Melodic Revolution Records and their progressive rock recording artist Unified Past have announced that the band's new CD, Spots, will be officially released on June 11th of 2013. This follow up to their 2011 recording, Observations, is a highly anticipated release and is their most gripping recording yet that promises to connect to all fans of progressive rock."

So we're back... after a long, unintended hibernation. But, spring has sprung and so we have re-emerged, just in time for our 16th Anniversary.

John Wetton guests on the new Renaissance album Grandine il Vento, which is/was due out this month. A sample of the track "Blood Silver Like Moonlight" can be heard here: www.renaissancetouring.com.

dUg Pinnick, frontman for legendary hard rock trio King's X, releases his latest solo album, Naked, on May 7, 2013, through RockArmy Records with worldwide distribution through MVD.

Naked is a deeply personal release that represents Pinnick - who wrote, played, recorded, and produced the album alone at his own dUgtone Studio - at his most primal. Each of Naked's 11 guitar-heavy tracks are overflowing with Pinnick's unmistakable tone, groove, and heart-wrenching vocals, including the singles "What You Gonna Do?" - which took YouTube by storm with a self-shot video that Pinnick created and unleashed in late 2012 - and "That Great Big Thing."

InTheStudio With David Gilmour, Roger Waters And Nick Mason

North American syndicated Rock radio show and website InTheStudio: The Stories Behind History’s Greatest Rock Bands lights the candles for a very special Rock album birthday, the 40th anniversary of Pink Floyd's Dark Side Of The Moon. Coming on the heels of perhaps the most important year in progressive rock, DSOTM would go on to spend a record 741 weeks on the Billboard Top 200 chart between 1973-1988, selling an estimated 45 million records worldwide and turning Pink Floyd into global superstars.

Last week, we reported on Echo Us being nominated for an IMA. This week, it's Kotebel who shared: "Our album Concerto For Piano And Electric Ensemble has been nominated for Best Instrumental Album in the 12th edition of the Independent Music Awards. It is the only progressive rock album nominated in this edition. There is a special public award, based on the votes from fans. Please help us (and the progressive rock genre) by casting your vote here:

It's been quiet in the Ayreon camp for the past couple of months, but Arjen Lucassen has broken his silence to reveal that the title of the eagerly anticipated forthcoming new album will be The Theory Of Everything, and that it will be a double album! Aiming for a tentative release at the end of this year, Arjen had this to say about the album's progress:

Upcoming Release Out June 11
New Album Marks First For Band On New Label, Century Media, And First With Vocalist Todd La Torre

Legendary Seattle rockers Queensrÿche return with new music from their upcoming soon-to-be-titled release slated for June 11th. The band debuted the full version of the song "Redemption" on SiriusXM Satellite Radio on Monday, March 25th on Ozzy's Boneyard and Eddie Trunk Live/Trunk Nation simultaneously. The song is posted on the label's YouTube page and can be viewed here

Tomorrow Will Tell The Story nominated for "Best Eclectic Album" at the 12th Annual Independent Music Awards

Pacific Northwest-based world and progressive group Echo Us are nominated for Best Eclectic Album, joining more than 300 exceptional self-released and independent label artists, as well as former major label acts named today by Music Resource Group (MRG) as Nominees in The 12th Independent Music Awards (The IMAs), the influential awards program for independent bands and fans.

Echo Us is nominated among an eclectic mix of established artists and artists on the rise including Ben Kweller, Band Of Skulls, Bright Eyes, Langhorne Slim & The Law, Omar Sosa, Killer Mike, Paper Lions, Sarah Cheng-De Winne and The Congregation, among many other deserving artists whose recordings were released during the 12th IMA program eligibility period.

The Last Embrace To Humanity, the second album from the Italian prog masters Odd Dimenson is out now through Scarlet Records. The follow-up to their critically acclaimed debut release Symmetrical (2011) sets new standards for the band, elevating their sound to a more mature level and recalling atmospheres by the classic Rock masters without losing the impact of their trademark Progressive approach.

Chris McMahon writes: "Haze - The Last Battle, our first studio CD in over 20 years, is released today [Mar 25]! Available from Amazon and www.gabadon.co.uk

"Veteran rockers Haze have recorded their first studio CD of new original songs in over 20 years. The Last Battle features 14 new recordings by the 'classic' Haze line-up of the McMahon brothers and Paul Chisnell, with sisters Cat & Ceri Ashton adding strings & woodwind.