Remembering the Great ROYE ALBRIGHTON on the Second Anniversary of his Passing
Two years ago I wrote this homage article, after the passing of the legendary NEKTAR guitarist and frontman Roye Albrighton. It saddens my heart to see…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Episode No. 9 (Michael Romeo / 80’s Prog-Rock Scene / Night of The Prog Festival / 2018 Upcoming Albums)
Sorry it’s been awhile since one of our spirited musical discussions! Nick was off to Europe for a few weeks that ended with some festivities…
26 Years Ago DREAM THEATER Changed The Progressive Metal Landscape Forever: “Images And Words” Was Released
“Images and Words” turns 26 years old today. Dream Theater’s second, and most famous release, is undisputedly hailed as a progressive-metal defining classic, given its…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Episode No. 8 (Haken / Forgotten Bands: Lilitu / Devin Townsend / 2018 Half Year Wrap-Up)
Although they may not be household names like Justin Bieber or Bruno Mars, it’s a pretty big deal around these parts to be able to…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Episode No. 7 (The Fierce And The Dead / Fates Warning / Between The Buried And Me / Iron Maiden)
Talking Perspectives’ episode number 7 is here, and was there some heavy hitters discussed on this week’s episode! We started off with a band that…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Episode No. 6 (Technology In Recording / GHOST And Marketing in Music / DREAM THEATER’s New Album Expectations)
Talking Perspectives’ episode number 6 is here, and we have some exciting content for you this time around! Our first topic was inspired by a…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Episode No. 5 (MARBIN – “Israeli Jazz” and THE SEA WITHIN Debut Album)
Talking Perspectives’ episode number 5 is here, and we have some exciting content for you this time around! For the first half we got to…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Episode No. 4 (Spock’s Beard – “Noise Floor”, the 2018 RoSfest Festival and Threshold – “Legends Of The Shires”)
Talking Perspectives’ episode number 4 is here, and it’s our longest one to date, yet we promise you it’s worth your time! We had two…
DESERTED ISLAND PICKS: The 5 URIAH HEEP Albums to Take With You
Uriah Heep. A character straight out of Dickens — literally. The guy from David Copperfield is darkly unctuous, insincere, full of fake fawning. Which probably applies…
TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Episode No. 3 (Rikard Sjöblom’s Box Set, Amorphis – “Queen Of Time”, And Nightwish – “Decades”)
Talking Perspectives is back! Once again some of us here at Sonic Perspectives got together in a phone conversation, where we discussed relevant – recent…
Don’t Messer With Texas: A Chat With Maddox Messer
Full disclosure: I don’t like radio rock. Only twice since System of a Down’s heyday have I heard a radio rock tune I actually enjoyed…
FORGOTTEN GEMS: In 1975, CRACK THE SKY Had a New Take on Prog-Rock…One That Most Have Never Heard About
Crack the Sky should have been big—I mean, really big. Yes, I know, that can be said about so many bands… but Crack the Sky…
