Here are the 12 biggest news stories of the week
It’s been another busy week in the world of rock, metal and prog – here are the stories that hit the headlines
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Here are the 12 biggest news stories of the week
It’s been another busy week in the world of rock, metal and prog – here are the stories that hit the headlines
Green Carnation sign to Season Of Mist
Norwegian prog metallers will release long-awaited new album in first half of 2020...
Tangerine Dream exhibition to open at the Barbican Library
Esoteric to release Edgar Froese's Dalinetopia album to coincide...
Enslaved enter studio for album no.15
Norwegian outfit Enslaved begin work on the follow-up to 2017’s E – and look to May 2020 for release
Toundra celebrate 100th anniversary of silent horror classic with new album
Toundra return with new album Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari - a soundtrack to the Robert Wiene silent horror film which turns 100 years old in 2020
Listen to Tame Impala’s multi-layered new track Posthumous Forgiveness
Tame Impala release audio stream of their new single Posthumous Forgiveness - the latest track taken from the upcoming album The Slow Rush
Adrian Belew teams up with Jerry Harrison to tour Remain In Light
Adrian Belew and Jerry Harrison will take the 1980 Talking Heads album out on the road with Brooklyn funkers Turkuaz
Pendragon release teaser video for Love Over Fear
Band will release their tenth studio album in February...
Coldbones cover Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill
Get free download and watch the band's video for new cover here...
Watch Dream Theater’s animated video for the epic At Wit’s End
Dream Theater launch new promo to mark the start of their South American tour
Sonos Cyber Monday deals: the best bargains on Sonos speakers right now
PRICE DROP! Check out the latest Cyber Monday deals on Sonos 1, Sonos Beam, the Play:1, including bundles and more
Latest Prog Features
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Did the 2010s really see the death of the album?
Did the 2010s really usher in the death of the album, or was it simply a case of artists adapting to the precarious world around them? We examine the last decade in music and weigh up what bands might have to do to thrive in music's next chapter
How can we encourage inclusivity in the prog scene?
It's just one of the topics discussed in the final part of our #SheRocks prog panel...
Cyber Monday headphones deals: the best deals on over-ear, in-ear, noise-cancelling and wireless headphones
UPDATED Cyber Monday is almost here, making it the ideal time to upgrade your headphones. We've found all the latest deals and offers right here
Top 10 avant-garde metal bands
Experimental doomers Öxxö Xööx pick their favourite bands for pushing instruments and tastes to the limit
Labels of love: the story of the pioneering record labels that saved 70s rock
As the 70s rock scene exploded, an increasingly out of touch music business lost its stranglehold on the music scene – here, we tell the story of how it happened
10 tips for taking great crowd shots
The second challenge in our Affinity Photo New Rock Photographer 2020 competition is Crowd & Venue Scenes – here are 10 tips to make your snaps stand out from the crowd
The Affinity Photo New Rock Photographer 2020 Challenge #2: Crowd & Venue Scenes
Join the second stage of our hunt to find the best new rock photographer of 2020
10 awesome metal riffs with odd time signatures
Mancunian metallers Prognosis love a proggy riff, so we asked them to pick their top 10 odd time signature metal songs
From Iron Maiden Trooper beer to Motorhead whisky: drink up with the best rock and metal beers, wines, whisky and gift ideas
Everything you need to throw the perfect rock'n'roll party this Christmas, courtesy of Iron Maiden, Motorhead, the Rolling Stones, Metallica, Marshall Amps and more
Top 10 Sci-fi movies as chosen by Cybernetic Witch Cult
The psychedelic space rockers Cybernetic Witch Cult pick the ten essential sci-fi flicks you absolutely must check out
Tool: The birth of the band
When Tool formed and descended onto an unsuspecting Hollywood, alternative music was about to be dragged into a whole new world of dizzying possibilities
The first winner of the Affinity Photo New Rock Photographer 2020 is...
This amazing shot of a crowd-surfing Damian Wilson takes first prize in the first round of our photography competition. Plus: Round 2 is launched!
Latest Prog Reviews
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Marillion - Afraid Of Sunlight Deluxe Edition review
Not yet ratedIn two deluxe editions, this 1995 gem sees the light of day once more...
Hawkwind - All Aboard The Skylark album review
Not yet ratedFifty years celebrated with new grooves and a trip down memory lane...
65daysofstatic - replicr, 2019 album review
Not yet ratedSheffield quartet deliver the soundtrack of the shape of things to come...
Opeth - In Cauda Venenum album review
Not yet ratedOpeth are one of the most revered modern prog bands on the planet. How’s their 13th album shaping up, then?
Gaahl steps away from his black metal roots in new album GastiR - Ghosts Invited
The black metal icon takes a turn for the unexpected with the new album from Gaahls Wyrd
Banco del Mutuo Soccorso: Transiberiana album review
Not yet ratedItalian masters make a triumphant return...
Van der Graaf Generator: The Aerosol Grey Machine album review
Not yet ratedLavish 50th anniversary reissue for VdGG’s elusive debut album
Alan Parsons: The Secret album review
Not yet ratedStudio ace Alan Parsons has been tempted back into recording a new album, after 15 years away. Can he weave his sonic magic once more?
Lonely Robot: Under Stars album review
Not yet ratedJohn Mitchell’s trilogy reaches a stirring conclusion...
Arena - Double Vision album review
Not yet ratedBombast and big ideas from neo-proggers on top form
Lunatic Soul - Under The Fragmented Sky album review
Not yet ratedRiverside mastermind finds comfort in sound
