Educate Ebony

For the second to last episode of The Prog Edition, please welcome James Monteith (TesseracT) to the podcast! Incredible guitarist that he is, he chooses to talk about the first progressive album he heard as a teenager. It's a lovely full circle moment because it's an album by Dream Theater.

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You guys know Plini, right? Household name in the Australian prog scene? Well, he takes the mic to talk about a prog band and album he reckons you probably haven't heard of. Tune in.

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This episode on Educate Ebony, Ebony grabs hold of Michael Tronson from emerging prog rock band Voice Among The Many! If you like a hint of emo, and atmospheric bands such as Dead Letter Circus and Deftones, you might like these guys too. But the album he picks is from left field and it shaped the guitarist he is today. Listen in.

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Episode 10 of The Prog Edition features proggy genius, Jonty Czuchwiki. He is a captivating drummer with multiple projects on the go, a Masters student, and a huge fan of prog. Which album clicked with him when he was young and discovering prog? Listen and see.

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Let's go for a deep dive shall we? On this episode, Andrew Cooke (Wildheart) takes the teacher's chair (something he's very used to) to talk prog. Anyone up for Between The Buried And Me?

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I KNOW! I can't believe this happened either, but Jordan Rudess from the one and only DREAM THEATER guests on the podcast this episode! A legend talks about a legendary band. Listen in.

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Imagine young Ebony 10 years ago at uni and picking an elective called Progressive Rock. Let's talk to the lecturer who kicked off the love of prog. Please welcome pianist and composer Richard Chew!

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Class is lengthy this week! Bring your seat cushions and your notepad because Ted Furuhashi (Circles) drops some proggy golden nuggets. The album he chose is by a band who only just reunited after 15 years for some live shows, and they were slated as the next Silverchair. If you know, you know. If you don't, you should listen in.

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Who's horny for Thorny? You, I'll bet, so I managed to book in Thornhill's guitarist Ethan McCann to give a special lecture on his most influential prog album. Who's the band and the album he says is their magnum opus?

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Ahoy! Where are the Opeth fans? This episode's education is provided by Jim Grey from Caligula's Horse, and it's a bloody cracker. You want charisma? You got it. You want technical talk? You got it. You want an episode with the fog of covid brain hanging overhead? You got that too. It's good.

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I'll bet you were wondering when Reliqa - the incredible band who created the Educate Ebony intro - would grace the podcast. And here it is! Vocalist Monique Pym joins Ebony to talk about a very progressive band and album that still is extremely relevant today.

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Episode 2 of The Prog Edition sees some hefty proggy education. Just the way we like it. Please welcome Scott Kay of Voyager to the podcast! Are you ready to learn about a famous man named Devin?

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Educate Ebony is back for season 2! The Prog Edition kicks off with the one and only Ian Kenny from Karnivool. Yep, we're starting off strong here, not really sure if we can keep up this momentum, but it's fine. Which album left a mark on Kenny? Press play.

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For the final episode of Educate Ebony, The Metal Edition, SKYND takes centre stage! With her dark persona and true crime inspired music, she picks up the mic to educate Ebony on what metal album she thinks Ebony absolutely needs to hear. It's a Bring Me The Horizon album, but not the one you would expect.

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Ok guys, here it is—the second to last episode of The Metal Edition! And what a guest! Matthew K. Heafy of Trivium takes the mic to discuss the album that made him (and Trivium) who he is today. We're talking going back to the roots and having a real appreciation for melodic death metal. You know it sounds good.

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Let's get into some progressive metal, yeah? Episode 20 features Krys Smith from Melbourne metalcore band LUNE, and he picked the one album that he just can't get off his mind. They're extremely creative and this album is essential.

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It's time we dive into some graphic lyrics with Sam Dillon of sludge metal band Lo!. This episode Ebony discovers London from a brutal point of view as she learns about an album so violent and stark that the frontman didn't create another album with this band. Sound familiar? Click play and find out.

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It's another twofer! This episode Ebony is joined by Aiden 'Zov' Zovic and Jordan McQuitty from DREGG to talk about hardcore, metal, Limewire, nostalgia, and cats. They also talk about two essential albums as well, so let's revisit our youth shall we?

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