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Since its arrival at the tail end of the 60s progressive rock has offered the world some of the most fascinating music ever heard, in varying guises over the years. Prog magazine brings you the stories behind the people who create these astounding sounds and amazing music, be they the classic originators such as Genesis, Pink Floyd and Yes, to the 80s revivalists such as Marillion and IQ, all the way through to those musicians today who have done so much to help rejuvenate the genre such as Muse, Radiohead, Steven Wilson, Opeth and Anathema. In depth and behind the scenes stories of classic albums and tours sit side by side with widespread coverage of what‘s happening at today’s cutting edge of progressive music.

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COLIN EDWIN AND JOHN WESLEY JOIN FORCES AND SET SAIL WITH THEIR NEW PROJECT VOYAGE 35 • The former Porcupine Tree members will be playing and touring their former band’s early material alongside the band’s original lightshow, Fruit Salad Lights in 2026.

NEW BIOGRAPHY ON PETER HAMMILL DUE • Upcoming book includes exclusive and revealing new interviews.

WRNTDP ANNOUNCES SIXTH ALBUM AND COMPILATION • Latest LP mourns the collapse of public services.

YES TO TOUR FRAGILE IN THE UK NEXT YEAR • They also revisit Fly From Here – Return Trip and hint at the release of new material.

DREAM THEATER LIVE LP INCOMING • The LP celebrates Mike Portnoy’s return to the band he formed 40 years ago.

KARNIVOOL ARE BACK WITH FIRST NEW LP IN 13 YEARS • In Verses sees the light of day next February.

SPOCK’S BEARD REUNITE FOR NEW LP • Prog veterans channel their post-tour energy into writing and recording.

JHB GUITARIST DELVES DEEP • Nick Fletcher’s fifth album, Mask of Sanity, is inspired by the psychologist Carl Jung.

SOEN ANNOUNCE HEAVY NEW ALBUM RELIANCE • Upcoming release is previewed by emotive single Primal.

FAD GADGETS • Rhodri Marsden on three of the latest must-have gizmos currently putting the prog in progress.

GREGOR MACKINTOSH • The long shadows cast by the genre-weaving music of Dead Can Dance have long enveloped Paradise Lost’s guitarist Gregor Mackintosh.

VIPER SOUP COMPLEX • Maltese avant-proggers eyeball the path to success via performance art.

IT’S PROG JIM BUT NOT AS WE KNOW IT • SUEDE

JESSICA MOSS • Fuelled by a burning social and political conscience, the Canadian violinist turns protest into music.

RAPHAEL WEINROTH-BROWNE • Leprous collaborator redefines the cello and pushes it to its progressive limits.

Official Progressive Albums Chart • The prog top 30 albums

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THE WOOD DEMONS • If you go down to the woods today, be sure of a twig surprise…

CONNOR KAMINSKI • YouTube shredder teams up with Jordan Rudess and more on his debut.

ADAM WAKEMAN • He’s played live with everyone from Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne to Tony Hadley this year, and before some rare shows by his band Headspace, the keyboardist reflects on a very busy 2025.

Goodbye Stranger • When Supertramp co-founder Rick Davies’ death was announced in September, the prog world mourned the loss of a great talent. We pay tribute to the British-born singer-songwriter by looking back over his remarkable career, which spanned nearly six decades, and place some of his best-loved songs under the...