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The Ocean's latest and potentially greatest album "Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic" emerges later this month -- we unveil a new single "Pleistocene" (in music video form) and then catch up at length with founder Robin Staps about what's to become.

We dive into the sixth Haken album "Virus" in all of its progressive, hook-laden, and outlandish glory.

The combined forces of two pioneering solo black metal outfits detail the solar system in a two-hour voyage -- we delve into the journey and dissect what makes this split such a cosmic success.

We're listening to progressive rock. Why? Because it kicks goddamn ass. Here are a bunch of prog-rock albums released last year we feel deserve all the praise and attention in the world.

Japanese instrumental rockers MONO found a creative peer in A.A. Williams on a new EP; we take a look at "Exit in Darkness," the output of this unlikely fusion.

We unveil a powerhouse single from Sutrah's (mem. Benighted, Chthe'ilist, Basalte, Serocs) upcoming "Aletheia" EP. This riffy little monster is a bar-setter.

This North Carolina tech-death outfit blends everything into a hyper-dense cosmic soup capable of swallowing entire galaxies; here's a very heavy new song from their upcoming second full-length.

We unveil the massive closing track from the upcoming "Toward the Sun" full-length by moody doom outfit Garganjua -- this is one for your headphones and a dark room.

We unveil "Secret Ambrosian Fire" and correspond with the project's mastermind about the enchanting, enigmatic new work.

This New York-based duo (featuring Dan Presland of Ne Obliviscaris) emerges from left field with a densely packed album of progressive melodic death metal goodness. Stream "The Body Cosmic" here now before tomorrow's official release.