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Steve Hogarth and Richard Barbieri pushed each other hard on Not the Weapon But The Hand
By Natasha Scharf published
Marillion vocalist found himself singing over drum’n’bass music on 2012 release, while Porcupine Tree keyboardist had to allow lyrics in a piece he’d wanted to be instrumental – but the result of years of effort satisfied them both

Steven Wilson on being a control freak, the wonder of space, Porcupine Tree and more
By Rob Hughes published
Steven Wilson's new album The Overview promises to take listeners "on an incredible journey from Earth to the other side of the universe"

“Steven Wilson changed the way I write”: Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach loves Porcupine Tree
By Natasha Scharf published
Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach chooses his favourite Porcupine Tree song, and gives some love to Pink Floyd and Mikael Åkerfeldt

How Porcupine Tree reinvented progressive rock for the 21st century metal generation
By Dom Lawson published
Porcupine Tree’s 2010 album The Incident capped their rise from cult psychedelicists to prog metal giants

Colin Edwin’s prog world includes Captain Beefheart, Magma, Cardiacs, Gong and more
By Grant Moon published
Former Porcupine Tree and current O.R.k. member on seeing Daevid Allen live, falling under Tim Smith’s spell, messing about with plastic cameras and, well, Lonnie Donegan

The story of Porcupine Tree’s Stupid Dream, the cult classic that prepared prog for the 21st century
By Jerry Ewing published
Steven Wilson looks back on the making of Porcupine Tree’s breakthrough 1999 album, Stupid Dream

How In Absentia marked the beginning of the end for Porcupine Tree
By Dave Everley published
They delivered a defining moment in progressive metal with their 2002 album, but it wasn’t easy to do it – and once they had, Steven Wilson didn’t want to do it again

New six-disc reissue for Porcupine Tree's Fear Of A Blank Planet
By Jerry Ewing published
New deluxe edition of 2007 album Fear Of A Blank Planet will be released in October
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