Empath: one who experiences the emotions of others: a person who has empathy for others. Like many people, I was shocked and slightly saddened when the news broke in 2017 that musical mastermind Devin Townsend was breaking up The Devin Townsend Project. [...]
Prog rock legends The Neal Morse Band were back in Toronto, ON just two years after their last visit. The previous show found them performing the entirety of the new at the time ‘The Similitude of a Dream.’ Memories of that incredible show [...]
One of the more consistent of the many bands that straddle the fence between art rock and progressive rock has been no-man, a collaboration between main songwriter/vocalist Tim Bowness and Steven Wilson. The last time these two men worked together was in [...]
In preparation for The Neal Morse Band’s upcoming release titled ‘The Great Adventure’ (Read Our Review Here) Metal Wani’s Jonathon Rose had a chat with main man Neal Morse about the new album. As it is a sequel to the [...]
The recording of any new album has its challenges. And the more successful a band is the more challenges it faces, both with the actual writing and recording process, but also with a back catalogue of material that the new album will be compared to. The [...]
It’s that time of year again my friends when we at Metal Wani stop and take stock of the music bestowed upon us over the past year. And so this is our list of Top Ten Prog albums for 2018. As this is my personal list, others will surely find [...]
I first became aware of Swedish prog titan Roine Stolt in late 2000 when I bought the Flower Kings classic ‘Stardust We Are’ and I’ve been listening to him ever since. I’ve enjoyed and purchased further FK albums, as well as those [...]
One of the things I really love is live DVDs. And one thing that Steven Wilson has demonstrated many times is that he puts out excellent live DVDs. Whether it be with Porcupine Tree or as a solo artist, his live mixes sound every bit as good as the [...]
