Steve Hackett's on the front cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!

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Steve Hackett graces the cover of the new issue of Prog, which is on sale now!

What better way to kick off 2026 than to celebrate those wonderful first three solo albums from the latter half of the 1970s he made, as he carved a niche out for himself away from Genesis? A time of mercurial music created against an ever-shifting backdrop of the times, and music he’ll be celebrating this year on his upcoming Best Of Genesis & Solo Gems Tour.

We also feature the results of the 2025 Reader's Poll, so find out how your favourite proggers fared, while elsewhere in this issue, Darryl Way, Ian Mosley and John Etheridge recall their time in the former’s Wolf, who burned brightly, albeit briefly, in the mid 70s; US proggers Happy The Man discuss their wonderful first two albums, newly remastered, bringing with them the hope of some new music; the ubiquitous Neal Morse casts an eye over his impressive career to date in The Prog Interview; and Big Big Train tell us the story of their new concept album, Woodcut.

Karnivool, Wolverine, Peter Jones of Tiger Moth Tales, Esoterica, Soen, Textures, Brian Willoughby and more tell us all about their latest releases, there's an excellent White Star Records sampler featuring the likes of John Mitchell, Kyros, Voices From The Fuselage, Kepler Ten, The Paradox Twin and more, plus four great Steve Hackett & friends post cards.

Also in Prog 167...

Mick Abraham - Ian Anderson and Martin Barre pay tribute to Jethro Tull’s original guitarist, who died last December.

Reader's Poll - they progged. You voted. Here are the results of the 2025 Readers’ Poll.

Big Big Train - the melodic proggers get conceptual on their new album, Woodcut.

Wolverine - the mournful Swedes return with their first studio LP for a decade.

Darryl Way's Wolf - Darryl Way, John Etheridge and Ian Mosley recall their time together in 70s prog outfit Darryl Way’s Wolf.

Esoterica - young UK prog rockers aim high with their latest album, Ether Metal.

Karnivool - the Aussie proggers literally return from the wilderness with the long-awaited In Verses.

Soen - the Swedish prog metallers give us the inside scoop on Reliance.

Happy The Man - the story of the US band’s first two records and their recent resurrection.

Textures - the Dutch prog metal sextet tell us about their return with the vibrant Genotype.

Neal Morse - Neal gets emotional as he looks back over a career featuring Spock’s Beard, Transatlantic, Flying Colors and so much more.

Brian Willoughby - former Strawb and David Cousins collaborator Brian Willoughby tells his story.

Tiger Moth Tales - Peter Jones of Tiger Moth Tales and Camel on a prog world full of Genesis, Andy Latimer, Dim Gray, Family Guy and Dikajee.

Plus reviews of new releases and reissues by Neal Morse Band, Yes, Bill Nelson, Steve Hogarth, Hawkwind, Rush, Karnivool, Big Big Train, Tony Banks, Tangerine Dream, Ulver, Archive, Peter Baumann, Nektar and loads more!

And reviews of gigs by IQ, John Mitchell & Friends, Katatonia, Prog The Forest and more...

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Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine which he founded for Future Publishing in 2009. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including Wonderous Stories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock.

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