Black Midi at Festaal Kreuzberg, Berlin
Formed in 2017, the band procured a majority of their fame through the pandemic era. And now with two albums under their belt, and another one lined up to be released next month –...
Pain of Salvation at the Lincoln Hall in Chicago
There was perfect evening weather in Chicago on Thursday, May 19th that we’d long been anticipating after weeks of fluctuations between extreme cold and hot temperatures. Along with this nice weather, we’d also been...
Giant Walker: ‘All in Good Time’ Review
Back in 2021, out of the blue, I found a single released by a band I had never heard of, so my curiosity led me to listen to that song and it turned out...
Greyhaven: ‘This Bright and Beautiful World’ Review
‘This Bright and Beautiful World’ is the newly released, third album from Kentucky 4-piece, Greyhaven. Their 2018 album ‘Empty Black’ quickly became a favorite of mine, with its mixture of chaotic and melodic passages....
Dream Theater at the Wiener Gasometer
Another day, another concert. And this time we’re in Vienna, Austria, to catch Dream Theater. This is their first headline European tour since the covid pandemic began, and their leading tour in support of...
Devin Townsend’s ‘Greatest Sets Of My Life’ at the Royal Albert Hall
So here I am! Back in the UK after flying back from Prognosis festival the night before, and I’m here to see… Oh. Leprous again. How bout that… But also the ever so wonderful...
Inertia: ‘Memoria’ Review
Contemporary metalcore acts experiment with genre-bending. Recent releases, like Bad Omens’ ‘The Death of Peace of Mind’ and Northlane’s ‘Obsidian’, incorporate elements foreign to earlier metalcore. Case in point: Inertia’s March EP ‘Memoria’ opens...
The Prognosis Festival Diary – Day 2
And so we arrive at day two of the festival. More bands were performing on the Saturday, which led to the busy lineup starting a few hours earlier than the day before. Plenty of...
The Prognosis Festival Diary – Day 1
Prognosis is one of the largest prog-related festivals in the world, usually hosted in the small city of Eindhoven in the Netherlands. So obviously me being the absolutely massive prog nerd, I had to...
Transatlantic at the Arcada Theatre in Chicago
Transatlantic is a prog supergroup made up of Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater, Sons Of Apollo) on drums and vocals, Neal Morse (Flying Colors, NMB) on keyboards and vocals, Roine Stolt (The Flower Kings) on guitar...
