Michael Schetter
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Sep 18 2025
New Release: The Reticent – please
The Reticent to release first new album in 5 years! Following the critically acclaimed and emotionally devastating 2020 concept record “The Oubliette,” The Reticent returns with the first of two highly anticipated follow-up albums. “please” is a concept record that delves into the heart of mental illness and suicide. The songs each chronicle a particular …
Aug 20 2025
The Reticent signs to Generation Prog Records
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Prog’s most emotionally gut-wrenching band has officially signed a deal with German boutique label Generation Prog Records to release their newest album “please” – the first new music from the band since their critically acclaimed 2020 album “The Oubliette.” This highly anticipated new album will be an extremely personal journey into …
Jun 20 2025
New Release: Cea Serin – The World Outside
Generation Prog Records continue their association with progressive metal pioneers Cea Serin and will be releasing the band’s long-awaited album The World Outside on September 12. This collection of six songs with a total playing time of 70 minutes delivers the full progressive metal package, with every song breaking the 10-minute barrier and showcasing a …
Sep 01 2020
New release: THEO – Figureheads
For Immediate Release Prog Ensemble THEO Featuring Renowned Keyboardist Jim Alfredson to Release Sophomore CD ‘Figureheads’ “… nostalgic and every bit contemporary, harkening back to prog’s glory days, all the while delivering new and exciting music… Brilliant. ” – The Progressive Rock Files “THEO is a band to be reckoned with.” Simon Barrett Lansing, MI …
Sep 18 2019
New release: Time Shift Accident – Chronosthesia
We are very excited to announce a new release from Generation Prog Records. It’s the first album from a German quartet called Time Shift Accident, which features Dave Mola (guitar, Effloresce) and Michael Schetter (bass, Relocator), core members of two of our label’s most popular bands. The music is an exciting mix of progressive rock …
Feb 01 2018
Upcoming concert on June 9
After a lengthy timeout, the Generation Prog concert series finally continues with a high-quality double package from Germany: Blind Ego and Seven Steps to the Green Door, who will perform a full headlining set each. Blind Ego is a project of RPWL guitarist Kalle Waller. After three studio album under that name, in 2017 he …
Oct 06 2016
The domino effect and the door sales lottery
Something just wasn’t working out this year. And it didn’t begin with the surprising cancellation by Sound Struggle. We had been trying to set up a new Generation Prog Festival since late March, talking to several potential headliner bands. Nothing worked out. When our original plans for a two-day festival in November fell apart in …
Oct 03 2016
Generation Prog Festival 2016 cancelled
Aug 25 2016
Tickets are now available!
Tickets for our concerts in the fall can now be ordered via our online store. Due to the short lead time we do not offer shipping for the tickets, the effort it would take to handle that many tickets would just be too great for us. The tickets ordered directly from us will thus be …