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

Stick Men – Let’s THRAK Again

They continue to push forward without forgetting where they came from, and Let’s THRAK Again is another example of that balance.

Witchcraft – A Sinner’s Child

A Sinner’s Child feels like the closing chapter of the Idag era, a final page in that particular book before Witchcraft turns the page toward whatever lies ahead.

Iron Jinn – Zeitgeist on the Run

Zeitgeist on the Run is an unpredictable journey filled with unexpected twists, sinister overtones, and wonderful dynamics.

Ozric Tentacles – Harmonic Mind

Prepare yourself to embark on the strange, synth-heavy landscapes the band has unleashed in 2026, filled with geometric patterns, cosmic textures, psychedelic grooves, and a sense of otherworldly exploration.

Sweat – In Dreams

Head bang until the crack of dawn, because there’s more where that came from. Sweat’s In Dreams is the album to be on the lookout for.

Yeah Man, It’s Bloody Heavy!! Vol. 2

Here’s hoping there are many more lost recordings waiting in the vaults for another volume, because Yeah Man, It’s Bloody Heavy!! has proven that the underground history of heavy rock still has plenty of stories left to tell.

Moloken – Moloken

Moloken has delivered an immersive, intense experience that demands to be heard. If you are new to the band, this self-titled effort serves as the ultimate introduction.

The Night Eternal – Cold Velvet

It’s an ambitious, challenging, and completely out-of-this-world album that made me want to headbang at times and reminded me that metal is more than just a five-letter word.

Early Moods – Ready For The Grave

It’s brutal, immersive, and proudly noncommercial. Early Moods aren’t here to soften their sound or slip in a Disney‑style ‘I Want’ song. They’re here to deliver the real thing.

Green Carnation – A Dark Poem, Part III: The Messiah Complex

Green Carnation has brought the trilogy full circle, as it reaches a haunting peak while taking the listener into darker layers that continue to unveil themselves.

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.

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