SYMPHONY X Drummer JASON RULLO Dives Deep About His 3 RULES Band: “This Is a Real Band for Us, Not Just a Project”
Drummer Jason Rullo, from the internationally acclaimed prog metal band Symphony X, is venturing into new territories. His new band 3 Rules, with Ron Sanborn…
MR. BIG’s Front-man ERIC MARTIN Discusses Plans for New Live Releases: “They Are Coming Out, with Some of the Last PAT TORPEY Shows”
Owner of one of the most distinctive voices in rock, Eric Martin has had an unstoppable career. Best known as the longtime vocalist for the…
RICKY WARWICK On His New Solo Album, “When Life Was Hard and Fast”: “The Story Of My Life Is Contained in Many of These Songs”
Ricky Warwick, guitarist and vocalist for Black Star Riders, Thin Lizzy, and The Almighty, will be releasing a brand new studio album, “When Life Was…
NATHAN JAMES Discusses INGLORIOUS’ New Album “We Will Ride”: “Lots of People Thought This Album Wouldn’t Happen or the Band Was Falling Apart. This is a Middle Finger to Anyone Who Didn’t Believe”.
Even earlier than many people thought, the British hard rock band Inglorious is back in the game with a new album under their sleeves. “We Will Ride” sees Inglorious riding to…
STEVEN WILSON Reflects Upon Just Released Album “The Future Bites” and More: ‘My Heroes and Inspirations Were Always the Kind Of People That Were Constantly Surprising Their Fans’
Steven Wilson may have originally made a name for himself through his band Porcupine Tree but his subsequent solo career has seen his influence and…
QUEENSRYCHE’s Frontman TODD LATORRE Talks Debut Solo Album “Rejoice In The Suffering” Creative Process: ‘I Want What’s Best For The Music and the Songs’
Todd La Torre, vocalist for Queensrÿche, will be releasing his debut solo record, “Rejoice in the Suffering”, this Friday February 5th via Rat Pak Records. As…
MICHAEL SCHENKER Talks Upcoming MSG Album and Career: “I Declined OZZY OSBOURNE, DEEP PURPLE and Many Other Bands for The Only Reason To Be Myself”
Not many can say they had a stellar 50 year career in any line of work, let alone one in a competitive market such as…
JOEL HOEKSTRA Reflects on Upcoming JOEL HOEKSTRA’S 13 Album: “It’s a More Focused Album This Time Around”
Joel Hoekstra does know how to keep himself busy. Aside from being one of David Coverdale’s gunslingers in Whitesnake, he has done tours with Cher…
ACCEPT’s WOLF HOFFMANN Reflects on The Importance Of Releasing New Material: “We Never Want To Be A Nostalgia Band And Live Off Of Our Past”
Accept are back with another killer record, the aptly titled “Too Mean to Die”. Since their reformation in 2010, now with Mark Tornillo on vocals,…
NEAL MORSE and ROINE STOLT Talk TRANSATLANTIC’s “The Absolute Universe” Record: ‘This Is Us Attempting to Take an Album Where No Band Has Gone Before’
When TRANSATLANTIC released their debut album at the turn of the century, fans of classic symphonic progressive rock rejoiced. The combination of Mike Portnoy, Neal…
VOIVOD’s Singer SNAKE Talks Recent Live Album and Memories of Opening for RUSH: “We Returned Backstage to Find a Bottle of Champagne and a Sweet Note Signed by NEIL, ALEX and GEDDY”
Throughout its almost forty years of existence, change has been the only constant in VOIVOD’s trajectory. From their punk beginnings, evolving into thrash, incorporating prog…
LEE ROCKER Talks “Gather Round” Solo Album: “I Love The Power of Music!”
Lee Rocker, who is famously known as the bassist for The Stray Cats, will be releasing a new solo record “Gather Round,” on January 22nd…
PLINI Details the Inspiration for “Impulse Voices” Album: “It’s Totally Isolated From Expectations”
Australian guitarist Plini has been making waves as one of prog’s rising stars, earning accolades from both Steve Vai and Guitar World in his steady…
SILENT SKIES / REDEMPTION Keyboardist VIKRAM SHANKAR Talks Recent Album: “The Best Thing A Songwriter Can Do Is Honor The Song’s Soul”
The casual observer could be forgiven for thinking that multi-instrumentalist virtuoso Vikram Shankar’s recent rise to prominence in the prog-metal scene happened overnight. He did,…
IRON MAIDEN’s Guitarist ADRIAN SMITH Discusses Recent Book and Life Lessons: “I Don’t Think I Was Grateful for My First Tenure In The Band, And I’m Glad I Got a Chance For a Second Wind”
IRON MAIDEN… Arguably the most seminal heavy metal band in the annals of music history. The solely mention of its name strikes joy in the…