Peter Hammill
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“My career has been about getting it slightly, wonkily wrong”: Peter Hammill’s maverick life in prog
By Dom Lawson Published
Standing apart from the crowd can be a hazardous business, but the Van der Graaf Generator veteran has always made it look easy

Peter Hammill returns with Tears In Time, his first new album for five years
By Jerry Ewing Published
Van der Graaf Generation frontman Peter Hammill will release new album, Tears In Time, in September

Peter Hammill and Carl Palmer return to the Royal Albert Hall for the prog prom - Prog Rock: A Fanfare for the Common Man
By Jerry Ewing Published
BBC's 2026 Proms season's Prog Rock: A Fanfare for the Common Man takes place at the Royal Albert Hall on July 18

“My songs might have been successful if somebody else had done them”: Peter Hammill has calmed down
By Mike Barnes Published
Prog visionary and punk inspiration reflects on his overclocked solo shows and admits: “Two to three hours was maybe too much Hammill for anybody!”

The 20 best prog reissues of 2025
By Prog Magazine Published
Long-awaited cuts from Pink Floyd, Genesis, Rush, Mike Oldfield and many more got the deluxe treatment over the past 12 months. Is your favourite on our list?

Unofficial Peter Hammill biography Rock And Role is perfect companion to recent box set
By Sid Smith Published
500-page exploration includes input from its subject along with new interviews with music and business colleagues, and an ex

“Overwhelming, progressive as hell and utterly unique”: Peter Hammill’s solo box set
By Dom Lawson Published
183-song box set offers a colossal overview of the Van der Graaf Generator vocalist and eternal musical outlier

“Live, he’s just ripping his heart out in front of you”: Jakko Jakszyk’s favourite prog vocalist
By Fraser Lewry Published
Known for a Marmite voice, personal songwriting and a powerful sense of drama, his influence runs deeper than most people realise
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