“With regards to the cat on the cover, just google ‘Feline Butterology’, and you’ll get the whole concept behind it”, well, that interesting missive was my introduction to Bob Madsen and…
Monthly Archives:
January 2014
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Finally, we have one of the largest performing arts centers in the world, right at the very heart of Istanbul! Zorlu Center Performing Arts Center (PSM), residing on a total of…
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Stormwarrior is a speed metal band from Germany that was formed in 1998 by vocalist and guitar player Lars Ramcke and drummer Andre Schumann, adding later in the same year guitarist…
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Every so often, a first listen to an album leaves me stunned, speechless, and truly humbled. The only proper course of action in this situation is to keep replaying, replaying, replaying,…
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In my opinion Prog musicians never die, they become a rotating band of minstrels for hire, working with some of the greats in the genre. This is why you will see…
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Being a stalker of one’s favorite bands can pay off in the strangest of ways. I make no secret of my undying love for IQ, and I hunt down every scrap…
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I honestly feel that one of the most reassuring aspects of working for Lady Obscure is the constant reminder that prog rock and metal isn’t going to fade into obscurity (pun…
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Paul Adrian Villarreal reviews Francis Dunnery – Frankenstein Monster for Lady Obscure American singer Paul Adrian Villarreal is the vocalist/lyricist for Dutch progressive metal band Sun Caged. His work with the…
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Boston’s Protean Collective is a progressive metal band that inhabits the space between the cerebral and the emotive. With pulse-pounding rhythms, screaming leads coupled with universal themes and often unsettling imagery,…
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When you ask most metal fans about Brazillian metalbands you will inevitably hear the names Sepultura and Angra among others but there are hundreds of up and coming metal bands of…