HARPAZO – The Crucible (Album Review)
Every album has a backstory—and the debut release of Harpazo has an unusual one. It began about 15 years ago when Shadow Gallery vet Gary Wehrkamp…
Author Mark Boardman
Mark Boardman
Mark Boardman's first concert was The Beatles at the Indiana State Fair in 1964. Since then, he's seen hundreds of bands and shows and accumulated way too many records, cassettes, CD's, Blue Rays, downloads, etc. He began reviewing music in the 1970s and has done so ever since. Mark also writes about the Old West and is pastor of a small United Methodist church in Indiana.
GARY WEHRKAMP (SHADOW GALLERY) & MARC CENTANNI Talk Prog-Metal Opera Project HARPAZO: “This Is A Theatrical Concept Album, With Powerful Musical/Lyrical Passages”
The Prog/Metal/Rock project Harpazo has been 16 years in the making. Back in 2008, Marc Centanni began taking guitar lessons from former Shadow Gallery axe-man/keyboardist/background singer…
HASSE FROBERG On Why Melody Is A Staple Of Both THE FLOWER KINGS & His Own Solo Band: “We Have A Tradition Of Folk Music That Touches On All That We Do In The Rock Field”
For 40 years, Hasse Froberg has been putting out quality music. For 30 of them, he’s been a part of Swedish prog band The Flower…
BRENT BRISTOW Of EMERALD CITY COUNCIL Talks Debut Album “Motion Carries”: “What Started As A Personal Recording Project Ended With A New Killer Band, A Record Deal, And The Support Of NEAL MORSE”
Brent Bristow is a music educator — and he looks it, a middle-aged guy with a bit of a paunch and a receding hairline. But…
ZAHER ZORGATI Talks MYRATH New Album: “We Came So Close To Splitting, We Were So Bored With The Oriental Sound. Why Limit Ourselves?”
About 20 years ago, a group of young men – some were kids, really – gathered in their home country of Tunisia to form a…
MATT SMITH Discusses New THEOCRACY Album: “I Thank God For The Opportunity To Do This One More Time, When I Think It Wouldn’t Happen”
Formed in 2002 to spread their majestic metal in the likes of Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica, and Symphony X, Theocracy released four critically acclaimed studio albums,…
RANDY GEORGE – Beyond Words (Album Review)
Multi-instrumentalists are blessed when it comes to solo albums – they have so much to work with. In Randy George’s case this is even more…
MAREK ARNOLD – Marek Arnold’s Artrock Project (Album Review)
By his own count, Marek Arnold has contributed to more than 60 albums, either as a member or hired hand, providing indelible sax and keyboard…
RICHARD WEST Talks About A Vanity Project That Became Much More: “I Had This Idea Which Was Rejected By My Band THRESHOLD, So I Completed It Just For Myself, And It Suddenly Became OBLIVION PROTOCOL.”
Richard West is best known as the keyboardist, composer, and background vocalist for the British prog-metal band Threshold. But he’s about to be known for a side…
JOE DENINZON Talks About Living The Dream As The Newest Member Of KANSAS. “I’m Still Pinching Myself That I Get To Play In A Band I Grew Up Listening To.”
It’s been just a few weeks since Joe Deninzon was announced as the new violinist for the legendary band Kansas. He takes the seat previously…