Zachary Nathanson

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I’m a freelance writer/blogger that started doing reviews nine years ago. I’m a fan of Hard Rock, Progressive Rock, Heavy Metal, and Jazz Rock. Also a musician for 20 years. Music has been my friend since listening to the Beatles when I was a little boy. It wasn’t until I discovered Pink Floyd 20 years ago and it changed my life. Geek also, but the Progressive genre has still kept me going from day one. And there’s no stop sign for me. I also have a blog site in which I also do reviews since 2008 entitled, Music from the Other Side of the Room.

Articles by Zachary Nathanson

Brand X – Theory of Nothing: Recorded Live 1977

Theory of Nothing is more than an archival release, it’s a revelation. Brand X didn’t just play fusion, they detonated it.

Black Oak Arkansas – When Electricity Came to Arkansas, Vol. 1 (1971-1973)

Their fusion of country grit, blues swagger, proto‑metal energy, and theatrical bravado helped shape the future of American rock. Revisiting these albums isn’t nostalgia; it’s rediscovery.

Kevin Ayers – Where Do The Stars End: The Recordings 1974-1980

This box set doesn’t just preserve that story; it lets you live inside it.

Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats – Shapes of Midnight

Shapes of Midnight is one of their boldest and most adventurous releases, showing just how far this band can push its sound without backing down.

Atomic Rooster – Friday the 13th: BBC Sessions 1970-1981

Across seven studio albums released between 1970 and 1983, it becomes clear just how far ahead of their time they were, even as they frequently remained under the radar.

Jordsjø – Pestkrønikene

Pestkrønikene is a beautiful, strange, and sometimes ferocious journey through folk mysticism, psychedelic textures, and 1970s-inspired progressive rock.

Lonely Robot – An Ending

An Ending is more than simply an outstanding progressive rock album, it is a deeply moving farewell to one of the genre’s most compelling concept stories.

Bellbird – The Call

This is an energetic, powerful, and exploratory album that refuses to play it safe.

Tokyo Blade – Hoist the Colours High

This captures everything that made the NWOBHM movement so exciting, towering twin-guitar harmonies, memorable hooks, thunderous rhythms, and enough fist-pumping energy to shake the walls.

Tim Morse – The Fourth Crossing

From the listener’s perspective, it’s an immersive and rewarding journey through cosmic landscapes, retro-futuristic imagination, and symphonic grandeur.

The Anchoress – As We Once Were

As We Once Were is not just another chapter in The Anchoress’ story. It is a statement of where Catherine Davies has been, who she has become, and where she intends to go next.

Steve Hackett & Steve Rothery – The Roaring Waves

The Roaring Waves is more than just a fantastic record. It captures the many moods and atmospheres of the sea while offering the adventure of a lifetime through the musical vision of Steve Hackett and Steve Rothery.

Echoes of the Past: Angel – Helluva Band

Angel weren’t just ahead of their time; they were building a world, a mythology, a sound that still feels fresh fifty years later. Step inside, drop the needle, and let the adventure begin.

Oh Hiroshima – And The Dead Tree Gives No Shelter

It stands as one of the band’s most immersive and accomplished works to date, further cementing their place among the most compelling voices in modern post-rock.

Sabaton – Legends

With every spin, Sabaton’s passion for history becomes more immersive, inviting listeners to dig deeper into the stories behind the music.

John Carpenter – Cathedral

The result is remarkably vivid. Listening to the album feels like stepping directly into its gothic world, where towering architecture, oppressive darkness, and bursts of overwhelming sonic force immerse you in every moment.

The Fierce and the Dead – Regional Theatre

It’s fearless, ambitious, and uncompromising, qualities that have always defined The Fierce and the Dead, but which feel more refined and confident here than ever before.

Frolic – Legacies of Cybernetica

While the mainstream keeps chasing trends and algorithms, Frolic are busy sharpening their riffs, pushing their musicianship, and proving that passion will always crush corporate mediocrity.

Gozu – VI

Crank this one up to 11, let the walls shake, and prepare to wonder why it took you so long to discover Gozu in the first place.

David Torn – Now I Imagine a Place Not the Same

Whether it moves you immediately or slowly reveals itself over time, Now I Imagine a Place Not the Same is a challenge, but a worthy one.

Echoes of the Past: Ten Years After – Cricklewood Green (2026 Deluxe Edition)

It’s an album where the blues is stretched, bent, electrified, and pushed into something bigger, stranger, and more ambitious without ever losing its grit.

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