The Inquisition Proves Progressive Rock Is Not Dead

By Mike Greenblatt
The Inquisition

Punk didn’t kill Prog. The Inquisition comes out of Hackettstown in Warren County. They grew up wearing out their Pink Floyd, Genesis and Porcupine Tree albums. Now they have an album of their own called The Magi of Kent Act #1: Turn Of The Tide. It’s all about corruption and ambiguous intentions. Feel free to call it a fantasy rock-opera.

Drummer-Vocalist Tobias Stearns wrote, recorded and produced. He’s already working on Act #2. He, along with bassist Benjamin Coto and lead guitarist Julian Patterson, lead a larger ensemble which includes sax, electric violin, piano, organ and tin whistle. Onstage, they go all out, complete with light show amid a full costumed theatrical production.  They will be presenting this glorious stagecraft live March 15 at Grace Church in Netcong, Morris County, at 7:00. Word has it the presentation will be festooned with an expanded horn section, actors, narrators and percolating percussion. They are even expected to unveil their follow-up album—already completed, The Sons of Abaddon.

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Mike Greenblatt

MIKE GREENBLATT has been writing for Goldmine magazine and New Jersey's Aquarian Weekly for more than 35 years. His writing subjects fill the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

He's interviewed Joe Cocker, Graham Nash, David Crosby, Carlos Santana, Bruce Springsteen, Paul McCartney, Johnny Cash, and members of The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He was 18 when he attended Woodstock in 1969.

In addition to writing about music, Greenblatt has worked on publicity campaigns for The Animals, Pat Benatar, Johnny Winter, Tommy James and Richard Branson, among others. He is currently the editor of The Jersey Sound.

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