Grant Moon

Inspired by Tolkien at an early age, the Tennessean encountered prog when a punk friend handed over his suddenly unwanted record collection

When 50,000 Prog magazine readers voted on the band’s catalogue, the resulting chart contained a few surprises

Big Big Train, Gungfly and Beardfish man once wrote a term paper about the Hammond organ and went on to teach piano in a school

Celtic-themed Anam Cara – featuring guests Troy Donockley, Hayley Griffiths and Scott Higham – came about after a nudge from his record label and a question from his son

They met at college and watched each other’s careers develop as the decades pass – but Vai remains in awe of how much his friend’s playing has developed too

Multi-instrumentalist, who caught Canadian giants twice on final tour, once played alongside Alex Lifeson – and he’s hoping for a second date

Singer Guy Garvey and keyboardist Craig Potter chart their history from second-hand record collectors to art rock giants with big-name fans

Avantasia mastermind recalls being blown away by Geoff Tate’s vocals – and struggling to copy what he’d heard

Funded via the “Marillion Method,” the band’s 10th album was their strongest since the departure of Neal Morse eight years earlier

Guitarist lists his five of the best – and explains why they’re all from the 70s

While not living his “Canyon life,” American musician and producer’s prog world includes Rush, Frank Zappa, Roy Harper, Robert Wyatt and others

Heart-shaped guitars, Berklee music school and Frank Zappa – Steve Vai's had no ordinary career. Here are each of his albums, ranked from worst to best

Mr Big, Whom Gods Destroy and Sons of Apollo bassist once spent two weeks listening to nothing else

Now the dust has settled on Transatlantic’s long-awaited comeback, Roine Stolt is back with his main band, The Flower Kings and their new double album By Royal Decree

On their seventh studio album, Haken are ready to bust any pre-conceptions about where they might or might not fit musically.

The Manic Street Preachers vocalist discovered the genre via Rush, Floyd and Russian Circles – but fellow Welshmen’s 1976 album became his top choice on first listen

Singer has a soft spot for Tom Waits' melancholy first album and tree-hugger activities - and he’s in a band with his prog hero

Jane's Addiction's Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro on the things they did so that you didn't have to

Camel makes life easy, he can't get enough of Todd Rundgren and Yes continue to blow him away! Welcome to Hasse Forgerg's prog world!

His music teacher moved him on from Guns N’ Roses to the Mahavishnu Orchestra, and, armed with a book about prog, he never looked back

Former David Lee Roth guitarist and soundtrack composer learned a lot from Steve Howe, but prefers Rabin’s melodic and emotional output in and out of Yes

He’s released the first of two concept albums based on Joseph of the technicolour coat, and he has plenty more on his plate - but he can’t stop loving the energy when people come together to create music

He’s worked with Dream Theater, Sons of Apollo, Allan Holdsworth, Steve Lukather and many others – but Rick Wakeman and Keith Emerson remain among his heroes

With a successful crowd‑funding campaign and a star-studded solo album under his belt, Dave Kerzner’s finding his own voice in a New World.

The bassist has played with and dazzled rock and prog greats from The Who to Chick Corea, and her solo work is just as impressive as her musical CV.