
Holly Wright
With over 10 years’ experience writing for Metal Hammer and Prog, Holly has reviewed and interviewed a wealth of progressively-inclined noise mongers from around the world. A fearless voyager to the far sides of metal Holly loves nothing more than to check out London’s gig scene, from power to folk and a lot in between. When she’s not rocking out Holly enjoys being a mum to her daughter Violet and working as a high-flying marketer in the Big Smoke.
Latest articles by Holly Wright

Steak - No God To Save album review
By Holly Wright published
London’s stoner rockers put their riffs on to simmer

Carach Angren - Dance And Laugh Amongst The Rotten album review
By Holly Wright published
Dastardly Dutch storytellers cast a new symphonic spell

Grand Magnus and Planet Of Zeus at the Underworld, London - live review
By Holly Wright published
Not yet ratedSwedes of steel stir up a Sunday crowd

Earth Electric - Vol.1: Solar album review
By Holly Wright published
Mayhem’s former axeman shifts to a new, progressive path

Uneven Structure: Why the metallers turned to prog for album number two
By Holly Wright published
Eager to stay ahead of the curve, Uneven Structure are going proggier and more atmospheric on their long-awaited second album – and that’s part of the reason why it took so long...

Devin Townsend at Hammersmith Apollo, London - live review
By Holly Wright published
Not yet ratedTesseracT and Leprous join Devin Townsend for a banquet of the finest prog metal

Voyager - Ghost Mile album review
By Holly Wright published
Not yet ratedTech prog Aussies enter the New Romantic age with a crowdfunded sixth

Children Of Bodom at Shepherd's Bush Empire, London - live review
By Holly Wright published
Not yet ratedFinnish shred kings revitalise their roots

Togetherfest at The Electric Ballroom, London - live review
By Holly Wright published
Not yet ratedHardcore heavies charge the spirit of unity

Emmure - Look At Yourself album review
By Holly Wright published
Frankie Palmeri and his new crew go back on the offence

The Outer Limits: How prog are Epica?
By Holly Wright published
They’ve worked with 70-piece choirs and classical orchestras, and they beautifully bridge the musical worlds of heavy and symphonic. So now we have to ask: how prog are Epica?

Troubled Horse - Revolution On Repeat album review
By Holly Wright published
Swedish retro-rockers take the scenic route

Lecherous Gaze - One Fifteen album review
By Holly Wright published
Hard-riffing West Coast reprobates learn to evade the fuzz

Meshuggah live review - The Forum, London
By Holly Wright published
Not yet ratedPolyrhythms, intensity and laser lights: Meshuggah bring their live experience to the capital

How Pain Of Salvation turned their terrifying struggle into In The Passing Light Of Day
By Holly Wright published
After contracting a rare flesh-eating virus, Pain Of Salvation's Daniel Gildenlöw thought his life was over, never mind his career. In 2017, he told Prog how he fought through it and turned that pain into a stunning album

Opeth live review - Wembley Arena, London
By Holly Wright published
Not yet ratedOpeth head to London to celebrate their newest endeavour, plus take a plunge into the past

Red Mesa & Snaggletooth - The Second Coming Of Heavy Series Vol 4 album review
By Holly Wright published
Stoner doom alliance wears its art on its sleeve

Aphyxion - Aftermath album review
By Holly Wright published
Young Danes take their place on the tech-death ladder

Hornss – Telepath album review
By Holly Wright published
Desert rockers Hornss provide their own musical irrigation with new album

Limelight: Voices From The Fuselage
By Holly Wright published
Voices From The Fuselage - the prog rockers with a former TesseracT frontman unleash their debut album.

Intronaut live in London - review
By Holly Wright published
Not yet ratedWhile they might have been unexpected stage buddies, turns out Intronaut and The Shining make excellent proggy bedfellows...

Monolith Wielder album review – Monolith Wielder
By Holly Wright published
Beer-guzzling good-time vibes from the heart of Steel City

Soilwork live review – London, Underworld
By Holly Wright published
Not yet ratedMelodeath mavens Soilworl offer a call to arms live in London
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