Latest Features on Prog
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
Why Steve Rothery and Thorsten Quaeschning struggled to finish Bioscope record Gentō
Marillion and Tangerine Dream men aim to play their music live, but other priorities continue to get in the way
Awesome new proggy sounds from Leprous, Iamthemorning, Jo Quail and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
Great new prog sounds from Ring Van Möbius, Our Oceans and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week
When TesseracT introduced themselves and explained the djent movement
At a time when online musicianship was still regarded as a bit geeky, the quintet were preparing to launch debut album One and embark on their first US tour – and they had plenty to say about filesharing, stats and haircuts
“Brand X was great fun to play with – not so much fun to listen to”: Phil Collins’ adventures outside Genesis with Robert Plant, Eric Clapton and others made him so big he had to apologise
Wherever you looked in the 80s and 90s, there he was as a session man, producer or solo artist. But it wasn’t ego – it was down to his passion for music
Why Throwing Muses’ debut album remains one of the proggiest and best albums of the 80s
Astonishingly, Kristin Hersh and her band were still in their teens when they released their first collection of fractured narratives and multipart, chorus-free arrangements
“Was air-drumming even a thing before Tom Sawyer?”: Neil Peart’s greatest moments with Rush
It wasn’t easy, but we’ve boiled the professor of prog’s most powerful percussive performances down to 10 key tracks
Steven Wilson is grateful for prog fans’ support. He just wishes others liked him too
Arguing that pop isn’t as all-embracing as it used to be, he examines the nature of being a nerd with an ego, and wonders if the flawed musical gear his dad built him meant he was always going to make prog sounds
Gentle Giant’s only live album, Playing The Fool, and its reinvention after five decades
Presenting their concert experience on record was a steep challenge in 1976. Now they’ve reconstructed the tapes to make it feel like you’re there, complete with heckling
Tool’s Danny Carey managed to distract Mick Pointer from Rush
The Marillion and Arena co-founder explains how the American prog metal band astonished him with a track from 1996 album Ænima
Great new prog you must hear from Arjen Lucassen, IO Earth Amorphis, Auri and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
Cool new proggy sounds from Sometime In February, Royal Sorrow, Connor Kaminski and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week
Arthur Brown: “Going by any reasonable judgement system, I’d have to admit to being mad”
The relentless innovator explains why he can never stay in a creative space for long, claims credit for the Paris student riots of the 60s, and recalls giving up music entirely rather than going commercial
Peter Baumann didn’t think Tangerine Dream were prog – just weird
With new solo album Nightfall and a new edition of Phaedra both on sale, the synth maestro says limited ability, cutting-edge gear and raw luck led to success in the 70s, and regrets running out of time to reunite with Edgar Froese
When Genesis reunited to make a film, it was the same old story
Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford look back on the controversial Genesis documentary Sum Of The Parts
“They made complex music sound easy. I’m envious”: Adrian Vandenberg’s prog inspirations
The Dutch guitarist lists some British musicians who inspired the world at large, as much for their attitudes as their creations
Steven Wilson and two ex Marillion members walked into a band… What went wrong?
The prog group established a reputation for sold-out killer shows in the 80s, but fizzled out without warning. Now the core members have returned with an EP and an album to follow
The Pretenders’ James Walbourne on discovering Richard Thompson (his father-in-law)
Walbourne details the folk-prog veteran’s Robert Johnson-like magic, and draws a comparison with Chrissie Hynde
“We drove the band off the cliff”: How Stackridge swerved the success they deserved
The quirky West Country prog group started to get somewhere with 1973’s The Man In The Bowler Hat. Guitarist/vocalist James Warren – later of The Korgis – accepts youth and inexperience caused their implosion at exactly the wrong moment
