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2 months ago | 
sonicperspectives.com | John Kokel |Rodrigo Altaf
When a legendary band undergoes a lineup shift, the anticipation among fans tends to skyrocket, often fueled by curiosity, nostalgia, and a dash of apprehension. Dream Theater's upcoming album, Parasomnia, not only heralds the much-anticipated return of founding drummer Mike Portnoy but also serves as a bold statement: after four decades, this band still has plenty of fuel in the tank, and its sounds as organic and commanding as they did back in 2009.
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Oct 30, 2024 | 
sonicperspectives.com | Scott H. Medina |Jonathan Smith |John Kokel
If you're looking for Autumnal prog-rock to fit the mood of the season, there's no better place to look than Sweden. Happily, 's unexpected reunion album has all that your heart needs. After disbanding in 2016, it didn't take too long after a global pandemic for the quartet to find their way back to one another. Rikard Sjöblom, David Zackrisson, Magnus Östgren, and Robert Hanse n seemingly continue right where they left off.
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Oct 25, 2024 | 
sonicperspectives.com | Jonathan Smith |Scott H. Medina |John Kokel
Step into a new garden of sound. Some musical couplings seem destined even when they come with an age gap measured in decades, and the recently minted project dubbed Casandra's Crossing is arguably the most auspicious to come into being in years.
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Oct 23, 2024 | 
sonicperspectives.com | Scott H. Medina |John Kokel
Hallelujah - the prog is back! After focusing on singer-songwriter and Biblical rock opera projects over the past couple of years, proves that he doesn't need to wait for Mike Portnoy's return to deliver a convincing prog rock album. Assembling a collection of musicians from the 'hood, surprisingly releases his strongest album since 's "Innocence & Danger".
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
sonicperspectives.com | John Kokel |Scott H. Medina |Jonathan Smith
In the decidedly Eurocentric sphere of Symphonic Metal, there are always stars rising and stars falling, and yet there seem to be a handful who are such permanent fixtures, they could be the Belt of Orion. Primarily, the ones we tend to think of are Nightwish, Epica, and to some extent Kamelot, but the honorable mention spot should now be reserved for Switzerland's newcomer Ad Infinitum.
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Sep 9, 2024 | 
sonicperspectives.com | Scott H. Medina |Samantha Buckman |John Kokel
Considering how ubiquitous Tony Levin's bass playing has been in the world of rock over the past fifty years, there are relatively few albums that solely bear his name on the spine.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
sonicperspectives.com | Samantha Buckman |John Kokel |Scott H. Medina |Jonathan Smith
There is no doubt that is one of the most formidable powerhouses at the forefront of the modern progressive music scene. From their explosive 2009 debut " Tall Poppy Syndrome" to 2021's bombastic art-pop driven "Aphelion," have spent more than a decade and a half carving themselves a place in the annals of progressive music history.
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Aug 26, 2024 | 
sonicperspectives.com | John Kokel |Scott H. Medina |Jonathan Smith
To the metal-faring world at large, vocalist Simone Simons is largely synonymous with . Likewise, the symphonic metal band is inextricably intertwined with the persona of its frontwoman Simone Simons. Imagining them separately is like imagining AC/DC without . In fairness, Angus is arguably more adorable, with the hat and shorts. That being said, it is a marked departure from much of the last twenty years of the metal world when Ms. Simons announced she was working on a solo offering.
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May 16, 2024 | 
sonicperspectives.com | Jordan Blum |Jonathan Smith |John Kokel
Vintage traditionalism meets the biomechanical age. Technology seems to be an ever-encroaching influence on music, spanning every genre from the likely targets of EDM to a greater extent while also becoming a key fixture of even the most rustic of crafts like country and folk styles.
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Mar 14, 2024 | 
sonicperspectives.com | John Kokel |Gonzalo Pozo |Rodrigo Altaf |Jonathan Smith
We need to get something established upfront. Sonic Perspectives is blessed with an insightful and well-informed readership. Yes, that means you, the best and the brightest of the music scene. As such, you are already aware of prog-metal supergroup Sons of Apollo. Active 2017 to 2023, they had two studio albums and did quite a bit of international touring.
