The Seattle music scene in the mid 1980’s was a breeding ground of exceptional talent. “Heavy metal” was a new wave of music that was…
Dom R Crey made a splash when he joined the German bier-loving metalheads Equilibrium, but his own band Nothgard had been making some damn fine…
One of the most important bands in the history of metal, Saxon appears to have nine lives: they went through every difficulty you can name…
Fernando Perdomo is best known in progressive rock circles as the right-hand man and guitar gunslinger for Dave Kerzner and his live band, recently rubbing…
Much-beloved Pagan’s Mind guitarist and songwriter Jørn Viggo Lofstad is on the cusp of releasing the first album of a new (and yet not so…
ProgStock 2018 is happening in two weeks time! The sophomore edition of the three-day Progressive Rock music Festival will take place Oct 5-7, 2018 at…
With the fifth Haken album, Vector, around the corner, appearing to the world on October 26, and the next Haken tour starting on October 30,…
Ted Leonard stands in front of his audience—and he’s nervous. These folks don’t know him. They’ve never heard of his bands, Enchant and Spock’s Beard. …
In this day and age, the term supergroup has been used exhaustively, and in many occasions the end result is smaller than the sum of…
During a career that’s spanned over two decades, Bay Area guitarist Jasun Tipton has gained notoriety for his frightening approach to shred and his minimalist…
