Holly Wright

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

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Swallow The Sun Discuss The Story Behind Their Ambitious Triple Album

By Holly Wright published

Their melancholy doom tones mark Swallow The Sun out as Nordic noisemongers, but with Rush and Marillion as big influences, the Finnish band’s latest creates a wintery soundscape to explore.

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Panic Room: Live In London

By Holly Wright published

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Welsh proggers wow the crowd with electric and acoustic sets.

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Rendezvous Point: Solar Storm

By Holly Wright published

Explosive experimentalism with a Nordic pedigree

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Make Me A Donut: Bright Side

By Holly Wright published

Djenty Swiss mentalists with some holes left to fill

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Earthside: A Dream In Static

By Holly Wright published

Progressive newbies gather friends in high places

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Devin Townsend / Versechorusverse

By Holly Wright published

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Canada’s cosmic conjurer strips down

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Enslaved / Grand Magus / De Profundis

By Holly Wright published

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Voyagers journey between fun and fury

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Gentlemans Pistols: Hustler's Row

By Holly Wright published

Leeds rockers get steered deeper into the past

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The Heretic Order: All Hail The Order

By Holly Wright published

Breed 77 exiles make a pact with the Devil

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Between The Buried And Me / Haken

By Holly Wright published

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Prog metal aficionados whip up a landslide

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Alfahanne: Blod Eld Alfa

By Holly Wright published

Swedish outlaws break through the genre boundaries

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Huntress: Static

By Holly Wright published

California’s witchy retro rockers hit the wrong note

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Horisont: Odyssey

By Holly Wright published

A mutation in the Swedish retro gene pool

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Halestorm

By Holly Wright published

Lzzy Hale snatches victory from mediocrity

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Live: Heights In London

By Holly Wright published

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TesseracT side-project headline this impressive bill of modern progressive bands.

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Ghost: Meliora

By Holly Wright published

Satanic Swedes invoke ecclesiastical ecstasy

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Evra: Lightbearer

By Holly Wright published

Opposites attract for pace-shifting Danish bruisers

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Dragonforce: In The Line Of Fire DVD

By Holly Wright published

Power metal speed merchants go big in Japan

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Unsafe: Enter Dark Places

By Holly Wright published

Gallic groove metallers show a touch of finesse

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Gus G: Brand New Revolution

By Holly Wright published

Ozzy’s axeman gets back inside the spotlight

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Switchblade Jesus: Switchblade Jesus

By Holly Wright published

Beer-fuelled Southern rockers play it straight

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Deadly Circus Fire: The Hydra's Tailor

By Holly Wright published

London’s progressive metallers sharpen up their act

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Ribozyme: Grinding Tune

By Holly Wright published

Progressive Nordic rockers measure out the pleasure

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The Great Discord: Duende

By Holly Wright published

Synapse-frying French troupe live up to their moniker

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Von Hertzen Brothers: Prog me

By Holly Wright published

Five things that rock our prog stars’ worlds…

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