Latest articles by Tommy Udo
After pop success set Mark Hollis and co free from label restrictions, they caused a sea change in popular music – although it took a while to be appreciated
Did band leader Christian Vander really manifest serious chest wounds upon his bandmate? Does he really believe we must leave Earth to survive? Does he mind other bands joining the genre he created?
In the 90s a Prog writer set out to doorstep the former Pink Floyd mastermind and demand an explanation for his disappearance from music. It didn’t go to plan – which came as a great relief
Exploding the myth that progressive rock’s ‘dinosaurs’ were finished off by punk
All the evidence you need to be convinced the hard-living singer-songwriter was as progressive as they come
The story of the second coming of Celtic Frost
The chaos, confusion and righteous vision of Queens Of The Stone Age and Josh Homme
Their 1971 album marked the move from experimental live band to studio-based architects, paving the way for a decade of dominance
Mystery, secrecy and Arsenal FC – the world of prog metal heavyweights Tool is like no other
The story of early 2000s underground supergroup Scum, who burnt brightly for one album then vanished
Cactus's first album sounds like they went into the studio, amped up, cranked up, and nailed the lot down one take
How Trent Reznor turned Nine Inch Nails from one-man studio project into one of rock’s most iconic bands
55 years on, the difficult and driven creator of the zeuhl genre is still developing the theme he introduced to the world in 1969 – no matter how difficult it becomes
Buying guide From the glorious to the impenetrable, Frank Zappa's best albums needs to be negotiated carefully – but it’s worth it
It was 1999. In terms of changing the face of metal, Slipknot’s self-titled album was as important as the likes of Sabbath or Priest. So how did they manage to make one of the most pissed-off
After Slipknot unleashed their debut album on an unsuspecting world on June 29, 1999, metal would never be the same again
Folk? Rock? Blues? Jazz? John Martyn was a mixture of all four and certainly one of the most progressive artists of his generation...
Jazz rock can be a minefield for the uninitiated, but persevere and tread carefully and it can blow your mind rather than your cool. These are the albums you need
1969 heralded the end of the 60s and the birth of real rock. Here we look at some of the gilt-edged albums from a pivotal year in rock history
In 2000, Marilyn Manson had gone from America’s favourite bogeyman to scapegoat for the Columbine tragedy. What emerged was Holy Wood - his darkest and greatest album
It's 2006, and Tool are about to release 10,000 Days. We join them in a North London pun to talk about one of the landmark albums of the decade
in 1994, Nine Inch Nails made their masterpiece in the shape of The Downward Spiral. Here, we take a look back at how the iconic album came to life
The history books will tell you that prog died the day the Pistols uttered the F-word on TV. The truth, however, is substantially different...
