Music
Prog
DREAM THEATER LIVE LP INCOMING
The LP celebrates Mike Portnoy's return to the band he formed 40 years ago.
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Issue 164
Prog
KARNIVOOL ARE BACK WITH FIRST NEW LP IN 13 YEARS
In Verses sees the light of day next February.
1 min |
Issue 164
Prog
Elegy In Sound
Prog's favourite dog whisperer Rick Wakeman has taken an unexpected path on his latest release, Melancholia. The virtuoso musician explains the inspiration behind his new piano album of originals and reveals his exciting plans for the English Rock Ensemble, which include a \"full-on\" prog record with a tribute to his old friend David Bowie.
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Issue 164
Prog
I Wanted To End Humanity!
It's the end of the world as we know it, but Arjen Lucassen feels fine. So fine, in fact, that he's written what's described as \"the soundtrack to humanity's final days\". Thirteen years after his last proper solo album, the Dutch polymath has gone apocalyptic on Songs No One Will Hear with a little inspiration from some of his favourite sci-fi-themed records. He tells Prog what he'll be doing when the asteroid hits and his future plans for Ayreon.
7 min |
Issue 164
Prog
SUEDE
Some of the more disparaging reviews of Suede's second album accused it of being pretentious, overblown and pompous.
2 min |
Issue 164
Prog
Sacred Sounds
Since her 2010 debut album, acclaimed composer and virtuoso cellist Jo Quail has demonstrated that the melancholic-sounding stringed instrument has a place beyond the realm of classical music and spooky movie scores. On her latest album, Notan, she strips her breathtaking and otherworldly sound back to its purest parts, and its orchestral companion is due next year. She tells Prog why less is sometimes more.
5 min |
Issue 164
Prog
THE WOOD DEMONS
If you go down to the woods today, be sure of a twig surprise...
2 min |
Issue 164
Prog
JESSICA MOSS
Fuelled by a burning social and political conscience, the Canadian violinist turns protest into music.
1 min |
Issue 164
Prog
"It's an honest, autobiographical album."
In a state of flux and floundering after the commercial flop of their first two albums, Supertramp were close to throwing in the towel in early 1973. Enter producer du jour Ken Scott, hired in a desperate attempt to harness the creative yin and yang of songwriters Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson. The result was Crime Of The Century, an album that changed everything, and set the group on the pathway to artistic longevity and blockbuster future success.
8 min |
Issue 164
Prog
CONNOR KAMINSKI
YouTube shredder teams up with Jordan Rudess and more on his debut.
2 min |
Issue 164
Prog
YES TO TOUR FRAGILE IN THE UK NEXT YEAR
They also revisit Fly From Here - Return Trip and hint at the release of new material.
2 min |
Issue 164
Prog
The Power of Three
Despite a musical pedigree that includes prog luminaries like Mostly Autumn, Riversea and Lee Abraham, Moon Halo remain relatively undiscovered. Following the release of Trichotomy, their third studio album, Prog caught up with Marc Atkinson, David Clements and lain Jennings to find out how their three-way creative collaboration works.
4 min |
Issue 163
Prog
Art Music
Robert Reed and Steve Balsamo's progressive electronic duo Chimpan A are back with their long-awaited third album, the teasingly-titled Music Is Art - Vol. 1. Comprising original material and some surprising cover versions, the doublelength record also includes a host of impressive musical guests. The pair discuss making big-sounding songs, fanboy moments in the studio and their plans to cast us all under the Chimp spell!
7 min |
Issue 163
Prog
Sending Signals
British prog rockers Ihlo are back with their longawaited second album. Legacy affirms their status as a force to be reckoned with and takes their synth-infused dynamic sound to a whole new level.
4 min |
Issue 163
Prog
Brave New Worlds
Nearly half a century after Jeff Wayne took a leap of faith with his Musical Version Of The War Of The Worlds, the US composer and lyricist returns to his best-known work with some deluxe new collectors' box sets. Prog catches up with him to discuss grand reimaginings, almost working with Peter Gabriel, and how AI could shape his future tours.
7 min |
Issue 163
Prog
Who Do You Think You Are?
On his latest solo album, Jakko M Jakszyk has embarked on a very personal journey after a period of self-doubt. Son Of Glen is a companion piece of sorts to his acclaimed memoir, Who's The Boy With The Lovely Hair?, on which he explores themes of identity and familial bonds. He tells Prog about \"the proggiest thing\" he's ever done and what the future might hold for King Crimson.
7 min |
Issue 163
Prog
RICK WAKEMAN DIGS DEEP INTO EMOTIONS
Melancholia is the keyboard virtuoso's first-ever LP of self-composed instrumentals.
2 min |
Issue 163
Prog
EDENSONG
New York proggers return with first studio album in almost a decade
2 min |
Issue 163
Prog
BE PROG! MY FRIEND READIES THEATRICS AND SURPRISES FOR THIS YEAR'S BARCELONA WEEKEND
The 2025 edition will feature headline sets from heavy hitters Tesseract and The Pineapple Thief.
2 min |
Issue 163
Prog
PROG FOR PEART
There's a moment when Forgotten Gods' Mark Cunningham sings Everybody's Hero – written about Neil Peart – and we're reminded that great live music truly transcends the mundane and touches the soul.
5 min |
Issue 163
Prog
GET ME OUT OF THE CAGE!
The curious tale of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway on tour
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MOGWAI
Few bands of Mogwai's vintage can base a quarter of their set on a brand-new album - in this case.
2 min |
Issue 163
Prog
THE HARE AND HOOFE
Meet the atmospheric London quartet who struggle to be pigeonholed.
2 min |
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Prog
ACE
Skunk Anansie's guitarist struggled to master their technique as a youth, but Rush left a profound effect on him - and also on his bandmates.
2 min |
Issue 163
Prog
Spirit Guide
Folk-proggers Kindred Spirit Band have teamed up with members of Gryphon, Stuckfish, Haze, Spriggan Mist and more on their seventh studio album. Bandleader Elaine Samuels tells Prog about the personal story that lies behind the conceptual The Journey Within, and the fantastical characters she conjured up to tell it.
5 min |
Issue 163
Prog
GAZPACHO BACK AFTER FIVE YEARS
The art-rockers' original album plans were inadvertently scuppered by Hollywood.
2 min |
Issue 163
Prog
Guided By The Light
Swedish proggers Gaupa have gone from five members to four, but it isn't holding them back. With new mini-album Fyr the group have started afresh - and as guitarist David Rosberg and bassist Erik Sävström tell Prog, change isn't always a bad thing.
5 min |
Issue 163
Prog
MARK PRITCHARD
The Thom Yorke collaborator and electronic musician discusses working with the Radiohead singer, their latest release Tall Tales and the genius of Gentle Giant.
4 min |
Issue 163
Prog
The Magic Number
Green Carnation first spoke about creating a three-album saga in the mid-2000s. Two decades later, the Norwegians are finally releasing the first chapter of their A Dark Poem series: The Shores Of Melancholia. Singer Kjetil Nordhus talks to Prog about the themes and backstory of their long-gestated trilogy.
5 min |
Issue 163
Prog
JACK O' THE CLOCK
US avant-gardists discover the joys of the bassoon and more!
2 min |