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The co-founding Styx singer and keyboardist on his prog influences, why he hired a woman to shout at his kids – and why he doesn’t care if he isn’t remembered

Long-awaited cuts from Pink Floyd, Genesis, Rush, Mike Oldfield and many more got the deluxe treatment over the past 12 months. Is your favourite on our list?

With major A-list anniversaries, overlooked landmark works and everything in between, the past 12 months haven’t been lacking in quality nostalgia and deluxe editions

With one big single, and a little help from an Iron Maiden tour, the Brummie underdogs found their footing across the pond

Think the late Chris Rea was just the guy who wrote Driving Home For Christmas? Think again

2025 might have been the year we said goodbye to Black Sabbath, but these 10 albums prove their influence still looms large

Musicians who travelled up to the great gig in the sky in 2025 include Ozzy Osbourne, Brian Wilson, Ace Frehley, Sly Stone, Marianne Faithfull and many more

The prog genre has enjoyed an incredible year in 2025. Here are our top 50 albums of the past 12 months – did your favourite make the cut?

How Dire Straits went from the pubs of London to become one of the biggest bands of the 1980s

One year after their singer was sued by his ex-bandmates, Ghost regrouped and released a song which catapulted them to the next level