Fitting in nicely with the relatively young tradition of stellar Greek prog bands, Thessaloniki based 5-piece Within Progress is the current rising star in that scene. So we sat down with keyboarder/guitarist Tasos Platanionis to talk about their debut album “INNER”, influences from outside the Prog world and more on our first Progtalks episode of 2022.
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For our End of the Year Episode, Progtalks hosts “Uncle Prog” Rune Belsvik Reinås and Dario Albrecht talk through some of their favorite interview moments of the year, a couple of the best 2021 releases and have a look at some of the expectations for 2022.
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For the last interview episode of the year, we called Franklin Zoo frontman Rasmus Revsbech in the outskirts of Denmark to talk about the origins of the band, the development over the years and of course their brand new album “The Dandelion Child”.
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Swiss based Trance Metal outfit Rage of Light are the guests on this new episode of the Progtalks. We talk about the change in the lead vocal department, DIY music video production and everything about their new album “Redemption”.
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Calling from Montreal, Canada, prog/death/sludge trio of Ashbreather are the guests of this new episode of the Progtalks, discussing influences, cover artworks and everything about their new EP “Ow, My Eye!”.
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Solo artist Alex Pilkevych called from Wroclaw, Poland to have a nice Progtalk with host Dario about his new EP “That Way Lies Madness”, his musical influences over the years and scaring old ladies riding a bike, covered in mud and paint.
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This time we talk to Kjetil Nordhus from Green Carnation. Learn about the re-release of their seminal album “Acoustic Verses” and the upcoming tour. Also, we touch on their last album “Leaves of Yesteryear” from 2020, and their plans going forward!
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Romain Jeuniaux from Belgian prog metal talents of Omnerod joins host Dario for this new episode of the Progtalks for a chat about the past, present and future of the band and what we can expect from their appearance at The Progspace Online Festival 2021.
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The legendary Toby Driver is the guest on this episode of the Progtalks. We explore his past with maudlin of the Well, his recent rediscovery of the European metal scene, his plethora of musical projects, and of course the new Kayo Dot album!
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The Progtalks is guested by Adam Biggs from Rivers of Nihil. Join us for a journey through the history of these progressive tech-death luminaries, as well as a deep dive into the philosophy and music on their new monumental release “The Work”.
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This time on the Progtalks, guitarist and vocalist Sondre Skollevoll gives us a tour through the history of Moron Police, including the much-heralded album “A Boat on the Sea” from last year, and, of course, their upcoming EP “The Stranger and the Hightide”.
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Progtalks host Dario welcomes Others by No One vocalist/guitarist Max Mobarry. We discuss their new album “Book II: Where Stories Come From”, and all of their other musical projects, as well as Max’ experience of coming out as non-binary.
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In this episode of the Progtalks, Dario welcomes vocalist Julian Helms from German acoustic proggers of A Kew’s Tag. We discuss their brand new third album “Hephioz”, their approach to writing a concept album, their side project Son of a Bach and more.
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Vocalist Rorschach, aka Florent Charlet from French weirdos of 6:33 is our guest on this episode of the Progtalks. We talk about the band’s history, the story behind their new album “Feary Tales for Strange Lullabies: The Dome”, his vocal idols and more.
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Up-and-coming UK musician Grace Hayhurst is our guest on this episode of the Progtalks. We discuss her recently released EP “Existence is Temporary”, her love of progressive music, and her plans for an upcoming future debut album.
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Rich Gray, multi-instrumentalist and mastermind of UK based progressive metal band is our guest on this episode of the Progtalks. We talk about the history of Aeon Zen, their new (and sadly last) album “Transversal”, and also our favorite one-song albums.
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US Progressive metal veteran Jasun Tipton joins Uncle Prog on the Progtalks to discuss the upcoming album from A Dying Planet. “When The Skies Are Grey” releases on September the 17th. We’re also updated on the future plans of legendary band Zero Hour!
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Norwegian musician Marius Leirånes is our guest on this episode of the Progtalks. We discuss his recently released solo-album “Langtidsperspektiv” and how his ancestry inspired the music on the album. We also, of course, talk about his main band Pixie Ninja!
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Einar Solberg from Norwegian art rockers Leprous joins guest host Dario Albrecht this week on the Progtalks to talk about the unusual genesis of their new album “Aphelion”, the challenge of writing a song guided by fans and the role of guitar solos in prog music.
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Joshua Corum from alt/prog-rock band Head With Wings is the guest on this episode of the Progtalks. We talk about the history of the band, their magnificent new EP “Comfort in Illusion” and their strategies for bringing their music out to the world.
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