Progcast

Andy Thomas of Black Crown Initiate tells us everything about the new album "Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape", why the band has two bass players named Nick and his favorite new discovery: Vola from Denmark! All that and more, only on Episode 068 of the Progcast.

Merwyn Christopher (guitars) and Sebastian Heieck (vocals) of German "Brutal Ethno Proggers" Dr. Bær told us everything about their epic new single 'The Day I Invented Rain', their origins and declared their love for US prog shooting stars Bent Knee. All that and more, only on Episode 067 of the Progcast.

A jamrock bastard of Tangerine Dream & Kraftwerk!? Sweden's Gösta Berling's Saga definitely have carved out their very own niche in the prog world. We talked with drummer Alex Skepp about their upcoming sixth studio album "Konkret Musik" and the origins of the band name. All that and more, only in Episode 066 of The Progcast.

Guitarist, singer or composer first and foremost? John Mitchell certainly is no nobody in the british prog scene and has lent his various talents to many musical outlets over the years. As his very own vehicle that goes under the moniker of Lonely Robot is morphing into a new era, we talked to him about the new album "Feelings Are Good" and also new music coming out of the Frost*, Arena and It Bites camps in the not so distant future! All of that and more, only on Episode 065 of The Progcast!

Halfway through the year 2020, Dario invited his good friend Rune from Norway back onto the Progcast to discuss the one good thing this year brought aplenty so far: amazing music! While Rune presented his highlights in chronological order, Dario tried to give his picks some sort of vague ranking - but all made sense once we got to the last album, you'll see (or hear rather). 55 albums and EPs mentioned overall - what were your favorite 2020 releases so far?

Vulkan - Sweden's best kept prog secret? Not anymore! Drummer Johan Norbäck (also known for his work with Diablo Swing Orchestra) told us everything about the band's history and their third (breakthrough!?) album "Technatura". All that and more, only on Episode 063 of the Progcast!

After various calls to England, Scotland and even all the way Down Under, it wasn't even that much of a long distance call to reach Long Distance Calling in another part of Germany. Jan Hoffmann, bass player of Germany's premier instrumental band, told us everything about the band's seventh album "How Do We Want To Live?", the special release concert in a car cinema next week and how the development of technologies is shaping the future of humankind. All that and more, only on Episode 062 of the Progcast!

Welcome to Episode 01 of the PowerCast! Just kidding, this is still the Progcast and in Episode 061 we talked to Jahan Tabrizi from Scottish proggers Tiberius about the best Helloween singer and of course, the upcoming Tiberius debut full length offering, "A Peaceful Annihilation", which will be out next week, June 26... Check out the accompanying Spotify playlist right here!

Recorded last week, initially planned for next week, but already coming to your devices today: Adam Warne from Kyros talked to us about changing the band name after the first album, using honest music as a cathartic tool and of course all things Celexa Dreams! The new Kyros album drops next week, June 19!

We had a call from Down Under again! This week, it was Louis Edwards from Ebonivory talking about the importance of using the band platform to speak up against injustice, crazy video shoots and of course their new album “The Long Dream |” which drops tomorrow, June 05 via Wild Thing Records. All that and more, only on Episode 059 of the Progcast!