TALKING PERSPECTIVES: PROGSTOCK 2020 Goes Virtual – Hear What’s in Store from Festival’s Mastermind THOMAS PALMIERI
With 2020 being an absolutely devastating year for live concert shows, we’re happy to say the good folks over at ProgStock Festival are doing their…
IHSAHN Speaks To Style Contrast Between EPs “Telemark” and “Pharos”: “I Felt I Could Go Further In Each Musical Direction Than I Would Have In A Full-Length Album”
There are few mainstays in the world of extreme metal who have been as consistent in their quantity and quality of releases, yet as varied…
TRIXTER’s P.J. FARLEY Talks His Second Solo Record, “Accent the Change:” “It’s Very Personal and Meaningful”
P.J. Farley has just released his second solo album, “Accent the Change,” on September 25th through HighVolMusic. His professional career as a musician started at the…
ARJEN LUCASSEN Talks Concept Behind AYREON’s New Album “Transitus” and Picking Illustrator FELIX VEGA: “Every Panel is a Little Painting”
In 2017 Ayreon released ‘The Source” which revisited the ‘Forever/Planet Y’ saga, and now three years later it is time for something completely different… “The…
AMARANTHE’s Frontwoman ELIZE RYD Talks New Album: “I Don’t Get Why Some Metal Fans Won’t Accept Our Music Because They Can’t Deal with Us Sounding Different”
Music has become more important than ever in recent times. As a result, the triumphant return of AMARANTHE feels particularly timely. The Swedish six-piece have…
HERMAN RAREBELL of THE SEEING TREES and SCORPIONS’ Fame: “Our Music Has A Message Where Everyone Can See the Signs!”
Few drummers have a name as recognizable as Herman Rarebell, and with good reason, as Herman’s drumming was instrumental in propelling the Scorpions to be…
DREAM THEATER’s guitarist JOHN PETRUCCI talks working with MIKE PORTNOY on his recent solo Album: “We knew it was going to happen, it was really a great thing and there was a lot of positivity behind that decision”
If you’re a prog metal fan and haven’t been living under a rock for the last few months, you know that Dream Theater’s John Petrucci…
STEVE MORSE Talks DEEP PURPLE Recent Album and Band’s Longevity / Willingness to Carry On: “The British Guys in the Band Seem to Have a Life Span of 300 Years!”
“Whoosh!” is Deep Purple’s twenty first solo album, and judging by the energy it exudes, there’s no end in sight for these British rockers. Their…
SNOWY SHAW Reflects on “The Book of Heavy Metal” Autobiography: “In Order To Get It Right, I Needed To Relive The Whole Thing: Dark Periods, Joyous Moments – It Was A Cathartic Experience”
The multi-talented Snowy Shaw has been called a “worldwide underground superstar.” After more than 30 years of touring the world, he has earned himself a…
SIMON COLLINS Talks New Album “Becoming Human” and Inspiration Behind it: “I’m Writing Songs About Who I’m Striving to Be, Not Just Writing Songs About Who I Am”
In 2013 a brand-new progressive rock band named Sound of Contact released the fastest selling debut album ever on the Inside Out Music label: “Dimensionaut”.…
ROBIN STAPS of THE OCEAN discusses new album “Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic”: ‘Everybody Has to Find Relevance In Music, Art, Lyrics, Find Relevance To Their Own Lives.’
The Ocean, the progressive and post-metal band, is set to release their new album “Phanerozoic II: Mesozoic | Cenozoic” on September 25th through Metal Balde Records (CD / digital) and…
DAVID MAKO of THE DEVIL’S TRADE On His Evolution as a Folk Artist: “It Was A Very Long And Rocky Road For Me To Find My Own Voice”
With an undeniable penchant for darkness, Season of Mist has a keen eye for unique musical gems scattered across the world. Further diversifying an already…
Legendary Guitarist GREG HOWE Reflects About His Career and Inspiration: “The Compositions Mean a Lot More to Me Than the Solos When I Write an Album”
From his beginning as part of the Shrapnel Records cast to his explorations into hard rock with “Howe II”, and playing with artists such as…
FINNTROLL Vocalist VRETH On Upcoming Album “Vredesvavd”: “FINNTROLL Has Always Been About Doing Exactly What We Want… To Go Beyond What Is Accepted By The Genre”
A name eponymous with the dawn of extreme folk metal itself, Finntroll are poised to impress with their return album “Vredesvävd.” Seven years of studio…
AYREON’s Mastermind ARJEN LUCASSEN Talks Upcoming Album “Transitus”: “I Definitely Prefer Creating, Composing, Producing, that’s Where my Heart Lies”
Ayreon, the musical project masterminded by Dutch musician Arjen Anthony Lucassen has amassed a rabid fan-base and lots of accolades attention since the arrival of…
