The prog credentials of Mr. Bungle’s Disco Volante
Bizarre instrumentation and avant-garde construction made Mike Patton and co’s second album a curveball of epic proportions
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“Dictators live forever – only the good die young“: Orphaned Land’s take on ancient allegory
Lead vocalist Kobi Farhi explains why 2018 album Unsung Prophets and Dead Messiahs echoes the ancient message: “dictators live forever – only the good die young“
Maxine Peake’s prog adventures with Aphrodite’s Child, Gong, Hawkwind and mushrooms
The award-winning Shameless, Silk and The Village actress finds inspiration in the genre’s theatrics – and explains why she feels it’s a summertime experience
"Chris Squire asked me to join Yes. I was extremely flattered." Astonishing revelations from Steve Hackett when we interviewed him about 2019's At The Edge Of Light
There were revelations galore about Steve Hackett's twenty-fifth studio album At The Edge Of Light
Cool new proggy sounds from Frost*, Dim Gray, Klone and more in Prog's new Tracks Of The Week
Great new prog to enjoy from Penelope Trappes, Mission Jupiter, Liquid Bear and more...
Family vocalist Roger Chapman’s journey from local band stage invader to unique prog star
Vocalist with a one-off voice talked writing hits, co-founding Streetwalkers, going solo and overseeing the emotional reunion as he marked the launch of his most recent album
Spirit didn’t know they were a prog band, but were always proud of their fearless diversity
Original bassist Mark Andes embraces what they achieved – but regrets they weren’t able to offer the support that “keystone” member Randy California needed
Mikael Åkerfeldt, Bruce Soord and others pick their favourite Camel albums
Five prog musicians explain the lasting impact of Andy Latimer’s band
VOLA’s battle to find a direction for latest album Friend Of A Phantom
When their acclaimed third record became difficult to escape, guitarist and vocalist Asger Mygind knew what its follow-up needed to be – but had no idea how to make it happen
King Crimson fan and Saxon vocalist Biff Byford narrowly missed out on being a prog musician
Twists of fate prevented him from following his original ambitions – but his band still use Robert Fripp’s music at sound checks
"Don’t call it a happy album!" Katatonia and the story of Sky Void Of Stars
Katatonia's upbeat, up-tempo Sky Void Of Stars was born from the need for adrenaline at a time when the stage felt very far away....
Urged on by fans, Mike Oldfield’s final album was a look back to his early years
Return To Ommadawn was a fresh exploration of the ideas on his third album – complete with a vinyl gatefold sleeve offering “hours of enjoyment”
Billy Sherwood, Big Big Train and others paid it forward to help John Holden return to prog
Launching his career in middle-age, he found a huge range of kindred spirits like John Hackett, Sally Minnear and Oliver Wakeman – who understand he doesn’t need to make money, but doesn’t want to lose it either
“Manifesting grief too terrible for words”: David Crosby’s solo debut carries prog credentials
If I Could Only Remember My Name, created during a challenging time in the folk rock icon’s life, demonstrated joy in artistic freedom as he pushed boundaries to prove his uniqueness
It's the return of Prog's Tracks Of The Week! Cool new proggy sounds from Coheed & Cambria, Don Airey, Wardruna and more
New year - new prog, from Tiberius, Rendezvous Point, Seventh Station, Teramaze and more...
Tony Visconti, Roger Dean and the making of Osibisa’s debut album
Released in 1971, the African-tinged record pioneered what would become world music, and took prog into fresh new waters too.
The underwhelming moment when Yes’ Jon Davison met predecessor Jon Anderson
The brief encounter wasn’t what anyone could have predicted – but it was enough to give the younger singer a tantalising idea.
“It might inspire people to create movies”: John Carpenter’s second career in prog
The cult movie director started composing his own soundtracks out of necessity. Eventually he returned to his first love of music to create the Lost Themes album series, and began touring too
Why Baroness ex Peter Adams loves Camel
Brought up with Pink Floyd and Gentle Giant, the American guitarist discovered The Snow Goose live and never looked back – and Andy Latimer’s band inspired a musical ambition in him
