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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

One TV smile made Marillion’s name, and made Misplaced Childhood a hit
By Mark Blake published
A pill in the post, a mystery woman and a chat show appearance helped turn the band into rock stars and took their 1985 dark prog masterpiece to Number One

“We did the album at festivals – it was self-sabotage”: The Decemberists’ prog credentials
By Paul Rees published
Colin Meloy’s band were raised on Roxy Music, British folk and concept albums. He isn’t big on Jethro Tull, but he’s in awe of Rick Wakeman’s King Arthur ice show

“I said, ‘I owe you for being an influence.’ He said, ‘Pay up!’” Ricky Phillips on Chris Squire
By Dave Ling published
American bassist recalls being captivated at an early age by the Yes icon’s approach, and how it felt to tour together many years later

The Zombies’ final album Odessey And Oracle is a proto-prog classic
By Claudia Elliott published
Nothing is as it seems in Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone’s melodic and Mellotronic 1968 concoction, which ends with the song that split them up
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