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Classless Act are the opening act on the Stadium Tour - and they're coming for you next
Some big names helped out on Classless Act's debut album Welcome To The Show, their current tour is with a bunch more, and there's every chance they're going to be serious contenders
Porcupine Tree - Closure/Continuation: "another exceptional record"
Not yet ratedFriends reunited: modern prog icons make the decade’s most unexpected comeback, sounding the same… but different.
Alex Lifeson: the journey to Envy Of None and profound moments with Neil Peart
Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson reveals why he couldn’t settle for a retirement on the golf course, and enthuses about the invigorating powers of his latest project Envy Of None
Steve Vai and Joe Satriani on Instagram guitarists and the brilliance of Jimmy Page
Steve Vai and Joe Satriani talk about each other's new albums, co-ordinating releases, and those old lessons
Kirk Hammett: the upside of covid is a half a billion new guitarists and a bright future
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett has long been a master of diverse musical styles, but only in his sixtieth year is he fully showcasing those talents, on his solo album Portals
Tony Banks: Genesis never really changed, we just got better at the short stuff
In the midst of their last-ever tour, Genesis keyboard player and composer Tony Banks revealed how he never really wanted to play live, and how that all changed
Reef have captured lightning in a bottle, and it's pretty special
The Somerset rockers Reef show a strong hand on album number six Shoot Me Your Ace
Traditional songwriting and modern production shine on Stone Broken's Revelation
Stone Broken have dared to make more radio-friendly hard rock on textured third album Revelation
Joe Satriani has just released his best album in more than two decades
The Elephants of Mars is vivid proof that guitar god Joe Satriani still has some surprises in his trunk
Billy Sheehan on King Crimson: "I’d love to play with Robert Fripp"
Winery Dog and Sons Of Apollo bassist Billy Sheehan discusses his love for King Crimson and hanging with Robert Fripp
Steve Vai: the soundtrack of my life
Guitar hero Steve Vai picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals why he's been listening to Harry Styles
Voivod - Synchro Anarchy: "leaving prog metal pretenders in the dust"
Not yet ratedCanadian veterans’ 15th album is seriously progressive metal
Jethro Tull - The Zealot Gene: "ripe with fresh inspiration and resonant of past glories"
Not yet ratedPraise be! A biblically-inspired Ian Anderson draws from the good book on the prog icons’ first album in almost 20 years
Scarlet Rebels: big songs for polarised times
Welshmen Scarlet Rebels have something political to say, and they also know how to write decent songs
Molybaron - The Mutiny: "contenders with brawn and brains"
Not yet ratedIrish-French group are revolting on their much-vaunted second album.
Budgie legend Burke Shelley dead at 71
Burke Shelley, founder and bassist of Budgie, and writer of classics including Breadfan and Crash Course In Brain Surgery, has died
Introducing Cardinal Black: your new favourite providers of soul-soaked blues
Chris Buck's new band Cardinal Black have had iTunes hits, but promise that with their debut album "the best is yet to come"
How Steve Hackett got his groove back with Out Of The Tunnel's Mouth
Back in issue three of Prog we spoke to Steve Hackett about his new stdio album and his career to date
Dec Burke - Life in Two Dimensions: "a career best..."
Not yet ratedCareer-best solo album from the ex-Frost*/Darwin’s Radio man.
MONO - Pilgrimage Of The Soul: "Mono’s textural style is here in abundance..."
Not yet ratedTokyo atmos-rockers on imperious form on their 11th album.
Coloursøund: the sound of The Cult, The Alarm, and therapy in hiking boots
A collaboration between Cult guitarist Billy Duffy and The Alarm frontman Mike Peters, Coloursøund is a labour of love rather than a ‘supergroup’
Big Big Train - Common Ground review
Not yet ratedUnlucky 13? No chance. Classic prog’s modern-day flag bearers have survived a career-threatening crisis to deliver one of their finest albums yet.
How Dec Burke brought his "powerhouse of a voice" to Frost*s Experiments In Mass Appeal
Frost*’s Jem Godfrey explains why he wanted to work with Dec Burke on 2008's Experiments In Mass Appeal
