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How Ghost Of Perdition became the defining Opeth anthem
By Matt Mills published
Opeth might've ditched the concept record idea for Ghost Reveries, but Ghost Of Perdition still tells a story

Barclay James Harvest probably wouldn’t have made North if Woolly Wolstenholme hadn’t died
By Rachel Mann published
John Lees didn’t want to write or sing any more songs. But he rediscovered an enjoyable process with the 21st-century line-up of his band, ending a 14-year wait for new music in 2013

How Andy Summers and Robert Fripp collaborated with remarkable ease in the 80s
By Rob Hughes published
When the Police and King Crimson men got together, the result was two well-received albums and a stack of forgotten material – finally released – that they can’t believe wasn’t used in the 80s

“As I grew, hopefully my writing was growing too”: Five great Al Di Meola albums
By Grant Moon published
From fruitful fusion forays to gentle world acoustica, the revered guitarist has covered a lot of ground since joining Return To Forever at the age of 20

Voivod didn’t try to invent prog metal. They just tried to be like Van der Graaf Generator
By Malcolm Dome published
Drummer Away recalls the Canadian outfit’s rapid transition from thrash over the course of their first four albums

Great new prog you must hear from Karnivool, Nad Sylvan, Sonechko and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week
By Jerry Ewing published
Cool new proggy sounds from Moundrag, Barrens, Royal Sorrow, Hemelbestormer and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

“After King Crimson ended there was inertia”: Jakko Jakszyk’s return with Son Of Glen
By Dave Everley published
The guitarist/vocalist found his way back to music with help from his partner Louise Patricia Crane. Now he has several projects brewing, including Crimson-related material

Chris Squire’s greatest musical moments, by bandmates, friends and fans
By David West published
Members of Yes, King Crimson, Gentle Giant, and later-generation musicians are among 30 artists who choose their favourite performances to mark a decade since the bass powerhouse’s death

Billy Sherwood’s journey to Yes started with the wayward World Trade
By Dave Ling published
By the time he reunited his 80s group for third album Unify, he’d replaced Chris Squire and started fronting Asia. None of it would have happened without Toto and Gentle Giant

Black Country, New Road battled steep odds to make Forever Howlong - but they won
By Jeremy Allen published
Line-up changes, cancelled tours, shyness, outside commitments left the Canterbury crew with no option but to gamble on their future. Their third studio album proves they won

How Jon Anderson and Roine Stolt made Invention Of Knowledge
By Chris Roberts published
The former Yes vocalist and the Flower Kings leader spent two years creating and fine-tuning a record designed to be an in-depth experience – and surprised even themselves

Dan Hawkins hates how The Darkness treated Ian Anderson
By Julian Marszalek published
Guitarist says one of the worst days of his life came when a song featuring the Jethro Tull leader was dropped from their 2012 comeback album

Peter Gabriel, Robert Fripp, Sandy Denny, Phil Collins and the novelty single no one talks about
By Martin Kielty published
In 1975 some of the biggest names in prog became the backing band for comedian Charlie Drake to record the Gabriel-penned song You’ll Never Know. It was an utter flop

Six of the newest, coolest proggy sounds around from Sam Vallen, Heather Findlay, Esoterica and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week
By Jerry Ewing published
Great new prog you need to hear from Tribe3, Esthesis, Fields Of Næcluda and more in our Tracks Of The Week...

Carl Sentance isn’t much of a prog fan, but his respect for Don Airey is limitless
By Grant Moon published
Metal is more the singer’s thing, but he’s in awe of his bandmate’s achievements with Deep Purple, Jethro Tull, Colosseum II and others

What’s left for The Mighty Hawkwind to achieve? They have a few ideas
By Julian Marszalek published
56 years and 37 studio albums in, Dave Brock’s band remain determined to push boundaries, harnessing new tech and new ideas while staying true to their focus on powerpacked live performances

The positive prog of Solstice’s 45-year journey to success
By Alison Reijman published
Latest album Clann is a proud family affair with its roots in the 80s, when leader Andy Glass set an ambitious agenda with no regard for commercial gain
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