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Steve Hackett stars in brand new Kompendium video for Lilly
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The time Johnny Rotten tried to join Krautrock pioneers Can: “He was phoning and leaving messages at night. And I had to tell him, ‘It’s too late’”
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Get a unique, crystal-clear double-vinyl version of Rick Wakeman's new album and a signed issue of Prog here!
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The Wakemans, uncensored, grace the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!
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Latest Prog News

Steve Hackett stars in brand new Kompendium video for Lilly
By Jerry Ewing Published
Robert Reed's all-star 2012 Kompendium project, Beneath The Waves, has just been reissued as a Director's Cut Deluxe Edition

The time Johnny Rotten tried to join Krautrock pioneers Can: “He was phoning and leaving messages at night. And I had to tell him, ‘It’s too late’”
By Dave Everley Published
John Lydon hated Pink Floyd – but he loved Can so much he wanted to join them

Get a unique, crystal-clear double-vinyl version of Rick Wakeman's new album and a signed issue of Prog here!
By Jerry Ewing Published
Our new Rick Wakeman bundle features a unique, crystal-clear double-vinyl version of Return To The Red Planet and a one-off front cover of the latest issue of Prog signed personally by Rick!

The Wakemans, uncensored, grace the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!
By Jerry Ewing Published
Plus Hackett & Rothery, Gentle Giant, Haken, Lonely Robot, Ozric Tentacles, Irmin Schmidt, Long Earth, North Sea Echoes, Tom Penaguin and more...

Mastodon look back on the pressure and delight of playing Black Sabbath’s final show
By Matt Mills Published
The Atlanta metal band opened the last gig before Ozzy Osbourne’s death in July 2025

Rush add more dates to Fifty Something tour
By Fraser Lewry Published
Rush's acclaimed comeback tour will now take in 92 shows

"She's all that and a bag of chips." Anika Nilles loves pranking Rush bandmates
By Stef Lach Published
Rush drummer Anika Nilles regularly pranks Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson during shows
Latest Prog Features

"Most bands are scared of ridicule - we embrace it." Every Muse album ranked from worst to best
By Paul Brannigan Published
Buying guide Updated: Muse's sonic symphonies have propelled the Devon trio to the stages of the world's biggest stadia: here is their ten-album catalogue ranked

TesseracT and Chimp Spanner side project is a battle against AI and mental issues
By Phil Weller Published
Daniel Tompkins and Paul Ortiz’s Prince Of Failure has become a way of dealing with anxiety, impostor syndrome and career-threatening change

How Primus told of goblins and rainbows while trying not to mention goblins and rainbows
By Fraser Lewry Published
2017’s The Desaturating Seven was Les Claypool’s bid to explore the darkness of a 1970s children’s story, harnessing the influences of King Crimson, Tool and Sean Lennon

How The Anchoress found a new way of dealing with trauma from a long-lost tape
By Emily Swingle Published
Catherine Anne Davies’ latest album, As We Once Were, acts as an answer to the questions of her previous record and confounds tragedy to link four generations of her family

Gryphon: the unique band who forgot about themselves until the world reminded them
By Chris Wheatley Published
Five decades after an incredible year of two remarkable albums and large-scale touring, the band look back on crêpe paper mushrooms, stolen costumes and writing classic tracks in half an hour

If you’re reading this, Roger Hodgson, your old friends from Supertramp would love to hear from you
By James McNair Published
John Helliwell and Bob Siebenberg recall the words that shattered a remote farmhouse’s calm vibe as they worked on Crime Of The Century

Candiria’s sound of New York City played Tool, Meshuggah and Devin Townsend at their own game
By Dom Lawson Published
Brooklyn boys’ 1999 album The Process Of Self-Development still feels ahead of its time, and all the more prog for it

Cool new prog you need to hear from Downes Braide Association, Clive Nolan, North Sea Echoes, The Ocean and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
By Jerry Ewing Published
Top proggy sounds from Godsticks, Boss Keloid, Raphael Weinroth-Browne and more in our all-new Tracks Of The Week
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Latest Prog Reviews

Lowen bring Middle Eastern mysticism and big, crushing riffs to Download 2026
By Merlin Alderslade Published
One of the most exciting bands in British metal put on a special showing for their Download debut

Slift score an immediate, dizzying masterpiece with new album Fantasia
By Matt Mills Published
The cosmonauts have shortened their songs for their fourth full-length, but they’re every bit as immersive and disorienting as before

Tool's Sonic Temple headline set was peak Tool, and we wouldn't have it any other way
By Rich Hobson Published
Tool's first show of 2026 wasn't a classic crowd-pleaser, but those who lasted the distance were treated to something special

Green Lung’s first festival headline show cements them as the future of metal
By Matt Mills Published
At London’s Desertfest, the occult five-piece perform all of their darkly fun anthems while backed up by gorgeous videos, returning members and a malfunctioning, Eddie-like mascot

Viral sensations Angine de Poitrine dazzle, confuse and delight at debut London show
By Polly Glass Published
Avant-garde Canadian twosome Angine de Poitrine justify all the hype at their sold-out London debut

Soen continue to become more metal and less prog with Reliance
By Paul Travers Published
Sticking to compositions of around four minutes, the musicianship and production remain exemplary. But it’s too often funnelled into predictable patterns



