Rick Wakeman To Tour US with Hayley Sanderson
Keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman’s Strictly Wakeman US tour takes place in July, featuring the vocals of Strictly Come Dancing’s Hayley Sanderson
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Rick Wakeman To Tour US with Hayley Sanderson
Keyboard wizard Rick Wakeman’s Strictly Wakeman US tour takes place in July, featuring the vocals of Strictly Come Dancing’s Hayley Sanderson
"I couldn't care less about other people's opinions." M. Shadows of Avenged Sevenfold says they'll keeping pushing artistic boundaries
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Mike Portnoy admits he “hurt” Dream Theater bandmates with 2010 exit
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Rare, recently found 1976 Van der Graaf Generator live footage hailed as "extraordinary" by Peter Hammill
Watch rare, recently found live footage of Van der Graaf Generator playing live in Toronto in 1976
Exclusive The Flower Kings LOVE bundle with limited edition t-shirt on sale now
Get an exclusive The Flower Kings LOVE t-shirt and a signed lyric sheet with our exclusive limited edition The Flower Kings bundle. Details here...
Exclusive Solstice Clann bundle with limited edition t-shirt on sale now
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Exclusive IQ Dominion bundle with limited edition t-shirt on sale now
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Pink Floyd Release One Of These Days clip from restored Pompeii MCMLXXII movie
Watch Pink Floyd’s performance of One Of These Days from their restored Pompeii concert film which arrives in cinemas on April 24
Exclusive Big Big Train Bard bundle with limited edition t-shirt on sale now
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Chimpan A premiere their cover of Peter Gabriel’s Here Comes The Flood
Robert Reed and Steve Balsamo of Chimpan A commence 4-EP series with a Peter Gabriel cover, leading up to new album Music Is Art Vol. 1
New-look Katatonia announce 13th album Nightmares as Extensions of the Waking State
Katatonia reveal their new line-up and lead single Lilac from upcoming album Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State
Steven Wilson has remixed Chicago II in Dolby ATMOS
Steven Wilson has completed a Dolby ATMOS remix of Chicago’s groundbreaking 1970 album Chicago II, with Blu-ray and vinyl editions to be launched in April and May respectively
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When Procol Harum released 50th anniversary album Novum in 2017, vocalist Gary Brooker and lyricist Pete Brown made it clear they weren’t expecting it to be their last
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A prog band won the Mercury Prize – did you notice? English Teacher are as prog as it gets
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Tiles’ Chris Herin gathered Alex Lifeson, Peter Frampton, Martin Barre for his solo album
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Claudio Sanchez reveals the truth behind some of Coheed And Cambria’s latest songs
Coheed And Cambria’s latest album The Father Of Make Believe brings completion of the Amory Wars saga within sight, and has leader Claudio Sanchez pondering his future along with his past
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Originally just another R&B band, the Moody Blues would create one of the sounds of the late 60s/early 70s as psychedelic and progressive rock pioneers
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Camel’s Nude and Pressure Points remixed
Camel’s 1981 concept studio album Nude and 1984 live set Pressure Points are remastered and presented in three-disc sets
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It’s great to have Alex Lifeson using Rush colours again on Envy Of None’s Stygian Wavz
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The former Pink Floyd leader’s take on their 1973 signature album includes superior version of his moody reimagining.
Rush’s R50 is a luxurious celebration with an emotional punch at the end
Multi-format box set cherrypicks at least one track from every studio and live album of the Canadian giants’ career
Wardruna just led a Nordic ritual in London’s most beautiful venue, and I’ve never seen anything like it before
Supported by cellist extraordinaire Jo Quail, the shaman dazzle with their powerful voices and mystical production
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Their 24th album echoes the renewed vigour of The Zealot Gene and RökFlöte, but takes a different path
