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In this issue

STEVEN WILSON
“This is not just music for old geezers.
This is music that transcends”

GENESIS
Peter Gabriel and Steve Hackett on the “heart warming love” for The Lamb…

DAVID GILMOUR
Why the Pink Floyd man is still top of the progs

MARILLION
“We’ve gone from 150 ideas down to 16 for the new album”

RUSH
The upcoming tour. Why it’s happening and what we can expect

THE NEAL MORSE BAND ARE BACK WITH NEW CONCEPT ALBUM

Featuring the return of drummer Mike Portnoy, the 71-minute epic explores belonging, faith and renewal.

2 mins

HAWKWIND DEBUT ALBUM REMASTERED FOR BOX SET

The package includes remixes, live tracks and rarities.

1 mins

ALSO EDEN TO RELEASE THREE EPS

Spread across the year, the band's new releases coincide with 2026 live dates.

1 mins

HEN OGLEDD ANNOUNCE RELEASE OF THIRD LP

The folk-prog collective explore contemporary crises.

1 mins

NEW LP FROM GALASPHERE 347

Star-studded line up includes members of White Willow, Airbag, IQ and others.

1 mins

BE PROG! MY FRIEND ANNOUNCES LINE-UP

Soen and The Ocean will headline the 2026 edition of the Barcelona-based festival.

1 mins

NEW DEVIATIONS FROM GENRE-SMASHERS ULVER

The Norwegian collective switch from synthpop to ambient.

1 mins

GAZPACHO CONFIRM 2026 TOUR DATES

The sextet will play their first UK show in four years in April.

1 mins

THE BLACKHEART ORCHESTRA NEW LP

Arctic Deep Sea Diving will explore adventurous areas this spring.

1 mins

AARON BOND

Arriving late to the party, the When Rivers Meet guitarist shares his love of latterday

2 mins

HÄLLAS

Scandi retro-proggers find musical inspiration in unexpected places.

2 mins

JENNY SORRENTI

Italian prog singer returns with a bold new chapter of a project that began over 50 years ago.

1 mins

BIFFY CLYRO

INFINITY LAND

2 mins

CONFIRMATION BIAS

Former Rush tribute act embrace the slow-fermentation process of their debut.

2 mins

SISTER RAY DAVIES

Alabama shoegaze duo head seek inspiration in the North Sea.

2 mins

LORELLE MEETS THE OBSOLETE

Mexican pair dety categorisation with groovy, electro-infused psych rock.

2 mins

STEVEN WILSON THE OVERVIEW FICTION

Steven Wilson returned to his progressive rock roots in 2025 with an epic two-track concept album and a wow-factor tour. Somehow, he even managed to find the time to remix Pink Floyd and a whole host of other rock and pop icons, too.

6 mins

PROGROCK.COM'S Essentials

At a time when progressive rock labels seem to be closing faster than they are opening, this indie is going from strength to strength. Owners Mark and Rayna Monforti take a moment to draw breath and reflect on their 2025 successes.

4 mins

Steve Rothery

Marillion guitarist Steve Rothery embraced his more electronic side this year with Bioscope, his soundscape project with Tangerine Dream's Thorsten Quaeschning. But he's not ditching the day job: work is well underway on Marillion's next studio album, and there's his long-awaited collaboration with a certain Mr Hackett still to come.

7 mins

David Gilmour

Last year, the former Pink Floyd leader surprised us all with his first solo album in nine years. This year, he wowed us again with The Luck And Strange Concerts and Live At The Circus Maximus. Here are 10 reasons why David Gilmour was top of the progs in 2025.

4 mins

Steeleye Span

Fifty-six years on and still going strong; Steeleye Span released their first album this decade in 2025. Conflict was a record of our times and contained a mix of original material and reworked traditional songs. Longtime vocalist Maddy Prior explains the story behind it and how she came to unleash her inner Tom Waits.

7 mins

Yes

Ever-busy Yes guitarist Steve Howe discusses the band's recent US tour and plans for 2026, as well as his own upcoming solo releases.

7 mins

Solent Area Prog

Celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2026, the live music promotions company led by Geoff Tucker has helped put Southampton on the prog map, and bring an even more eclectic mix of music to its largest independent grassroots music venue, The 1865. We caught up with the accidental promoter to discover why the British port city is rocking the prog boat.

4 mins

EBB

Since they drifted into our world a few years ago, EBB have gone from strength to strength and on their hotly anticipated second album, The Mirror, the Scotland-based collective have flexed their muscles even further.

6 mins

Rush

“Geddy said from the stage [in 2015], how they’d see us down the road some day. And now, before we even know it, that day will be here again.”

5 mins

Future Times: 2026 Preview

Buckle up because 2026 is shaping up to be one helluva ride. We take a look into the prog crystal ball and find out what live releases, reissues and shows are expected in the next 12 months.

7 mins

MARTIN BARRE

Every month we get inside the mind of one of the biggest names in music. This issue it's Martin Barre. From the shy kid who learned music to avoid having to ask girls to dance, he conquered the world with Jethro Tull, a band that sold out the Los Angeles Forum five nights in a row in 1975, shifting some 100,000 tickets in the process. The guitarist reflects on not letting fame go to his head, his guilt at staying with Ian Anderson in Tull at the start of the 1980s, and his enduring hunger for new music with the Martin Barre Band.

10+ mins

BIG BIG TRAIN

British prog classicists honour absent friends, look to the past and forge a new future with their very first narrative concept album.

3 mins

MOON SAFARI

It was only two weeks ago that the promoters had to shift a prog gig by Germans RPWL upstairs at this venue, such was the demand for tickets, and tonight, Swedes Moon Safari are probably knocking on the door of something similar. It's busy here; not uncomfortably packed, but it's getting there. And while tales of gigs being cancelled due to poor ticket sales are rife these days, both these London Prog Gigs shows provide a crumb of comfort.

3 mins

JUSTIN HAYWARD

The opening of the heavens and a sudden downpour over London do nothing to deter the fans who fill the sold-out Cadogan Hall.

3 mins

PUBLIC SERVICE BROADCASTING

The mid-century brutalism of London's Barbican Centre was made for Public Service Broadcasting. Its concrete 70s modernism, which seemed so painfully dated a couple of decades ago, now feels relevant and contemporary a celebration of yesterday's future that now seems rather quaint. And celebrating the past in a retro-futuristic manner is something that Public Service Broadcasting do exceptionally well. With a string of UK Top 10 albums, and, lest we forget, two Top 30 singles behind them, they seem to forever be on the cusp of getting much bigger.

2 mins

GONG

You're probably the youngest two people in here,\" a gentleman behind Prog explains to his son and girlfriend accompanying him, not, you'd have thought, unreasonably.

2 mins

BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD

Black Country, New Road have always been full of surprises. When frontman Isaac Wood bowed out days before the release of their second album, Ants From Up There, most groups would’ve found a new singer or simply folded.

2 mins

JORDAN RUDESS (DREAM THEATER)

The great and good of progressive music give us a glimpse into their prog worlds.

3 mins

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Prog Magazine Description:

Publisher: Future

Category: Music

Language: English

Frequency: Monthly

Prog is an international magazine devoted to progressive music in all its guises. From the classic pioneers of the 70s through the 80s Marillion-helmed revival, to the impact of the likes of Radiohead and Muse in the 90s and today’s vibrant and ever-developing scene spearheaded by the likes of Steven Wilson, Opeth and Anathema. With our strong network of contacts the magazine gets behind the big stories of yesteryear and brings you the best coverage of what’s happening today with exclusive and informative interviews. The website brings you all the latest news from the world of prog. Astounding sounds from amazing, intelligent and thought-provoking music.