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The prog duo who lost their label for being too weird, and decided to get even weirder
Rush, Yes and King Crimson inspired them to confound expectations and create a three-album arc of otherworldly spirituality – in an era when, they believe, there’s no way to win the music industry game
The story of the Supertramp classic the band eventually found too difficult to play
A song that "exploded" out of Roger Hodgson’s head made Supertramp stars, and was loved by Princess Diana and the young princes William and Harry
With Sober, Tool attracted mainstream attention – and the ire of one of rock’s greatest frontmen
Sober, the seminal single from 1993’s Undertow, made Maynard James Keenan and co. a quick success story, but not everybody was a fan
How Haken’s last line-up change powered seventh album Fauna
After struggling to escape the stagnation of lockdown, the return of an old friend inspired an “anything goes” attitude for their 2023 release
Every year the most unlikely prog supergroup spend three days shaping weirdo music. It works.
The trio have refined their approach to a project they only started for fun, admitting it’s exploded beyond any of their expectations and changed they way they look at their more usual activities
In the desperate moments before grunge, this British band offered an ambitious alternative
Anomaly-chasing quartet’s challenging response to funk metal came out of their love for Rush, Phil Collins and being odd
“If anything makes me regret anything, it’s looking at Brian Eno”: Still, BJ Cole didn’t do too badly
He set out to confound expectations of pedal steel with post-country band Cochise. Thanks to Captain Beefheart, Love and Hank Marvin, the session hero is pleased to reflect that he got away with it
Steve Hogarth on creative risks, bad advice, and his first 30 years with Marillion
Marillion's Steve Hogarth discusses embracing artistic tension, avoiding the well-trodden path, escaping his narcissism, and what really went wrong with the record industry
Perturbator aka James Kent on why Vangelis’ music endures
French electronic composer discovered Greek genius through the Blade Runner soundtrack, and began to incorporate similar ideas in his own work – even if he didn’t have the technology to do it
“Kate Bush gave me a copy of Aerial and said, ‘Don’t fall asleep while listening!’” Simon Drake’s magic life
He helped create Bush’s one and only tour show, corrupted light entertainment TV into a counterculture variant, and refused to star in Cats – mainly because of Arthur Brown and Peter Gabriel
Styx fired Dennis DeYoung in 1999, but he still wants a reunion for the fans
The co-founding Styx singer and keyboardist on his prog influences, why he hired a woman to shout at his kids – and why he doesn’t care if he isn’t remembered
The 20 best prog reissues of 2025
Long-awaited cuts from Pink Floyd, Genesis, Rush, Mike Oldfield and many more got the deluxe treatment over the past 12 months. Is your favourite on our list?
Prog's 50 best albums of the year 2025
The prog genre has enjoyed an incredible year in 2025. Here are our top 50 albums of the past 12 months – did your favourite make the cut?
Debate: What’s the best prog album of 2025?
Steven Wilson, Dream Theater, Solstice, Cardiacs and IQ have delivered strong records this year. But what’s your number-one choice?
Pagan band harnessed a fake feud, kickboxing and a Cornish faery, and it all ran out of control
After falling together by accident, making use of family talents and winning festival slots the hard way, their seventh album shows they’ve really arrived
How Emerson, Lake and Palmer charted with Aaron Copland’s Fanfare For The Common Man in the year of punk
Even cut down to a third of its length, the 1977 track became their biggest hit, and one of the most successful instrumental single of all time
“Lemmy got the job because he elbowed everybody else out the way!” How Hawkwind made Silver Machine
It was only their second-ever single, but it made a massive impact – and Brock still doesn’t really know how it happened
