Bleeding Edge Interviews

Having just released one of the hottest albums of this new year with Mannequin, KYROS are already generating Album of the Year buzz for their unique blend of prog and 80's synth pop! A fun, thoughtful and multi-faceted group, they are just as unique as their music! https://www.kyrosmusic.com/band Facebook: BleedingEdgeShow Instagram/Threads: @bleeding_edge_show X/Twitter/Whatever: @Bleeding___Edge...

They don't come busier or more talented than guitarist, songwriter, and producer than the man they call "Bumblefoot!" Ron Thal has been so busy, he has TWO bands coming out with albums this year! We chat about those and how he keeps a level head in the wild world of modern music.

Launching my year-long celebration of 50 Years of Rush, whose debut album was released in 1974! Joining me is Rush Fan Extraordinaire, Preston Elliott of WMMR's Preston & Steve! Facebook: @BleedingEdgeShow Instagram/Threads: @bleeding_edge_show X/Twitter/Whatever: @Bleeding___Edge Youtube: @BleedingEdgeProg Live365: The Expanse - https://live365.com/station/The-Expanse-a09675 Bleeding Edge The...

Alberto Bravin is the new vocalist for Big Big Train. Find out how he was recruited and what it's been like integrating into the venerable band as they created their latest album, The Likes Of Us. Big Big Train Official Website: https://www.bigbigtrain.com/ Facebook: @BleedingEdgeShow Instagram/Threads: @bleeding_edge_show X/Twitter/Whatever: @Bleeding___Edge Youtube: @BleedingEdgeProg Live365: Th...

Over the course of his solo career, Steve Hackett has influenced guitar players the world over and produced a wide and varied catalog of wonderful music. Now, he's about to release his 30th solo album, The Circus and the Nightwhale. I was fortunate enough to get to chat with him about the new album and the concept from which it grew. Facebook: @BleedingEdgeShow Instagram/Threads: @bleeding_edge_sh...

With this being my final year-end list for 2023, I present to you my Top 10 EPIC Progressive Rock/Metal songs of the year!

With such a great year for progressive rock, it was really difficult for me to get the list of my favorite songs down to 10 or even 20! So, here are my 27 favorite songs of 2023 PLUS The Prog Song Of The Year!

2023 has been an amazing year for progressive rock and that make it incredibly difficult to narrow down this list to just 20 awesome albums! Here's the final half of mine, covering #10-1. Who will I choose as the Top Prog Album of 2023? Facebook: BleedingEdgeShow Instagram/Threads: @bleeding_edge_show X/Twitter/Whatever: @Bleeding___Edge Bleeding Edge Youtube: @BleedingEdgeProg Live365: The Expans...

Caligula's Horse will be releasing their latest album soon and starting their long-delayed first US headlining tour shortly after. Co-founder and guitarist Sam Vallen had a long conversation with me about the new album, the tour, C-Horse's creative processes and the complexities of track sequencing!

For the first time ever, I'm sharing my Top 20 Prog Albums of the Year for 2023! No interview for this episode. Just my thoughts on the first half (#11-20) of the twenty albums that rocked me most this year. (Taken from the @BleedingEdgeProg YouTube channel!)

If you've heard Mark Tremonti on his Mark Tremonti Sings Frank Sinatra Album and you love Christmas music, then his latest album, Christmas Classics New & Old will be right up your alley! Mark and I sat down to talk about his inspirations and goals in creating a new Christmas album.

It's been eight years since Earthside's debut album blew listeners' minds, and now they seem set to do it all over again with their latest release, Let the Truth Speak. Once again, they bring their patented brand of cinematic prog rock/metal along with a bevy of guest vocalists to delight fans. Jamie Van Dyck spent some time talking to me about their goals and the process of creating their latest...

Cody Lee Ford, guitarist par excellence, joins me once again to talk about Soen's newest album, Memorial, his playing style and influences, and their recent and upcoming tours.

Ross Jennings joined me once again to talk all about Haken's upcoming first "Evening With..." Tour as well as the latest album from D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings. Lots of exciting things happening for Ross these days as he becomes one of the most ubiquitous artists in the modern prog scene!

Tim Starace & Billy Alexander return to Bleeding Edge Interviews to tell us all about Bubba Bash 2024, the star-studded tribute concert for Neil Peart that benefits Cedar-Sinai Hospitals work to find treatment and a cure for glioblastoma cancer. Learn about the show and how you can support the cause!

There are few names as big as that of Neal Morse in the world of progressive rock. Among the many projects he's participated in over the past two, the trio of D'Virgilio, Morse and Jennings is the most unique in that it takes him out of his established genre and allows him to make folk-tinged rock in the vein of Crosby, Stills and Nash. He was kind enough to chat with me about their upcoming secon...

Pattern-Seeking Animals have been an impressively productive band since their formation five years ago, having already released three albums, with their fourth, Spooky Action at a Distance due out October 27. Drummer and founding member Jimmy Keegan chatted with me about the new album, the potential for a tour and the parts of working with P-SA that he loves best!

The act of discovery is one of the best parts of what I do, and The Mommyheads are another of those discoveries 35 years in the making. Guitarist/vocalist/lyricist Adam Elk of The Mommyheads talked with me about the band's long odyssey, recent prolific output, and the benefits of working under the radar. I do my best to get them above the radar. https://mommyheads.bandcamp.com/ Bleeding Edge socia...

I've been very lucky to speak with a number of rising stars in recent months, and Nospūn have been one of the biggest of 2023, so far. Phil Rich (vocals) and Cole Millward (bass) joined me to talk about their debut, Opus, which is living up to its title and garnering them comparisons to prog metal titans Dream Theater and Haken.

2023 has been an amazing year for prog in all forms, but especially in the number of amazing debuts that have been released.  One of the best of them so far has belonged to The Anchoret, who brought out their special blend of rock, metal and jazz in the form of their amazing debut, It All Began With Loneliness.  Ed Levitsky, the mastermind behind the band, sat down to talk with me about the genesi...

Long-time Neal Morse Band bassist Randy George joins me to talk about the band's latest live collection, An Evening of Innocence and Danger: Live in Hamburg, as well as his own upcoming studio album, Beyond Words.

Take two guys who share a lifelong bond through music, mix in a love of literature, and then add a bit of technology to help out, and you have Hats Off Gentlemen It's Adequate.  Join me for an extended conversation with Mark Gatland and Malcolm Galloway about the origins of the band, their love of science fiction, their upcoming new album and benefit show, and how modern technology helps to make i...

I've said it before and I'll say it again: I love discovering new artists and new music.  It's one of the reasons I am so drawn to the progressive rock/metal world.  And it's always a joy to have the opportunity to get to know artists early in their career, so you can see the star rise.  Stellar Circuits is one of those band whose star is on the rise, as they launch their major-label debut with Nu...

It's easy to spend a lot of time admiring the artists and performers up on stage.  How often have you thought about the people behind the scenes helping to make all of that magic happen smoothly?  Rikk Feulner has been a tour manager for four decades, working with icons in the music industry during that time, and currently working as the tour manager for the Dreamsonic tour, featuring Dream Theate...

Is it possible for somone to be born with Prog already in their DNA?  Or perhaps it's only a genre that one can develop an inclination towards as part of their environment.  Vocalist/guitarist Simon Bergseth of rising stars AVKRVST joined me to ponder this nature vs nurture question.  Actually, no, we didn't ponder that concept, but we did talk about the development of AVKRVST's debut album, The A...