Every Opeth album ranked from worst to best
From 1995's Orchid through to 2024's The Last Will And Testament, we ranked every Opeth album in order of greatness
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Jakko Jakszyk: “Had my mother not had me adopted, would I have ended up in King Crimson?”
The amateur impressionist on finding his birth mother then closing communications with her, Stiff Records’ plans to make him a star, and saying the “stupidest thing” to Michael Jackson
Fish on his solo career, the state of prog and the 'youth of today'
In 2005, Classic Rock spoke with former Marillion frontman Fish as he released a best-of collection, Bouillabaisse
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American guitarist knew his recordings would never appear on the record, but knows his contribution made a difference to the 1979 song
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Why Opeth’s new concept album is no return to their death metal past
Mikael Åkerfeldt insists his band’s new concept album, featuring Jethro Tull and Europe men, is no return to their death metal past – and won’t keep prog fans away
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The Yes powerhouse bassist had a unique talent for knowing where to be among a relentless band of virtuosos
How Meer fought back from a disastrous start to deliver third album Wheels Within Wheels
Norwegians didn’t make things easy for themselves by forming as an octet, while one member tried to avoid their natural musical tendencies; but thanks to the European prog community they’re riding high at last
Roger Glover’s Butterfly Ball album was a surprise success –but was it prog?
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Yes guitarist Steve Howe names the best record he's ever made
Yes guitarist Steve Howe picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance
Leprous continue to be progressive - even if it doesn’t seem to be prog
Latest album Melodies Of Atonement sees the Norwegians continuing to strip back and seek catchier elements of themselves – including taking influence from hip-hop
Emerson Lake & Palmer and the making of Brain Salad Surgery
The prog supergroup were at their creative peak when they created the 1973 epic that took the world by storm, despite the apparent hordes of critics
Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson looks back on his six solo albums
Between 1983 and 2014 he released a series of records that took him beyond the confines of Jethro Tull – for a variety of reasons and with a variety of results
How The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway forced Peter Gabriel and Genesis apart
1974’s ambitious double-album took a heavy toll on the people who worked on it – then its lukewarm reception and bewildering stage show made things even more tense
Cool new proggy sounds you must hear from Teramaze, Sometime In February, Múr and more in Prog's all new Tracks Of The Week!
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Despite an armed cop drama, Joe Satriani has always loved Jethro Tull
Guitar maestro professes his love for Ian Anderson’s genius, along with early Yes, ELP and King Crimson
Colin Edwin’s prog world includes Captain Beefheart, Magma, Cardiacs, Gong and more
Former Porcupine Tree and current O.R.k. member on seeing Daevid Allen live, falling under Tim Smith’s spell, messing about with plastic cameras and, well, Lonnie Donegan
How Geddy Lee geeked up for his Big Beautiful Book of Bass
Rush icon planned to buy 12 instruments for his own enjoyment – but when his collection reached 250 he decided to justify the expense by writing a 600-page book (of which 408 were published)
