James Brute, the solo project of former Brute Chorus frontman James Steel, releases new single T
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James Brute, the solo project of former Brute Chorus frontman James Steel, releases new single T
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Philadelphia blues-rock Kat Rivers and The Second Sight have quickly built a reputation for show-stopping live sets, powerhouse vocals, and razor-sharp musicianship. Fronted by the explosive vocal presence of Kat Rivers alongside lead guitarist Ric Haas, the band channels the raw, classic-rock spirit of Led Zeppelin, Heart, and Grace Potter & the Nocturnals.
Marking their first year together, the band dropped their debut four-track EP, Deception. Across tracks like “Broken Promised Land,” “Smooth Talkin’,” “When You Meet the Devil,” and “Private Showing,” the release anchors their core blues-rock identity while skillfully weaving in elements of funk, jazz, country, and metal. Backed by high-profile supporting slots at the Sellersville Theater alongside Ally Venable, Jax Hollow, and Magnolia Boulevard, Kat Rivers and The Second Sight are proving to be a force on the mid-Atlantic circuit.
I love the pace and the mood of their new song All Night. It’s amazingly written and performed, with infectuous riffs, catchy and energetic vocal lines and with a perfect sound for the genre as well. A quality song from every point of view. Give it a go by clicking on the Spotify player below and follow Kat Rivers and The Second Sight on social media as well, you like what you hear.
The Anchoress: As We Once Were Last Night From Glasgow Records All Formats Out Now Quiet Welsh genius releases another album of heartbreaking splendour, this time with added familial connection. A follow-up to the universally acclaimed The Art […]
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Rick Wakeman and sons, Oliver and Adam, are on the cover of the new issue of Prog, which is on sale now!
In a world first, the Wakeman dynasty feature on the cover of a magazine. That’s Rick, Oliver and Adam Wakeman, gathered around a table, uncensored, in one of the funniest interviews you’ll ever read, as that trademark Wakeman sense of humour runs riot! All three talk about their own projects too, with Rick giving us the lowdown on his new album, Return To The Red Planet!
Elsewhere, Steves Hackett and Rothery tell us all about their long-awaited The Roaring Waves collaboration; we sit down with Derek Shulman, who tells us how Gentle Giant made 1973’s In A Glass House, the band’s first album as a quintet; John Mitchell explains why it’s time to say goodbye to Lonely Robot and Haken talk for the first time since Charlie Griffiths and Conner Green left the band.
On top of that, Can’s Irmin Schmidt, North Sea Echoes, Long Earth, Ozric Tentacles, Tom Penaguin, Protest The Hero, Pete Roth Trio and more bring us up to speed about their latest albums. Plus a great sampler from Pelagic Records and a Wakeman Family art print too.

Also in Prog 173…
Hackett & Rothery – the prog guitar luminaries join forces on their collaborative concept album.
Haken – a new look and a gently evolving sound for the UK prog rockers on latest EP, In A Fever Dream.
Gentle Giant – Derek Shulman casts his mind back to 1973 to bring us the story of the remarkable In A Glass House.
North Sea Echoes – Fates Warning duo Ray Alder and Jim Matheos return with a second release as their moodier alter egos.
Lonely Robot – John Mitchell bids farewell to his outer space creation.
Long Earth – Scottish/Dutch proggers find their feet with new album, Towards The Sky.
Ozric Tentacles – the floativerse continues to expand with the 90s-infused Harmonic Mind.
Tom Penaguin – the young Canterbury-inspired Frenchman discusses his second LP.
Protest The Hero – Canadian prog metallers return with Within, their first album in six years
Pete Roth Trio – Pete discusses being a jazzer in a prog world and bringing Bill Bruford out of retirement.
Irmin Schmidt – the sole surviving Can member Irmin Schmidt on his career exploits and still making music at nearly 90!
Colin Powell – the Riffstone’s manon a prog world full of Genesis, Camel, America (the band) and am dram.
Plus reviews of new releases and reissues by Lonely Robot, Jethro Tull, Quiet Sun, King Crimson, Pure Reason Revolution, Haken, Mastodon, Peter Hammill, The Fierce & The Dead, IQ, Jan Hammer, Hawkwind, Cluster, Roger Hodgson, Solstice, Todd Rundgren and loads more…
And reviews of the Prog Prom, Prog For Peart and Radar Festival, and gigs by Marillion, Voyager and more.

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You might be wondering what the hell a band like WICKED are doing on a bill headlined by a bunch of seasoned thrashers. Well, in today’s all-inclusive world, this should be viewed as perfectly normal. And although WICKED appear like a dainty entrée with their distinctive ’80s glam persona, they are a unit with plenty of meat and grizzle.
Words: Brian Boyle
Photography: Steven Maloney

Hailing from Rochester, New York, Dublin saw the penultimate night of a quick seven-date UK tour alongside Kings Of Thrash, and their first trek playing in Europe. This was a trip that delighted lead vocalist Chad Michael and the band.
“A curious crowd was transformed into a rock ‘n’ roll riot scene,” Chad told us after the first show in London, “with fists in the air and smiles from ear to ear. We’re already having a blast finding our European brethren as we explore the cities.”

After Black Sabbath’s War Pigs was launched out of The Soundhouse PA, the New Yorkers burst through the doors tonight like they owned the bloody place.
WICKED bravely opened with a tune titled Teen Riot, which was as Busted and McFly as it sounds, if you take away the naughty words, but it got the ears perked up good and proper.
The fabulously titled Reborn With Horns followed, and although a lot of the early arrivals felt they were too cool to push up closer to the action, the modest gathering who congregated near the front appeared to be well into these guys already.

Visually, they look great, and with a bass player named Danny Doll, you know these lads wear their Glam Metal badges with pride. But on a musical level, they truly excel.
Make no mistake about it, this bunch have tunes, and bloody good ones at that. Obsession and Bones were given both barrels as the band’s reckless enthusiasm was getting truly infectious, whether you liked it or not.

Tumbleweed slots can be cruel on bands. Some punters cannot be arsed leaving their pre-gig watering hole. But there was enough in the door to see them come to the boil with Reptile Roots. Lead singer Chad Michael made sure their thirty-minute slot ended with a bang as he kicked his legs furiously as if he had ants in his pants.

If this gig had happened 40 years ago, the chances of this band leaving the building without so much as used Ever Ready batteries bouncing off one of their foreheads would have been slim. But thankfully, those days, by and large, are over.
They came, they saw, did not quite conquer, but WICKED left here tonight with plenty of credit in the bank.


Part of Behemoth’s newly released “I, Scvlptor”.
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