The Latest and Greatest in the Progressive Music Scene
Tonight, is folk gelled together with a sprinkling of prog rock! And off I went, to the Bedford in Balham, southwest London, to a small and quaint venue that was gorgeously adorned with wood...
“You never can go wrong with Middle Earth!” Hansi Kursch boomed moments before launching Into The Storm that spring night in Cleveland. The guitars wailed out, a power metal mosh pit opened up on...
When bands that aren’t the unfathomable Callous Daoboys say things like “This is our heaviest yet, we really matured our sound with this song, and we think this is gonna be a gamechanger for the genre” that spun tale is rarely...
Radar Festival has been making a name for itself over the last few years. From humble beginnings at a nightclub in the small English town of Guildford, the festival is now hosted in the...
In parts of North Africa, the movement of Tishoumaren music, or the ‘desert blues’, is given huge reverance, albeit with little western coverage or crossover. A napkin summary of the style: the Tuareg people,...
A good stage performance has the power to transcend any other negative factors surrounding a concert. With the right energy, charisma, and some serious chops, the right band can successfully navigate the murky waters...
From the barren wastelands of Arrakis – or perhaps just Edinburgh – emerges yet another record by progressive metal band Dvne. Voidkind, their third record all in all, sets out to build upon the...
It’s not often artists from larger bands will strip things back and offer up an intimate, career-spanning acoustic show, but John Mitchell gave us just that at the Camden Club in London. Known for...
Musical algorithms are tricky business. Sometimes spot on, sometimes terribly off-base, I’m always hesitant when a new artist shows up on a daily mix or otherwise familiar and beloved streaming playlist. As such, my...
In some of the most remote and unforgiving parts of the world, there are still musical gems to uncover. This is true of Hamferð, one of around ten bands hailing from the Faroe Islands,...
