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Among other things, Mastodon rhythm guitarist Bill Kelliher delves into how loss and life shaped their sixth outing, Emperor of Sand.
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Ten years later, Gazpacho's fourth LP, Night, remains the group's best representation of isolation, reflection, and yearning.
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The Similitude of Dreams: A Conversation With Neal Morse
American prog rock icon Neal Morse delves into the creation of his newest opus, The Similitude of a Dream.
15 Jan 2017
Hymns and Confessions: A Conversation With Casey Crescenzo of The Dear Hunter
Crescenzo is proud yet humble, blunt, and occasionally enigmatic in discussing Act V, as well as the past and future of The Dear Hunter in general.
10 Oct 2016
Entering the Void: A Reflection on Beardfish
Beardfish may've broken up, but they left us with one of the most humorous, colorful, intricate, and distinctive discographies in all of progressive rock.
28 Aug 2016
Marrow of Their Spirits: A Reflection on Agalloch
Agalloch regularly melded metaphysical ponderings into its light-and-dark sonic tapestries, yielding a catalog that’s as enticing intellectually as it is musically.
05 Jun 2016
Bottled Out of Eccentricity: A Conversation With Kavus Torabi of Knifeworld
Knifeworld mastermind Kavus Torabi discusses the positive rewiring effects of LSD, Gong's late Daevid Allen, and Knifeworld's newest, Bottled Out of Eden.
13 Apr 2016
Destined for Greatness: A Conversation With Rikard Sjöblom of Beardfish
Beardfish frontman Sjöblom discusses the makings of his latest solo effort, The Unbendable Sleep, as well as the future of Beardfish, Big Big Train, and more.
10 Feb 2016
In Keeping No Secrets: A Conversation with Josh Eppard of Coheed and Cambria
Drummer Josh Eppard offers a jovial yet highly earnest examination of how his career, personal demons, and pop culture interests relate to Coheed and Cambria's newest disc, The Color Before the Sun.
03 Dec 2015
The 25 Best Classic Progressive Rock Albums
The purpose of this column has been to revisit, reassess and, above all, celebrate classic prog rock, so it’s inevitable we name names and select the best of the best.
16 Nov 2015
Turning Dreams Into Reality: A Conversation With Piotr Grudziński of Riverside
Guitarist Piotr Grudziński reflects on the inspirations, processes, and intentions that make Riverside's latest opus, Love, Fear and the Time Machine, another fearless trip into its distinctive and beloved style.
08 Oct 2015
Shrines of Supremacy: The Five Best Riverside Songs (So Far)
With Love, Fear and the Time Machine, arriving next month, it's worth discussing why these five tracks make Polish quartet Riverside one of the best modern prog rock bands.
27 Aug 2015
Reappraising Ian Anderson's 'Minstrel in the Gallery'
Minstrel in the Gallery seems as autobiographical as any Jethro Tull album, before or after, and there is a vulnerability and sensitivity that the songwriter was simply growing into.
04 Aug 2015
Keeping the Acclaim: The Legacy of Coheed and Cambria's 'Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV'
A decade after its release, Coheed and Cambria's third full-length album remains the group's highest benchmark, as well as one of the genre's best modern albums.
10 Jun 2015
Jethro Tull: Back to Basics (Sort Of)
After the back-to-back-to-back brilliance of their previous three albums, a letdown seemed inevitable; amazingly, Ian Anderson & Co. raised the bar, instead.
19 Mar 2015
Genius. Doesn't. Fade: A Conversation With Steven Wilson
Revered English musical visionary Steven Wilson discusses the inspirations, methods, and reflections that helped create his newest solo opus, Hand. Cannot. Erase.
12 Mar 2015
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