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“He said, ‘We can’t use this – people will think we’re a Christian rock band!’ I went and got myself a drink. There was no arguing with that kind of thinking”: Marillion’s battle over the cover for Afraid Of Sunlight
Diplomacy abandoned singer Steve Hogarth and keyboardist Mark Kelly in disagreement over 1995 artwork, which was later reinstated. In the end it was just another fight between mates
“Life changed. Time healed wounds. No more feeling alone or depressed – it’s like, ‘Let’s do something positive. Let’s fight’”: When Mariusz Duda escaped the darkness on Lunatic Soul’s Through Shaded Woods
The Riverside leader’s seventh side-project album, intended to be its penultimate release, continued his personal life-and-death story cycle
The ELO classic that led Crobot’s Brandon Yeagley to a whole world of prog
From a box of his parents’ cassettes to voracious filesharing, the vocalist always wanted to be the one bringing strange new music to his friends
The forthright attitude behind Roger Dean’s album art for Yes
Inspired by real-life landscapes and knowing what he didn’t like, the forthright creator of remarkable worlds explains his partnership with Yes
What Sylosis learned from prog stars including Kate Bush, Opeth, Tool and Rush
Frontman of the British metal band and his colleagues accidentally discovered a breadth of influences after feeling uninspired by their peers
Cool new proggy sounds from Jonathan Hultén, Swallow The Sun, Mark Trueack and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
Awesome new prog sounds you must hear from Teramaze, The Vintage Caravan, NYOS and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week
“Do I think, ‘Why is Steven Wilson having hits and I’m not?’ No”: Tim Bowness’ Late Night Laments
With songs for the lost and the lonely, detailing trauma and loss – but hardly ever his own – Bowness’ intensely personal sixth album is another fine addition to his impressive body of work
What happened when Marillion allowed a journalist to play on their new album
In 2008, Marillion got a Classic Rock journalist to play on the album Happiness Is The Road, and things got weird
Steve Davis staged a theft to help The Utopia Strong make International Treasure
Prog’s unlikeliest trio, featuring Kabus Torabi and Michael J York alongside the snooker star, raised their game with the 2022 release. By then they were certain more would follow, even though they couldn’t explain what they actually do
Marco Minnemann’s prog world includes Rush, ping-pong and whisky
The Aristocrats drummer, who’s worked with Steven Wilson, Joe Satriani, Jordan Rudess and many others, owns up to appreciating Madonna and Kylie
From falling together to falling apart, Hawkwind’s early era was no hippie dream
Lemmy, Nik Turner and Dave Brock lived through a time of division through choice of drugs, mental health issues and artistic intentions, which still left a remarkable impact on the world of ‘out-there’ music
Richard Sinclair’s Canterbury scene with Caravan, Hatfield And The North, Camel and others
He shares memories of Pye Hastings, Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Andy Latimer and many other collaborators from his rich heritage, soon to be include with his long, long awaited debut solo album
Every Jethro Tull album ranked from worst to best
Jethro Tull's 24 albums have taken in English folk and baroque instrumentation, plus enough thunderous riffs to keep hard rock fans happy
Wombles, Buggles, Asia and more: Geoff Downes’ life and times in and out of Yes
His big break came with the Wombles, then he impressed Trevor Horn with synths he’d only borrowed. He forged a partnership with John Wetton and made it big with Asia – and his easygoing nature means he’s avoided most of Yes’ infamous dramas
Robert Reed’s struggle to keep Mike Oldfield’s form of music alive
Magenta, Cyan and Chimpan A mastermind went to the effort and expense of bringing three key Oldfield collaborators into his Sanctuary projects. That proves his commitment to creating something genuine, although many people don’t realise it
Jean-Michel Jarre predicts music will follow video games into immersive universes
The death of a mentor and the world-pausing Covid event gave the eternal pioneer a chance to discover another new approach to his art: “The visual field for a human being is 140 degrees, but the audio field is 360 degrees”
Brent Hinds 1974 – 2025
Mastodon's former guitarist, who passed away following a motorcycle accident in Atlanta, Georgia on August 20, was a true untameable force of nature
