RAUSCH’S Doug Rausch: “Whatever You Call My Music, Don’t Call It Prog-Rock!”
Doug Rausch is a driven man, a man who releases no music before its time – or at least until he’s darned good and ready.…
AMANDA SOMERVILLE: “My Foot in the Door of the Metal Scene Came After Sascha Paeth Called And Asked If I Wanted to Write a Metal Opera”
Considered a Metal Diva in the European symphonic metal scene (through her work with Avantasia, Epica, Kamelot, and a duet album entitled Kiske-Somerville with metal…
HAKEN’s Ray Hearne: “Our 5th Album Will Be Out By the End of the Year”
Few progressive metal bands have seen the type of steady growth Haken has over the past ten years. Followed and enjoyed by older traditional prog…
DEVIN TOWNSEND: “Trying To Get An Orchestra And Choir Into This Music Was Like Trying To Get 5 Fat People Through A Door”
Devin Townsend has been expanding the horizons of metal, sound, and brutality for over a quarter century. During that time, he has released records both…
GRUESOME’s Matt Harvey: ‘Our Goal Was to Make an Album that Sounded Like Sides 3 and 4 of DEATH’s Spiritual Healing’
The metal world is yet to see a paradigm shift with such impact as the one brought by Death in the late 80’s and early 90’s.…
BEASTO BLANCO’s Chuck Garric: ‘ALICE COOPER Is Thrilled With What We Do Musically’
You’d be forgiven for not knowing who Beasto Blanco is – six years into their career, they’re not a household name yet. However, if you’re…
THE ROAD TO PROGSTOCK 2018: Interview with ORPHEUS NINE’s Jason Kresge And Mark DeGregory
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…
Interview With Ray Alder (Fates Warning, Redemption, Engine)
Ray Alder has been singing his heart out for prog metal giants Fates Warning since 1987. Over those three decades, he has inspired generations of…
Interview With Andre Andersen (Royal Hunt)
Sometimes lost in a space between being too keyboard leaning for the average power metal fan and too heavy for the average prog-rock fan is…
Interview with Chen Balbus (Orphaned Land, The Secret Saints)
Chen Balbus is an Israeli guitarist, vocalist, multi-instrumentalist and composer currently playing with Orphaned Land and The Secret Saints. Orphaned Land is widely regarded as…
THE ROAD TO PROGSTOCK 2018: Interview with IN CONTINUUM’s mastermind Dave Kerzner
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…
Interview with Roine Stolt (The Sea Within, The Flower Kings, Transatlantic, Kaipa, Agents of Mercy)
In anticipation of the forthcoming debut album release from The Sea Within, we are pleased to present this interview with group founder Roine Stolt. Starting…
Interview with Steve Hackett (Genesis, GTR, Djabe, Squackett)
Legendary musician Steve Hackett joins us for this lengthy interview upon completion of his North and South America tour, which mixed songs from his vast…
Interview With Tony Hernando (Lords Of Black)
After publishing the review of Angelus Apatrida’s new album, Lords of Black is the second Spanish band to be featured here at Sonic Perspectives in…
Interview with Steven Wilson (Porcupine Tree, Storm Corrosion, Blackfield, No-Man and more)
Having just reached the age of 50, Steven Wilson is one of progressive rock’s most celebrated artists, though he constantly strives to defy the categorization…
