Sifting share playthrough video for The Fifth Element
LA-based prog metallers Sifting released third album The Fifth Element in 2019
Jordan Blum hails from Philadelphia and has been writing about progressive rock and metal—among other genres—for over fifteen years. He's written books on Jethro Tull, Dream Theater, and Opeth. Outside of writing for Prog, he serves as the Associate Features Editor at PopMatters and a contributor to magazines such as Loudwire, Metal Injection, Kerrang!, Consequence of Sound, WhatCulture, and Ultimate Classic Rock. Beyond that, he holds an MFA in fiction, runs a creative arts journal called The Bookends Review, and teaches writing at several local colleges and universities.
