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Kirk

"If it wasn't for early prog, heavy metal would sound different today": Metallica's Kirk Hammett on discovering prog rock

By Paul Brannigan published

It took a while for Kirk Hammett to properly listen to prog rock, but once Metallica's guitarist dived in, he went deep

Nuno Bettencourt

“When we talk about progressive rock, the most important part of that is the ‘rock’”: Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt on how Yes and Genesis delivered “simplexity”

By Grant Moon published

Guitar icon hails bands including Rush and King Crimson, who delivered music that was “hard and heavy enough, but they took some risks outside the box”

Tony Kaye

"The Dark Side Of The Moon has already been done and so has The Six Wives Of Henry VIII! And I had no clue what else to write about!" Tony Kaye on why it took him so long to record his first solo album

By Malcolm Dome published

Former Yes keyboard player Tony Kaye's first ever solo album, 2021's End Of Innocence, was inspired by the 9/11 tragedy

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The most underrated albums by 10 major prog bands

By Classic Rock published

Showing a little love for the overlooked classics by prog giants Yes, Genesis, Jethro Tull, Rush and more

Yes

Yes singles collection to be released on vinyl in October

By Jerry Ewing published

Yessingles, a collection of the prog legend's single releases, will be released on vinyl in October

Bill Bruford and Lesley Judd with a Simmons drum kit

"It allows me to have a much broader palette": Watch Bill Bruford introduce TV viewers to electronic drums back in 1985

By Fraser Lewry published

Presenter Lesley Judd gets up close and personal with then-King Crimson drummer Bill Bruford as he introduces the drum kit of the future

Trevor Rabin

Trevor Rabin to release first vocal-led solo album for over 30 years

By Jerry Ewing published

Trevor Rabin signs a deal with InsideOut Music and will release Rio in October

Yes

“A reunion is something I'm absolutely resistant to”: how Yes weathered a decade of turmoil to return with their finest album in years

By Grant Moon published

Yes men Steve Howe and Jon Davison look back at the band’s turbulent recent history – and what the future may hold

Freddie Mercury and Steve Howe

“I thought I’d bitten off more than I can chew”: how Yes guitarist Steve Howe accidentally ended up playing on a Queen hit single

By Dave Everley published

Yes guitarist Steve Howe was having lunch in Switzerland when he was roped into appearing on Queen’s 1991 single Innuendo

Jon Anderson

Jon Anderson recalls his drink-fuelled gig with Keith Emerson in 1969!

By Jerry Ewing published

Jon Anderson plays London's Shepherd's Bush Empire on July 22 and 23 and Dublin's Vicar Street on August 1

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Yes announce Classic Tales Of Yes US tour dates

By Jerry Ewing published

UK prog legends Yes will tour the US from September to November 2023

Chris Squire and Joe Bonamassa

“He’s making different chords underneath all this music… and singing a middle harmony at the same time!” Joe Bonamassa’s love for Chris Squire

By Stephen Humphries published

A blues guitar icon calling a prog bassist his hero? It’s unusual, but it’s not unheard of

Yes guitarist Steve Howe and former Yes singer Jon Anderson

Yes guitarist Steve Howe on a potential reunion with Jon Anderson: “I love Jon – but the only terms I work on is that I’m happy”

By Classic Rock published

Yes’ Steve Howe addresses ex-bandmates, potential reunions and that turbulent Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame appearance in the brand new issue of Classic Rock

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A beginner's guide to progressive rock in five essential albums

By Jerry Ewing published

50 years on from its arrival, arguments still rage about what exactly constitutes progressive rock - but there's no quibbling about these five essential albums, surely?

Alan White

A life well lived: remembering the late Alan White

By Sid Smith published

Prog writer Sid Smith pays tribute to the former John Lennon and Yes drummer Alan White, who sadly died in 2022

Yes

Yes "growing again", says Steve Howe, as band release video for Circles Of Time

By Jerry Ewing published

Prog legends Yes have just released their 23rd studio album Mirror To The Sky

Comic-style illustration of Yes showing them in orange waters on an alien planet with blue spotted pillars surrounding them

Yes – Mirror To The Sky: "the best Yes album in more than 20 years"

By Sid Smith published

No Jon Anderson, Chris Squire or Alan White? No problem for Yes. Prog’s great survivors hit a late-career upswing on Mirror To The Sky

Prog 140

Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells at 50 on the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!

By Jerry Ewing published

Plus Ray Shulman, Yes, Einar Solberg, Pendragon, Mike Batt, Amplifier, Eivor, The Ocean, David Paton and loads more...

Yes: Mirror To The Sky cover art

Yes: a strong start and a lacklustre finish on 23rd studio album Mirror To The Sky

By Hugh Fielder published

Mirror To The Sky is a new set of Yes songs to expand a discography that may go on forever

Jon Anderson performing on Beat-Club

Psychedelic projections, a spinning mannequin head and the music of the future: Is this peak Yes?

By Fraser Lewry published

Watch Yes perform Yours Is No Disgrace and I've Seen All Good People on cult German TV show Beat-Club in 1971