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PORCUPINE TREE CONTINUE AFTER 11-YEAR HIATUS

Steven Wilson’s prog rock band announce surprise return with new album and tour

BLACK COUNTRY, NEW ROAD RETURN

A new album and a US tour beckon for the Mercury-nominated London septet

MARILLION’S UPCOMING ALBUM GETS ARTWORK

The band unveil cover of An Hour Before It’s Dark.

JETHRO TULL SHARE NEW MATERIAL

Ian Anderson on The Zealot Gene, the first new Tull album for more than 17 years

MORE BANDS ADDED TO ARCTANGENT 2022 BILL

The 2022 iteration of UK’s ArcTanGent Festival continues

LAST FLIGHT TO PLUTO’S ‘ACCESSIBLE’ THIRD ALBUM

The band open 2022 with Random Karma, Fate And Destiny.

OUTLANDERS ARE INCOMING!

Tarja Turunen on her star-studded new project that’s been 11 years in the making

RICK’S ON THE ROAD

Rick Wakeman’s English Rock Ensemble will play five

BIG BIG TRAIN’S ‘QUIRKY’ NEW LP

New momentum in the proggers’ camp leads to Welcome To The Planet.

MAGENTA PAY TRIBUTE TO LATE FAN WITH NEW EP

Songs From The Big Room is dedicated to Andy Goodall

FAD GADGETS

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

ANDY WHITE

Inspiring the wider music world…

PROG IN BRIEF

DANNY SANCHEZ Symphony X’s guitarist Michael Romeo

THE MOOSE

High school buddies go big on their second psych-inspired groove

ABC

THE LEXICON OF LOVE (NEUTRON, 1982)

NYTT LAND

Our far-out trip to far-flung prog

PROG IN BRIEF

London art-proggers Archive will release their 12th studio

HENRY PARKER

Yorkshire psych-folk songwriter taps into Bert Jansch and dials up Theo Travis

THE OMNIFIC

Aussie trio go head-to-head with polyrhythmic bass sounds

BENJAMIN CROFT

Pianist taps into classic sounds on his Hugh Syme-illustrated second album

STEPHEN W TAYLER

Fresh from remixing a number of prog classics, the production ace takes centre stage with a new solo album and DVD that encompasses visuals as well as sound

The Rise Of Tarkus

Fifty years ago, Emerson, Lake & Palmer pushed the boundaries of popular music with the release of Tarkus. Although now regarded as a classic, their second album was all but slated by the critics at the time. As the conceptual opus celebrates its half-century, Prog explores the story behind its creation and the rise of one of the movement’s greatest and most unique bands

Eruption! Tarkus In Their Own Words

In an exclusive extract from the official new book, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, the band themselves look back on the making of their second album, Tarkus. We explore the highs and lows of their very first chart-topper, in Keith, Greg and Carl’s own words

THE PROG INTERVIEW

CARL PALMER

THE BEST THING I’VE HEARD ALL YEAR…

PRESS: JERRY LOFARO JORDAN RUDESS “Sparse, romantic, strange,

CYNIC

Prog metal visionaries rise above loss and grief to deliver an emotional yet dazzling comeback album

Take a bow

A different kind of Hawkwind gig. HAWKWIND VENUE

MY PROG

MICHAŁ ŁAPAJ (RIVERSIDE)

IN MEMORY OF MALCOLM DOME

Malcolm Dome’s name will be familiar to many readers of Prog. A respected music journalist and broadcaster, he had also been a valued contributor since this magazine’s inception in 2009. Editor Jerry Ewing writes a heartfelt tribute to his longtime friend and colleague, who passed away suddenly in October 2021

The Art Of Rush

Over a period of 40 years, artist and illustrator Hugh Syme has been behind some of Rush’s most iconic artwork. As his coffee table book, Art Of Rush: Serving A Life Sentence , is updated and reprinted, Prog quizzes him about the Starman, reimagining his art for the recent reissues and his long-lasting friendship with Neil Peart

One Summer Dream

When the team behind Summer’s End announced that the festival would return in 2021, there was a rush to buy tickets and a genuine sense of relief. The live circuit was starting to go back to normal and we could see our favourite bands in-person once again. But as the UK emerged from lockdowns and the date edged closer, organisers Huw Lloyd-Jones and Stephen Lambe faced the challenges of running the modest-sized event against a backdrop of changing rules and regulations. Prog caught up with them at October’s event to find out how they did it

The Old-Fashioned Way

Following the roaring success of their recent box set, Who Do You Think We Are?, Canterbury kings Caravan are back with their first new album since 2013’s Paradise Filter. It’s None Of Your Business sees them returning to long-form songs with an updated studio line-up that captures their live sound. Prog catches up with Pye Hastings, Geoffrey Richardson and new boy Lee Pomeroy to find out more

Lifting Shadows

The stars have aligned for Haken vocalist Ross Jennings to try his hand at going solo, and his new record A Shadow Of My Future Self finds the Englishman at his most accessible yet. He tells Prog about its varied musical palate and finding the confidence to go it alone

Turning Grief To Medicine

Four years on from the Grammy-winning Emperor Of Sand, Mastodon have returned with their most progressive album yet. Guitarist Bill Kelliher and drummer-singer Brann Dailor analyse Hushed And Grim – and the sad event that inspired it

Tales From The Scenic City

On the follow-up to last year’s Dreaming City, Glass Hammer revisit a fantasy world worthy of a sword and sorcery novel. Steve Babb, Fred Schendel and new vocalist Hannah Pryor invite Prog to explore the story behind the second part of their epic trilogy, Skallagrim – Into The Breach, and its soon-to-be-released companion book

Lightbulb Moment

The city of Berlin is the inspiration for Public Service Broadcasting’s fourth album, Bright Magic, which celebrates the art, industry and myths of Europe’s cultural hub. However, in order to fully immerse himself, frontman and founder member J Willgoose Esq had to move there – and before Brexit potentially shut the gates. Prog caught up with him to find out more

Digging Deeper

White Willow might have been on the quiet side recently, but its co-creator Jacob Holm-Lupo has been anything but. Hot on the heels of the latest releases by The Opium Cartel and Telepath, the musician has turned to his collection of vintage synths for current studio project Donner. Prog finds out more about his new album of sound sketches that have been inspired by Tangerine Dream, John Carpenter and Steely Dan

Structured Chaos

For their fourth album, 4, Brighton’s Diagonal took a leap of faith, going into the studio with a blank canvas. Luke Foster and Nicholas Whittaker talk to Prog about the creative freedom of starting with nothing and the inspiration they find in the tension between melody and improvisation

PROG CRITICS’ CHOICE 2021

I t’s time again for the Prog

CRITICS’ LISTS 2021

JERRY EWING (Editor) 1 THE AMORPHOUS ANDROGYNOUS We

THE BEST THING I’VE HEARD ALL YEAR…

GEOFF DOWNES (DBA/YES) “Lifesigns’ Altitude is fabulous. It’s

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PRESS: MARIA YUREVA MARJANA SEMKINA “VOLA’s Witness is

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PRESS: LORI LINSTRUTH ARJEN LUCASSEN “ A s

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PRESS: JOHN ZOCCO NEAL MORSE “Dave Bainbridge has