Dream Theater’s keyboard virtuoso Jordan Rudess announced the release of his first solo album. ‘Wired for Madness’ will be released on April 19th through Music Theories Recordings and HERE comes a first appetizer.
JORDAN RUDESS announced solo debut
CD review O.R.k. ‘Ramagehead’
(9/10) Releases through KSCOPE are mostly great, but also not light fare. The label has bands in their portfolio that all have creativity, complexity and great quality in common and O.R.k. fits perfectly into this mix. O.R.k. is a ‘super group’ if you will. I’m not a fan of such a description but in this... Continue Reading →
CD review STEVE HACKETT ‘At the Edge of Light’
(9/10) Legendary rock guitarist Steve Hackett doesn't need a long introduction. Everybody, who's excited about rock music, knows the guitarist from London, either from his years with Genesis, his appearance on the two GTR albums or from his numerous solo releases. The master of soulful guitar play finished work on his new solo album, which... Continue Reading →
Here comes ‘Paralyzed’,…
... the next song legendary Dream Theater unveils. The song is taken from the upcoming album 'Distance Over Time', which comes on February 22nd through InsideOut. You can watch the video here: https://youtu.be/C7m7l8iqGAk
DEVIN TOWNSEND launches first episode of ‘Empath’ documentary
Canadian heavy music artist Devin Townsend has recently announced the release of his forthcoming new album ‘Empath’ for the 29th March 2019.He also revealed that in the lead up to the album’s release, Devin will walk fans through how Empath came together with a series of documentary episodes recorded as phone conversations during the course of the albums... Continue Reading →
DEVIN TOWNSEND announces ‘Empath’
Canadian heavy music artist Devin Townsend has officially announced the release of his forthcoming new album ‘Empath’ for the 29th March 2019. Devin comments: “Hello everybody, this is Devin Townsend and I would like to formally announce that after almost a year and a half of working, I have finished 'Empath'. Now this record has taken me down a lot... Continue Reading →
DREAM THEATER reveals a new song
Prog metal pioneers Dream Theater released a new video. This time it's 'Fall Into the Light', taken from the upcoming 14th studio album 'Distance Over Time'. Release date will be February 22nd and the album comes via InsideOut. Here is the tracklist: 1. Untethered Angel 2. Paralyzed 3. Fall Into The Light 4. Barstool Warrior... Continue Reading →
Prog rockers RPWL on the road in April
Here are the dates: 02 April | UK-London, Boston Music Rooms03 April | UK-Bilston, The Robin04 April | UK-Glasgow, Ivory Blacks05 April | UK-Chepstow, Winter’s End07 April | NL-Zoetermeer, De Boerderij08 April | GER-Bremen, Meisenfrei09 April | GER-Hamburg, Logo10 April | PL-Bydgoszcz, Klub Kuznia11 April | PL-Warsaw, Progresja12 April | PL-Piekary Slaskie13 April | PL-Suchy... Continue Reading →
CD review THE NEAL MORSE BAND ‘The Great Adventure’
(9/10) The announcement of a next The Neal Morse Band album is always an exciting moment. The combination of musical savvy and a sense for great melodies led to great records in the past and the new longplayer ‘The Great Adventure’ doesn’t take a different route. The 22 songs comprising album is an exquisite release... Continue Reading →
ROINE STOLT’S THE FLOWER KING ‘Manifest of an Alchemist’ out now
Roine Stolt, known as the guitarist, singer, writer and at times band leader of the groups The Flower Kings, Transatlantic, Agents of Mercy, Kaipa DC, as well as from his work with prog icon Jon Anderson and the new super-group The Sea Within, has released ‘Manifest of an Alchemist’, his brand new studio album. Under... Continue Reading →
Live (photo-) report THRESHOLD/ SILENT WEDDING / MAXXWELL, Cultuurpodium Boerderij, Zoetermeer – 13.10.2018
UK prog rockers Threshold played a show at Cultuurpodium Boerderij mid October this year. It was the recent release 'Legends of the Shires' that got special attention on this tour with Threshold playing the album in its entirety. The only songs from other releases have been 'Pressure' and 'Slipstream', both being the encore for a... Continue Reading →
SOEN announces details of ‘Lotus’
Soen will release their next studio album on February 1st, 2019 via Silver Lining. 'Lotus' will include nine new songs, produced by David Castillo and Iñaki Marconi at Ghostward Studios and Studio 6. It's the first studio album with Canadian guitarist Cody Ford. Stay tuned for more.
CD review GÖSTA BERLINGS SAGA ‘Et Ex’
(8/10) 'Et Ex' is an album that might not be very relevant for the ones of you being fully into metal and harsh riffs. Gösta Berlings Saga performs instrumental music that has not too much in common with with headbanging, denim and leather. Although the album covers some louder sounds here and there, it's more... Continue Reading →
