Contributed by Bradley Dixon

Aaron Pollard, keyboardist and vocalist for Perth progressive rock band Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving, seems to delight in making life in the studio difficult for his bandmates. Read more

Contributed by Bradley Dixon

Tom Binetter is a guitarist in sleepmakeswaves, a Sydney band with unprecedented global appeal. He discusses with OzProg their imminent appearance at Melbourne's Prog Fest and releasing a split CD with Perth friends Tangled Thoughts Of Leaving. Read more

Contributed by Gary Dickson

In part two of this two-part interview series, Ne Obliviscaris' lead vocalist and violinist talks to Gary Dickson about ventures apart from his involvement with the band. Read more

Contributed by Gary Dickson

Celebrated Melbourne extreme metal band Ne Obliviscaris made their triumphant return this month following a very long winter without a lead guitarist. The band haven't been idle though and are gearing up for a very busy summer, according to violinist and vocalist Tim Charles. Read more

Contributed by Gary Dickson

For Narooma-raised trio Haydn, James and Matt, forming Calling All Cars was inevitable. "When you grow up in a small New South Wales town," drummer James Ing explains, "there's not much to do but ride motorbikes and form bands." Read more

Contributed by Bradley Dixon

Melbourne cinematic rock band A State Of Flux have been quietly developing their sound and their impressive live show for years around Melbourne, but with new single "Surface Tension" on its way out of the nest, they're finally ready to take things national. Read more

Contributed by Bradley Dixon

For a band that blends the depth and atmosphere of Porcupine Tree and the hard rock crunch of Cog, Melbourne's Sleep Parade would have been unlucky to miss out on the prized support slot for Porcupine Tree's Tour of a Blank Planet through Australia or Cog's nationwide jaunt in promotion of Sharing Space. As luck would have it they snared both, and as bassist James Livesy reveals, couldn't be happier about it. Read more

Contributed by Michael Gagen

Not a band to dilute their musical messages, the mighty Dutch progressive metal act Textures have entirely self produced their three album discography including their new record, 2008's Silhouettes. Every aspect of the album has been entirely handled by the six members with no need for an external producer. Impressive. Read more

Contributed by Bradley Dixon

Bushido have lived the lives of ten bands, with break-ups, rumoured break-ups, MySpace deletion, and all manner of other trials and tribulations, not to mention the usual shit associated with being in a band. But ahead of their tour with the all-conquering Sleep Parade, they're looking nowhere but straight ahead. Read more

Contributed by Bradley Dixon

Sydney could be described as the city of electro/indie, but guitarist Dom Alessio of new-prog band Paper Champion believes that could all change. With a new single about to be released and a prized spot on this week's Come Together festival, Alessio answered some of OzProg's questions about the future of heavy music in Sydney and Paper Champion's place therein. Read more