Even if you’re not a fan of Progressive Metal, you have to admit that when bands from that particular genre commit to an idea, they tend to go hard. Whether it’s a visual aesthetic, a musical direction, or an overall concept, there’s simply no room for half-measures. Some change with every album while others like Texan duo Sallow Moth have used every studio release to create, expand, and evolve their own unique and invariably bewildering universe.
Morgan Y. Evans – photo credit Elizabeth “Lizzie” Gomez DaPena
Morgan Y. Evans is a nonbinary musician, activist, and writer from Woodstock, NY who has been in the scene since 1993. They live in SoCal now and record as Walking Bombs, an ongoing musical project based on solo songs and/or collaborations which has included team-ups with folx as varied as Garry Brents of Gonemage, industrial pop duo VOWWS, Lis from Filth Is Eternal, Gridfailure, and Jørgen Munkeby of Shining/Emperor (to name a few). Continue reading