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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.

PROGPRESENTS… Discovering

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VOYAGER TO BRING PROG TO EUROVISION! • With the Australian band set to represent their country at the contest in May, Danny Estrin tells us of their desire to be worldwide ambassadors for progressive music too.

DARK STEVE HACKETT LPS MAKE THEIR VINYL DEBUT • Nineties titles Guitar Noir and Darktown on wax from June.

GODSTICKS: BACK WITH A WINNER? • New LP, This Is What A Winner Looks Like, draws on pop music… and Breaking Bad.

MARILLION: SEASONS END DELUXE REISSUE • Expanded version of Steve Hogarth’s 1989 debut with the band due out this May.

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WORRIEDABOUTSATAN GETS EXPANSIVE ON THE PIVOT • Next album might just be Gavin Miller’s biggest record yet.

NEW TUNES FROM TORABI/WILEMAN • Heaven’s Sun is the latest artefact from the Karda Estra/The Utopia Strong linchpins.

WOBBLER’S FRØISLIE TELLS FOUR STORIES • The Norwegian band’s keyboardist unveils his solo debut, Fire Fortellinger.

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DESTINY CALLS FOR FAROESE STAR EIVØR ON NEW ALBUM • Viking-inspired sounds from the singer and co-composers.

ANDY JACKSON BACK WITH DITTY DOZEN! • The Pink Floyd engineer digs deep into the musical scales on new LP, Twelve Half Steps.

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

SKYND • Calling Prog from “The Dark Place”, the electro-industrial true crime artist reveals her love for those musical visionaries, Pink Floyd.

PROG IN BRIEF

NATT • Norwegians explore new worlds with deep, spacey sounds.

HANTERHIR • THE SAVING OF CADAN

PORTALS FESTIVAL • Meet Asher Kenton and Sam Festenstein, the pair behind London’s most forward-thinking rock weekender.

PROG IN BRIEF

JAN RIVERA • Puerto Rican guitarist mixes the flavours of home with contemporary flair.

Official Progressive Albums Chart

Now our turn…

WIN! • DARK SIDE DELUXE SET

HÖG SJÖ • Pop producer goes off-piste with masterful soundscapes.

YEMROT • Immersive one-man project inspired by Elton John. Kinda.

Q&A MATT DORSEY • The former Sound Of Contact multi-instrumentalist talks about how he overcame shyness to release a solo album, and why philosophy continues to underpin his own songwriting.

Message Received • When Rush released their ninth studio album, Signals – their final record with longtime producer Terry Brown – one thing was clear: they had no intention of making another Moving Pictures. As the remaining members...