“Beer commercials, car commercials, and Cobra Kai.” I straight up thought that legendary drummer Mark Zonder’s reference point for his new band would have been…
Houston’s Oceans of Slumber have carefully broadened their sound with each record and have reliably crafted some of the most exciting and forward thinking extreme…
“This whole trip was chaos,” confides a visibly exhausted Timo Kotipelto. The reserved but charismatic Stratovarius front-man and I are tucked away in a corner…
Words by Sumeet Dandekar My introduction to Borknagar came all the way back in 1997, with their sophomore release, “The Olden Domain.” I was intrigued…
On a night of many firsts, set skipped most of band’s discography but still obliterated its audience “Bad news,” I texted. “I’m gonna be right…
It’s been a long two years. My hyper-cautious ass has been all too happy to stay away from crowds, and I only started tiptoeing my…
Few bands have morphed as successfully as Marillion. No one in their right mind would have guessed that a band that began life as Genesis-wannabe…
It isn’t always necessary for a band to reinvent itself in order to remain relevant. Finland’s Amorphis, for example, found its identity early in its…
“Have you ever worked on something and been really proud of it, and the next day you feel like the worst in the history of…
Review by Gonzalo Pozo and Brian Masso. Persefone has, possibly more than any other band in the contemporary prog metal sphere, set itself apart by…
