Latest Prog News
"It makes me very optimistic for a release at some point this year..." Marilllion update fans on progress on the new album
Marillion are currently working on a follow-up to 2022's An Hour Before It's Dark album
Queen announce remixed, remastered and expanded Queen II Collector’s Edition
"It's not perfect, it has the imperfections and excesses of youth, but I think that was our biggest single step ever"
Tool hope to release a new album and put on a residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere in 2027
Drummer Danny Carey says the prog metal band have been “talking to” the owners of the Vegas venue
Jon Anderson announces September UK tour dates
Jon Anderson returns to the UK for live shows for the first time in three years, this time supported by The Band Geeks
Steven Wilson announces two Royal Albert Hall dates in October, his only live shows this year
Steven Wilson will perform with an orchestra and choir for the very first time with a live show featuring previously unheard arrangements of The Overview
"This is a much more insular record." Steven Wilson reveals details of his upcoming studio album
Steven Wilson is expected to release the follow-up to last year's The Overview later this year
Marillion share new remix of Go! as they announce 25th anniversary reissue of marillion.com
Marillion will release a new Deluxe Edition of 1999's marillion.com on CD and vinyl in June
Latest Prog Features
“We were like, ‘We can’t record this! Oh, wait a minute…’”: The Stranglers’ Golden Brown started as a prog suite
As JJ Burnel dispelled myths about the alleged prog-punk wars of the 70s, he revealed a fascinating fact about his band’s highest-charting single
“I wish we’d had the skills to help him”: The tragedy of Spirit prodigy Randy California
Respected by Jimi Hendrix and signed at 17, the mercurial guitarist’s heart was broken by the relative failure of his best album, says bassist
Great new prog you need to hear from Neal Morse Band, I Built The Sky, worriedaboutsatan and more in Prog's new Tracks Of The Week
Cool new proggy sounds you need to hear from Pothaums, Oli Duerden, Wildernesses and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week
It’s one of the biggest-selling singles ever. So why did this band leave it off their debut album?
Their 1967 epic would go on to be hailed as a genre-changing song, although they just regarded it as modern blues
He may have been around for nearly 60 years, but David Gilmour’s return to form was inevitable. Here’s why
While the ex Pink Floyd leader is a world-class guitarist and vocalist, his attitude to family, social issues and collaborations make him even bigger than that
“I died in her arms. You look back and say, ‘That was meant to happen’”: The song Jon Anderson wrote for his wife
Former Yes singer can’t forget near-fatal moment with the woman he’d seen in his meditations ahead of seeing her in this world
“I was afflicted. I never conquered it, but I dealt with it”: Jethro Tull ex Martin Barre’s struggle with shyness
His world changed when he realised that playing in bands meant he’d never have to dance
“The fact that its roots are in tragedy only adds to its poignancy”: Peter Gabriel and Kate Bush’s duet Don’t Give Up
If a fatal accident hadn’t taken place on her one and only tour, the grief-ridden pair might never have been on stage together – robbing her of a career-changing revelation
Latest Prog Reviews
Soen continue to become more metal and less prog with Reliance
Sticking to compositions of around four minutes, the musicianship and production remain exemplary. But it’s too often funnelled into predictable patterns
“Originally a career-staller, this version really is essential”: Ultravox’s The Collection – Deluxe Edition
Revisited with deep attention to detail, Midge Ure and co’s imperial phase reissue is a genuine audio-visual banquet
“An immersive emotional ride, showing that music makes us feel whole again”: Airbag’s Dysphoria Live
Over 20 years in, Oslo trio deliver their first official live album – and it was worth the wait
“They combine emotional intensity with rapidly evolving progressive chops”: EBB’s The Mirror
Scottish collective’s impressive second album demonstrates why their profile is exploding
“In many ways a dry run for The Wall”: Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here remains mysterious at 50
Alienation, loss and a legendary live bootleg – the prog giants’ post-Dark Side masterpiece gets an impressive anniversary box set treatment.
“Often too leaden to float, but the future is visible”: Nektar’s deluxe edition of A Tab In The Ocean
1972 album, which saw them edging away from psychedelia back to standard rock, returns with live treats that hint at what was to come
