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Progressive rock instrumentalists Gösta Berlings Saga from Stockholm, Sweden will be releasing their newest, 5th studio album effort entitled “ET EX” on October 12th, 2018, via InsideOut Music worldwide.

Therefore, GBS are now launching a new single entitled “The Shortcomings of Efficiency”, which also features acclaimed Swedish guitarist Henrik Palm (formerly of In Solitude, Ghost, etc.) as special guest.

Listen to the new single below.

GBS commented about the track as follows:

Roadrunner Records' group Dream Theater have announced details of the U.K. leg of their monumental European headline tour.

The trek, which gets underway January 30th in Rome, visits the U.K. between April 18th-23rd, 2017, and will see the pioneering group celebrating the 25th anniversary of their milestone gold-certified album, “Images & Words”.

Each performance will see the iconic progressive rock band delivering an unparalleled live set of “Images & Words” in its entirety along with fan favourites from their renowned catalogue.

UK Tour Dates 2017:
Tue 18th Apr - BIRMINGHAM Symphony Hall

Legendary prog-metal masters Dream Theater have debuted their official music video for “Our New World” taken from their critically acclaimed double concept album, “The Astonishing”, released in January by Roadrunner Records.

The video, which premiered in the USA with The Wall Street Journal, highlights the band's immersive and interactive live show and captures the prog-virtuosos' transcendent performances from their recent world tour.

Watch the official video for “Our New World” below.

Cynic just announced their eagerly awaited European headliner tour in support of their latest album “Kindly Bent to Free Us” in October. The prog legend will be joined by Tides Of Nebula as well as Paul Masvidal's and Amy Correia's shared project Onward With Love. Do not miss this rare opportunity.

IZZ’s new studio album, “Everlasting Instant”, is scheduled for release on April 7th, 2015 and serves as the final installment of a three-part series of albums that began with “The Darkened Room” in 2009 and continued with “Crush of Night” in 2012. “Everlasting Instant” concludes this epic thematic arc with a fresh palette of sounds, all the while maintaining the sharp and memorable melodies that have become a hallmark of the band.

The new album by Hungarian band Special Providence will be released by GEP on March 30th, 2015. “Essence of Change” is “an intriguing mix of prog, jazz-rock and metal”, a perfect blend of modern metal technique, cool jazz grooves and great prog melodies.

“Essence of Change” is available to order now from the GEP store at a special ‘pre-order’ price of £8.

Check out the video for “Northern Lights” and the trailer for the new album below.

After a very successful tour dates in August and early September with Jimmy Haslip on bass and Virgil Donati on drums, and with special guest Dennis Hamm on keyboards (LA, San Francisco and Oakland shows only), Allan is ready for the Phase 2 - 2014 Tour with Jimmy Haslip on bass and Gary Husband on drums.