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[LIVE MUSIC REVIEW] ANUBIS AT BRIGHTON UP BAR
Sometimes the current landscape of progressive music can be a cause for concern, but clearly hope remains! While prog in general is enjoying a healthy resurgence in popularity, it appears that some bands have reinterpreted it in favour of pushing the envelope of technical proficiency even further. Last night, the action at Brighton Up Bar...
![[INTERVIEW] MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST AND COMPOSER ARJEN LUCASSEN TALKS US THROUGH AYREON’S UPCOMING ROCK-OPERA-RELEASE](https://teomagblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/arjen-290x290.jpg "[INTERVIEW] MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST AND COMPOSER ARJEN LUCASSEN TALKS US THROUGH AYREON’S UPCOMING ROCK-OPERA-RELEASE")
[INTERVIEW] MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST AND COMPOSER ARJEN LUCASSEN TALKS US THROUGH AYREON’S UPCOMING ROCK-OPERA-RELEASE
Arjen Lucassen is one of those creatives that lives and breathes his music. Composer, producer, multi-instrumentalist and mastermind behind Ayreon, he presents his latest album The Source. It’s a prequel to the vast Ayreon universe created over his previous eight albums, and is written as a vinyl double album that is full of epic song...
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[ALBUM REVIEW] THE SOURCE BY AYREON
If you’re familiar with the Dutch composer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Arjen Lucassen, you’ll know how in-depth and intricate his music is. If you’re not, well, prepare yourself. Arjen has quite a few ongoing projects, and this year he’s releasing another Ayreon album. He’s now nine records deep and his latest, The Source, is a prequel...
LIVE MUSIC REVIEW: SPRING VISION FESTIVAL
If you haven’t heard of Adelaide’s Vision Festival—you’re forgiven; but you missed out big time because it came and went with an array of progressive, experimental and post-rock influenced music. Organised by Jonty Czuchwicki from Cobra and partnered by TEO Magazine, YEWTH and ARMI (Australian Rock & Metal Institute), the day provided festival-goers with eight...
FOR MILLENNIA SET TO SHOWCASE AT VISION FESTIVAL
After a drought of live performances, local progressive metal outfit, For Millennia will be taking the stage as part of Vision Festival in October. The boys have been working hard on new stuff—the audience will be in for a real treat. Taking the vocals, we have Henk Plaggemars, Oliver Green is the guitarist while talented...
OVERVIEW EFFECT ON PROG
Playing at Vision Festival alongside the likes of Three Wise Monkeys and Kettlespider is local Radelaide band, Overview Effect. These progressive/post rock musos are creating unearthly melodies that are sweet and mellow, yet are overlapped by primal growls and magnetic guitar riffs. The five-piece is: Felicia Tassone (vocals), Theodoros Theodorakopoulos (guitar), Jonny (guitar), Dion Zisos...
KETTLES AND SPIDERS AND MUSIC
Vision Festival is coming up in October, and Melbourne’s Kettlespider will be one of the exciting bands to be taking control of the stage. The musos are Scott Ashburn (guitar), Simon Wood (drums), Haris Boyd-Gerny (guitar), Geoffrey Fyfe (keys) and Colin Andrews (bass) and they create progressive rock tunes that are reminiscent of the greats...
THREE WISE MONKEYS SET TO BESTOW MUSICAL WISDOM UPON ADELAIDE
Adelaide’s Vision Festival is happening in October and you’ll be certain to find these guys giving their instruments a workout. Hailing from Sydney, Brad, Alex and Brendon formed Three Wise Monkeys five years ago and have been jamming and playing around with wonderfully interesting and complex melodies ever since. TEO caught up with Brad (guitarist)...
SENTIA TEASE FANS WITH FIRST OFFERING FROM THE BAND’S DEBUT EP
Melbourne prog-rockers, Sentia recently gave fans a taste of their upcoming EP with their first offering, ‘Hydroflow’. The five-piece has crafted a track that feels otherworldly, using wet guitars, hypnotics percussion and reversed vocals, progressing to a passionate explosion of noise about three quarters into the song. ‘Hydroflow’ was written in Hong Kong and portrays...
GUITARS, BEER AND BIG HAIR; THE RECIPE TO AN EPIC NIGHT!
Adelaide venue, The Gov smelt like beer and smoke as I walked in. The open room was dimly lit, providing an intimate atmosphere in preparation for the night’s main act: Coheed and Cambria. The audience varied in ages, from mid-twenties to early-forties, many of which would have been dedicated fans of the band during their...
KATATONIA RELEASE MORE DETAILS OF THE FALL OF HEARTS
Katatonia, the Swedish purveyors of dark progressive rock/metal, have released more details of their eagerly awaited 10th studio album – The Fall of Hearts which is set for release on the 20th May 2016 through Peaceville Records/Rocket Distribution. View the trailer here: YouTube OR Vimeo Formats are now available to pre-order: Physical: www.nervegas.com.au/katatonia Digital: http://smarturl.it/KAT_TFOH_DIGITAL The...
COHEED AND CAMBRIA ANNOUNCE SUPPORT ACT FOR AUSTRALIAN TOUR AND ADD EXTRA SHOW IN NEWCASTLE!
Based in Melbourne, Australia, but having already travelled much of the globe, Closure in Moscow are a progressive rock powerhouse with a penchant for creating iconic melodies. The band’s debut record First Temple saw them signed to Equal Vision records and tour extensively with the likes of My Chemical Romance, Coheed and Cambria, Dead Letter Circus,...
