Jonathon Rose, Author at Metal Wani

Concert Reviews

GIG REVIEW: An Evening With THE NEAL MORSE BAND Live at The Mod Club, Toronto

Prog heads were lining up for more than three hours in freezing temperatures outside of Toronto’s The Mod Club to see The Neal Morse Band. And as would be expected…

Album Reviews

REVIEW: TIM BOWNESS – “Lost In The Ghost Light”

The 1970’s were the heyday for prog rock. Although birthed in the late 60’s, no one can argue that the 70′s is where the sounds became a fully developed and complex form of rock music.…

Album Reviews

REVIEW: SOEN – “Lykaia”

Progressive metal supergroup Soen are back after a mere two years with a new offering of dark, moody prog metal entitled ‘Lykaia’ and it’s a work that is sure to…

Album Reviews

REVIEW: XANDRIA – “Theater Of Dimensions”

Germany’s Xandria have returned with a new release of symphonic metal theatrics titled ‘Theater of Dimensions.’ And a mere three years since ‘Sacrificium,’ guitarist/composer Marco Heubaum and company have passed…

Album Reviews

REVIEW: PAIN OF SALVATION – “In The Passing Light of Day”

I first heard of Pain of Salvation shortly after the release of ‘Remedy Lane’ in 2002. I was floored by the emotional intensity and raw honesty of the album, and…

Concert Reviews

GIG REVIEW: TRINITY Featuring Geoff Tate, Tim Owens & Blaze Bayley Live at Syracuse, NY

The weather finally cleared over Syracuse, NY, after dumping two feet of snow over the previous two days. And a small crowd of mostly aging metal heads converged upon Westcott…

DVD Reviews

DVD REVIEW: LEPROUS – “Live at Rockefeller Music Hall”

The best metal show I’ve seen in the past few years was seeing Leprous in late October of this year. They proved themselves to be one of the most unique…

Features

Top 10 Progressive Rock/Metal Albums of 2016

It’s once again nearing the end of another year, and that means it’s time for all good (and any number of not so good) review sites to start putting…

Album Reviews

REVIEW: THE NEAL MORSE BAND – “The Similitude Of A Dream”

Neal Morse has released a lot of albums in his 21-year career (over 24 studio and 14 live albums), and he’s done it as a member of a lot of…

Album Reviews

REVIEW: RIVERSIDE – “Eye Of The Soundscape”

One of the most prolific and enduring bands in the progressive rock and metal scenes in recent years have been Poland’s Riverside. Under the direction and writing credits of bassist/vocalist…

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