Muziekrecensies
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken The French guitarist/keyboardist Xavier Boscher has already made quite a few (digital) albums. In the autumn of 2020, he launched the album ‘Waterscapes’, on which a mix of prog metal and new age can be heard. On 9 July, the successor Earthscapes … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken The first lockdown in England also had positives effects. Vocalist Damien Child (ex ESP Project) approached the Progressive Gears label asking if they knew a bandmate for him. This is how Damien got in touch with Gary Jevon (ex-This Winter Machine). Despite … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken Finally, the restrictions have been reduced and the venues are fully open again! The 1,5 m and the mouth cap requirement expire if one can show a negative Coivid test, or a vaccination certificate. On Saturday, June 26, the visitors of De … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken Blues guitarist/singer Henrik Freischlader is a popular artist. He performed regularly with his band, Henrik Freischlader Band, (in various line-ups) in several venues in the Netherlands. For Maxazine, I was present at a few concerts. He also performed as support act for … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken ‘Spring Tidings’ might be the best album of the German symphonic prog band Poor Genetic Material, it is at least one of the band’s favorite albums. The theme of this album is life and death, light and dark. The words often have … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken Before ex Styx frontman Dennis DeYoung wanted to retire, he wanted to make one more album: ’26 East’. The title is similar to the address where Dennis grew up in Roseland (on the south side of Chicago). Across the street lived the … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken At the end of February the album Ωmega was released, a release tour is of course not yet possible. Still, Epica wanted to play these songs for their Epicans (that’s how Epica fans are called). That’s why keyboardist Coen Janssen came up … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken “Prog is where my heart is”, is a quote from American multi-instrumentalist Shane Atkinson, also the founder of Evership. Their third prog album ‘The Uncrowned King – Act 1′, has just been released. This rockopera is inspired by Harold Bell Wright’s 1910 … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken The Swedish prog metal band Loch Vostok has been around for 21 years. Teddy Möller nowadays focuses entirely on guitar playing and grunts. The new lead vocalist is Jonas Radehorn and Patrik Janson is the new bass player. ‘Opus Ferox – The … Read more, available in English and Dutch
Als je deze recensie liever in het Nederlands leest, kun je hier klikken Italian neo prog band Karmamoi was founded 13 years ago by Daniele Giovannoni. ‘Room 101’ will be released on May 28, this fifth album is based on the book ‘1984’ by George Orwell. Karmamoi adapts some of the themes of this dystopian … Read more, available in English and Dutch