Rich Wilson is a UK based freelance rock writer, contributing feature articles and reviews since 1998 to such publications as Classic Rock magazine, Metal Hammer, Record Collector, Rock Hard, Record Buyer, Discoveries, This Is Rock , Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music and of late Classic Rock Presents Prog. He is also the author of the Authorized Biography Of Dream Theater, entitled "Lifting Shadows," released in November 2007. A second edition of "Lifting Shadows" was released in late 2009 with a paperback version set for a summer 2010 release.