Prog hasn’t always been cool. In the 1970s, the excessive virtuosity and middle classed barrier to entry gave rise to the rebellion of punk, and prog shrank away to a genre that one would only admit an affinity for in hushed tones. Prog became the antithesis of cool. Over the years this ostracisation lapsed, though…
With their roots in tech metal but branching out all over the place, London quartet Khaidian are a new band who have caught the eye and ear recently. They’ve just announced details of their debut album called Penumbra, with the album set to be released on the 18th of January through Armalyte Industries. To accompany…
Khaidian are no naive young novices. They’ve been in this game for a while learning the trade in various bands before coming together in 2010 to create the genre-bending mesh of industrial, progressive, nu metal and electronic you hear today. Early lineup turbulence has subsided and now the quartet of John Tyrell (guitars/programming), Joe Perumal…
