Basil Francis Despite being TPA’s youngest member, Basil is ironically more fond of the old stuff and has a hankering for reissues and boxsets...
11th May 2022 | by Basil Francis
Reviewing this album honestly feels like cheating. Most albums we humble scribblers have to review require us to take a... Read More →
27th April 2022 | by Basil Francis
My first brush with Jonesy was in 2011 when I reviewed the bizarre Dark Matter (Inner Space), apparently a mish-mash... Read More →
1st April 2022 | by Basil Francis
During my initial, cursory listen to Meshuggah’s latest album, I sighed inwardly. What had I let myself in for? Every... Read More →
14th March 2022 | by Basil Francis
Warner Theater, Washington DC, USA Sunday, 6th March 2022 Prologue It was pretty surreal to be at the Warner Theater... Read More →
9th November 2021 | by Basil Francis
This year has been a bit of a roller coaster for Dream Theater fans, bringing us a new Transatlantic album,... Read More →
17th December 2019 | by Basil Francis
As popular as progressive metal is amongst fans, it seems even more popular amongst aspiring, talented new artists, all raring... Read More →
8th December 2019 | by Basil Francis
Arabs in Aspic Strange Frame of Mind – 2010 Continuing the theme of prog bands who don’t take themselves too... Read More →
3rd October 2019 | by Basil Francis
Sometime in 2011, just before each of Fruupp’s albums reached their respective 40th birthdays, I happened upon two interesting looking... Read More →
30th September 2019 | by Basil Francis
IQ, a band both loved and reviled by the prog community: loved for their part in relaunching the progressive rock... Read More →
6th September 2019 | by Basil Francis
At E.G. Records offices in 1979… Record Executive: So, I hear you have a new prog-rock album for me? Band... Read More →
