Ambitious and wide-ranging prog metal from Jolly on The Audio Guide To Happiness (Part 1); it won’t change your whole life, but it’ll change 46 minutes of it.

Thomas Giles‘s ambition just exceeds his reach on his new solo album of electronica-tinged progressive, Pulse… but it’s well worth a listen nonetheless.

Just when I thought Amplifier couldn’t get much more awesome, they got someone to make a head-twisting psyche-fest of a video for new sort-of-single “The Wave”.

It’s been a five-year wait for The Octopus, the third album from Mancunian space-rockers Amplifier. Is it worth it? Depends what exactly you waited for, really.

Leeds lads Vessels trundle over to Liverpool, record a live cut of a tune from their new album, and make a video of themselves playing it. Watch, listen, envy.

The Ocean‘s latest philosophical-discourse-as-prog/post-metal-album, Anthropocentric, continues the themes – and musical growth – found on its predecessor.

Leeds lads Humanfly bring the bludgeon – and a side-serving of post-metal post-apocalyptic bleakness – on new album Darker Later. Play it loud.

Despite being tired after a two-month tour, Oceansize put everything into their homecoming show at Manchester Academy. So why are the audience so bloody quiet?

Hard-to-pigeonhole prog-pop-electro-rock quartet Pure Reason Revolution are back; prepare to be smashed flat with moody bliss between Hammer & Anvil.

Had your fill of ambitious experimental projects that span post-rock, tech-metal and everything in between? I hope not; you’ll need room for Cyclamen‘s Senjyu.