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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Prog

HIT AND MYTH – TULL ARE BACK, ALREADY! • Just a year after the Top 10 success of The Zealot Gene, Ian Anderson and his band return armed with electric guitars, umlauts and tales of Norse mythology on album 23, Rökflöte.

BUNDLES OF NEWS FROM SOFT MACHINE! • Drummer John Marshall steps down but the band tour on, with new LP on the way.

GENESIS AT THE BEEB MAJOR BOX DUE WITH RARITIES • Previously unavailable material amid these BBC Broadcasts.

NEW DANGER FROM EXPLORING BIRDSONG • With a little help from Sir Paul McCartney, the piano-led trio are back with a fresh EP.

PETER GABRIEL’S I/O HOVING INTO VIEW • First single Panopticom is out now, with a guest appearance from Brian Eno.

THE OCEAN MARK END OF AN ERA WITH UPCOMING ALBUM • Holocene is “the closing chapter” in their geological cycle.

RAIN BREAK RADIO SILENCE WITH LP TWO • Andy Edwards says that, this time round, the production values are “off the scale”.

STARS ALIGN ON NEW PROG COLLECTIVE LP • LaBrie, Hillage and Downes among Billy Sherwood’s guests on Seeking Peace.

NEW BOOK MARK 50 YEARS OF PINK FLOYD’S DARK SIDE • Unseen tour photos and more in this anniversary celebration.

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

SID GRIFFIN • The frontman, guitarist and mandolinist for Americana stalwarts The Long Ryders has a soft spot for art-rock guitar genius Bill Nelson.

PROG IN BRIEF

CELESTIAL SON • Danish trio whose third long-player is touched by the hand of a prog demi-god.

AVATAR

CARAVELA ESCARLATE • The Brazilian symphonic trio bringing a new swing to the classic British and Italian prog that inspired them.

PROG IN BRIEF

QUATERMASS III • Sci-fi fans whose evening down the boozer led to stranger things…

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AIMING FOR ENRIKE • Norwegian ambient electro duo view dystopia through a more playful lens.

SOLAR CORONA • Meet the Portuguese quartet taking instrumental stoner rock into trippy new frontiers.

JIM McCARTY • Former Yardbird discusses his time in Renaissance and Illusion, and reveals what he thinks of the current line-up playing his old songs.

Off With Their Heads! • In the early 70s, not long after he’d joined Yes, Rick Wakeman turned to the history books for his solo debut, The Six Wives Of Henry VIII. Inspired by the spouses of one of England’s most famous monarchs, the six complex instrumentals had record label execs chewing down their nails and tearing their hair out. In the wake of its 50th anniversary, Wakeman recalls the making of the album that launched his solo career.

Imagine That • With A Gallery Of The Imagination due for release at the end of February, Rick Wakeman reflects on childhood memories, climate change and some of the best advice...