Tag Archives: Progressive Rock
Earthside – Interview Part 1 – “it will defy a lot of expectations in a good way”
It is rare that I undertake an interview with a band about which I know very little. Normally, I have been fortunate enough to hear the album in advance of the interview or, if it’s an established band, I can do my homework and be prepared. In the case of Earthside, they are a new Continue Reading »
District 97 – In Vaults – Album Review
Artist: District 97 Album Title: In Vaults Label: Laser’s Edge Year Of Release: 2015 How long do you give it before you give up on an album? One spin? Five? More? As a reviewer and a lover of music, it’s one of those difficult conundrums for which I don’t believe there’s a cast-iron answer. I Continue Reading »
Kingcrow – Eidos – Track-by-Track Interview – Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of my rather mammoth chat with Diego Cafolla, the guitarist and principal song writer with Kingcrow. I’ve said it before and I make no apology for saying it again: Kingcrow are one of the most criminally underrated bands in the progressive metal world. As such, I felt it absolutely necessary to Continue Reading »
Progoctopus – Transcendence – EP Review
Artist: Progoctopus Album Title: Transendence Label: Independent Release/Unsigned Year Of Release: 2015 I know what you’re all thinking: ‘are octopi/octopuses generally prog, or is this just a special octopus that has progressive tendencies?’ I don’t really know the answer to this either, but what I do know is that there’s a band from the West Continue Reading »
Big Big Train – Wassail – EP Review
Artist: Big Big Train Album Title: Wassail EP Label: English Electric Recordings Year Of Release: 2015 Those that follow me on social media will know my thoughts about Big Big Train. They were a band I discovered relatively recently following some persistent badgering on twitter and Facebook, around the time of the release of ‘English Continue Reading »
Native Construct – Quiet World – Album Review
Artist: Native Construct Album Title: Quiet World Label: Metal Blade Records Year of Release: 2015 I know, I know, I’m late to the party with this release, seeing as it has already been released on Metal Blade Records. However, it has turned out to be one of those albums that I could not ignore and Continue Reading »
Klone – Here Comes The Sun – Album Review
Artist: Klone Album Title: Here Comes The Sun Label: Pelagic Records Year Of Release: 2015 One spin of this disc and the irony of the album title will loom large; ‘Here Comes The Sun’ is not a record full of funeral doom, black metal or brutal death but the content is certainly dark, bleak and Continue Reading »
The Neal Morse Band – The Grand Experiment – Album Review
Artist: The Neal Morse Band Album Title: The Grand Experiment Label: InsideOut Music Year of Release: 2015 There are some musicians that can be referred to as a ‘safe pair of hands’ and Neal Morse is most definitely one of those. Whether it’s as a solo artist or as part of a band such as Continue Reading »
Zero Stroke – As The Colours Seep – EP Review
Artist: Zero Stroke Album Title: As The Colours Seep Label: Unsigned Year Of Release: 2015 One of the biggest joys of writing this blog is discovering new talent for which there is not necessarily the room or time to cover for other publications. Over the years I have been sent requests from an increasing number Continue Reading »
Most Anticipated Album Releases of 2015 – Part 3
I had only intended to write a couple of quick posts about the best upcoming albums due out during 2015. The only problem is, there are too many potentially strong releases to fit into just two posts, so here’s a third. 2015 really does look like a monster. Read Part 1 & Part 2 here. Continue Reading »
