Having just reached the age of 50, Steven Wilson is one of progressive rock’s most celebrated artists, though he constantly strives to defy the categorization of progressive rock and would prefer to be known as an artist of good music, without being tied to any specific genre. Best known for the band Porcupine Tree which [...]

Konstantinos Karamitroudis, aka Gus G. has spent the past decade quietly affirming his place as one of metal’s reigning guitar virtuosos. He has recorded more than a dozen studio albums, performed around the world as a member of acts ranging from Arch Enemy and Dream Evil to his own band Firewind, and he was Ozzy [...]

If you like hard and classic rock, chances are that without you even being aware, Tony Franklin, also known as The Fretless Monster, might be the bass player on half of your album collection. Starting his career with Roy Harper, he also played with Jimmy Page in The Firm and with John Sykes in Blue Murder, among [...]

Talking Perspectives‘ episode number 4 is here, and it’s our longest one to date, yet we promise you it’s worth your time! We had two special guest with us for this episode, and their insightful comments and opinions took our conversation to a whole new level. In this fourth episode of the series we discussed [...]

For musicians, the road to success can be marked with figurative potholes, stop signs, wrecks and flat tires.  Some abandon the journey; others use the challenges as motivations, even providing artistic ideas for their work. Robert Scott Richardson is one of those who has used personal difficulties as an inspiration.  His group, Cell15, created 2014’s [...]

Talking Perspectives is back! Once again some of us here at Sonic Perspectives got together in a phone conversation, where we discussed relevant – recent and past – music releases, and talked about some other meaningful topics related to the music industry. Joining some of the regular cast and crew this week was the focus [...]

Britain’s Shadowkeep lay more or less dormant for seven or eight years following 2008’s “The Hourglass Effect“, which itself was delayed due to line-up changes. They have now returned with a fourth album, simply self-titled, and with another change at the microphone. American power metal vocalist James Rivera (Helstar) becomes Shadowkeep‘s third vocalist, replacing Ritchie [...]

Talking Perspectives is back! Once again some of us here at Sonic Perspectives got together in a phone conversation, where we discussed relevant – recent and past – music releases, and talked about some other meaningful topics related to the music industry. A usual we did our best to cover as much ground as possible [...]

Kobra Paige and her motley crew kept their word and now they deliver the second part of their opus magnum one year after the release of Prevail I. Their upcoming album Prevail II is the proverbial yang to the yin and continues right where Kobra And The Lotus left off in 2017. The idea of [...]

Without much surprise everything I expected is here. Based on shorter songs and perhaps more pop-hooks than your usual prog album, La Muerta is a very enjoyable entry for Subsignal, the Germany-based band that was borne from the ashes of Sieges Even. For those that are unfamiliar I’d liken their experience to that of Enchant, [...]