Tunisian metal band and pioneer of blazing desert metal Myrath had a really huge year in 2019. The quintet wowed international audiences with their magical…
Back in the mid-1970s, a Prog group came out of Harrisonburg, Virginia of all places. It was not a YES or Genesis or ELP knockoff. …
About a year and a half ago, Sonic Perspectives contributor Mark Boardman messaged Martin Schnella. He’s a wonderful guitarist and singer and songwriter. And with…
AEGIS –-ˈē-jəs. A shield or breastplate emblematic of majesty that was associated with Zeus and Athena. Also – protection. About eight years ago, the folks at…
I have a history with Blue Oyster Cult. I bought their first album when it came out in ’72. The lyrics were quirky, the riffs…
About a year-and-a-half ago, I asked Martin Schnella if he was going to be doing any electric Prog albums. “No.” No hesitation, no obfuscation. “No.” …
For a number of years, the Athens, Georgia-based Theocracy had a Christmas gift for fans—a song for the season. These freebies—yep, they didn’t cost the…
Peggy and Billie Harris had been married just six weeks when he was called to the WWII front in the summer of 1944. That was…
The Dutch band Knight Area has been something of a shape shifter in its 15 years of existence. Only one original member—keyboardist Gerben Klazinga—is still…
Eirikur Hauksson has had quite the career. He started singing in Icelandic rock bands nearly 40 years ago. He’s performed in the Eurovision Song Contest…
