September, after Toronto premiere
CBC’s ‘Neil Peart: No One’s Disciple’, which premiered in Toronto with Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson present, airs on 23 September within ‘The Passionate Eye’.
Marillion return to Barcelona in June 2027 for a two-day Weekend at L’Auditori
Marillion return to Barcelona on 25-26 June 2027 for a Marillion Weekend at L’Auditori — the promoter grew out of the band’s own Spanish fan club.
The Pineapple Thief release «God Knows» and play Sala Apolo on 12 March 2027
Barcelona’s Sala Apolo is the only Spanish stop on The Pineapple Thief’s 2027 tour behind «Far and Wide».
Lonely Robot – An Ending
John Mitchell closes the Lonely Robot cycle with «An Ending», sixth and last album of the Astronaut saga, with Craig Blundell on drums.
Symphony X’s founding bassist returns with his own record twenty-seven years after leaving the band
Thomas Miller’s Lazarus Effect reunites him with former Symphony X bandmates Michael Romeo and Michael Pinnella.
Gates Of Kiev debut 2 October with four tracks, forty minutes and a name taken from Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Dutch trio Gates Of Kiev’s self-titled debut was mixed by White Willow’s Jacob Holm-Lupo, with «Silhouette» as its first video.
Rick Wakeman dedicates a track to Bowie on his new record, fifty years after playing piano on «Life on Mars?»
«Bowie’s Vision», from Wakeman’s «Return to the Red Planet», pays tribute to the man whose «Life on Mars?» he once played piano on.
Anciients re-record «Humanist» fifteen years on, two weeks before playing Barcelona
Anciients re-record their 2011 track «Humanist» ahead of a European tour stopping at Razzmatazz 3 on 13 October.
Steve Hackett brings his Genesis repertoire to Paral·lel 62 in November 2027, tickets on sale Friday
Hackett’s «Best of Genesis & Solo Gems» tour stops only in Madrid and Barcelona in Spain; tickets open Friday at 11am.
Pan y Música: When Discovering Progressive Rock Meant Knowing Where to Look
The story of Pan y Música, the Barcelona record shop that opened a generation of fans’ ears to European prog rock and the homegrown scene it shared shelf space with.
Haken release «In a Fever Dream» instrumentals and unveil the making-of, ten days before playing Barcelona
Haken’s deluxe EP edition adds instrumental versions of all five tracks, ahead of a European tour opening at Razzmatazz 2 on 23 September.
Krokofant set a date for «7», the record they close out without drummer Axel Skalstad
Krokofant’s double record «7», out 27 November, is a tribute to drummer Axel Skalstad, who died in an accident in 2025.
Steven Wilson will release «Requiem for a Village» on 6 November, previewing the title track on video
Wilson’s ninth solo album features narration by Andy Partridge read by David Tennant, and comes with two Royal Albert Hall shows in October.
Eric Forrest sings with Voivod again twenty-five years later: «One of the best tours of my life»
Eric Forrest stepped in for Denis «Snake» Bélanger and ended up playing Voivod’s entire European tour, twenty-five years after leaving the band.
Brann Dailor explains why «The Mastodon In The Room» addresses Brent Hinds’s death: «I was torn about it»
Dailor discusses the documentary released ahead of «Marrow Deep», Mastodon’s first record without founding guitarist Brent Hinds.
Bob Catley explains why he decided to keep Magnum going without Tony Clarkin
Catley credits Tobias Sammet’s Avantasia tour with getting him back on stage, and former guitar tech Brendon Riley with filling Clarkin’s spot.
Jordan Rudess debuts jam_bot at MIT, the AI trained on his own playing style
Rudess plays two shows at MIT Future Fest with jam_bot, an AI trained on his playing, including a world-premiere improvisation with the MIT Chamber Chorus.
Haken — 23 September 2026, Razzmatazz 2 (Barcelona)
Haken play Razzmatazz 2 in Barcelona on 23 September, with Ihlo and Ancient Fragments, in a Madness Live date.
Be Prog! My Friend — 25 and 26 September 2026, La Carpa del Poble Espanyol (Barcelona)
Be Prog! My Friend returns to the Poble Espanyol on 25-26 September for its eighth edition, headlined by Soen and The Ocean.
Big Big Train — 7 October 2026, Razzmatazz 2 (Barcelona)
Big Big Train make their Spanish debut at Razzmatazz on 7 October, presenting ‘Woodcut’ in a set running over two hours.
Devin Townsend — 10 October 2026, Salamandra (L’Hospitalet de Llobregat)
Devin Townsend plays a solo acoustic show with audience Q&A at Salamandra on 10 October, seated capacity.
Wucan and Anciients — 13 October 2026, Razzmatazz 3 (Barcelona)
Wucan and Anciients share the bill at Razzmatazz 3 on 13 October, presenting ‘Axioms’.
Myrath and Roses of Thieves — 25 October 2026, Wolf (Barcelona)
Myrath present ‘Wilderness of Mirrors’ at Wolf on 25 October, with Roses of Thieves opening.
Pendragon — 3 November 2026, Apolo 2 (Barcelona)
Pendragon play Apolo 2 on 3 November, part of a short tour while they record their next album.
Obscura and Pestilence — 5 February 2027, Wolf (Barcelona)
Obscura and Pestilence headline Shred Fest 2027 at Wolf on 5 February, with Cryptic Shift, Thus and DVRK.
Steve Hackett — 4 November 2027, Paral·lel 62 (Barcelona)
Steve Hackett plays his only Catalan date at Paral·lel 62 on 4 November 2027, with ‘Best of Genesis & Solo Gems’.
Joe Satriani and Steve Vai release «The Sea of Emotion» on 6 November, their first record together
SATCHVAI’s «The Sea of Emotion» is out 6 November via earMUSIC, with Kenny Aronoff, Mike Mangini and Billy Sheehan guesting.
New Releases: July-August 2026
Seven July-August 2026 releases reviewed: Mono, Satoko Fujii Orchestra Kobe, Anthony Phillips and more, plus what’s coming this autumn.
New Releases: June 2026
Eleven June-July 2026 releases reviewed: Ayreon, Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest, The Samurai Of Prog and more.
New Releases: March 2026
Five March 2026 releases reviewed: Frost*, Agent Fresco, Wheel, Meer and a Krokofant live album.