NORTHWARD And PAGAN’S MIND’s Guitarist JØRN VIGGO LOFSTAD: “No Matter What the Genre Is, If You Are Able to Write Really Good Music, People Are Listening to It.”
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…
THE ROAD TO PROGSTOCK 2018: Interview with IQ’s Guitarist Mike Holmes
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…
HAKEN Bassist CONNER GREEN: “You Grow As Musicians As Time Goes On, And Naturally The Music Changes”
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,…
SPOCK’S BEARD / ENCHANT Singer TED LEONARD About His LEGACY MUSIC FOUNDATION: “We’re Not Trying to Churn Out the Next Yngwie Malmsteen. We Are Trying to Foster an Interest that Hopefully Becomes Therapy For Them”
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. …
Ex-DIO and DREAM CHILD Guitarist CRAIG GOLDY: “Ronnie James Dio Was the First and Last of His Kind”
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…
A DYING PLANET’s Guitarist Jasun Tipton: “As Much As I Loved ZERO HOUR, I Wasn’t Going to Continue Without My Brother Troy”
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…
OBSCURA’s Guitarist STEFFEN KUMMERER: “Our Way to Record Our Albums Is Very Nerdy and Technical, Somehow We Confine to Our Own Bubble”
One of the most exciting and technical bands in the death metal scene, Obscura has recently released their new album Diluvium. This marks the end…
THE ROAD TO PROGSTOCK 2018: Interview with TOM BRISLIN
ProgStock 2018 is coming! The sophomore edition of the three-day Progressive Rock music Festival will take place Oct 5-7, 2018 at the Union County Performing…
ANGRA’s Guitarist Rafael Bittencourt on ProgPower USA: “They didn’t try to scale it up and make it crazy-big. That keeps it very true and it’s the biggest prog-metal event in the States”
Angra guitarist Rafael Bittencourt has proven himself to be among the most dedicated bandleaders in the metal world. Despite a constantly rotating roster that recently…
URIAH HEEP’s Drummer RUSSELL GILBROOK: “When We Get Together in the Studio, the Music Just Comes Out as URIAH HEEP”
Russell Gilbrook is one of those musicians who thrives on variety. He’s drummed for Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath, with Van Morrison, with skiffle king…
THE ROAD TO PROGSTOCK 2018: Interview with MYSTERY’s Michel St-Père
ProgStock 2018 is coming! The sophomore edition of the three-day Progressive Rock music Festival will take place Oct 5-7, 2018 at the Union County Performing…
ARK’s Drummer JOHN MACALUSO: “When I Had to Fill In For JASON RULLO, I Learned the SYMPHONY X Songs in Two Weeks without a Drum-Kit”
John Macaluso is a man who’s proud of his work. And judging by his output, he has every right to be: starting his career with…
TV Director And Eclectic Art Rock Composer PHIDEAUX XAVIER: “I Now Have Several Albums That Are 80-95% Finished”
For many years Phideaux Xavier, head of Phideaux and Mogon was one of the most prolific writers on the prog-rock scene, netting eight studio albums…
VOIVOD’s Drummer “Away”: Our New Album “The Wake” is Vintage VOIVOD with a New Twist
The only predictable thing about Canadian cosmic-metal warriors Voivod is that they will forever be unpredictable. During their 35-year career, they started as a punk/thrash…
RIVERSIDE’s Mariusz Duda: “In the Midst Of Last Year’s Tour, We Were Raised From the Ashes, and We Felt Powerful Again”
If ever there was a rebirth of a band, Riverside have experienced it. After losing their guitarist who passed away unexpectedly in 2016, the rest…
