Latest articles by David West
Jazz, fusion, and a dash of muzak from the drummer’s electronic and acoustic experiments from 1977 to 2007
David Gilmour's 30 greatest moments, as chosen by members of Marillion, Roxy Music, Asia, Solstice, TesseracT, Haken and more
Future prog metal master discovered his Canadian counterpart at just the right time in his life – and he soon had friends including John Myung joining in
The New Normal is the surprise second helping from Steven Wilson bandmates Beggs, Holzman and Blundell. Among the silliness there’s also deep love and sincere cynicism
When 50,000 Prog magazine readers voted on the band’s catalogue, the resulting chart contained a few surprises
Their fourth album returns, wrapped in bassist Jamie Ward’s ambition to make the music hit harder – although that’s not what the music itself suggests
Beardfish may have departed this mortal coil as a band, but their former frontman is setting forth on a new musical voyage with his rebranded, ever-evolving Rikard Sjöblom’s Gungfly, heading straight for the heart of the solar system.
Power ballads overburden a collection of Celtic-infused songs, although there’s no faulting the performances
Legendary producer, engineer and musician Alan Parsons tells the story of his fifth solo album The Secret
Steven Wilson band veterans Nick Beggs, Adam Holzman and Craig Blundell build on their 2021 debut
It’s no busman’s holiday for Ray Alder and Jim Matheos, who pursue gloomier themes than fans are used to on their debut release
Ex Slayer rhythm master was blown away when he discovered the trio’s ability to record live, avoid too much computer contribution and inject emotion into their music
Riverside and Lunatic Soul mastermind on his investigations of emerging technology, the early demos he’s kept but no one wants to hear, and selfishly releasing music that wouldn’t last the test of time
It’s a sombre, reflective counterpoint to 2021’s Rise Radiant, which hopefully offers the band some catharsis
US prog rockers Perfect Beings created an epic conceptual affair for their third album, Vier. Sadly, it owuld prove to be the band's final offering
15 more examples of his best work, as described by Jakko Jakszyk, Mark Kelly, Andy Tillison, Jem Godfrey, Arjen Lucassen and musicians who worked with the late keyboard genius
Bruce Soord’s third solo album was 18 months in the making - then his son told him something that meant he had to go round again
Combining post-rock soundscapes, wonky math-rock riffs and melodic shred, Maebe’s Michael Astley-Brown is blazing a new instrumental trail
With their third studio album Only Passing Through, Pattern-Seeking Animals' John Boegehold finally feels the band are escapong the 'Spock's Beard spin-off' tag and estabishing their real identity
Blend of genres results in a morbidly compelling work that can’t be contained by the ‘Viking’ tag
20-CD set offers deep dive into late maestro’s career, focusing mainly on his solo work
A ghost train, aliens, Captain Nemo’s famous submarine and much more besides inhabit Bumper Book Of Mystery Stories
Gazpacho's eleventh studio album, 2020's Fireworker, was yet another intriguing conceptual affair exploring the idea that there’s something within human beings that steers our behaviour without our control or consent.
Threshold unveiled their returning vocalist GlynnMorgan for 2017's double concept album Legends Of The Shires. Here they tell the album's story
Voyager's Fearless In Love: They may not have won Eurovision, but the Australian keytar kings (and queen) have delivered the feelgood sound of the summer
