THE PROG COLLECTIVE – Dark Encounters (2024) *HQ*

THE PROG COLLECTIVE, the supergroup led by famed Yes bassist and producer Billy Sherwood who writes all of the songs and direct the superb performances from each contributor, are about to release their new opus titled “Dark Encounters“.
The masters of current progressive rock return with 13 haunting original tracks featuring the likes of Billy Idol axeman Steve Stevens, ex Deep Purple Steve Morse, King Crimson violinist David Cross, GnR guitarist Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, The Moody Blues’s Patrick Moraz, Angel vocalist Frank Dimino, Gregg Bissonette, Todd Rundgren, plus current / ex members of Blue Oyster Cult, Styx, Mr. Mister, Weather Report, Utopia, Soft Machine, Gong and more.
While progressive, the songs of this album are around the three and a half minutes, making “Dark Encounters” a CD the flows easily and keeps the listener interested.

01 – Darkest Hour
02 – Ominous Signs
03 – At The Gates
04 – Dark Days
05 – Lonely Landscape
06 – The Long Night
07 – The Quasi Effect
08 – The 11th Hour
09 – Between Two Worlds
10 – Distant Thunder
11 – Dark Money
12 – For All To See
13 – Beyond Reason

01 – Darkest Hour
02 – Ominous Signs
03 – At The Gates
04 – Dark Days
05 – Lonely Landscape
06 – The Long Night
07 – The Quasi Effect
08 – The 11th Hour
09 – Between Two Worlds
10 – Distant Thunder
11 – Dark Money
12 – For All To See
13 – Beyond Reason

Billy Sherwood / bass, guitar (7)
Steve Stevens / guitar (1)
Steve Morse / guitar (2)
David Cross / violin (3)
Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal / guitar (4)
Patrick Moraz / keyboards (4)
Omar Hakim / drums (4)
Kasim Sulton / bass (5)
Frank Dimino / vocals (6)
Marco Minnemann / drums (6)
John Etheridge / guitar (8)
Steve Hillage / guitar (9)
Gregg Bissonette / drums (9)
Todd Sucherman / drums (10)
Joe Bouchard / keyboards (11)
Pat Mastelotto / drums (12)
Chad Wackerman / drums (13)
and more…

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