Over the past couple of months, Musea Records have released or have distribution agreements for several titles. They are:

Apocalypse - The Bridge Of Light - Apocalypse was the first Brazilian band signed by Musea for a new record. Released at the end of the Eighties, Lendas Encantadas (1989) revealed an exceptional band playing Progressive rock music full of energy, obviously inspired by Marillion. The reissue includes four bonus tracks recorded in 1996.

Progressive instrumentalists Scale The Summit will release their new album, The Migration, in North America on June 11 via Prosthetic Records. Recorded earlier this year at North Carolina's Basement Studios with producer Jamie King (Between The Buried And Me, He Is Legend, For Today), the CD will contain the following 10 tracks:

California based band ScienceNV announced in April the release date for their third album, Last Album Before The End Of Time. Falling astronomically between April 28th's Saturn Opposition and May 4th's Eta Aquarids Meteor Shower, the group's third album was released on April 30th. Looking for reference points in the world of science makes sense since every member of the band works in science in one way or another.

Razor & Tie released a brand new Emerson, Lake & Palmer limited edition vinyl picture disc box set on Record Store Day, April 20th. The First Five: Picture Disc Collection brings the band's first five studio albums together in one special vinyl package and is limited to 1250 units with each set individually numbered.

The box set contains the band's most popular albums: Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Tarkus, Pictures At An Exhibition, Trilogy, and Brain Salad Surgery.

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."

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

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.