Formed in 2007, Swansea, Wales’ Lost in Thought follow 2011’s Opus Arise with their sophomore session, Renascence. In my less-than-perfect (so my wife reminds me) opinion, this is a bonafide prog-metal masterpiece. Everything is there [Read »]
HateSphere are one of those bands that are perpetually in high esteem amongst live audiences. Always a force to be reckoned with, no matter the line-up (and there have been a few, guitarist Peter ‘Pepe’ [Read »]
Following up their debut LP Obscure Illusions (2015), this outfit from Belgium was actually formed in 2000. When listening, it is easy to discern that they have honed their chops well. Ethernity features every member [Read »]
A certain frame of mind needs to be entered if one is to listen to Cleveland, Ohio natives Lux Terminus. This is actually more like embarking on a musical excursion, if you will. Prog listeners [Read »]
In order to listen to this new stuff from Messr. Romeo, you need to enter your listening experience with an open mind. There won’t always be what you expect lying around each musical corner, so [Read »]
Listening to Haken (pronounced Hay-ken) can be a complete aural orgasm if you let it. The important thing to remember while listening is that you are in for an extended journey, oftentimes within the parameters [Read »]
If there is one band that knows how to combine brutal raw music with sugar sweet melodies and folky melancholy elements it is Amorphis. With Under the Red Cloud I already thought that they made [Read »]
There are gigs you’d like to go to and miss out on, and then there are gigs that you’d really, really like to go to and miss out on. OVERKILL’s celebration of two milestone releases, [Read »]
Ostura is a five-piece outfit from Lebanon. They are on their second album. If you’ve never heard them before, then you are in for a rare treat. If you are a fan of prog metal, [Read »]
‘The Crimson Idol’ is arguably the best W.A.S.P. album ever released, one of the best heavy metal concept albums ever released and one of the best metal albums released in 1992, and the accolades it [Read »]