Music
Explore Music
Latest about Music

“They combine emotional intensity with rapidly evolving progressive chops”: EBB’s The Mirror
By Stephen Lambe published
Scottish collective’s impressive second album demonstrates why their profile is exploding

In the desperate moments before grunge, this British band offered an ambitious alternative
By Dom Lawson published
Anomaly-chasing quartet’s challenging response to funk metal came out of their love for Rush, Phil Collins and being odd

How Journey found Steve Perry and made Infinity, the album that set them on the road to superstardom
By Derek Oliver published
Journey were a noodling jazz-rock band with a cult following – until they discovered Steve Perry and made 1978’s Infinity

The rise, fall and rise of REO Speedwagon, the misunderstood superstars of AOR
By Ken McIntyre published
The rollercoaster story of REO Speedwagon, the AOR band with a rock’n’roll spirit

The 20 best prog reissues of 2025
By Prog Magazine published
Long-awaited cuts from Pink Floyd, Genesis, Rush, Mike Oldfield and many more got the deluxe treatment over the past 12 months. Is your favourite on our list?

The story of You’ve Got Another Thing Comin’: the song that made Judas Priest icons in America
By Rich Hobson published
With one big single, and a little help from an Iron Maiden tour, the Brummie underdogs found their footing across the pond

The 10 best doom and stoner metal albums of 2025
By Rich Hobson published
2025 might have been the year we said goodbye to Black Sabbath, but these 10 albums prove their influence still looms large

Prog's 50 best albums of the year 2025
By Jerry Ewing, Dave Everley, Julian Marszalek, Phil Weller published
The prog genre has enjoyed an incredible year in 2025. Here are our top 50 albums of the past 12 months – did your favourite make the cut?
Select the newsletters you’d like to receive. Then, add your email to sign up.


