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Dec 10, 2024 | 
sonicperspectives.com | Scott H. Medina
Sometimes a rock album becomes a work of art. When crafted with precision, imagination, and skill, music is created that transcends category or genre. When it's also imbued with an infusion of love, the results can be transformative. Ifall's new release "Stillness and Trust" is just such an album. Though you've likely never heard of Caio Duarte - or his pen name Ifall - this can play to his advantage. You have no preconceived ideas of what Ifall's music should sound like.
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Nov 1, 2024 | 
sonicperspectives.com | Scott H. Medina |Jonathan Smith
The road to being an established solo artist continues. Although Randy McStine has been a member of several bands (e.g. , Minneman & McStine, In Continuum) and came to more recent widespread attention by being a member of Porcupine Tree's touring band, finding his way under his own name seems to be a priority.
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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 24, 2024 | 
sonicperspectives.com | Rodrigo Altaf |Mark Boardman |Scott H. Medina
Devin Townsend's musical journey has been nothing short of extraordinary. As one of the most versatile artists in modern music, he has built a career on defying expectations. From the ferocious intensity of Strapping Young Lad to the sweeping, cinematic soundscapes of the Devin Townsend Project, and the atmospheric, genre-bending experiment that is Casualties of Cool, has never been one to settle into a single style.
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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 18, 2024 | 
sonicperspectives.com | Mark Boardman |Rodrigo Altaf |Scott H. Medina |Robert Cavuoto
Joe Deninzon has got to be one of the busiest guys in rock music. For over a year, he's been the violinist for the legendary band - which is in the midst of an extensive 50th-anniversary tour. But Joe's other focus is his group Stratospheerius... which melds rock, jazz, classical, and a bit of anything else. Stratospheerius has a new album which came out on October 11 (check out our review ). Their new album is called "Impostor!" - with an exclamation mark.
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Oct 18, 2024 | sonicperspectives.com | Mark Boardman |Rodrigo Altaf |Scott H. Medina |Robert Cavuoto
Joe Deninzon has got to be one of the busiest guys in rock music. For over a year, he's been the violinist for the legendary band - which is in the midst of an extensive 50th-anniversary tour. But Joe's other focus is his group Stratospheerius... which melds rock, jazz, classical, and a bit of anything else. Stratospheerius has a new album which came out on October 11 (check out our review ). Their new album is called "Impostor!" - with an exclamation mark.
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Oct 17, 2024 | 
sonicperspectives.com | Rodrigo Altaf |Scott H. Medina |Robert Cavuoto
is wrapping up another successful tour in support of Judas Priest in North America and prepared a great gift for fans around the world. Their concert film entitled "Sabaton - The Tour To End All Tours" will be screened in 500 North American cinemas for two nights only - October 30 and October 31. The film was recorded at the iconic Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, where 16,000 fans gathered to watch the band during their 2023 European tour.
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Oct 17, 2024 | sonicperspectives.com | Rodrigo Altaf |Scott H. Medina |Robert Cavuoto
is wrapping up another successful tour in support of Judas Priest in North America and prepared a great gift for fans around the world. Their concert film entitled "Sabaton - The Tour To End All Tours" will be screened in 500 North American cinemas for two nights only - October 30 and October 31. The film was recorded at the iconic Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, where 16,000 fans gathered to watch the band during their 2023 European tour.
