A personal instrument for prog rock & metal

Music intelligence for the serious listener.

VYN tracks the bands and musicians you care about, surfaces every new release, and pulls together the journalism, interviews and video that explain them — all in one quiet, private workspace.

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data sources
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release sweep
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ads · algorithms · noise
/ LEPROUS — new single/ HAKEN — full album/ RIVERSIDE — single/ STEVEN WILSON — interview added/ PLINI — EP/ OPETH — review/ SOEN — single/ TESSERACT — video/ PERSEFONE — single/ THE OCEAN — album/ LEPROUS — new single/ HAKEN — full album/ RIVERSIDE — single/ STEVEN WILSON — interview added/ PLINI — EP/ OPETH — review/ SOEN — single/ TESSERACT — video/ PERSEFONE — single/ THE OCEAN — album
01 — Discover

Every new release, the day it lands.

VYN sweeps Spotify for the artists on your list and the genres you follow, then lays the fresh drops out as a single, uniform catalog — no autoplay, no recommendations you didn’t ask for.

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4 releases in the last 7 days
VYN-001Atrophy
Leprous
Single2d ago
VYN-002Vela
Haken
Album4d ago
VYN-003Lower Flame
Riverside
Single5d ago
VYN-004Mirage Pt. II
Plini
EP6d ago
02 — Research

The story behind the sound.

Pull every interview, feature, review and video about an artist into one reading list. VYN searches the music press and YouTube so you understand the records, not just hear them.

Music press & long-form features
Interviews and oral histories
Reviews from trusted critics
Video breakdowns and live sessions
Leprous
24 results
INT
Prog Magazine· Interview
“We wanted the dread to feel physical”: inside the new record
A long conversation about tension, restraint, and writing in odd time without showing off.
FEAT
The Quietus· Feature
How a Norwegian art-rock band quietly became essential
Tracing two decades of reinvention, from extreme metal roots to chamber-pop ambition.
REV
Invisible Oranges· Review
A demanding, rewarding listen that refuses easy hooks
The production is cavernous; the songwriting asks for patience and repays it generously.
VID
YouTube· Video
Track-by-track breakdown with the band (43 min)
The members walk through every song, the gear, and the arguments behind the sequencing.
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TO
Tool
prog metal
OP
Opeth
prog rock
PT
Porcupine Tree
prog rock
HA
Haken
prog metal
ME
Meshuggah
djent
GO
Gojira
post-metal
03 — Track

Your canon, kept close.

Build a deliberate list of the bands and the players whose every move matters to you. VYN keeps them separate — the groups and the musicians behind them — so a guitarist’s side project never slips past you.

04 — Monitor

Catch the next name early.

Point VYN at the playlists you trust. When an unfamiliar artist appears, they land in a review queue — keep them as a band, a musician, or pass. Your list grows on your terms, never an algorithm’s.

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TY
Thank You Scientist
found in: Prog Metal Headquarters
+ Band+ Musician
BK
Bent Knee
found in: New Blood: Avant
+ Band+ Musician
SL
Sleepmakeswaves
found in: Post-Rock Essentials
+ Band+ Musician
On listening

Streaming was built to keep you listening. VYN is built to keep you informed — a quiet desk for one obsessive, where the music does the talking and nothing is optimizing for your attention.

Assembled from
Spotifyreleases
YouTubevideo
MusicBrainzmetadata
The Pressjournalism
Built for one listener — maybe you

Put your obsession somewhere it belongs.

No feeds. No metrics. Just your artists, their new music, and everything written about them — kept in one place that’s only yours.

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