Few bands have a longer or more storied career with When Prog and Power Unite than Haken. Our program was broadcasting the band even prior to the release of their debut album Aquarius. Here we are 10 years later and the band have just released

Ep. #366 featuring Mystery and ProgStock

Oct 11th, 2018 3h 1m

Another year, another new prog festival. Now in its second year I got to visit ProgStock in Rahway, NJ for the first time this past weekend. Myself and many friends were drawn by the rare chance to see IQ stateside. We ended up seeing a variety

Ep. #365 featuring Lux Terminus

Sep 12th, 2018 2h 48m

Sorry for the wait! Going forward I’m going to try (I know, said it before!) to do this on something of a more regular basis, hopefully monthly, which exact days and times announced closer to the actual show times. In any case thank you everyon

Ep. #364 featuring Ayreon Universe

Oct 1st, 2017 1h 3m

Fans from all over the world (54 countries!) came to see Arjen Lucassen bring Ayreon to the stage for the first time in 22 years, and I was lucky enough to see some of the shows. They took place in the Netherlands over September 15, 16, and 17

Review: Iris Divine – The Static and the Noise

Sep 28th, 2017 8m 19s

Band: Iris Divine Album: The Static and the Noise Available: October 6, 2017 Reviewer: Mason Iris Divine Online Order The Static and the Noise Two years ago Iris Divine made a huge splash on my radar with their debut album Karma Sown. I named t

The Future of When Prog and Power Unite

Sep 26th, 2017 2m 42s

Hello there, it’s been quite a while! As I’ve eluded to during previous shows life has changed a lot for me over the past year or so. I took a new job with a much longer commute and a heavier workload. My girlfriend and I purchased our first ho

Ep. #363 featuring MindMaze and RoSfest

May 18th, 2017 3h 8m

In an alternate universe where great music gets priority to work we would have featured Resolve, the third album from Pennsylvania based band MindMaze three weeks ago when it was timely. But we’re rolling with the punches and finally giving the

Interview: Arjen Lucassen of Ayreon and Star One

Apr 15th, 2017 20m 47s

Arjen Lucassen has been the genesis of many projects: The Gentle Storm, Star One, Stream of Passion, and Guilt Machine all started with Arjen, but no project comes with quite the fanfare of Ayreon. It was the project that made Arjen a household

Interview: John Arch of Arch/Matheos and ex-Fates Warning

Apr 8th, 2017 20m 1s

Fates Warning are a band that certainly evolved since their early days, and saw success past their initial mark as well. That said, many fans, especially the more metal oriented, have a special place in their hearts for the first three albums f

Network Security Protection

Apr 6th, 2017 2h 59m

Network security protects the functionality of the network ensuring that only authorized users and devices have access to it. The security model of the network consists of a private, trusted group of nodes and a public, publicly viewable, netwo

Review: MindMaze – Resolve

Mar 15th, 2017 6m 24s

Band: MindMazeAlbum: ResolveAvailable: April 28, 2017 via Inner Wound RecordingsReviewer (Text): MasonReviewer (Audio): NickMindMaze OnlineBuy ResolveFive and a half years and a name change ago I pledged money on Kickstarter for the fir

Interview: Richard Henshall of Nova Collective and Haken

Mar 10th, 2017 14m 20s

It was November 2015 onboard the Norwegian Pearl that I first learned about the project that would become Nova Collective. Richard Henshall, guitarist and songwriter of progressive metal shooting stars Haken was telling me about an upcoming tri

Ep. #361 featuring Cruise to the Edge 2017

Feb 23rd, 2017 2h 56m

For those who may not know, Cruise to the Edge is one of several music festivals that has taken to the seas in recent years. Having now been on two of these Yes branded cruises, as well as Progressive Nation at Sea, I will continue to say that

Ep. #360 featuring Pain of Salvation

Jan 26th, 2017 2h 53m

Our first normal broadcast of 2017 brings with it a feature for the first major release of the year, In the Passing Light of Day from Pain of Salvation. I’m not going to spend too much time on the album, because Joe already graced the site with

Ep. #359: The 2016 Year End Wrap-Up Spectacular

Jan 5th, 2017 6h 4m

Another year in music has come to a close! As is customary we have put an end to 2016 with an extended six hour wrap-up show, hitting most of the albums discussed in our “Best of 2016” retrospective, and a ton of other material as well. As usua

Review: Pain of Salvation – In the Passing Light of Day

Dec 26th, 2016 9m 7s

Band: Pain of SalvationAlbum: In the Passing Light of DayAvailable: January 13th, 2017 via InsideOutReviewer: JoePain of Salvation WebsiteBuy on AmazonIn the Passing Light of Day: A Surprising Masterpiece in the Wake of Changed LivesIn t

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