The Mourning – Hush
“Hush” displays a lot of compositional variety, and offers a strong throwback to prog metal classics while also keeping a unique sound and mixing in unexpected elements.
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An Abstract Disillusion – Different Kinds of Hiveminds
For this year’s End of the Year episode, we assembled an illustrious round again: Karl Westerlund, Robert Stenvall & Christian Berglönn (An Abstract Illusion), Andy Schmidt (Disillusion), Colin MacAndrew (Ashbreather) & Rioghan Darcy.
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String arrangements and Slipknot covers: Soen goes to Atlantis
Lars Enok Åhlund, multi-instrumentalist and arranger of Swedish prog masters Soen, called mid-tour from Quebec to talk about their current and future live activities, choosing a certain cover version and everything about their new album “Atlantis”.
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Bloodshot Dawn’s Morgan Reid goes solo with all instrumental guitar banger Terran
Pondering the similarities of Hip Hop and Psychedelic Rock while talking about Progressive Metal: Canadian-born, Leipzig-based guitarist Morgan Reid presents his very first solo album Terran.
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Revisiting the history of Conception: Norwegian Prog Metal Legends Roy Khan & Tore Østby!
What does “epic” mean? What is “progressive”? Roy Khan and Tore Østby of Norwegian Prog Metal Legends Conception ponder the big questions while reminiscing about their 4 classic albums that just got a proper Deluxe Reissue treatment.
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Cydemind “Breach” The Walls of Normality With Next Violin Prog Metal Single
Cydemind “Breach” The Walls of Normality With Next Violin Prog Metal Single.
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“What if all the weird stuff actually is the album?” – Simen & Magnus of Maraton talk Unseen Color and more
Guitarist/songwriter Simen Hundere Ruud & keyboardist Magnus Johansen of Norwegian prog shooting stars Maraton talk about their impending sophomore album “Unseen Color” and more.
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Saved by Mom’s power generator: Avandra bring Prog from Puerto Rico
Avandra Mastermind Christian Ayala called from Puerto Rico shortly before boarding the plane to ProgPower Europe to talk about power blackouts after hurricanes, the new album “Prodigal” coming in November and more upcoming Avandra plans.
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Memories, Patreons & Ronnie James Dio: Toehider is back with a 47-minute epic!
The Progtalks are back after the summer break, and we have Australian multi-instrumentalist Mike Mills, sole (musician) member of Toehider calling and talking about his new album “I Have Little To No Memory of These Memories”.
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Population Three in Porcupine Tree land: Richard Barbieri on Closure/Continuation, sound design and attention spans
One last Progtalks episode before our summer break: Porcupine Tree’s Richard Barbieri talks about different approaches to composing, sound design and of course the most anticipated album of the year in the Prog world: “Closure/Continuation”.
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The High Castle Teleorkestra is hatching: Tim Smolens & Chris Bogen talk “The Egg That Never Opened”!
Tim Smolens & Chris Bogen, the driving duo behind the newly founded High Castle Teleorkestra, talk about the creation of “The Egg That Never Opened”, the first part of a planned trilogy based on Philip K. Dick’s novel “Radio Free Albemuth”.
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Exciting and frightening at the same time: Zero Hour is back!
After keeping busy with other projects such as Abnormal Thought Patterns, Cynthesis or A Dying Planet for well over a decade, master shredder Jasun Tipton returns to his riff heavy roots in Zero Hour, presenting a strong reunion album with “Agenda 21!
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Not a Star Wars reference: UK proggers Giant Walker talk impressive debut album All In Good Time
¾ of UK Newcomers Giant Walker joined the Progtalks today to reveal the origin of the band name, their primary influences and how important it is to have music that gets you through hard times. Their debut album “All In Good Time” is out on Friday, May 13.
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Delve into the universe of Delvoid – with vocalist Alex Delver!
Norway’s Delvoid take their time with their studio albums. So we took some time to talk with vocalist Alex Delver about their third full length offering, “Swarmlife”, vocal influences and of course the meaning behind the band name.
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From a solo project to a fully fledged band: Soledad is back with their second album XIII!
French disney djent phenomenon Soledad is back as a full band 3 years after “Catharsis”. Bandleader Lola Damblant-Soler and producer Lucas de la Rosa talk about the new album “XIII”, their favourite classical composers and more.
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You can’t unburn a piano: Vikram Shankar on new albums with Silent Skies & Threads of Fate
A true virtuoso on piano and synth, Vikram Shankar talked to us about how difficult it is to write shorter songs, how you definitely can’t unburn a piano and a lot more about his two new albums with Silent Skies and Threads of Fate.
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Cynic – Ascension Codes
“Ascension Codes” isn’t for the faint of heart. It takes an open mind and a lot of dedication and perseverance before it unveils its otherworldly and ethereal beauty.
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Progtalks Interviews Rasmus Revsbech (Franklin Zoo)
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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Progtalks Interviews Alex Pilkevych – Ep. 33
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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Progtalks interviews Julian Helms (A kew’s tag) – Ep. 26
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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