Latest articles by Natasha Scharf
Steve Hogarth and Richard Barbieri pushed each other hard on Not the Weapon But The Hand
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
When Captain Sensible tried and failed to tell the world about Egg
When The Damned guitarist Captain Sensible tried to share his passion for early prog band Egg on a radio show, it didn’t go well. But he still loves their work
“Steven Wilson changed the way I write”: Killswitch Engage’s Jesse Leach loves Porcupine Tree
Killswitch Engage vocalist Jesse Leach chooses his favourite Porcupine Tree song, and gives some love to Pink Floyd and Mikael Åkerfeldt
Sepultura’s Andreas Kisser explains his love for Yes and Steve Howe
Sepultura guitarist Andreas Kisser cares so deeply for Yes that his band named an album after one of the prog giants’ songs
How doom and occult keyboardist Carl Westholm was converted by Van der Graaf Generator
Ex Candlemass and Avatarium member was won over by prog veterans’ Godbluff album – and it started with a photo of Mikael Åkerfeldt with Peter Hammill
King Crimson fan and Saxon vocalist Biff Byford narrowly missed out on being a prog musician
Twists of fate prevented him from following his original ambitions – but his band still use Robert Fripp’s music at sound checks
Why Baroness ex Peter Adams loves Camel
Brought up with Pink Floyd and Gentle Giant, the American guitarist discovered The Snow Goose live and never looked back – and Andy Latimer’s band inspired a musical ambition in him
“I was infatuated”: Gun guitarist Jools Gizzi on his prog hero Alex Lifeson
Scottish rocker discovered Jethro Tull fan, Pink Floyd and Tangerine Dream as a teenager – but Rush really stood out to him as he learned to play
Dragonforce’s Herman Li joined Dream Theater’s fan club and never looked back
Guitarist names his favourite track by the American prog metal titans, and some of the bands he discovered through them
Jinjer’s Tatiana Shmailyuk gets goosebumps even thinking about Opeth’s Damnation
The discovery of Mikael Åkerfeldt’s band when she was 16 led the Ukrainian artist into a big new world of prog – but she’s not sure about actually meeting him
The making of Secrets Of Angels, Karnataka’s only studio album with Hayley Griffiths
Band leader Ian Jones hoped the third incarnation of his band would be the one that stuck – but it wasn’t to be
Anthrax’s Scott Ian explains his lifelong passion for Rush
Thrash metal guitarist recalls being impressed by Canadian trio who sounded like “a more muscular Led Zeppelin”
When Von Hertzen Brothers began their ascent out of Finland with Stars Aligned
Already huge in their home country, fourth album Stars Aligned was their chance to sell their brand of prog – inspired by Queen and Pink Floyd, among others – to the wider world
“I think of our music as the soundtrack to the Norwegian forest.” The story of Wobbler's Rites At Dawn
Their distinctive sartorial choices suggest that Norwegian quintet Wobbler are no slaves to fashion. And that translates into their music too!
“Neoclassical metal wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t heard Selling England By The Pound”: Genesis’ Tony Banks is Yngwie Malmsteen’s prog hero
Swedish guitar virtuoso hails keyboardist’s Bach-style playing (and he also has soft spots for ELP, Kansas and UK)
"After the initial split I thought it was finished... time has proved me wrong." How Karnataka returned with The Gathering Light
It had been seven years since the last Karnataka album but they're back with new album The Gathering Light...
“We wrote a postscript which gives the listener the chance to choose their own end to the story… continue the cycle or give the character up to the sea”: iamthemorning’s path to Lighthouse
Chamber music duo’s Marjana Semkina on the poetry and suicide spots that inspired their third album
“This one has done better in the first three weeks than our debut did in a year!" The story of Panic Room's Satellite
With their second album under their belts, Welsh prog squad Panic Room are taking bigger and bolder strides and they intend to let nothing whatsoever stand in their way.
"It’s more exciting to be influenced by what could be done rather than what is being done. That’s a progressive outlook.” Jesus Jones' Iain Baker on why he rates Bill Nelson so highly
Jesus Jones keyboard player Iain Baker on why the Be Bop Deluxe man is his prog hero
“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
Powerhouse blues singer’s fascination with Geddy Lee’s bass playing led to her appreciation for Les Claypool and Primus
30 musicians on the album that changed their life as a kid
Members of Kiss, Black Sabbath, Guns N’ Roses, Def Leppard, Rage Against The Machine and more reveal the albums that set them on the path to rock stardom
Nice moves, Robert! Watch Fripp and Toyah's backstage dance-off
Robert Fripp's a 21st-century dancing man in new footage shared ahead of his autumn live dates with Toyah
"I listened to my dad's prog records. That's what I wanted to play." Cellar Darling on the music that drives them
Swiss prog trio Cellar Darling have made big strides since the three members quit Eluveitie. 2019's The Spell is their proggiest album yet
