Sonic Perspectives

Queensrÿche is a name that had long been synonymous with innovation and excellence before egos and power struggles derailed them from their once-trailblazing path. Now in their seventh year of the post-Tate era, the Seattle natives are bringing their revitalized sound to fans who, after nearly a quarter-century, at last feel like they can trust [...] The post QUEENSRŸCHE and FATES WARNING @ The Aztec Theater – San Antonio, TX (March 22nd, 2019) appeared first on Sonic Perspectives.

One of the greatest American hard rock band of the last 30 years, LA Guns have always delivered a solid show. Having found a new breath of air with the reunion of Phil Lewis and Tracii Guns after years being apart, they released the widely praised The Mising Peace in 2017, and are now back [...] The post L.A. GUNS’s Phil Lewis Talks New Album ‘The Devil You Know’: “I Wanted Get Away from the Typical Musical Vocabulary and Make an Angry, Pissed-Off Record” appeared first on Sonic Perspectives.

RPWL has long been one of progressive rock’s best kept secrets. Their 8th studio album, Tales From Outer Space, has just been released and it continues their long tradition of soaring guitar, emotional melodies and keyboard-drenched arrangements. With their four-man crew, they have dedicated themselves entirely to science fiction on the new LP. Singer and [...] The post RPWL’s Yogi Lang Talks New Album: “This Album Was a Liberation; We Look at It as an “Intermission” Between Our Other Concept Albums” appeared first on Sonic Perspectives.

Nick Beggs has come into prominence in the progressive rock world through his constant touring with Steven Wilson and Steve Hackett in the past 10 years, along with his bass playing having graced albums from Lifesigns, Fish on Fridays and many more. He originally made his mark in the 80’s with Kajagoogoo and continues his [...] The post NICK BEGGS Talks THE MUTE GODS Album: “In Concert I’d Love to Have Giant Tardigrades Come Down Over the Stage, It Would Rival Roger Waters!” appeared first on Sonic Perspectives.

Is constant artistic evolution a virtue? Is it necessary to maintain a group’s integrity? When is it okay for a band rely on the fruits of past labors? Can a teenager recruit members of King’s X and Spock’s Beard to perform on his debut release? Riding on the heels of Episode 21’s discussion of artists [...] The post TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Bands That Constantly Revamp Their Identity / Queensrÿche – The Verdict / Randy McStine’s Career Highlights (Episode No. 22) appeared first on Sonic Perspectives.

German metal queen Doro Pesch will release a four-song vinyl EP, Backstage To Heaven, in two days (March 8th) to coincide with the start of the second leg of her world tour. The EP will feature two previously released album tracks as well as two new live recordings. The title track, “Backstage To Heaven”, is a [...] The post Metal Queen DORO PESCH Talks New EP and MOTÖRHEAD’s Cover: “I Love The Aggressiveness of “Ace Of Spades”, But I Also Love The Soulful Side of Lemmy” appeared first on Sonic Perspectives.

Last January 2019 saw The Neal Morse Band perhaps making the boldest artistic statement in all its members’ collective pasts combined: The Great Adventure, another double concept album following their previous lauded magnum opus The Similitude of a Dream. Yet another mammoth release of epic proportions, The Great Adventure was received by rave reviews and [...] The post MIKE PORTNOY Talks THE NEAL MORSE BAND Musical Approach: “This Is a Band that Doesn’t Follow Any Commercial Trends, We Make Music that We Feel is Going to Move People and Their Emotions” appeared first on Sonic Perspectives.

Last January 2019 saw The Neal Morse Band perhaps making the boldest artistic statement in all its members’ collective pasts combined: The Great Adventure, another double concept album following their previous lauded magnum opus The Similitude of a Dream. Yet another mammoth release of epic proportions, The Great Adventure was received by rave reviews and [...] The post MIKE PORTNOY Talks THE NEAL MORSE BAND Musical Approach: “This Is a Band that Doesn’t Follow Any Commercial Trends, We Make Music that We Feel is Going to Move People and Their Emotions” appeared first on Sonic Perspectives.

HAKEN, one of progressive music’s most exciting bands, released their much-anticipated fifth studio album titled Vector at the end of 2018, and the band has been touring actively in support of the record. The album was produced by the band themselves, and recorded & mixed by Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood (Periphery, Devin Townsend Project), with the [...] The post HAKEN Keyboardist DIEGO TEJEIDA: “I’d Love to Put Together a Band with ERIC GILLETTE on Guitars and BAARD KOLSTAD on Drums” appeared first on Sonic Perspectives.

What happens when you record a bunch of know-it-all prog nerds on a conference call? You get yet another episode of Talking Perspectives, back for the second edition of the new year. On Episode 21, regular panelist Jordan Blum and Talking Perspectives founder Nick Andreas join host Gonzalo Pozo to discuss the virtues of mixing [...] The post TALKING PERSPECTIVES: Genre Mixing in Metal and Prog-Rock / Most Anticipated Albums of 2019 / Dream Theater New Album (Episode No. 21) appeared first on Sonic Perspectives.

Frontiers Music SLR is known for building new bands/projects featuring musicians of outstanding quality and who come from unique backgrounds. After an intense brainstorming session, a dream team of renowned metal musicians including Tim “Ripper” Owens (ex-Judas Priest, Iced Earth), Chris Caffery (Savatage, Trans-Siberian Orchestra), Steve DiGiorgio (Testament, Death etc.) and Mark Zonder (ex-Fates Warning, [...] The post CHRIS CAFFERY Talks New Band SPIRITS OF FIRE: “Working with Roy Z was Entertaining, Creative and Very Metal” appeared first on Sonic Perspectives.

ROTTING CHRIST were the first Greek band to break out from the underground and make their impact felt worldwide.  In a signature style honed by 30 years of toil and triumph, the quartet has delivered heavy metal thunder so epic that it could have been forged by the gods themselves. Band’s front-man Sakis Tolis proved [...] The post ROTTING CHRIST’s Main-man SAKIS TOLIS Talks New Album: “Metal Has No Borders” appeared first on Sonic Perspectives.

It’s no secret that we at Sonic Perspectives love FLOTSAM AND JETSAM – we recently published an interview with their guitar player Michael Gilbert, and a glowing review of their upcoming album, The End of Chaos, which is promising to be one of the greatest metal releases of 2019. And now, expanding even more our [...] The post FLOTSAM AND JETSAM’s Drummer KEN MARY: “Metal is Where the Envelope is Being Pushed Drumming-Wise More Than in Any Other Genre” appeared first on Sonic Perspectives.

Since their formation in the late 90s, the Faroese band Tyr has faced a number of obstacles, not the least of which include finding personnel in their sparsely populated country. From their early days as a pagan-hearted progressive metal band to their current seafaring savagery, Heri Joensen and his horde of heathens have held their [...] The post TÝR Frontman HERI JOENSEN on Nazi Fans: “If You Know How to Read, You Know We Do Not Support to the Right Extremists” appeared first on Sonic Perspectives.