Latest articles by Raziq Rauf
When The Pineapple Thief began to break through with Someone Here Is Missing
Just before their eighth album arrived, Bruce Soord reflected on remixing his back catalogue, learning to keep a distance from fans and the validity of comparisons with Porcupine Tree
"The music’s pretty progressive, but it’s not Rush is it? It’s not exactly Dream Theater." TesseracT's journey to debut album One
How young UK prog metal quintet TesseracT introduced themselves to the world back in 2010...
How Trans-SIberian Orchestra take Christmas on the road beyond December
The seasonal theme was unintentional, and so was their focus on rock operas, but that didn’t stop “the world’s most famous unknown band” starting out with a 10-date, one-truck tour before selling a million tickets per road trip 15 years later
“They’d ask what I was doing while those guys were in the charts”: Tony Banks outside Genesis
Keyboardist’s solo albums may not have reached the heady heights of his bandmates’ output – but he’s had a great time making “more progressive” music with artists of his own choosing, including Fish, Toyah and Nik Kershaw
How Amy Lee reconnected with herself on Evanescence’s self-titled third album
Evanescence’s self-titled third album saw the band return after a long hiatur - but Amy Lee had to work out whether she wanted to continue with the band first
When Roine Stolt brought back The Flower Kings via Banks Of Eden
He didn’t plan on taking a five-year break before the Swedish prog giants released their 11th album – but then, he didn’t really take a break at all
“I didn’t like the scene we were part of”: Where Primus went in 2000 and how they came back
Les Claypool brought his main band to London ahead of Green Naugahyde’s launch and revealed the tribulations he’d undergone in the 14 years since his previous visit
"I think of the band as a progressive band because, with every record, we’re evolving and changing." Coheed And Cambria and the Year Of The Black Rainbow
The story of Coheed And Cambria's 2010 album Year Of The Black Rainbow
“Even with our accessible songs we get pinned as bizarre and wrong. Somebody was writing about unicorns and centaurs in a review and I was like, ‘That was two records ago’”: Did Coheed And Cambria go too far up their own concept for some?
Claudio Sanchez knew his band’s sci-fi universe would turn certain people off, but there’s a reason he went there – and it’s definitely not self-indulgence
"Prog to me means taking something a step further." Joey Eppard on 3 and their Revisions album
Record labels and A&R men have come and gone, but the vision of 3’s mainman Joey Eppard remains strong. As the Woodstock proggers finally ready a new album of unreleased early material, he reveals his plans
Seconds Out! Touchstone and The Reasoning on tour
Back in 2012 young British prog hopes The Reasoning and Touchstone went out on tour together. It was a knockout!
The making of The Pineapple Thief's Someone Here Is Missing
As The Pineapple Thief geared up to release eighth album Someone Here Is Missing Prog Magazine conducted our very first interview with the band
Wes Borland: 10 albums that changed my life
This is what the inside of Wes Borland’s head sounds like
Between The Buried And Me at El Rey Theater, Los Angeles - live review
Not yet ratedBTBAM celebrate the 10th anniversary of Colors in style
Yestival at Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles - live review
Not yet ratedSteve Howe et al revisit Yes' early years at 2017's Yestival with special guests Carl Palmer's ELP Legacy and Todd Rundgren
Tool in California - live review
Not yet ratedTool and Primus go head-to-head in a battle of the proggiest in San Bernardino
Roger Waters in Los Angeles - live review
Not yet ratedWish you were here? Waters wows LA on the summer solstice
The Webb Allstars live review - The Baked Potato, California
Not yet ratedTool's Danny Carey joins Doug Webb for their monthly jazz experiment
How Evanescence Came Back From The Brink
They'd sold 20 million albums while still in their teens, but after a self-enforced five year hiatus, just how did Evanescence make the long journey back?
Mastodon Live At The Hollywood Palladium
Not yet rated"In plaid shirts, tight jeans and ridiculous beards, Mastodon are the incredibly cool uncles who never quite told you what they did for a job.”
