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18 of the darkest, most terrifying prog rock songs ever made
By Jerry Ewing published
Have a very proggy Halloween with our playlist of dark, morbid proggy delights...

“Our ideas were more solid than our ability to play them! We had to raise our game”: The lessons Rush learned from Hemispheres
By Dom Lawson published
Often cited as the album that nearly broke them for good, Geddy Lee maintains the 1978 release found the trio too full of ideas to contemplate taking a rest

“That level of success was like nothing we had ever experienced before. It was such a huge record for us”: how Rush’s prog classic Moving Pictures marked their great reinvention
By Paul Elliott published
With Moving Pictures, Rush ditched side-long sci-fi epics for songs about fast cars and fame – and kicked their career to a whole new level

Watch as Rush legend Geddy Lee goes native with bassists from Metallica, Primus, Nirvana and Hole in new TV show Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too?
By Paul Brannigan published
The first trailer for Rush bassist Geddy Lee's new four-part series on some fellow four-string legends has been released

“People won’t make a connection between Rush and Napalm Death, but we’ve included some of their more odd timings into our music”: Shane Embury, prog fan
By Dave Everley published
Bassist fascinated with how drummer and lyricist Neil Peart “saw the layers in life”

The most played live songs by 25 iconic rock bands
By Dave Everley published
Which songs have Led Zeppelin, the Rolling Stones, AC/DC, Queen and others played live the most? Spoiler: contains surprises

Rush legend Geddy Lee announces UK spoken word tour for December
By Jerry Ewing published
Rush singer and bassist Geddy Lee will release his memoir My Effin' Life on November 14

“When we talk about progressive rock, the most important part of that is the ‘rock’”: Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt on how Yes and Genesis delivered “simplexity”
By Grant Moon published
Guitar icon hails bands including Rush and King Crimson, who delivered music that was “hard and heavy enough, but they took some risks outside the box”

"Rush taught us you should make your own decisions": Canadian rockers Max Webster on how Geddy Lee & co. took them under their wing
By Niall Doherty published
The bands shared a manager and producer but the cult rockers couldn't match Rush's success

“I fell in love with Moving Pictures, although my husband and my guitar player laugh at me because they say it’s the worst record of Rush’s whole career”: How Beth Hart discovered prog
By Natasha Scharf published
Powerhouse blues singer’s fascination with Geddy Lee’s bass playing led to her appreciation for Les Claypool and Primus
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