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Franck Carducci & The Fantastic Squad announce Spring UK live dates
French prog rockers Franck Carducci & The Fantastic Squad return to the UK for their eleventh tour in February
Einar Solberg reworks Leprous's The Congregation for voice and piano
Einar Solberg will release The Congregation Acoustic in February
Francis Dunnery's It Bites will release new studio album Return To Natural early next year
Francis Dunnery's It Bites announce Return To Natural January live dates
Caligula's Horse stream ten-minute new single The World Breathes With Me
Australian prog rockers Caligula's Horse share video for brand new single Golem
Big Big Train announce brand new album The Likes Of Us
Big Big Train will release The Likes Of Us, their first studio album with new singer Alberto Bravin, in March
Watch Godsticks' brand new video for Throne
Welsh prog rockers Godsticks will play a short run of live dates in early 2024
"If I look back at all the records, I see a songwriter and a soundsmith working on his craft." Prog meets Peter Gabriel
Recently Peter Gabriel released i/o, his first new studio album for 21 years. As it hurtles towards the top of the charts, Prog sits down with Peter for a quick natter
Rick Wakeman announces Live At The London Palladium release
Rick Wakeman announces Live At The London Palladium four-disc set for February
IQ announce vinyl reissues programme, starting with The Wake
UK prog rockers IQ will release their back catalogue on vinyl beginning with 1985's The Wake
Classic Tales Of Yes European and UK tour dates announced for 2024
Yes European and UK live dates include shows rescheduled from 2023
Geddy Lee releases two previously unheard solo tracks
Gone and I Am…You Are both come from the sessions that resulted in Geddy Lee's debut solo album My Favorite Headache
Much-loved Bath venue Moles to close immediately after 45 years as cost of living crisis continues to bite
Owners of Bath Moles file for insolvency and appeal for industry help to stave off grassroots sector collapse
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“I was looking for a new cliff to dive off to stimulate my creativity…That’s what I’ve done my entire life”: Why Francis Dunnery quit It Bites three times, and where it's taken him
A never-ending need to progress has seen him tour with Robert Plant, challenge gun-toting hip-hoppers, emulate Peter Gabriel and bring his late brother’s album back to life
“Not a simple or easy album… it’s almost as if they want you to run away screaming. Regardless, it’s a towering avant-garde work”: The prog power of The Pop Group’s Y
Some dismissed their debut record as nothing more than a mess, but it’s actually a towering avant-garde achievement
“We can effectively run ourselves and keep the band releasing material without compromising creative integrity.” Introducing The Gift
Prog spoke with UK prog rockers The Gift on the eve of the release of their second album Land Of Shadows
"I’m not going for massive commercial success. I want to make the music I like." Dave Kerzner and New World
With a successful crowd‑funding campaign and a star-studded solo album under his belt, Dave Kerzner’s finding his own voice in a New World.
“The albums I love the most were the ones where I wasn’t sure what I was listening to… There’s something great about music that’s beyond easy description or categorisation”: Steven Wilson gets it if you don’t get The Harmony Codex at first
He’s not out to mislead or deceive with his seventh solo album, but admits: “You can look for explanation, you can look for logic, but it’s not there”
“When we started, it wasn’t necessarily going to be a trilogy… I like the fact that each one is a bit different. To this day that’s the best band I’ve ever been in”: Steve Hillage on Gong’s Radio Gnome Invisible era
The guitarist most associated with Daevid Allen’s band believes they launched a second wave of psychedelia with their 70s albums Flying Teapot, Angel’s Egg and You
“As hard as it was, and it was hard, nobody wanted to bottle out. We just knew we had a big landscape we could explore”: How Tales From Topographic Oceans became the most arduous project in Yes’ history
Used as a byword for musical over-indulgence, 1973 album fought its creators every step of the way – right down to its master tapes nearly being crushed by a bus
Does anyone else remember the time Metallica’s Kirk Hammett played Bleed onstage with Meshuggah?
Metallica’s guitarist once joined tech-metal heavyweights Meshuggah to shred the solo of Bleed – watch the footage here
“He sees the big picture and gets that classic English sound… I’m still very awestruck by his history”: Christopher Cross on why Alan Parsons is his prog hero
Texan rocker loved Dark Side Of The Moon, leading him to an admiration for, and later friendship with, the man behind the controls
“A slice of terrace commentary from a band more associated with croquet than soccer”: Genesis’ largely forgotten Spot The Pigeon EP
Three tracks left off Wind & Wuthering gave Genesis their first Top 20 hit
Latest Prog Reviews
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“For a band who previously relied on pretty riffs and delicate vocals, they’ve taken a huge risk, hurling the listener around like a malfunctioning fairground ride”: Unprocessed’s …And Everything In Between
Grit, determination and vitriol – a masterclass in how to evolve as a band
“The disc of unreleased live material truly captures the excitement of this line-up in full flight”: The Yes Album Super Deluxe Edition
Extended third LP, their first with Steve Howe, illustrates the amazing connection between musicians at the top of their game
“A vivid, three-dimensional update… they outstrip the originals’ impact by some distance”: Peter Hammill’s In A Foreign Town / Out Of Water 2023
Van der Graaf Generator frontman has little to prove – but does it anyway with his revamp of solo albums hobbled by late-80s production values
Peter Gabriel's i/o. "The world has changed since 2002, mostly for the worst, but it’s a better place with i/o in it."
The ex-Genesis singer returns to the big time with his first album in 21 years to reassert his place as the doyen of cerebral art-pop.
“His advocacy for artificial intelligence is compelling… human, emotive and reassuring”: Mariusz Duda’s instrumental AFR AI D
Riverside man returns with solo album that opens channels with a potentially bright future
“Great fun… lovingly dashed off in a few hours, in homage to the way library musicians had to work”: Matt Berry’s Simplicity
“The esteem in which his talent was held is reflected… Yet some of the most fascinating tracks here are by his pre-fame 60s bands”: Greg Lake’s Magical box set
7-disc compilation celebrates his solo endeavours in style
“He may be lauded by some as a genius, but without this team’s heavy lifting, these pieces might fail”: Frank Zappa’s Over-Nite Sensation 50th Anniversary Edition
Five-disc, 88-track set proves his music lasts - even if many of his lyrics don’t
“A plan to work with guest contributors has resulted in a fairly tortuous journey… but the struggle has been worth it”: Earthside’s Let The Truth Speak
American cinematic band’s second album is even more ambitious than their debut, and took years to bring together
“Served up as ‘hi-def’ – but should that be hi-deaf? The raw, frantic energy might be too much for some”: Meshuggah’s Chaosphere 25th Anniversary edition
Groundbreaking third album keeps pushing boundaries with lively remaster
Tesseract’s cinematic live show just proved that, 12 years since debuting, they’re in the finest form of their lives
At Tampa’s Orpheum, the UK djent pioneers reach a new apex in a flurry of contorting riffs, gorgeous vocals and awe-inspiring lights
