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The Best Progressive Rock/Metal of 2018

This year provided introspective appreciation for creators and listeners alike for the sights and sounds of progressive music, as well as the more universal yet personal hardships and growths we all face.

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Steven Wilson: Home Invasion Live at the Royal Albert Hall

Recorded during a three-night residency at London's most prestigious music venue, Home Invasion captures everything you need to know about seeing Steven Wilson live.

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Arcadian Child Gets Psychedelic and Groovy on "Twist Your Spirit" (premiere)

Get a taste of the surprising twists and turns that Greece's neo-psychedelic warriors Arcadian Child have to offer on their latest single, "Twist Your Spirit".

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Mark Deutrom Issues Taste of First Solo Album in Nearly Six Years Via "Nothing Out There" (premiere)

Ex-Melvins man Mark Deutrom's new track "Nothing Out There" is a strange, wonderful journey that will please fans of heavy rock, baroque pop, and psychedelic music.

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The Longevity Option: An Interview with Steven Wilson

Home Invasion celebrates Steven Wilson's victory lap after the chart success of 2017's To the Bone. Still, he says, there are more places to plant his flag, mountains to climb.

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I Am Casting Speaks to Contemporary Anxieties About Progress, the Other With "Flood" (premiere)

I Am Casting navigate the space between progressive rock and pop with "Flood", which arrives ahead of the North Carolina outfit's debut, Carnival Barkers.

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LARAAJI, Arji OceAnanda, and Dallas Acid Deliver Experimental, Meditative 'Arrive Without Leaving' (album stream)

Born from a single, six-hour session, the debut from this collaborative project between ambient pioneers and Austin innovators arrives October 12.

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Coheed and Cambria Focus on Their Core Sound on 'The Unheavenly Creatures'

Coheed and Cambria get back to basics on The Unheavenly Creatures and drill down into exactly what makes Coheed and Cambria work best as a band.

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Saint Slumber's Prog-Pop Predilections Come to Life Via "Stay Away" (premiere)

With a retro visual aesthetic that still manages to be rooted in the now, Saint Slumber issues "Stay Away" ahead of fall tour with Young Rising Sons.

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Toby Driver Unveils 'They Are the Shield' (album stream)

Toby Driver follows 2017's ballads experiment, Madonnawhore, with a deeper dive into the form on They Are the Shield.

Jedd Beaudoin

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Post-Rock Outfit Foxhole Contemplates "Count Basie and His Daughter's Shoes" (premiere)

Post-rock band Foxhole releases their first album in 12 years on 28 September, and they are sharing "Count Basie and His Daughter's Shoes" by way of preview.

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Math-, Prog-, and Pop-. Death and the Penguin Are Full of Hyphenated Rock.

Death and the Penguin's debut album Anomie mixes different strains of instrument-oriented rock, particularly math and progressive, with an ear for hooks.

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The Pineapple Thief Continue Their Melancholic Magnificence with 'Dissolution'

Although Dissolution doesn't surpass the Pineapple Thief's greatest albums, it does offer devotees another idiosyncratic collection of rousing songwriting and remarkable instrumentation.

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White Denim Continue to Jam on 'Performance'

White Denim's Performance is a no-frills record that plays to the band's strengths while reminding listeners just why they're so damn good in the first place.

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Kevin Hufnagel Acknowledges Early Influences With 'Messages to the Past' (interview)

Gorguts/Dysrhythmia guitarist Kevin Hufnagel talks about his musical origins, working with Jarboe and what he'd do if approached for a high profile gig.

Jedd Beaudoin

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Glass Lungs Explore a Variety of Emotions, Sounds on Debut Album, 'Impermanence' (premiere + interview)

Brooklyn sextet Glass Lungs upsets expectations with gorgeous soundscapes, soaring choruses and unexpected twists and turns on their debut, Impermanence.

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