ALBUM REVIEWS
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I must start this review by saying I consider myself a huge Threshold follower. When I tripped upon “Clone” for the first time, it was…
Two years and a half ago I hadn’t heard neither of Dave Kerzner’s name nor about his music. When I jumped onboard Cruise to the…
25 years ago in the small Germany town of Fulda four teenagers friends, Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dirk Sauer, and Dominik Storch, decided to unite…
Founded in 2002, Dutch Symphonic Metal sextet Epica have never been a band that I have followed closely. Their core team – Simone Simons, Mark…
Around the globe fans of the legendary US progressive rock act Spock’s Beard cheered with excitement last year after the announcement of the band’s classic…
An international super-group made up of current and former members of Tad Morose, Masterplan, Blind Guardian, Edenbridge, Dreamscape, and Emergency Gate, Serious Black is a…
Perhaps I was not the ideal person to review the new Styx album “The Mission” because I’m not particularly a big fan of the band.…
A little over a year ago I had the pleasure of reviewing what was at that moment Fernando Perdomo’s latest records “Voyeurs”. Now, I’m at…
With their 2015 debut Birth And The Burial, Act Of Defiance delivered a blast of pure and unadulterated metal that ignored fads and hit home hard. This year,…
The internet has had a lot to say about Steven Wilson’s new album over the last month… which is interesting given it was only released…
Grammy nominated recording artist and legendary guitarist (as well as recently appointed Ambassador of Japan Heritage to promote the country’s upcoming Olympic games) Marty Friedman…
Sebastian “Seeb” Levermann (vocals, guitars, keyboards), Tobias Kersting (guitars), Niels Löffler (bass, ex-Stormblade, ex-Sardonic) and Dirk Meyer-Berhorn (drums) – collectively known as ORDER OGAN, are…
Buckle up, thrill seekers! Awakening Call is the first release by progressive metal instrumentalists Tree Of Life. The project began in 2015 as a collaboration…
My buddy and prolific reviewer Joel Barrios asked if I’d like to review the album “Land Animal” by Bent Knee. I replied that I hadn’t…
It’s hard to know where to start when reviewing an album that represents the first new release from an artist in almost 25 years. Not…
As a rule of thumb, I usually stay away from compilations. If I love the band they won’t bring anything new to my collection, and if…
If you grew up in the 80s and you were old enough to be chasing down the FM waves in your dad’s old radio, you…
It has always been hard to pin Anathema down. Doom metal gave way to cleaner vocals and indie stylings , before some Floyd covers and…
Never fear, Beardfish fans. All is not lost. If you are a fan of finely shaped progressive rock, with strong vintage 70s sounds, you should…
Agents of Mercy was a multifaceted retro-prog style side-project, the brainchild of Swedish gifted guitarist Roine Stolt and vocalist, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Nad Sylvan. They…
Progressive Power Metal has seen many bands reach fame in the last 15 years or so. However, over the past span of 365 days chunks…
Big Big Train have been around for a long time but it’s widely recognized the current phase for the band began with 2009’s “The Underfall…
The 1980s were a special decade for metal, where the genre was specially more open-minded and inventive. Acts such as Queensrÿche and Crimson Glory took…
When discussing about heavy-power metal bands who have made history, is very easy to realize that a few handful of countries like Germany, Finland and…
Barock Project is a progressive-rock band coming from a land with a long history in the annals of the genre, Italy. Nonetheless, you would be…
Cosmosquad is not a name that will ring a bell for many, being one of the reasons for the 10 year gap between their previous…
Neal Morse is arguably the most prolific musical composer in the prog-rock scene nowadays, and probably even beyond the genre boundaries. He simply can’t stop…
Some months back I received an email from a band I’ve never heard of before: “The Lights Out”. Turns out they had seen my review…
If you are reading this review, chances are you are pretty much familiar with Neal Morse, probably the most prolific multi-instrumentalist, bandleader and progressive rock…
Opeth is hardly a band that needs introduction. Their name has become synonymous with both quality and musical expansion, however the band have never stuck to…
When the editor Chyrisse Tabone of Rock at Night sent me an assignment to review the debut album by a progressive rock band hailing from…
I still remember when I discovered Blues Pills as a band, listening to the “Devil Man” lyrics video on YouTube. I was immediately blown away…
Less than one year ago I hadn’t heard of Fernando Perdomo. As a matter of fact, I discovered him when I witnessed his jaw-dropping guitar…
David Wallimann is not a household name. Most of you reading this review have never heard of him before, hence some initial story is due.…
Progressive Rock is one of those styles of music that most people love or hate. The style, that was very popular in the 70s, became…
Swedish progressive rock/metal innovators Pain of Salvation announced some weeks ago a very special reissue version of their classic 2002 album Remedy Lane entitled Remedy…
