Progressive Vocal

VINDICTIV is a Swedish progressive metal band that was formed in 2004 by Stefan LINDHOLM and keyboardist Pontus LARSON. Other band members include singer Goran EDMAN, bassist Nalle PAHLSSON, and drummer Mikael WIKMAN. Other band members that used to be in VINDICTIV, but left after their first demo, were guitarist Johan LARSSON, and singer Tommy KAREVIK…

When considering the "strict" period of neo-prog (i.e., the 1980s), The Wake is definitely a classic. Together with Marillion's first LPs, it helped define what neo-progressive was and generated dozens of sound-alike albums by as many bands in the U.K. and worldwide. While IQ would top The Wake with the 1997 two-CD set Subterranea (stronger compositions, stronger musicianship), the former remains the band's true classic, a must-have for anyone remotely interested in progressive rock from the 1980s. The third album by the band, it took a more pop approach than Tales From the Lush Attic; there was no 20-minute epic track and songs were rather simple in terms of structure. "The Thousand Days," the title track, and "Corners" had single potential, especially the first of these, a stirring rock number…

New albums from the Canadian progressive band Dream Aria don't come once per year. The band's projects–led by Don Stagg (keyboards), Ann Burstyn (lead vocals) and Garry Flint (drums, producer)–instead, like the finest wine, take some time to mature before the cork is popped and a new album emerges from the Dream Aria team…

Back Against the Wall is an album released in 2005 by Billy Sherwood in collaboration with a number of (mostly) progressive rock artists as a tribute to Pink Floyd's album The Wall…

Area's uncompromising blend of jazz-rock, ethnic folk, experimentation, and political philosophies made them a unique presence in Italy during the 1970s…