BILL BRESSLER – A Second Past (Album Review)
The term American Prog might seem somewhat of an oxymoron given the overarching status of international progressive rock legends. Still, amidst some of the bigger names like Kansas, Dream Theater,...
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JOE DENINZON & STRATOSPHEERIUS – Impostor! (Album Review)
Rare is the rock band that elevates the violin to the fore as a lead instrument. Your first thought likely goes to “Dust In The Wind”. No surprise then that...
AD INFINITUM – Abyss (Album Review)
In the decidedly Eurocentric sphere of Symphonic Metal, there are always stars rising and stars falling, and yet there seem to be a handful who are such permanent fixtures, they...
NEAL MORSE & THE RESONANCE
Hallelujah – the prog is back! After focusing on singer-songwriter and Biblical rock opera projects over the past couple of years, Neal Morse proves that he doesn’t need to wait...
CASANDRA’S CROSSING – Garden Of Earthly Delights (Album Review)
Step into a new garden of sound. Some musical couplings seem destined even when they come with an age gap measured in decades, and the recently minted project dubbed Casandra’s...
NIGHTWISH – Yesterwynde
(Nuclear Blast) Rating: 6.0 Nightwish is one the few bands left where it’s an event when a new album comes out. In the Finns’ case, it can be a blessing...
Songs For Beating Hearts (Album Review)
If you’re looking for Autumnal prog-rock to fit the mood of the season, there’s no better place to look than Sweden. Happily, Beardfish’s unexpected reunion album has all that your...
RANDY MCSTINE – Mutual Hallucinations (Album Review)
The road to being an established solo artist continues. Although Randy McStine has been a member of several bands (e.g. The Fringe, Minneman & McStine, In Continuum) and came to...
TRIBULATION – Sub Rosa In Æternum
(Century Media) Rating: 5.0 Look how they massacred my boy…. There’s a fine line in a band’s evolution where it can bring new soundscapes that enhances the music or it...
DEF LEPPARD – One Night Only Live At The Leadmill...
(Mercury) Rating: 8.0 For decades, Def Leppard has been one of the leading arena (and nowadays, stadium) rock bands. But as evidenced by the recent CD/DVD concert recording, One Night...
