Here are the 15 biggest news stories of the week
It’s been another busy week in the world of rock, metal and prog – here are the stories that hit the headlines
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Damian Wilson to release new EP on his birthday
Thank You (The Holdsworth Sessions) will be released on the singer's 50th birthday...
King Crimson ex Ian McDonald to reissue Honey West’s debut album on vinyl
Project featuring multi-instrumentalist Ian McDonald will release a collector's edition of Honey West’s 2017 album Bad Old World
Klone release new single Hidden Passenger
Klone release Hidden Passenger – taken from their upcoming album Le Grand Voyage that’s out September 20.
Watch Elbow’s lyric video for new single Empire
Empire is the latest track to be taken from Guy Garvey and co’s upcoming album Giants Of All Sizes - out in October
An evening of Anthony Phillips and Mike Rutherford solo albums comes to Trading Boundaries
Original vocalist Noel McCalla will perform songs from Rutherford's Smallcreeps Day...
Watch Dream Theater’s striking animated video for Barstool Warrior
Dream Theater release animated promo for their new single Barstool Warrior - track features on latest album Distance Over Time
Jane Weaver’s new Fenella project share video for Bright Curse
Jane Weaver, Peter Philipson and Raz Ullah release Bright Curse - the lead single from their upcoming album Fehérlófia
Roger Waters teases Us + Them concert film with live Pigs (Three Different Ones) clip
Exclusive Exclusive: Watch Roger Waters perform Pink Floyd’s 1977 track Pigs (Three Different Ones) - track taken from upcoming concert film Us + Them
Trinity Prog Festival goes on hiatus for 2020
But the much-loved charity prog event promised to return in 2021...
Sons Of Apollo announce North American tour
Mike Portnoy, Derek Sherinian, Billy Sheehan, Jeff Scott Soto and Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal will hit the road in early 2020 with special guest Tony MacAlpine
Radar Festival announces first bands for 2020
Plini, Toska, Dirty Loops, Physics House Band and more will appear at next year's event...
Plague concerns disrupt Phish fans’ plans
Fans hoping to camp overnight to see Phish near Denver at the end of the month will have to change their plans due to cases of plague in prairie dog colonies
The Flower Kings reveal new double album Waiting For Miracles
The Flower Kings will release their new studio album Waiting For Miracles later this year - the follow-up to 2013’s Desolation Rose
Opeth’s Akerfeldt on Yngwie Malmsteen: His records have been pretty s*** for a long time
But Opeth vocalist and guitarist Mikael Akerfeldt says he still loves Yngwie's guitar playing
Gwar and Voivod announce UK and European tour
Gwar will return to the UK and Europe later this year – and they’re bringing special guests Voivod with them
Emma Ruth Rundle and James Kent (aka Perturbator) to curate Roadburn 2020
Roadburn has two curators for next year's festival and it promises to be a deliciously dark mix of dynamic music and art
Iamthemorning share video for spellbinding new track Six Feet
Watch Marjana Semkina and Gleb Kolyadin perform Six Feet in studio video - track taken from the new album The Bell
