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Since its arrival at the tail end of the 60s progressive rock has offered the world some of the most fascinating music ever heard, in varying guises over the years. Prog magazine brings you the stories behind the people who create these astounding sounds and amazing music, be they the classic originators such as Genesis, Pink Floyd and Yes, to the 80s revivalists such as Marillion and IQ, all the way through to those musicians today who have done so much to help rejuvenate the genre such as Muse, Radiohead, Steven Wilson, Opeth and Anathema. In depth and behind the scenes stories of classic albums and tours sit side by side with widespread coverage of what‘s happening at today’s cutting edge of progressive music.

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OLIVER WAKEMAN IS ROLLING IN CLOVER • The celebrated keyboardist and multi-instrumentalist flavours his first solo album in 20 years with celtic influences with a little help from his friends.

ZOMBI RETURN FROM THE DEAD • Pittsburgh’s synth-prog duo release their first album in four years.

ANDY LATIMER GUESTS ON NEW BASS & BIRO ALBUM • More and Daniel Biro solo record due for release this spring.

CAN SINGER DAMO SUZUKI DEAD AT 74 • An influential figure, he remained an inquisitive musical spirit to the end.

WHEEL GET ANGRY ON “OUT THERE” LP • Band balance their heaviest music to date with their most conscious lyrical content.

TRANSATLANTIC ANNOUNCE EPIC NEW LIVE ALBUM • The multi-disc collection is rumoured to be their last release.

POWER TRIO SIX BY SIX GROW STRONGER • The band kick back against “difficult second album” syndrome.

TRIFECTA ARE BACK WITH SECOND LP • The New Normal features a guest appearance by Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson.

CARL PALMER CAREER-SPANNING BOX SET IN APRIL • Fanfare For The Common Man includes his autobiography.

FAD GADGETS • Rhodri Marsden on three of the latest must-have gizmos currently putting the prog in progress.

JOHN ROBB • The Membranes bassist, journalist and author goes triple bad acid, yeah, when it comes to his adoration and respect of the mighty Hawkwind.

HARP • Ex-Midlake man looks to medieval England and 80s music production for inspiration.

COLDPLAY • VIVA LA VIDA OR DEATH AND ALL HIS FRIENDS (Parlophone, 2008)

PSYCHEWORK • The Finnish sextet have battled against adversity to find hope in the face of almost overwhelming odds.

ROSE TIGER • French-Anglo-Hispanic trio travel through the ages on fantastical rock opera debut.

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AVIATIONS • Boston sextet create progressive metal for the head and the heart.

NOSPUN • US prog metallers look to the past and future in style.

PER WIBERG • Playing guitar, keyboards, organ, and a bass (or two), not to mention singing and producing his own albums, the multitalented Swede is in particularly adventurous form with his third solo release.

Movement Of Visionaries • Fifty years ago, electronic music got a new beat when Tangerine Dream released Phaedra. The pioneering German group’s fifth studio album saw the Berliners relocate to the English countryside, and its motorik grooves played a key role in what was being defined as krautrock. We look back on the story behind one of the greatest experimental electronic albums of all time, its legacy and the synthesiser that informed its sound.

A Force Of Nature • Bianca Froese-Acquaye discusses her late husband, Edgar Froese.

Phaedra’s Beating Heart • Albert Glinsky on the Moog and the challenges it posed Tangerine Dream on Phaedra.

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