Progressive rock (especially the classic variety) can feel like a stale dish these days. It’s a wonder to see how much that can change when...
Blind Guardian have been one of my favourite bands for years. So many important life memories have been coloured in some form by their music....
Niō is the artistic partnership of drummer Jef Pauly and guitarist Davide Tiso. I have been a fan of the latter for a long time...
Opium Denn is an incredibly mysterious one-man project. Though I might describe the music as a Porcupine Tree-ish take on threads of Blue Oyster Cult...
As much as I disdain the term ‘post metal’ for all it implies, I tend to love a lot of the music the label gets...
Now here’s a bait-and-switch if ever I’ve heard one. A band name like Space Apaches, paired up with the cosmic album cover comes with certain...
Pink Floyd. Blue Oyster Cult. Porcupine Tree– you know the sort of bands I’m talking about; these are groups who paired spacey atmosphere and a...
viseMenn may be a relatively new name to the progressive music scene at large, but they consist of some very experienced musicians. Coming from backgrounds...
With the opening notes of “Begging You Please”, I was almost convinced I was hearing another blackgaze band a la Alcest from Norway’s viseMènn. Hazy...
Vile Display of Humanity prove that an old trick can still back a punch. Here’s a band that finds a home at the familiar crossroads...