Prog

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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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.

CARDIACS RETURN WITH A NEW TRIP • The beloved Brit art-proggers gather once more to finish long-lost album LSD.

ATOMIC ROOSTER ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM • Revived band promise a return to their roots.

RICK WAKEMAN DIGS DEEP INTO EMOTIONS • Melancholia is the keyboard virtuoso’s first-ever LP of self-composed instrumentals.

THE EMERALD DAWN SEE GREEN TWICE! • Cornish proggers release the first part of an environmentally-themed double LP.

CATE LE BON TO RETURN WITH SEVENTH ALBUM • Welsh musician is joined by guests including John Cale.

GAZPACHO BACK AFTER FIVE YEARS • The art-rockers’ original album plans were inadvertently scuppered by Hollywood.

SPRIGGAN MIST DAZZLE ON NEW LP • Pagan rockers announce new record deal for seventh album The Glare.

STEELEYE SPAN HIT THE ROAD FOR WINTER TOUR • The veteran also outfit swell their ranks with new member.

FAD GADGETS • Rhodri Marsden on three of the latest must-have gizmos currently putting the prog in progress.

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.

PROG IN BRIEF

SONECHKO • Square Wild’s Lucy Shevchuk taps into her inner darkness on a ghostly solo venture.

TRICKY

HIPOKAMP PROJECT • The ever-expanding Polish group have intensified with each new album and their next will be no exception.

PROG IN BRIEF

THE HARE AND HOOFE • Meet the atmospheric London quartet who struggle to be pigeonholed.

The prog top 30 albums

WIN! • HAWKWIND BOX SET!

Now our turn…

JACK O’ THE CLOCK • US avant-gardists discover the joys of the bassoon and more!

EDENSONG • New York proggers return with first studio album in almost a decade.

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.

The curious tale of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway on tour • Half-a-century ago, Genesis released their final album with Peter Gabriel. The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway received mixed reviews at the time and the shows that followed raised more than just a few eyebrows. To celebrate the release of the much-anticipated 50th-anniversary box set, Prog speaks to those who were there.

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