Latest Prog News

Pink Floyd's legendary Pompeii concert film to get 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray release
By Jerry Ewing published
Pink Floyd at Pompeii – MCMLIXXII will be released on 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray in February

Peter Gabriel announces physical release of live albums In The Big Room and Live At WOMAD 82
By Jerry Ewing published
Peter Gabriel will release live albums In The Big Room in March and Live At WOMAD 82 in May

Grateful Dead founding guitarist and singer Bob Weir dead at 78
By Stef Lach published
Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead has died from underlying lung issues months after cancer battle

Renaissance drummer Terry Sullivan has died
By Fraser Lewry published
Terry Sullivan joined Renaissance in 1972 and was a member of the band's much-loved classic lineup

Rick Wakeman, Steve Hackett, Asia, Caravan, Focus and more lined up for huge new prog cruise taking place this summer
By Jerry Ewing published
Prog-friendly venue Trading Boundaries announces a new prog cruise venture up and down the Rhine for July

Arena singer Damian Wilson to leave the band at the end of this year. Paul Manzi to return...
By Jerry Ewing published
UK prog rockers Arena to part ways with fifth lead singer Damian Wilson, as fourth incumbent, Paul Manzi will return

Gong kick off the New Year with video for blissed out new single The Wonderment
By Jerry Ewing published
Cosmic proggers Gong will release their new album, Bright Spirit, in March
Latest Prog Features

“I was shocked when it wasn’t received well”: This 80s band pioneered a new kind of rock – and paid the price
By Joe Banks published
Their bassist quit, then the band split after one more record. Nearly four decades on, their ambitious post rock album is regarded as a masterpiece

Prog's Tracks Of The Week is back with cool new proggy sounds from Big Big Train, Soen, Charlotte Wessels and more
By Jerry Ewing published
Awesome new prog from Fågelle, Jagged City, Sum Of Seven and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week

Debate: Will the return of Rush be the biggest prog event of 2026?
By Martin Kielty published
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson own the limelight all year, or can King Crimson, Jon Anderson, Rick Wakeman, Crown Lands and The Pineapple Thief grab headlines?

“You probably wouldn’t think we sound like Pink Floyd”: Feeder’s Grant Nicholas lists his prog stars
By Natasha Scharf published
Indie rocker, who was once in a prog band, lists his heroes of the genre

“Somebody threw a toilet roll at Peter Gabriel. He threw it back and it landed just below me. I had that bog roll on my windowsill for years!” Marc Riley’s prog world
By Rob Hughes published
Turned on by Genesis, Beefheart, Zappa and Can, the former member of The Fall and The Creepers continues to smuggle prog into his radio shows

“I have to fit a guitar part over this?” How Rush made Grammy-nominated instrumental YYZ
By Philip Wilding published
When Alex Lifeson got back from a journey his bandmates presented him with a jam piece that finally gelled when they added Morse code to the intro

“His son said it made it easier for him to let go”: The last message of a prog giant who saw his band outlive him
By Martin Kielty published
The Canterbury scene veteran had known the end was near, and set about ensuring his vision would continue in his absence – which it has, despite initial reluctance

Amorphis steered surprisingly close to pop-rock on their latest album. But they’re not selling out
By Joel McIver published
Borderland is more eclectic than ever as they celebrate the uplifting vibes of loud, aggressive music. But how did a band from the heaviest country in the world get so deeply into prog?
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Latest Prog Reviews

Soen continue to become more metal and less prog with Reliance
By Paul Travers published
Sticking to compositions of around four minutes, the musicianship and production remain exemplary. But it’s too often funnelled into predictable patterns

“Originally a career-staller, this version really is essential”: Ultravox’s The Collection – Deluxe Edition
By Prog Magazine published
Revisited with deep attention to detail, Midge Ure and co’s imperial phase reissue is a genuine audio-visual banquet

“An immersive emotional ride, showing that music makes us feel whole again”: Airbag’s Dysphoria Live
By Johnny Sharp published
Over 20 years in, Oslo trio deliver their first official live album – and it was worth the wait

“They combine emotional intensity with rapidly evolving progressive chops”: EBB’s The Mirror
By Stephen Lambe published
Scottish collective’s impressive second album demonstrates why their profile is exploding

“In many ways a dry run for The Wall”: Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here remains mysterious at 50
By Joe Banks published
Alienation, loss and a legendary live bootleg – the prog giants’ post-Dark Side masterpiece gets an impressive anniversary box set treatment.

“Often too leaden to float, but the future is visible”: Nektar’s deluxe edition of A Tab In The Ocean
By Chris Roberts published
1972 album, which saw them edging away from psychedelia back to standard rock, returns with live treats that hint at what was to come




