Angra guitarist Rafael Bittencourt has proven himself to be among the most dedicated bandleaders in the metal world. Despite a constantly rotating roster that recently saw his fellow founder and guitar-slinger Kiko Loureiro leave for the greener pastures of Megadeth, Bittencourt has kept his beloved band both alive and relevant for nearly twenty years following [...]

Russell Gilbrook is one of those musicians who thrives on variety.  He’s drummed for Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath, with Van Morrison, with skiffle king Lonnie Donegan, and even a British Dixieland jazz band. But for the last eleven years, his main gig is manning the sticks and skins of the legendary Uriah Heep.  The [...]

ProgStock 2018 is coming! The sophomore edition of the three-day Progressive Rock music Festival will take place Oct 5-7, 2018 at the Union County Performing Arts Center in Rahway, New Jersey, USA and tickets are already on sale at this location. ProgStock will be three days of fun, food, merriment, photos, recalling stories, hanging out with [...]

John Macaluso is a man who’s proud of his work. And judging by his output, he has every right to be: starting his career with American power-thrash metal band POWERMAD, he also worked with TNT and RIOT, before founding the groundbreaking ARK with Tore Østby and Jørn Lande. He went to on collaborate with a [...]

For many years Phideaux Xavier, head of Phideaux and Mogon was one of the most prolific writers on the prog-rock scene, netting eight studio albums in as many years. Snowtorch, which arrived in 2011 was the last new studio album until now, with Infernal finally being unveiled to the world. In our interview you can [...]

The only predictable thing about Canadian cosmic-metal warriors Voivod is that they will forever be unpredictable. During their 35-year career, they started as a punk/thrash band and with each album incorporated more prog influences, culminating with a few covers of Pink Floyd, and having Terry Brown (of Rush fame) producing one of their albums. Their [...]

If ever there was a rebirth of a band, Riverside have experienced it. After losing their guitarist who passed away unexpectedly in 2016, the rest of the group took a break to recover from their shock, and ultimately decided to continue as a trio. Now they are ready to release their first studio album of [...]

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends, unless of course you count the part where it ends after about an hour! This week’s discussion features some usual suspects in Gonzo and Jordan, but we were also joined by a very special guest! You may recognize Vikram Shankar as the new keyboard player [...]

Terry Bozzio is someone we could call “a drummer’s drummer”. Widely known for his work with Frank Zappa, Jeff Beck, Korn, UK, Missing Persons, Mick Jagger, Robbie Robertson, Alan Holdsworth, Tony Levin, Steve Vai, Quincy Jones, Ken Scott, Metropole Orkest – as well as film score composers Basil Poledouris, Mark Isham & Patrick O’Hearn, Bozzio [...]

Few people are as dedicated to metal as TESTAMENT singer Chuck Billy. Billy, along with guitarist Eric Peterson, has steadfastly flown the metal flag for over thirty years, unwavering even in the darkest hours. Nine years and two bouts of cancer after the seminal album The Gathering, TESTAMENT came roaring back with 2008’s excellent The [...]