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Please welcome Scott LePage and Tim Henson from Polyphia to close out The Prog Edition! Ending on a serious high, we hear all about Polyphia's new album Remember That You Will Die, and what prog albums Scott and Tim say you need to hear.

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With their newest album, Datura, out in the world, Ebony catches up for her yearly chat with Boston Manor's vocalist, Henry Cox. We find out about the process of making an album that deals with dark and honest themes, creating an album around life events, and what the album's second part is going to look like next year.

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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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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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Now, everyone knows we're a little bit keen on Blood Command, especially since our very own Nikki Brumen joined the band and moved all the way to Norway basically forever. And with their album, Praise Armageddonism, coming out on July 1st, we just had to call up Nikki to have a bit of a chat!

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We've been onto DREGG for quite a while now, and the fellas are finally taking their innovative music and performances across Australia for their first ever headline tour! It's hard to describe DREGG's sound, but if you think of hardcore/metal/rap, you're almost there. 

Ebony caught up with vocalist Chris Mackertich to chat about how COVID messed up their plans once signing to Epitaph Records, how their art is all about self-expression, and how context is super important.

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Merry Christmas everyone, we managed to call up Karnivool's Ian Kenny for a chat! If you missed The Decade of Sound Awake Livestream event earlier this year, don't stress because you can now own your own Blu-ray copy. And if you need more Karnivool in your life, make sure you go listen to their new track 'All It Takes'. And if you still need more? Well, this interview is for you then.

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When Boston Manor surprise dropped their EP DESPERATE TIMES DESPERATE PLEASURES, oh man, who wasn't excited! Am I right? It comes about a year and a half after their album GLUE and is moody and moshy and just a great present as we emerge into the world on what is hopefully the other side of COVID-19.

Now, it took me a little while to call up frontman Henry Cox because of their American tour schedule, but we managed to squeeze in some time in between shows for a quick catch up!

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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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