So far 2023 has been an excellent year for metal, Prog metal especially, as we’ve already seen several albums by prominent artists who have released stellar work. Things are about to get even better with Haken set to release their latest opus [...]
There are few things sadder than saying goodbye to an old friend, especially one that has seen you through your lowest of lows, and highest of highs. Lasting memories and mementos have a way of making the parting a little easier at least. And so it is [...]
Like most people, I’m not sad to see 2022 go away. Quite the contrary actually. As generally lousy as the year was, however, we were at least given a good amount of excellent music to get us through it, and per usual the prog community didn’t [...]
It has been said that we know more about the surface of the moon than our own ocean floors. It’s not surprising; it’s a lot easier to look at the moon than it is to explore the ocean’s depths. Similarly, there are countless metal bands [...]
There are a lot of different types of styles that make up and fall under the moniker of progressive rock. Some bands focus more on technical pyrotechnics, others multi-part epics, and many somewhere in between. Others focus more on atmosphere and [...]
I don’t believe there is any genre in metal with the potential for excitement and unpredictability more than avant-garde metal. Of course, the name itself is essentially meaningless as a genre because it contains so many different styles and sounds, [...]
There have been few bands in modern progressive rock or metal that have had a wider influence or been more loved than Britain’s Porcupine Tree. Like most fans, I was greatly saddened to learn in 2010 that the band would be on an indefinite hiatus. [...]
One of my favorite song-based prog rock bands in recent years has been England’s Pure Reason Revolution, who in 2020 came off of a decade-long hiatus. And they will soon be releasing their second album after their return in the form of ‘Above [...]
