From The Point Of Ignition to the Final Drive: A Reflection on the Loss of NEIL PEART
January 10th for me has never meant anything else but the birthday of one of my dearest friends. On a more universal level, it marks…
A Year In Review: Our 2019 Favorite Metal Albums
Metal music is as broad and diverse as the many seas, and holds just as many mysteries in its turbulent depths. The steady tide of…
A Year In Review: Our 2019 Favorite Progressive Rock Albums
Some of the most pervasive names in music history are those of progressive rock bands, and across the world, few genres have had as much…
A Year In Review: Our 2019 Favorite Melodic Hard Rock Albums
In an era where technical complexity seems to be heralded as the defining feature in determining what makes an album great, the refreshing breath that…
A Year In Review: Our 2019 Favorite Progressive Metal Albums
Too often progressive music is credited as simply being “beautiful.” Stunning, awe-inspiring, as intricate as a quilt woven by hand, each note the result of…
VIDEO/SONG REVIEW: Watch and Hear THEOCRACY Shatter a World of Selfishness and Insanity on “Snowglobe”
For a number of years, the Athens, Georgia-based Theocracy had a Christmas gift for fans—a song for the season. These freebies—yep, they didn’t cost the…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: A 90 Minutes Chat About Our Favorite Progressive Rock Albums of 2019 (Episode No. 32)
It’s that time of year again, when I solidly insert my earbuds anytime I enter a retail space, avoid shopping centers like the plague, and…
ROSFEST | The Rites of Spring Festival Returns in 2020 with Stellar Line-up and BIG BIG TRAIN North American First Ever Performance
For the past 17 years progressive rock fans have found a haven to celebrate their favored musical niche: The Rites of Spring Festival, affectionately known…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Dissecting PROGPOWER USA XXI Lineup for Day 2 (Episode No. 31)
“It’s getting really hard to book headliners,” laments ProgPower Festival Day 2 honcho Milton Mendonça… so the motherfucker booked TWO. Tease that he is, ou outro…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: A Recap of PROGSTOCK Festival 2019 (Episode No. 30)
A month ago hundreds of progressive rock fans gathered together at New Jersey for three days of music and friendship. For a festival younger than…
DAVE KERZNER and NICK D’VIRGILIO Remember KEVIN GILBERT and GIRAFFE on the Anniversary of Their Performance of THE LAMB LIES DOWN ON BROADWAY: “This Show Changed Our Lives and Careers.”
In the fall of 1994, multi-talented musician Kevin Gilbert had an idea. He and some friends would perform the Genesis classic The Lamb Lies Down…
The Man Who Kick-started A Metal Genre: JON ZAZULA’s “Heavy Tales: The Metal. The Music. The Madness” Is The Thrash Metal Genesis Chapter
In every man’s life, there are certain life altering moments that will stay in one’s mind forever. For Jonathan Zazula, aka Jon Zazula, such pivotal…
