Since its arrival at the tail end of the 60s progressive rock has offered the world some of the most fascinating music ever heard, in varying guises over the years. Prog magazine brings you the stories behind the people who create these astounding sounds and amazing music, be they the classic originators such as Genesis, Pink Floyd and Yes, to the 80s revivalists such as Marillion and IQ, all the way through to those musicians today who have done so much to help rejuvenate the genre such as Muse, Radiohead, Steven Wilson, Opeth and Anathema. In depth and behind the scenes stories of classic albums and tours sit side by side with widespread coverage of what‘s happening at today’s cutting edge of progressive music.
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NEAL MORSE AND THE RESONANCE FOLLOW THE RIVER • The band embrace complexity on an ambitious second album exploring faith, failure and perseverance.
AIRBAG AT THE READY FOR ACTION • Bjørn Riis wraps his latest solo trilogy and Airbag announce winter tour dates.
BOSS KELOID GO HARD ON THEMSELVES ON NEW LP • The quartet embrace a challenging new writing angle.
CREDO RETURN FROM EXTENDED ABSENCE • Double album sees prog veterans wrestle with the complexities of modern life.
TWO CRIMSON KINGS TO BE REVISITED • New releases celebrate the legacies of Greg Lake and John Wetton.
GANDALF’S FIST ENTER THE COLD DARK WOODS • Prog adventurers return with a wintry tale.
GENTLE GIANT REVISIT US GIGS • The band’s American adventures are enhanced by freshly discovered recordings.
GIANT SKY TO CONCLUDE TRILOGY • Soup multi-instrumentalist takes a stance to fight back against the machines.
WEEND’Ô HARNESS MANGA INFLUENCES ON NEW ALBUM • The French proggers embrace fantasy and electricity.
FAD GADGETS • Rhodri Marsden on three of the latest must-have gizmos currently putting the prog in progress.
TOM HODGES • Now blowing up a storm for R&B rabble-rousers Jim Jones All Stars, the saxophonist had his mind blown by Jeff Wayne’s milestone epic.
CHANGING PLACES IN THE FIRE • Venezuelan emigrants explore loss, longing and exile through prog and post-metal.
KENDRICK LAMAR • TO PIMP A BUTTERFLY (Aftermath, 2015)
SIGNATURE BREW • Live booker Jordan Harris is building a new home for your favourite music with the Hackney Prog Fest.
SPLINK • Kent-based quartet ditch the rulebook and trust the music instead.
US, THEM & YOU • What got us all grooving this month…
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MARLEY DAVIDSON • Accidental Scottish prog favourite winning over listeners and audiences.
EYRE LLEW • Nottingham-based ambient rockers have earned those comparisons to Sigur Rós.
CHELSEA WOLFE • Dark prog singer-songwriter on finally finding her true self, honing her craft and going back to basics on her new album.
You’ll Never Leave • When Steven Wilson announced his new solo album, Requiem For A Village, we had many questions. What did it sound like? Was it prog? Was it a thematic sequel to last year’s The Overview? In a brand-new interview, the musical polymath answers all these queries and more as we explore the myths and legends that surround his unsettling soundtrack to a fictional village with a dark secret and an intriguing cast.
THE TRACKS OF HIS TEARS • With the release of Tears In Time, his 37th solo album, Peter Hammill reaffirms his position as one of prog’s elder statesmen while continuing to produce thoughtful, challenging and idiosyncratic music. But while this latest collection...