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MY PROG

HANS RUTTEN (THE GATHERING)

The great and good of progressive music give us a glimpse into their prog worlds. As told to Grant Moon

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Where’s home?

I live where I was born – Nijmegen [The Netherlands], which is near the German border.

Earliest prog memory?

I saw a video clip of Rush around the Power Windows period, I was something like 16 years old, and they were great. I borrowed Caress Of Steel from the local library, then went through their catalogue from there.

The first prog album you bought?

Voivod’s Dimension Hatröss [1988]. I was always into metal, but the progressive side of metal, and Voivod are incredible.

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