"The music’s pretty progressive, but it’s not Rush is it? It’s not exactly Dream Theater." TesseracT's journey to debut album One By Raziq Rauf published 22 March 25 How young UK prog metal quintet TesseracT introduced themselves to the world back in 2010...
“Effects companies know if they come up with a new effect that’s insanely expensive, there’s one band dumb enough to buy it – us”: How Trans-Siberian Orchestra take Christmas on the road beyond December By Raziq Rauf published 24 December 24 The seasonal theme was unintentional, and so was their focus on rock operas, but that didn’t stop “the world’s most famous unknown band” starting out with a 10-date, one-truck tour before selling a million tickets per road trip 15 years later
“In interviews they’d talk about Phil and Mike then say, ‘What have you been doing while these guys have been in the charts?’ It takes as long to make a record that’s not a success as it does to make one that is”: Tony Banks on his career outside Genesis By Raziq Rauf published 8 October 24 Keyboardist’s solo albums may not have reached the heady heights of his bandmates’ output – but he’s had a great time making “more progressive” music with artists of his own choosing, including Fish, Toyah and Nik Kershaw
“It took a minute to come around to the idea that I wanted to be in Evanescence again. I’ve been defined by it but it’s not the whole picture”: How Amy Lee reconnected with herself on Evanescence’s self-titled third album By Raziq Rauf published 29 September 24 Evanescence’s self-titled third album saw the band return after a long hiatur - but Amy Lee had to work out whether she wanted to continue with the band first
“I can’t look into myself and say why I stopped for that long. That’s too complicated. It was just a feeling I had”: When Roine Stolt brought back The Flower Kings via Banks Of Eden By Raziq Rauf published 18 June 24 He didn’t plan on taking a five-year break before the Swedish prog giants released their 11th album – but then, he didn’t really take a break at all
“We weren’t even talking for a while. Creatively it was just a mess. I didn’t like the scene we were part of and I wanted away from it all”: Where Primus went in 2000 and how they came back By Raziq Rauf published 22 April 24 Les Claypool brought his main band to London ahead of Green Naugahyde’s launch and revealed the tribulations he’d undergone in the 14 years since his previous visit
"I think of the band as a progressive band because, with every record, we’re evolving and changing." Coheed And Cambria and the Year Of The Black Rainbow By Raziq Rauf published 11 April 24 The story of Coheed And Cambria's 2010 album Year Of The Black Rainbow
“Even with our accessible songs we get pinned as bizarre and wrong. Somebody was writing about unicorns and centaurs in a review and I was like, ‘That was two records ago’”: Did Coheed And Cambria go too far up their own concept for some? By Raziq Rauf published 5 March 24 Claudio Sanchez knew his band’s sci-fi universe would turn certain people off, but there’s a reason he went there – and it’s definitely not self-indulgence
"Prog to me means taking something a step further." Joey Eppard on 3 and their Revisions album By Raziq Rauf published 27 October 23 Record labels and A&R men have come and gone, but the vision of 3’s mainman Joey Eppard remains strong. As the Woodstock proggers finally ready a new album of unreleased early material, he reveals his plans
Seconds Out! Touchstone and The Reasoning on tour By Raziq Rauf published 26 November 22 Back in 2012 young British prog hopes The Reasoning and Touchstone went out on tour together. It was a knockout!
The return of The Flower Kings and Banks Of Eden By Raziq Rauf published 18 June 22 In 2012 Swedish prog rock royalty The Flower Kings returned with their first new studio album in five years!
The making of The Pineapple Thief's Someone Here Is Missing By Raziq Rauf published 1 June 22 As The Pineapple Thief geared up to release eighth album Someone Here Is Missing Prog Magazine conducted our very first interview with the band
“F**k everything. That’s our anthem”: an interview with Suicide Silence’s Mitch Lucker By Raziq Rauf published 1 November 20
Wes Borland: 10 albums that changed my life By Raziq Rauf last updated 26 July 20 This is what the inside of Wes Borland’s head sounds like
Between The Buried And Me at El Rey Theater, Los Angeles - live review By Raziq Rauf published 11 November 17 Not yet rated BTBAM celebrate the 10th anniversary of Colors in style
Yestival at Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles - live review By Raziq Rauf published 2 October 17 Not yet rated Steve Howe et al revisit Yes' early years at 2017's Yestival with special guests Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy and Todd Rundgren
Tool in California - live review By Raziq Rauf published 22 July 17 Not yet rated Tool and Primus go head-to-head in a battle of the proggiest in San Bernardino
Roger Waters in Los Angeles - live review By Raziq Rauf published 21 July 17 Not yet rated Wish you were here? Waters wows LA on the summer solstice
The Webb Allstars live review - The Baked Potato, California By Raziq Rauf published 16 February 17 Not yet rated Tool's Danny Carey joins Doug Webb for their monthly jazz experiment
How Evanescence Came Back From The Brink By Raziq Rauf published 4 October 16 They'd sold 20 million albums while still in their teens, but after a self-enforced five year hiatus, just how did Evanescence make the long journey back?
Mastodon Live At The Hollywood Palladium By Raziq Rauf published 26 June 15 Not yet rated "In plaid shirts, tight jeans and ridiculous beards, Mastodon are the incredibly cool uncles who never quite told you what they did for a job.”
LIVE: Mastodon/ Clutch/Graveyard By Raziq Rauf published 15 May 15 Not yet rated Heavy triple-header hits Hollywood.
Bring The Noise By Raziq Rauf published 2 January 15 Between The Buried And Me’s frontman Tommy Rogers is back with his second solo album under the moniker Thomas Giles. Written on the road, Modern Noise is eclectic and experimental.
Animals As Leaders: The Joy Of Motion By Raziq Rauf published 23 April 14 The insanely talented musicians gallop ahead of the herd.
Dream Theater: Black Clouds & Silver Linings By Raziq Rauf published 7 April 14 Dream Theater's 10th album and the last to feature Mike Portnoy…
