By all reasonable definitions, 2019 has been an exceptional year for progressive metal and rock. With little effort, I can think of a half dozen or so albums that, during any given year, would make a best-of year-end list, and we’re only in August. [...]
One of the things that progressive rock and metal have seen a glut of over the past decade is instrumental prog/post-rock/metal bands. They seem to be everywhere, and all trying to make their music more sprawling, or more emotional, heavier, jazzier than [...]
Richard Henshall has long been known as one of the guitarists and main music composers of prog metallers Haken. And his writing and playing style is a large part of the immediately recognizable sound of any Haken album. In early August he released his [...]
If there is anything prog fans are familiar with, it’s musicians doing side projects and supergroups. And there are none more well known for this than Mike Portnoy. Given his schedule and prodigious output, it is no surprise that yet another of his [...]
One of the more unique and unexpected bands to make a splash in the progressive rock world in recent years is the Russian duo Iamthemorning. Combining the strong classical piano stylings of Gleb Kolyadin and the ethereal vocals and lyrics of Marjana [...]
Side projects for prog bands are common, to say the least. And yet, they usually still manage to create a buzz, and more often than not are well worth exploring. Such is the case with Pattern Seeking Animals, comprised of members and ex-members of [...]
A couple of years ago I had the pleasure of reviewing ‘The Bride Said No’ by Nad Sylvan. It was the second part of a classic progressive rock trilogy; based around the wooing of a widow, and other adventures by a vampirate. And now in early [...]
One of the more unexpected, and surprising bands to emerge in recent years is Heilung, a multinational entity who play within a neo-folk style, but have their own definition which I think is much better “Amplified History.” They rose to fame [...]
