Long before Dream Theater or Tool fused prog and metal, Rush were serving up long, intricate, lyrically mind-bending songs that mixed heaviness with intelligence. In 2013, as the Canadian trio geared up for a reissue of their iconic 1976 concept album 2112, bassist and vocalist Geddy Lee looked back on the history of the band who helped invent progressive metal.
Geddy Lee has a knowing smile. We’re sitting in the lavish surrounds of a room at one of London’s more exclusive hotels. And the subject that’s come up is how Rush are continuing to influence succeeding generations of metal bands.
