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📣🥳 GREAT NEWS! As official media partners, we're excited to announce that PROGPOWER EUROPE is nominated for BEST SMALL FESTIVAL at the EUROPEAN FESTIVAL AWARDS! After celebrating 25 years last month, it's amazing to be recognized for the 2025 season. 🤘 VOTE NOW! buff.ly/ZDGhP9x
October 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
5th band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 2026 👉 buff.ly/Dn4HBiw
Pleased to announce Belgian industrial-progressive rock band Sister May as the 5th act for ProgPower Europe 2026! 🎸 They’ll play Sunday 15:00, blending grunge, post-rock and metal. New concept album “VII” drops January.
October 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
4th band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 2026 : Quantum!
The fourth band confirmed for ProgPower Europe 2026 is Quantum from Sweden! 🎶 Their bold fusion of prog rock, metal, and jazz makes every song an unpredictable journey — dynamic, emotional, and full of life. 👉 buff.ly/M7zEimP
October 22, 2025 at 12:32 PM
🥳 The Progspace turns 9 years old today! 🥳
Huge thanks to all bands, artists, PRs, festivals & readers who made this journey possible.
You’re the reason we keep spreading Prog worldwide!
🍻 Here’s to the next 9 years!… and maybe next will be a special 10 years celebration!
October 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
🔥🔥 NEW WHAT'S HOT?! 🔥🔥

Already updated last night (after a wild weekend at ProgPower Europe), here's our playlist with 72 brand new Prog singles for you!

Listen & subscribe right here: theprogspace.com/wh-playlist
October 8, 2025 at 7:22 PM
🔥🔥 NEW WHAT'S HOT?! 🔥🔥

Already updated Monday night, this time we've got 66 brand new Prog singles for you!

Listen & subscribe right here: theprogspace.com/wh-playlist
September 29, 2025 at 4:51 PM
🔥🔥 NEW ALBUM REVIEW 🔥🔥

Swedish Progressive/Atmospheric Death/Black Metal band An Abstract Illusion will be releasing their third album "The Sleeping City" via Willowtip Records on the 17th October 2025. Our reviewer Bob was very impressed, welcome to read more here:
theprogspace.com/an-abstract-...
September 29, 2025 at 11:34 AM
🔥🔥 Releases of the Weeks 01 & 08 August 🔥🔥

These are our highlights for the first two weeks of August. Check out our mini reviews, and dive into the extensive list of other releases, we even added the bandcamp links where available for your convenience:
theprogspace.com/album_releas...
September 28, 2025 at 9:46 PM
🔥🔥 NEW WHAT'S HOT?! 🔥🔥

Already updated Monday night, here's 68 brand new prog single releases in our latest playlist update!

Listen & subscribe right here: theprogspace.com/wh-playlist
September 24, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Reposted by The Progspace
For those going to ProgPower this year, @theprogspace.bsky.social will host a listening party for “The Sleeping City”, Karl will join for a Q&A afterwards.

RVSP: fb.me/e/3Fx1QwIiK
September 22, 2025 at 5:47 PM
🔥🔥 NEW ALBUM REVIEW 🔥🔥

Half a year ago, BRUIT ≤ released their second album "The Age Of Ephemerality" via Pelagic Records, and soon they will be on the road playing it live. It's one of the 2025 favourites of our reviewer Evelina, read her thoughts about it here:
theprogspace.com/bruit-%e2%89...
September 23, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Exclusive Listening Party for The Sleeping City, An Abstract Illusion’s new album. Hear it in full before its Oct 17 release, plus a live Q&A with mastermind Karl Westerlund. Friday, Oct 3 – 12:00 at The Chapel, Kasteel De Berckt buff.ly/xEDQAG4
September 22, 2025 at 4:15 PM
🔥🔥 Releases of the Weeks 18 & 26 July 2025 🔥🔥

These are our highlights for the 2nd half of July 2025. Check out our mini reviews and dive into the extensive list of other releases, we even added the bandcamp links where available for your convenience:
theprogspace.com/album_releas...
September 22, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🔥🔥 NEW ALBUM REVIEW 🔥🔥
London based ethereal progressive rock/metal band Esoterica have a fifth album released today via Year of the Rat Records. Bob had a good listen to 'Ether Metal' and gave it a 9/10 score. Welcome to read more here:
theprogspace.com/esoterica-et...
September 19, 2025 at 9:10 AM
🔥🔥 NEW WHAT'S HOT?! 🔥🔥

Already updated last night upon returning from a fantastic Ayreon weekend in Tilburg, check out these 75 brand new proggy bangers!

Listen & subscribe right here: theprogspace.com/wh-playlist
September 16, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Less than a month to go! 🎉https://buff.ly/EuvO0LR - ProgPower Europe 2025 kicks off with the Pre-Party at The Chapel, ft. That Joe Payne + special guests: Abraham Sarache, Zorana Lazarevic, Alex Pilkevych & more surprises! Celebrating 25 years of ProgPower Europe!
September 14, 2025 at 9:30 AM
🔥🔥 RELEASES OF THE WEEKS 04 & 11 July 2025 🔥🔥

16 highlights for the first half of July. Check out our mini reviews, and dive into the extensive list of other releases, we even added the bandcamp links where available for your convenience:
theprogspace.com/album_releas...
September 13, 2025 at 8:20 AM
🔥🔥 NEW WHAT'S HOT?! 🔥🔥

Already updated Sunday night, here's 75 brand new proggy singles for you!

Listen & subscribe right here: theprogspace.com/wh-playlist
September 9, 2025 at 4:17 PM
🔥🔥 Releases of the Weeks 20 & 27 June 2025 🔥🔥

The second half of June brought fourth a small, but eclectic mix of highlights. Check out our mini reviews, and dive into the extensive list of other releases right here:
theprogspace.com/album_releas...
September 7, 2025 at 6:30 PM
📣 ProgPower Europe update: The Dear Hunter had to cancel their European tour, incl. PPE. Sad news — but there’s a silver lining: Vanden Plas are stepping in! Last seen at PPE in 2012, their return promises a powerful show. buff.ly/74las1H
September 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
🔥🔥 NEW ALBUM REVIEW 🔥🔥
Norwegian Progressive Metal Legends Green Carnation are set to release the first of a trio of albums on the 5th September via Season of Mist. Bob listened to "A Dark Poem, Pt I: The Shores of Melancholia", welcome to read his review here:
theprogspace.com/green-carnat...
September 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🔥🔥 NEW WHAT'S HOT?! 🔥🔥

Already updated last night, this week we found 65 brand new single releases for you!

Listen & subscribe right here: theprogspace.com/wh-playlist
September 1, 2025 at 4:53 PM
🔥🔥 Releases of the Weeks 06 & 13 June 2025 🔥🔥

Finally, our Releases of the Week(s) series returns, looking back on 25 Highlights from the first two weeks of June. Find out more here:
theprogspace.com/album_releas...
August 30, 2025 at 7:59 PM
🔥🔥 NEW WHAT'S HOT?!🔥🔥
Already updated last night, the latest What's Hot?! Update yielded 60 brand new singles. Check 'em out!

Listen & subscribe right here: theprogspace.com/wh-playlist
August 25, 2025 at 11:44 PM
🔥NEW REVIEW - IHLO - Legacy: buff.ly/uIE4TNC
Ihlo’s Legacy is a powerful journey through dark atmospheres, soaring melodies, and bleak themes of control, decay, destruction. Echoes of prog greats shine through, but Ihlo’s voice is uniquely their own: dramatic, immersive, and deeply human.
August 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM