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Leoni Jane Kennedy is a ‘PRS Guitars Official Artist,’ multi-award winner and musical polymath creating a new wave of rock with progressive influence, described by The New York Times as ‘a welcomed portal to something passionate and powerful.’

Wokingham Festival is thrilled to unveil the full line-up for Monday 31st August 2026, promising an unforgettable day of progressive rock, classic anthems, and boundary-pushing musicianship to round off the August Bank Holiday weekend. Held in the heart of Wokingham at Cantley Park, the festival’s third and final day has become renowned for its celebration of prog, rock, and the more eclectic edges of live music, and 2026 is no exception.

Bad Dog Promotions is proud to announce the return of acclaimed progressive rock visionary Phideaux Xavier with AutoMoto Animus, set for release on July 6, 2026, his first album of new material since 2018's Infernal. Infernal served as the capstone of Phideaux's celebrated Doomsday Afternoon trilogy, a body of work praised by fans and critics alike for its ambitious conceptual scope, cinematic sweep, and emotionally resonant songwriting.

Deep Purple have released their new single Diablo today. The new track is the latest taste of SPLAT!, Deep Purple’s new studio album, out July 3rd on earMUSIC.

Different Light were formed in Malta at the end of 1994. Since then they have released four albums, an EP and a compilation. Since 2008 Trevor moved to Prague (Czech Republic). Over the years, their releases have garnered fantastic reviews and fan response. The band sold CDs in over 30 countries around the world and was downloaded numerous times and streamed on Spotify, iTunes, Youtube etc.

Following the CD digipack release on December 5, 2025, guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer Bob Saliba returns with the vinyl edition of his critically acclaimed album TESTIMONY, available worldwide on May 8, 2026 via VinylesTimes Production / FTF-Music.

Deep Purple will release their new studio album SPLAT! on July 3rd on earMUSIC. Pre-order starts today. With more than 120 million albums sold since forming in 1968, Deep Purple have long secured their place in rock history. Rather than simply preserving their legacy, they continue to extend it, driven by the same spirit that defined their earliest work.

Electronic progressive rock project Enigmatic Sound Machines (ESM) returns with their highly anticipated fourth studio album, Divided By One, set for release on June 5th, 2026 via Progrock.com's Essentials in Digital HR and CD formats.

YES, who is Steve Howe, Geoff Downes, Jon Davison, Billy Sherwood & Jay Schellen, are proud to announce their 24th studio album ‘Aurora’ will be released on the 12th June 2026 via InsideOutMusic/Sony Music. As Howe explains: “Making this record was joyful, a chance to play, explore and give everything to the music. It's always been about collaboration, somebody can write a song, but until everybody puts their contribution in it isn't really a Yes song.

Dutch-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Kristoffer Gildenlöw returns with his most powerful and sonically expansive solo work to date. His sixth studio album, '[Humanised]', will be released on May 29, 2026 via New Joke Music on LP, CD, and all streaming platforms.

Progressive rock band Nine Skies is proud to announce that Riccardo Romano will be joining the group as its new lead vocalist for all forthcoming releases.

Acclaimed rock outfit The Paradox Twin are proud to announce a major new release event today via White Star Records, the label set up by John Mitchell and Chris Hillman. Their highly anticipated third studio album, "A Romance of Many Dimensions," is available on all digital platforms.

ChimpanA return with a striking reinterpretation of the classic song “I Don’t Know How To Love Him” from Jesus Christ Superstar, offering a powerful and contemporary reimagining of one of musical theatre’s most emotionally resonant pieces.

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West Coast Canadian progressive rock collective Versa mark their 20th anniversary in 2026 with the definitive presentation of their landmark double-album project, A Voyage / A Destination – Round Trip Special Edition, available digitally and as a deluxe double CD on March 6, 2026.

For Record Store Day, 18 April 2026, the current Tangerine Dream band line-up of Thorsten Quaeschning, Hoshiko Yamane & Paul Frick return with ‘Night Trains & Cityscapes’ [IH97T] an exclusive clear vinyl 12” single featuring new versions of some of their finest contributions to the world of scores.

Dennis Atlas has announced the global release of his solo album titled PRINCIPLE on May 15 via MRI. Today, he shares the lead single “Violent Power.” The official video was shot and directed by Toto frontman Joseph Williams.

Europe—an international band of musicians come together to make Anglo—Scandinavian progressive rock. With pedigrees in bands such as White Willow, Henry Fool, Airbag, IQ, Änglagård, The Tim Bowness band, No-Man, John Wetton, Weserbandland and Necromonkey, Galasphere 347 bring epic widescreen scale to their music. Mattias’s powerful and dynamic drumming intertwines with Jacob and John Jowett’s liquid bass and Bjørn Riis’s grinding guitars to provide the bedrock for Ketil’s

UMe/Mercury and Anthem Records label groups continue the comprehensive Rush albums expanded reissue series with the arrival of new Super Deluxe Editions of the band’s 1984 release, Grace Under Pressure, an album that saw the trio shifting gears to construct eight technology-driven tracks that were forward driving compositions from their previous works.

British progressive rock luminary Clive Nolan is set to release his latest musical masterpiece, The Mortal Light, a 4-CD box set accompanied by three lavish booklets. This ambitious project marks the third instalment in Nolan’s acclaimed Alchemy series, chronicling the thrilling adventures of Professor Samuel King as he faces his most formidable foe yet