
Gary Mackenzie
Gary has contributed reviews and news features for Prog Magazine for over a decade now. A fan of prog and heavy rock since childhood, his main areas of interest are classic and symphonic prog, prog-metal and modern acts bringing in fresh influences to the genre. He has a professional background in youth and community work, he teaches drum kit in schools and is a working musician. Gary was the drummer in semi-legendary NWOBHM band Praying Mantis for a couple of years and has been a member of indie-prog-pop-art-rock combo The Mighty Handful for more than twenty years. He loves cats and skiing, and has a Blue Peter badge.
Latest articles by Gary Mackenzie

John Wetton: Live Via Satellite
By Gary MacKenzie published
Not yet ratedProg royalty live and in the raw.

Niall Mathewson: Eclectic Electric Volume 1
By Gary MacKenzie published
Not yet ratedThe Pallas man’s collection of curios just keeps on giving.

Lifesigns: Live In London – Under The Bridge
By Gary MacKenzie published
Not yet ratedA gorgeous live document of one of the UK’s finest prog bands.

Live: Touchstone In London
By Gary Mackenzie published
Not yet ratedKim Seviour's final gig with Touchstone, supported by Lonely Robot.

Downes Braide Association: Suburban Ghosts
By Gary MacKenzie published
Not yet ratedPassionate and personal pop-prog indictment of Thatcher’s Britain?

Mercutio: Back To Nowhere
By Gary MacKenzie published
Not yet ratedAccomplished debut suggests they’re actually going somewhere…

Maserati: Rehumanizer
By Gary MacKenzie published
Not yet ratedExcellent new instalment from the eclectic outfit from Athens, Georgia.

Perfect Beings: Perfect Beings II
By Gary Mackenzie published
Not yet ratedHot on the heels of their 2014 debut, the Beings are back.

This Oceanic Feeling: Universal Mind
By Gary MacKenzie published
Not yet ratedSophisticated, grown-up pop from these three seasoned musos.

Rush: Rush In Rio/R30
By Gary MacKenzie published
Not yet ratedAnother chance to savour huge slabs of mouth-watering Rush on Blu-ray/DVD.

Corvus Stone: Corvus Stone II
By Gary Mackenzie published
Not yet ratedStone the crows! What a mixed bag this is...

Arena, Live In London
By Gary MacKenzie published
Not yet ratedArena return to the stage, after a three-year absence

Gavin Harrison: Cheating The Polygraph
By Gary MacKenzie published
Not yet ratedIt’s Porcupine Tree, but not as we know it…

Arena: The Unquiet Sky
By Gary MacKenzie published
Not yet ratedArena return with an exploration of darkness, and a career high.

The Mighty Bard: Blue God And Other Stories
By Gary MacKenzie published
Not yet ratedBlue God And Other Stories

The Gentle Storm: The Diary
By Gary MacKenzie published
Not yet ratedThe Dutch duo’s debut is something to write home about.

Hawkwind: Coded Languages
By Gary MacKenzie published
Not yet ratedEighties-era ’Wind smashing it at Hammersmith Odeon.

Andy Jackson: Signal To Noise
By Gary MacKenzie published
Not yet ratedThe Pink Floyd engineer takes his own walk on the dark side.

Red Jasper: The Great And Secret Show
By Gary MacKenzie published
Not yet ratedNew neo from a little gem of a band.

Dave Greenslade: Cactus Choir
By Gary MacKenzie published
Not yet ratedWelcome reissue of the keyboard great’s solo debut.

Eccentric Orbit: Creation Of The Humanoids
By Gary MacKenzie published
Not yet ratedNew England band, old school prog.

All Around The World - Our far-out trip to far-flung prog
By Gary MacKenzie published
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Brainstorm: Jem Godfrey
By Gary MacKenzie published
How well do prog stars know their prog – or themselves?
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