The secret’s out now. Voivod drummer Michel ‘Away’ Langevin reveals: “Van der Graaf Generator are my favourite progressive band.” But as he explains, it’s not that surprising at all. “I’m from Quebec, ...

When I was a teenage progressive metal fan, these were the questions I heard ad nauseam. As much as heavy music was considered outsider art during my awkward school years, loving the bands who played ...

Here are the five weirdest prog metal bands ever! You could argue that progressive metal is inherently wacky since it often ...

Mike Portnoy, the legendary drummer best known as a founding member of Dream Theater, has shared his personal picks for the top albums of 2025, offering fans a rare look at what inspires one of ...

Here is the heaviest song from five big progressive metal bands! By their very nature – and regardless of how “proggy” they get along the way – every progressive metal group knows how to deliver ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

Every Metallica fan that was already following the band by the time they released …And Justice For All in 1989, will certainly remember the infamous Jethro Tull triumph during the Grammy's Awards ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

Last month, Loudwire looked at the five absolute weirdest prog metal bands ever, highlighting creators who get as aggressive and complex as they do unapologetically kooky. We wouldn’t feel right if we ...

Voivod started out as naïve young noiseniks, but within four albums they’d become pioneers of the progressive metal genre. In 2017 drummer Away reflected on the rapid development demonstrated on their ...