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No longer leaders of death metal. Heritage lands Opeth in progrock nirvana.

The mark of any noteworthy band, is their ability to, for lack of a better term, progress. The progression is not for the fans, it's not for...

In this current digital age, getting your name out there can be easier than ever before. What to do, then, when you want your music to do the...

For Mike Henderson and Chuck Oken, Jr. of Djam Karet, the past few years have been strange ones. After the release of Djam Karet's "...

When the members of Discipline. disbanded in 2001, lead vocalist/keybordist Matthew Parmenter began a solo career. Although "Astray" and ...

Following the success of 2007's Paradise Lost, neo-classical metal rockers Symphony X wanted to raise the bar yet another notch. It would have...

Five years is a long time in between albums, and for Jacob Holm-Lupo and White Willow, it's been a welcome break. Following the release of...

When a founding member, and quite possibly, the most vocal member of a band, leaves after 25 years, it's bound to leave more than a few people...

Ten years is a long time to wait for new material. For Haji's Kitchen, it's been a series of stopping, starting, stopping, and just waiting...

It was just supposed to be a one-time gig. Drummer Marco Minnemann and bassist Bryan Beller had teamed up with guitar hero Greg Howe to perform...

As keyboardist (and one of the main songwriters) of the English progressive rock band Threshold, Richard West never has a shortage of ideas for...