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NEAL MORSE AND CHESTER THOMPSON ANNOUNCE NEW PROG SUPERGROUP COSMIC CATHEDRAL

The pair are joined by guitarist Phil Keaggy and bassist Byron House. Their highly anticipated debut album is due this spring.

THIRD MCSTINE & MINNEMANN ALBUM

The prestigious duo hook up again to bring the best out of each other on III .

LIVE ALBUM FROM HAKEN CAPTURES HOMECOMING

Their triumphant 2024 London gig captured for posterity.

HAWKWIND UNVEIL 37TH STUDIO ALBUM

The space rockers are also considering a live in-the-studio release after fan clamour.

INTRO extras

CAMMIE BEVERLEY GOES SOLO Oceans Of Slumber vocalist

PROG INDULGENCE ON FIFTH O.R.K. LP

The supergroup have captured the “special energy” of their live performances.

MICHAEL WOODMAN TEAMS UP WITH TORABI ON SOLO LP

Occult coincidences and hauntology influence the album.

THE FLOWER KINGS BRING THE LOVE

Have you lost that loving feeling? Roine Stolt has the remedy for you!

INTRO extras

STORY OF 80S PROG TIES UP Following

GLASS HAMMER GO ROGUE ON NEW LP

A shift in sound tempers their latest album’s heavy concept and lyrical themes.

FIFTH SOLO ALBUM DUE FROM AIRBAG’S BJØRN RIIS

A journey through darkness and light is promised.

FAD GADGETS

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

LUKE SPILLER

Inspiring the wider music world…

PROG IN BRIEF

BSR AGENCY/GENTLE LOOK VIA GETTY IMAGES The Alan

TIBERIUS

Scottish prog metallers embrace their quirky side on their second full-length album.

ENGLISH TEACHER THIS COULD BE TEXAS

(Island Records 2024)

SEVENTH STATION

Our far-out trip to far-flung prog

PROG IN BRIEF

PENELOPE TRAPPES

Gothic vocalist offers snapshots into her soul via experimental soundscapes.

US, THEM & YOU

What got us all grooving this month…

WHIMSICAL CREATURE

I Am The Manic Whale’s main man and flautist explore their acoustic side.

TRIBE3

Welsh trio crack the winning formula on their united second album.

CHRIS HERIN

The guitarist on his personal solo album, teaming up with Alex Lifeson, and rumours of anew Tiles release.

THE PROG INTERVIEW

KEVIN GODLEY

STEVEN WILSON

Prog’s prodigal son comes in from the cold with a new concept album about space that will delight most of his long-term fans.

AMPLIFIER

Gargantuan ROCKOSMOS

JON ANDERSON & THE BAND GEEKS

Live – Perpetual Change FRONTIERS

JASON BIELER AND THE BARON VON BIELSKI ORCHESTRA

The Escapologist BARON VON BIELSKI RECORDS

BUMBLEFOOT

Bumblefoot… Returns! BUMBLEFOOT MUSIC LLC

CIRCU5

Clockwork Tulpa LT PRODUCTIONS

COHEED AND CAMBRIA

Vaxis – Act III: The Father Of Make Believe VIRGIN MUSIC GROUP

ALAN DAVEY

Electrum SAVANT GUARDE

ENVY OF NONE

Stygian Wavz KSCOPE

KARMAKANIC

Transmutation REINGOLD RECORDS

ECHOLYN

TimeSilentRadio II &VII ECHOLYN.BANDCAMP.COM

WOLFGANG FLÜR

Times CHERRY RED

HATS OFF GENTLEMAN IT’S ADEQUATE

The Uncertainty Principle GLASS CASTLE RECORDINGS

HEKLA

Turnar PHANTOM LIMB

HELD BY TREES

Hinterland TWEED JACKET MUSIC

IMPERIAL TRIUMPHANT

Goldstar CENTURY MEDIA

GHOST OF THE MACHINE

Empires Must Fall PROGROCK.COM ESSENTIALS

JADIS

Live Snapshot JADISMUSIC

KAYAK

Back To Shore – the 2022 Farewell Tour OOB RECORDS

LIQUID BEAR

Second Life LIQUIDBEAR.BANDCAMP.COM

EXPERIMENTAL PROG

Ambient, electronica and oddities through the monocle of Jo Kendall .

JETHRO TULL

Curious Ruminant INSIDEOUTMUSIC

MOTORPSYCHO

Motorpsycho NFGS

O.R.K

Firehose Of Falsehoods KSCOPE

PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS

Friend Of All Creatures GEP

PAUL SADLER

The Irrational PAULSADLERMUSIC.BANDCAMP.COM

DOMINIC SANDERSON

Strap in and prepare for dangerous bends on

SEVENTH STATION

On Shoulders Of Giants LAYERED REALITY PRODUCTIONS

PSYCHEDELIC PROG

Take a trip with Rob Hughes as he seeks out the latest mind-expanding music.

SOLSTICE

Clann PROGROCK.COM ESSENTIALS

SOMETIME IN FEBRUARY

Where Mountains Hide INSIDEOUTMUSIC

TELEPATHY

Transmissions PELAGIC

TIBERIUS

Singing For Company TIBERIUSUK.BANDCAMP.COM

TIKTAALIKA

Gods Of Pangaea INSIDEOUTMUSIC

TRIBE3

Life Among Strangers TRIBE3.BANDCAMP.COM

WEITE

Oase STICKMAN

AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST

Grant Moon has a rummage down the back of the Prog sofa for the ones that nearly got away…

RUSH

R50 MERCURY/UME

BIG BIG TRAIN

Bard ENGLISH ELECTRIC RECORDINGS

CAMEL

Nude/Pressure Points: Live In Concert ESOTERIC

KRAFTWERK

Autobahn PARLOPHONE

TALK TALK

The Very Best Of Talk Talk RHINO

ROGER WATERS

The Dark Side Of The Moon Redux (Super Deluxe Box set) COOKING VINYL

VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR

World Record ESOTERIC

VARIOUS ARTISTS

Middle Earth: The Soundtrack Of London’s Legendary Psychedelic Club 1967–1969 STRAWBERRY

YES

Close To The Edge (Super Deluxe Edition) RHINO

PHIL COLLINS: DRUMMER FIRST

Phil Collins YOUTUBE.COM/@DRUMEOOFFICIAL

ON THE RECORDS: NOTES FROM THE VINYL REVIVAL

Graham Sharpe OLDCASTLE BOOKS

UNITOPIA

Alive And Kicking PROGROCK.COM ’S ESSENTIALS

IT BITES FD

Live And Natural TIGERMOTH RECORDS

LEPROUS

Standing tall with a career-spanning set. CARSTEN

EMILY FRANCIS TRIO

VENUE 606 CLUB, LONDON DATE 30/01/2025 T he

STEVE HACKETT

What a treat! Steve Hackett brings out the

EXTC – XTC’S TERRY CHAMBERS AND FRIENDS

VENUE 229, LONDON DATE 01/02/2025 T he moment

HERE & NOW

VENUE THE HALF MOON, LONDON DATE 09/02/2025 SUPPORT

OPETH

Joakim Svalberg shines. ANNE-MARIE FORKER VENUE

PERIPHERY

VENUE ALEXANDRA PALACE, LONDON DATE 13/02/2025 T

FREEDOM TO GLIDE

VENUE 45 LIVE, KIDDERMINSTER DATE 26/01/2025 U K

TESSERACT

The Omnific radiate energy. VENUE PROJECT HOUSE,

CLARISSA CONNELLY

VENUE THE MACKINTOSH CHURCH, GLASGOW DATE 29/01/2025 I

MY PROG

JOHN BOEGEHOLD (PATTERN-SEEKING ANIMALS)

IN MEMORY OF MIKE RATLEDGE

Soft Machine’s co-founder and driving force, Mike Ratledge played a key role in helping to lay a firm foundation for what would become the Canterbury scene. The organist’s clever compositions and creative sound – he was encouraged by Jimi Hendrix to add a fuzz pedal to his kit – enhanced the Softs’ psychedelic, and later free-jazz, style. We pay tribute to the influential musician, who died after a short illness in February.

Wond’ring Aloud

Not ones for living in the past, Jethro Tull are back with their 24th album, and third in three years, Curious Ruminant. Billed as one of their best yet, it finds frontman Ian Anderson embracing his love of sci-fi and issuing a warning about climate change. Prog catches up with the septuagenarian flautist to discuss building on the band’s legacy, hamming it up for the crowd and making sure all the semiquavers are in the right place.

Playing To The Gallery

In 1975, Jethro Tull decamped to the French Riviera to record their eighth studio album, Minstrel In The Gallery . As the record celebrates its half-century, Ian Anderson recalls the story behind its creation in between breaks in a lengthy touring cycle that would eventually lead to the departure of their zebra suit-wearing bassist Jeffrey Hammond.

Once a Cardiac…

There’s never been anyone quite like Cardiacs . Adored and detested in equal measures, they defied classification and their expansive line-up included musicians that continue to play a role in the modern world of progressive music. Bandmembers past and present, including Tim Smith’s brother Jim, keyboardist William D Drake and guitarist Kavus Torabi, look back over the group’s history and give an update on their long-awaited final studio album, LSD

Empire Of Ghosts

Second albums can often be difficult, but it seems that Leeds-based Ghost Of The Machine haven’t lost the harmony that informed their debut and have delivered a superb follow-up. Bandmembers Charlie Bramald, Scott Owens and Stuart McAuley tell Prog about Empires Must Fall and why they certainly don’t mind comparisons to Marillion and Genesis

Andy (And Alex) In The UNDERWORLD

Alex Lifeson’s post-Rush band Envy Of None make a very welcome return with their second album, Stygian Wavz , which takes its title from the River Styx in Greek mythology. Alex Lifeson and bassist Andy Curran invite Prog for a dip in their dark progressive-pop waters, where they discuss finding their feet, welcoming the muse and embracing a set of very different musical challenges.

The Dream Team

Voted third Best Bassist in this magazine’s 2024 Readers’ Poll, Jonas Reingold has released Transmutation , Karmakanic’s sixth studio album, in between extensive tour duties with Steve Hackett. Prog spoke to Reingold to discover how he gathered together its spectacular starry cast from across two continents.

Days Of Future Passed

Half a century on from the release of their first post-Damo Suzuki release, Soon Over Babaluma , Can remain one of the most unique bands out there. As their late-period live albums campaign continues, keyboard player Irmin Schmidt looks back on the creation of their fifth record and explores the genius of the krautrock pioneers.

Cry Freedom!

When Amplifier released Hologram in 2023, it was a taste of things to come, and now the long-awaited main course, Gargantuan , is finally here. Mainman Sel Balamir reveals the story behind an album that released him from the constraints of a standard band format and nearly ended up as a four-hour banquet.

The Nightfly

The last few years have been challenging for Iamthemorning’s talented pianist Gleb Kolyadin , but his latest solo album has given him some respite. The Russian pianist and composer tells Prog about his new life in the UK, the inspiration behind Mobula and why making music has been his therapy.

Imprisoned In The Concept?

New York proggers, Coheed And Cambria are reaching the end of their epic, 12-album Amory Wars concept with The Father Of Make Believe . It’s found mainman Claudio Sanchez in a precarious position as he contemplates his creative decisions and the future. This all makes for the band’s most out-there album yet, and one that’s equal parts a sci-fi prog epic and personal tome of uncertainty. We found out more.

Don’t Mention The Vikings!

Nordic folk leaders Wardruna are back to pay tribute to the natural world on their latest album, Birna . Mainman Einar Selvik discusses she-bears, Glastonbury Festival and why you will never catch him making the same album twice.