Leprous has been gaining considerable attention as of late. Since their debut in 2008 (Tall Poppy Syndrome), they have released 4 highly acclaimed albums, garnered a sizable fan-base and have become one of the most visible bands in the progressive metal genre. With each of their albums, they’ve progressed through different sonic landscapes, while still … Continue reading
Avandra is the brainchild of Christian Ayala, a progressive metal musician from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Tymora was the product of several years of work and a lot of blood, sweat, and tears. In the end, Ayala (who goes by the moniker Volteau) created an instantly impressive album that is abundant in melody and potential. I … Continue reading
Ayreon, the artistic vessel of the brilliant and crazy Arjen Lucassen, will be releasing The Source later this year, in April. As is the case with Ayreon releases, it will feature a cast of vocalists that play different characters (12 to be exact), a host of musical contributors, and an ambitious overall concept and science fiction/fantasy storyline. … Continue reading
If beauty is in the eye of the beholder, then strange must be as well. While Thank You Scientist may sound strange in the world of popular music, their intelligent brand of alternative rock mixed with progressive metal and jazz fusion is right at home in the world of prog. TYS were welcomed into the … Continue reading
Devin Townsend’s latest album, Transcendence, was just released in September. It is the 7th offering of the Devin Townsend Project, and Devin’s 17th studio record in the 20 years since he first released Punky Brewster-Cooked on Phonics. in 1996. That’s not even including his 5 legendary albums with Strapping Young Lad, or the various side projects … Continue reading
This morning I woke up to the surprise that Devin Townsend had released a new video for his song, ‘Stormbending’. I had seen some pictures and green screen footage, and I knew something was coming, but I was not expecting to be so moved by the product. And yes, I’d heard the song a million … Continue reading
One thing that people might not know about Thomas and me is that we’re both data nerds. I have a graduate degree in experimental psychology and Thomas is a data analyst who almost has a graduate degree in public policy. Since we’ve both undertaken to start a prog website in 2016, an obvious consideration would be … Continue reading
