The Prog Report

John Mitchell, guitarist, singer-songwriter and producer known for his work with It Bites, Frost*, Arena and Asia, has announced the final Lonely Robot album. An Ending will be released on September 11th, 2026, via White Knight Records, on CD and vinyl. Mitchell began Lonely Robot, inspired by a single image: Carl Sagan requesting that the cameras on Voyager 2 be turned around before the probe left our solar system forever.

Edison’s Children, the collaboration between Hollywood SFX technician Eric Blackwood, Rick Armstrong (son of the first man, Neil Armstrong) and Pete Trewavas (bassist from prog legends Marillion & Transatlantic) return with their fifth album, A Light In Ethereal Night, to be released on September 4th, 2026. The album is the second instalment in a trilogy which began in 2011 with In The Last Waking Moments.

Thirty years since the release of AcCult, Vanden Plas’ first acoustic EP, the band returns with part 2 and a new collection of acoustic songs which includes some new versions of their own songs, as well as two acoustic covers – a lively take on Styx’s “Boat on the River” as well as Metallica’s “Nothing Else Matters” performed hauntingly on piano.

by Prog Nick With a generous helping of no less than thirteen original new tracks, Deep Purple’s new studio album ‘Splat’ (the band’s 24th) certainly does make a statement about Purple’s ongoing relevance. In fact it might be the album that ushers in yet another renaissance for the band. Even on the first run-through of ‘Splat’, there is a sense of re-invigoration that permeates the album, off-set by the regularity of familiar sounds that any self-respecting classic Purple fan would demand.

Legendary English rock supergroup Asia are pleased to announce that their new studio album, “Indigo”, will be released on November 6, 2026, via Frontiers Music Srl. More than four decades after redefining the sound of melodic progressive rock, Asia return in 2026 with “Indigo” – a studio album that bridges past, present, and future with remarkable grace and authenticity.

Following the recent announcement of their upcoming North American fall tour dates, The Mars Volta have officially announced the next phase of their cryptic interactive campaign: a brand-new live album titled “Lucro Sucio; Unfinished Business”. The first single taken from the record, titled Cue The Sun / Alba del Orate is now available on all streaming platforms. The project marks a major milestone for the group, serving as their first official live release since 2005’s Scabdates.

by Dave Campbell Emerging from a small coastal town in Massachusetts nearly two decades ago, psychedelic proggers Elder have continually evolved well beyond their early roots in stoner and doom metal. Across seven studio albums, the band has developed a distinctive sound that blends elements of progressive rock, psychedelia, and heavy rock into something unmistakably their own.

UK progressive, alternative metal band HAKEN are excited to announce the release of the ‘in a fever dream’ EP, arriving digitally on July 17th, and physically as CD and vinyl on September 18th. Co-produced and mixed by George Lever (Loathe, Sleep Token), and featuring bass contributions from Bryan Beller (Joe Satriani, The Aristocrats) & Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood (Periphery), the band have crafted some of the most emotionally direct material of their career so far.

by Dave Campbell Instrumental music can be polarizing to some fans, especially to the gatekeeping Metal community. It seems more palatable to Progressive Rock fans, who are used to long instrumental passages on some of the songs they love. Let’s take a deeper look at this. Vocals and lyrics are immediately accessible to most fans. You can sing along with them, and the lyrics can often echo things that you are thinking about and feeling. I often find deeper meaning when lyrics and vocals are absent.

Two titans of progressive music, Steve Hackett (Genesis) and Steve Rothery (Marillion), come together on ‘The Roaring Waves’ – a striking and deeply atmospheric instrumental album shaped by memory, imagination, and the elemental power of the sea. The record has been much talked about over the years, and it will now finally see the day on August 28th, 2026 via InsideOutMusic.