Prog

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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THE HEAT GOES ON AS ASIA RETURN AGAIN • Led by Geoff Downes, the latest incarnation will hit the road in the USA and Canada in July. Could new material be on the way?

MOODY BLUES’ MIKE PINDER DEAD AT 82 • The keyboard player was the last surviving member of the original band.

50TH ANNIVERSARY TRIBUTE FOR CULT KEVIN AYERS SHOW • June 1, 1974 gig and album marked by discussion and music.

FOCUS ARE BACK WITH NEW MATERIAL • Leader Thijs Van Leer enthuses about the band’s unity and quirky sense of humour.

AZURE GO FULL BLOWN CONCEPTUAL • The Brighton-based quintet dig deep into themselves for their third album.

SOUNDLE WEEKEND MUSIC FESTIVAL 2024 IS GO • The Emerald Dawn and Solstice are confirmed to headline.

HAKEN BRING EPIC SHOW BACK HOME • The prog metal band will play Fauna in full and a career-spanning set each night of tour.

HFMC WEIGH UP FATE AND FREEDOM • Hasse Fröberg asks the deep questions as the Swedish proggers unveil album five.

JUSTIN HAYWARD EXTENDS THE BLUE WORLD TOUR • Seven homecoming dates scheduled for October.

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

KRIS BARRAS • Best known as the frontman and guitarist of the hard rocking and riffing Kris Barras Band, Barras loves prog metal supergroup Planet X.

LAURI PORRA • Finnish composer enlists Stephen Fry for a symphonic love letter to the universe.

THE LAST DINNER PARTY

MYRATH • Live performances by the Tunisian prog-metallers ensure an ongoing dialogue with fans and a message of hope.

PALLBEARER • Arkansas doom-mongerers embrace post-rock elegance on intimate fifth album.

US, THEM & YOU • What got us all grooving this month…

WIN! CARL PALMER BOX SET

Now our turn…

FINAL COIL • UK prog metal trio tackle polarising mindsets on their far-reaching conceptual trilogy.

PLANTOID • Bold jazz fusion-inspired shapes from ambitious young Brits.

Q&A CHARLIE BRAMALD • Ghost Of The Machine’s vocalist discusses his latest project, Age Of Distraction, and plans for some pulse-racing gigs.

“Like having a brick Wall coming at you!” • In 1974, King Crimson released one of their most underrated, at the time, albums. Red, created by the powerhouse trio Robert Fripp, John Wetton and Bill Bruford, didn’t even reach the UK Top 40 and yet it’s now regarded by many as a key work – not only in Crimson’s back catalogue but also as a foundation stone in what would later become known as progressive...