How Opeth separated themselves from the herd with Ghost Reveries
2005’s Ghost Reveries was the album that kicked Opeth to the next level, but Mikael Åkerfeldt wanted to untangle his band from the metal scene
2005’s Ghost Reveries was the album that kicked Opeth to the next level, but Mikael Åkerfeldt wanted to untangle his band from the metal scene
The King had just staged his comeback and Jethro Tull were touring breakthrough album Stand Up – but when the ‘invitation’ came to greet Presley, Anderson resisted
New prog you must hear today from Haven Of Echoes, The Aphelion, Arild Brøter, Luca and more...
Change is in the air after perplexing pair drew a line under their past with Origins anthology, and began work on their heaviest and proggiest album to date
How the “junior member” broke into the band’s songwriting clique, his embarrassment over his solo success, and how the Sex Pistols influenced his choice of record label
The band members may argue about the origins of the title, but there's no denying that the multi-part I'm Mandy Fly Me is a true pop classic
He took inspiration from Steely Dan, Kate Bush and Peter Gabriel to take a shot at space-race moguls via what he calls “yacht doom” music
A selection of the NWOBHM veterans’ longest, deepest and weirdest tracks – and they weren’t all written by Steve Harris
Jeff Lynne's vision for ELO was more ambitious than most of his peers – but which of his grand ideas hit home the hardest?
The influential guitarist died days after the release of 12-disc collection The Man Who Changed Guitar Forever! – but ahead of the launch he had a lot to say about that and many other things
Porcupine Tree mainman, solo star and prog remix king Steven Wilson on 20 British albums that blew his mind
Cool new proggy sounds from Jinjer, Susanna, Kingcrow and more...
Fripp, Mel Collins, Boz Burrell and Ian Wallace only made one record together, and it hurt them all – but the short-lived touring line-up and their achievements deserve reconsideration
"We didn't let anything fly that wasn't perfect" - Michael D'Addario on the Lemon Twigs' latest album, A Dream Is All We Know
Two years after the release of her solo debut, Ms Amy Birks is back with In Our Souls.
After falling in love with In The Land Of Grey And Pink, the bassist created Down In The Sewer as a response – and if that makes his band prog, he’s fine with it
After a decade of massive success, the bandleader faced an ever-increasing rate of change – but an exciting range of new challenges too
The New Normal is the surprise second helping from Steven Wilson bandmates Beggs, Holzman and Blundell. Among the silliness there’s also deep love and sincere cynicism
Bassist contributed to some of the band’s most definitive works – but ultimately couldn’t resist the call of another art form