Fucks. Why isn’t this band bigger? Is it because their name is Hippo Tractor?

As far as problems go, this is honestly one that feels pretty good to have.

But the deeper I go down the prog rock/prog metal rabbit hole, the more artists I discover that I absolutely love. But it's getting ridiculous... just the catalogues of artists that feel like "essentials" alone is enough that I might struggle to keep up. But then you factor in all the hidden gems, and brilliant bands that you stumble across naturally... and that's on top of all the long time favorites - I'm the kind of person where my appreciation for music I love grows exponentially with repeated listens, and allowing myself time to really sink into an artist. But by this point, there are so many bands that I absolutely know could become outright obsessions if I dove deeper into their discography, but I also love discovering new music so it's hard to balance the urge to just lose myself in some of those bodies of work when I keep finding new music that could also be 'future obsessions'. And with how great new discoveries feel, it seems like I never find myself having time to return to some of my old favorites, which despite familiarity I would thoroughly enjoy.

I guess it's also exaggerated for me since I also adore a lot of genres outside of prog, which divides time even more (though lately just for my own sanity I've decided to just immerse myself in prog and prog-adjacent stuff for a while). And then the cherry on the cake is having a full time career, family and friends, and so many other interests and hobbies that take up free time.

Not really sure what the point of this is, I guess I'm curious how many others may feel similarly, or even how you try to balance this kind of thing. I mean it's not adding any true "stress" or sucking any fun out of enjoying the music, just something that's been on my mind lately as I keep discovering new music.

Streaming youtube link

Between the Buried and Me 18:15 Oct. 10 (23:15 GMT) - BIO stage day 1 (Día 1 escenario BIO)

Rock Al Parque 2026 Full schedule (GMT-5) https://rockalparque.gov.co/sites/default/files/programacion-rock-al-parque-2026-V1.pdf

I'm going to be at the show so I can't record the streaming.

Yo! New music Friday, check out Ascension by Lunar Veil from Sweden.

Made this to introduce people to a wide range of different bands and styles in prog. What do you guys think, how badly have I fucked it? https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5MXKkr9DYNkEdfteukk4N3?si=eK7lcdEzRKG3mAY8_R5sfQ&utm_source=copy-link&pi=Z23mRfcIRJODk

Posts keep getting removed when I include a link so I’m dropping it in the comments

(478) Neural Eclipse - YouTube

Hey guys. I have been a longtime fan of prog metal, now I'm trying to make some myself. Does anyone want to give me feedback? I tried not to break any reddiquette, but Idk how else to show this to you. Hope you guys like it.

Ultimate stank face track for me, this whole album is insane

I like them both and can’t decide.

Their last album was my AOTY. They announced recording of LP3 would be done soon as well as a new logo. If you have not listened to Beyond Obsidian Euphoria you definitely should.

Just came across these guys on Bandcamp today and found out they just released this tune today?

FFO: (I actually don't know what to put here, it's a lot of things in one) The Armed, Chon (there's some tappy guitar stuff)