REVIEW: PERIPHERY – “Periphery IV: Hail Stan”
Considered by some to be one of the forerunners of American progressive based metal Periphery is set to release their upcoming ‘Periphery IV: Hail Stan’ in early April. This will…
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Jonathon Rose
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Jonathon Rose is a full-time wrangler of small children, occasional writer, bibliophile, and a frequent unapologetic obsessor over progressive/experimental/avante garde music. He frankly dislikes much of the metal scene's endless coma inducing blast beats, repetitive riffs, and stereotypical lyrics.
REVIEW: DEVIN TOWNSEND – “Empath”
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…
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GIG REVIEW: An Evening With THE NEAL MORSE BAND Live at Opera House, Toronto
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…
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REVIEW: TIM BOWNESS – “Flowers At The Scene”
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…
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INTERVIEW: NEAL MORSE on ‘The Great Adventure’, Creative Process, Challenges & Upcoming World Tour
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…
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REVIEW: THE NEAL MORSE BAND – “The Great Adventure”
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…
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Top 10 Progressive Rock/Metal Albums Of 2018
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…
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REVIEW: ROINE STOLT’s THE FLOWER KINGS – “Manifesto Of An Alchemist”
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…
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DVD REVIEW: STEVEN WILSON – “Home Invasion: In Concert At The Royal Albert Hall”
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…
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INTERVIEW: KORPIKLAANI’s Sami Perttula on ‘Kulkija’ – “We Have Reached The Higher Level In Our Musical Expression”
With ‘Kulkija’ Korpiklaani have crafted a joyous musical journey and one that you don’t need to understand a word of to enjoy and feel their sense of purpose. I imagine this will…
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