Steve Hackett at Aylesbury Waterside Theatre
So here I am! Finally catching Steve Hackett live again for the first time in nearly two years. I’ve travelled slightly north to Aylesbury to see him this time at the Waterside Theatre. A...
Author: Grace Hayhurst
Novena: ‘The Stopped Clock’ Review
Novena have released a new EP entitled ‘The Stopped Clock’, continuing some of the lore of their debut album ‘Eleventh Hour’. If you’ve not heard of Novena before, I’d highly recommend checking out that...
Leprous: ‘Aphelion’ Review
‘Aphelion’ is the 7th studio album from Norwegian outfit Leprous who over the last decade have slowly climbed to the top of the prog metal scene. Notorious for their use of aggressive synths, angelic...
Kyros and The Paradox Twin at The 1865 in Southampton
n.b Grace has previously worked with Shelby Logan Warne (Kyros) on a video shoot for her own solo music projects. The last band I saw perform live before the pandemic started was Lazuli at...
NMB (The Neal Morse Band): ‘Innocence & Danger’ Review
The Neal Morse band are back yet again with their 4th studio album. This two-disc 100-minute release is part of a long line of collaborations between the various musicians around the ‘Neal Morse’ brand....
BRUIT ≤: ‘The machine is burning…’ Review
Recorded last November in the Gesu church in Toulouse, France – ‘The machine is burning and now everyone knows it could happen again’ is the debut studio album from BRUIT ≤. It’s a very...
Pride in Prog: An LGBT+ Artist Showcase
Hello all and happy pride month! This year I wanted to put together an article listing out some of the LGBT+ musicians through the progressive music scene. It’s a resource that I’ve found is...
Frost*: ‘Day And Age’ Review
Frost*, the UK band consisting of long time collaborators Jem Godfrey (Vocals, Keyboards) and John Mitchell (Vocals, Guitars), as well as Nathan King on bass, have come together to create their 4th studio album...
Ranking the Progressive Music of 2020 Using Maths
Some of the members of the Images & Words Discord server came together to rank a large number of albums that were released throughout 2020. It involved dozens of communal listening parties (LPs) to...
Devin Townsend Livestream at Farm Studios in Vancouver
After more than a year since our last article on live music, we’re finally talking about it again! Granted it’s not quite as live as we’re used to, but the opportunity to see Devin...
