Latest Prog News
Opeth announce one-off UK show for 2026
Swedish prog metallers Opeth will play Halifax's The Piece Hall on August 1
New book puts Canadian prog metal pioneers Voivod in the spotlight
Jeff Wagner's 540-page biography, Always Moving: The Strange Multiverse Of Voïvod is published in November
Lunatic Soul reveal softer side with album cycle-closing video for The New End
Riverside frontman Mariusz Duda will release his eighth Lunactic Soul album, The World Under Unsun, in October
TesseracT celebrate tenth anniversary of Polaris with new clear vinly remastered reissue
TesseracT's third album, Polars, saw singer Dan Tompkins return to the band's line-up
That acclaimed movie about the Mars Volta and At The Drive-In is coming to UK cinemas
Omar & Cedric: If This Ever Gets Weird tells the story of the friendship between Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala
New singer announced for Rick Wakeman's upcoming English Rock Ensemble tour
Young British vocalist Jesse Smith will front Rick Wakeman's English Rock Ensemble on their upcoming The Return Of The Caped Crusader Part 2 dates
David Gilmour says Pink Floyd were never progressive rock
It turns out that lengthy, multi-part instrumentals and concept albums aren't prog after all
Latest Prog Features
The grimness of Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here may have been overstated
1975 album remains a fan favourite – and despite their struggle to make it, the band insist the spirit of love shines through the grief and anger amid the theme of absence and their feelings about Syd Barrett
When Peter Gabriel received death threats, Genesis reunited to help him
Their former leader found himself in serious trouble after his WOMAD festival lost money. So the classic line-up returned to stage their Six Of The Best show in 1982, leaving an indelible mark on prog history
Why Dan Tompkins had to leave Tesseract – and what brought him back for Polaris
2015 album saw the djent pioneers continue their move away from frenzied metal to thought-provoking prog, meaning the singer had to embrace a new way of creative thinking
Wishbone Ash laid a plan for Argus, and surprised themselves when it worked
War, peace, dictators and a failed pursuit of young love were at the heart of the band’s attempt to make “proper grown-up music” in 1972
“Love is like a mental disease that everybody wants to catch”: How Opeth made Sorceress
Mikael Åkerfeldt on his violent games, hotel balcony prank, soaking a label exec in vodka, and being left to make music his own way
“It’s a straight line from her heart to yours”: Kate Bush’s Hounds Of Love, by artists it inspired
The Anchoress, Within Temptation’s Sharon den Adel, Auri’s Johanna Kurkela, The Blackheart Orchestra’s Chrissy Mostyn and Exploring Birdsong’s Lynsey Ward celebrate the 1985 album’s enduring magic and influence
Roy Harper wants to hear new ambitious music, but knows why he’s struggling
The folk rock hero reflects on what the world lost when groups of hopeful artists stopped forming their own schools, like he did in the 60s with Bert Jansch, Paul Simon, Alexis Korner, John Martyn, Al Stewart and others
Latest Prog Reviews
“Still a bewildering but rewarding experience”: Faust’s self-titled debut album returns
The German collective’s opening salvo remains as uncompromising as ever
Darryl Way’s Wolf: Cadenza box set proves they should never have been out of the spotlight
3CD set shows the Curved Air man’s underdogs had plenty of bite in Canis Lupus, Saturation Point and Night Music
“Dispense with prog expectations and enjoy the fun”: Alan White’s Ramshackled
The drummer decided to make a simple album with a good band, featuring guest spots from Jon Anderson and Steve Howe. With the exception of an ill-advised cod reggae track, it’s all good – if undemanding
“A truly virtuosic and deeply musical homage”: BEAT LIVE reanimates King Crimson’s 80s
The quartet’s relaxed yet enthusiastic approach means they never sound indulgent as they segue between pachyderm-impersonating dissonance and languorous ambience
Genesis’ The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway anniversary edition: even better than the Rael thing
With its many component parts and forward-thinking modernism, their most celebrated yet debated album finally receives the release it deserves
“Multifaceted if superficially flawed gem”: Hawkwind’s Hall Of The Mountain Grill returns
Box set contains studio and live bonuses along with fresh remaster of the 1974 album
