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Inside the chaotic birth of prog metal provocateurs Tool
They’ve sold millions of albums, won four Grammys and inspired legions of copycats, but this is where the legend of Tool kicked off
“People didn’t want to admit we had a sense of humour.” How Blue Öyster Cult really feel about More Cowbell
Their 1976 hit (Don’t Fear) The Reaper – inspired by Romeo And Juliet – found a new lease of life on TV 24 years later, and it’s still doing the rounds today. Are they happy with how the world sees them?
“If Jethro Tull’s singer growled, maybe we’d have loved it!” How Katatonia embraced their prog tendencies
Swedish doom purveyors had wanted to go prog before their 2016 album, but found themselves held back. Then came a line-up change that kickstarted a “lucky relationship”
Nine Steve Hillage albums to listen to and one to avoid
Guitarist and producer Steve Hillage is a true progressive visionary whose albums cover a spectacular range of styles
Rush’s Alex Lifeson still denies involvement in 1969 firing of Geddy Lee
Vocalist and bassist claims he’s not over his dismissal all those decades ago – and recalls it’s not the only time the guitarist helped him leave a band
Why Marillion ex Fish opened a song with a string of racial slurs
His 1997 album Sunsets On Empire – a collaboration with Steven Wilson – remains a sunny moment in his stormy career, although one song might not be the same if it was written today
Peter Gabriel, Sledgehammer and So - and why he had to be nailed inside a barn to finish the album
Former Genesis frontman’s fifth solo record, released 40 years ago, doesn’t seem like a prog album at first – but look closer and it’s business as usual
When prog metallers Amorphis rehired a notoriously picky producer, knowing they just had to trust him
The Finnish band play down negative experiences of their second collaboration with Jens Bogren, pointing to the creative triumph of their 13th album
“It was a valiant attempt!”: Before David Bryan joined Bon Jovi, he was trying to play like Rick Wakeman
American keyboardist still loves the Yes album that was his favourite in the 70s, and explains where he satisfies his craving for writing complex songs
Big Country wouldn’t have called Steeltown a prog record – but it is
1984 release tackled issues of the day cleverly and with incredible musicality
Psychedelic substances led Rival Sons’ Jay Buchanan to the Mahavishnu Orchestra
The vocalist found inspiration in John McLaughlin’s ability to make different pieces feeling like different drugs
The Pineapple Thief’s Bruce Soord drank to forget his new songs as he wrote them
His fourth solo album Ghosts In The Park explores emotions that followed the loss of both his parents
Top new proggy sounds from MONO, Shearwater, Earthside and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
Cool new prog you need to hear from hubris, Antariksh, Wildernesses and more in all new Tracks Of The Week
Why Crown Lands’ fourth album Apocalypse is a prequel to second album Fearless
Canadian pair worked with Rush and Foo Fighters producer to deliver a full-throttle return to prog following the new-age and ambient Ritual I & II
"The key to the band's sound is that all the guys in the band are really into progressive rock..." Magic Pie beat a case of writer's block to make sixth album Maestro
Norwegian proggers (with an Icelandic singer) Magic Pie dialled up the heavy rock quota on 2025's Maestro, their first new album for six years
How unlikely proggers Karnivool made the last great nu metal debut
Nu metal was considered dead by 2005 – but a ragtag band from Australia ensured that the genre would bow out in a blaze of glory
The story of Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera, Quiet Sun and their sly posthumous album
Guitarist’s mid-70s juggling act proved his previous band’s worth via their LP Mainstream, assembled in a rush while he was tracking solo debut Diamond Head
