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DARK SECRETS: 22 - The Real Truth

"There’s certain prog fans who just want the comfy old slippers. That’s got its place and that music is timeless but they can’t accept anything new." How Pendragon proved they weren't "comfy" with Passion

Pendragon's Nick Barrett and Peter Gee discuss the band's gritty new album Passion

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“The priorities of the first Asia were to make it a success. Yet when we had it, we were so stupid it was unbelievable:” How the supergroup admitted mistakes and worked them out via their patchy Phoenix album

It was the first studio project featuring all four original members since their gradual disintegration in the 80s. And even if it wasn’t their best work, it was an essential element in moving forward

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“Often derided as a huge error by the NWOBHM heroes, it’s the start of an artistic journey that was never taken further:” Diamond Head’s dalliance with pure prog on Canterbury

Visionaries Sean Harris and Brian Tatler came up with something so demanding they had to change rhythm section - which only served to confuse diehard fans

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"When thousands have been killed and millions have fled their homes, moaning about the absence of a band member who left 37 years ago is churlish at best." How Pink Floyd surprised the rock world with Ukraine charity single Hey Hey Rise Up

The inside story of Pink Floyd's first new original music since 1994’s The Division Bell in aid of Ukraine

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Cool new proggy sounds to enjoy from Transatlantic, Wheel, Hats Off Gentlemen and more in Tracks Of The Week

Cool prog you really should check out from Four Stroke Baron, Giant Walker, Leon Alvarado and more

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“I don’t like praise. ‘This record is flawed and has good intentions, but I look forward to something better’ – that’s a great review”: Richard Thompson doesn’t believe in the ‘perfect album’

British electric folk pioneer is certain his movement was more radical and courageous than their American counterparts because “there was no immediate audience for what we were doing”

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“Such a spectacle: 80,000 fans, eight-way spatial audio”: Did Roger Waters top Pink Floyd at Desert Trip in 2016? His guitarist Jonathan Wilson thinks so (and he wasn’t in the band at the time)

While not living his “Canyon life,” American musician and producer’s prog world includes Rush, Frank Zappa, Roy Harper, Robert Wyatt and others

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Gerry Conway, drummer with Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, Pentangle and more, dead at 76

Gerry Conway's death has been confirmed by Fairport Convention

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Great new prog from Soen, Alex Henry Foster, Kiasmos and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

Cool proggy sounds to check out from Quantum, Take & Take, External and more...

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"This man said, ‘I’ve brought my wife for a night out and you’re the worst band I’ve seen in my life. You’re crap.’” How the Moody Blues finally came good with Days Of Future Passed

In 1967, a new line-up of The Moody Blues embraced their symphonic influences to create a groundbreaking album that not only pushed them in a new musical direction but also brought about the birth of progressive rock.

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"Prog music, or heavy music in general, is a very conservative scene. When you are willing to expose yourself emotionally, it’s a vulnerable place to be." Devin Townsend tackles The Prog Interview

From his early days with Steve Vai to battling through mental health problems and explaining to Prog just why he prefers Beefheart over Zappa, there’s much to cover in this therapeutic discussion…

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"By the time we reach our dotage we should be throwing out an album every few minutes!" How Credo prepared to take on the world!

Back in 2011 Credo released their third studio album Against Reason full of optimism...

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“Neoclassical metal wouldn’t have happened if I hadn’t heard Selling England By The Pound”: Genesis’ Tony Banks is Yngwie Malmsteen’s prog hero

Swedish guitar virtuoso hails keyboardist’s Bach-style playing (and he also has soft spots for ELP, Kansas and UK)

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"We grew up loving classic-era prog rock and that’s the music we decided we wanted to create, and also to make a real impact with it." The story of Haken's debut album Aquarius

There are tales of water, water everywhere as Haken’s jaw-dropping devut album Aquarius is released

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"Marillion, Twelfth Night, IQ; to continue to call those bands neo-prog, I don’t see that as particularly positive. Everything has moved quite a lot since then." How Cosmograf defined the sound of Rattrapante

One-man-prog-rock-band Cosmograf returned with their eighth album, Rattrapante, telling Prog, there’s no looking back.

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“There were no egos: It was just about the music. There was an incredible flow… a magical, organic experience”: How supergroup Flying Colors made their debut album in just 9 days

When Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Steve Morse, Dave LaRue and Casey McPherson went to work, they hoped they were creating something that would last. As it turned out, they were

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“At this point in my career, I basically am Glass Hammer, so why would I try to launch a whole new thing? I like to keep working and giving fans something to argue about”: Steve Babb marks his band’s 30th anniversary

American proggers’ main maestro discusses the creation of latest album ARISE, satisfying personal expectations and what it’s like to steer the ship after three decades

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“You pick five interesting guys, lock them in a room together… and if they make an album without actually killing each other first, it will at least be an interesting album”: How King Crimson made Larks’ Tongues in Aspic

The 1973 release steered a new line-up into uncharted waters, resulting in a work that could only have been made by a band who were “prepared to jump off the cliff”

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Cool new prog from Trifecta, Teramaze, Kamelot and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

Ace new proggy sounds to check out from Esoterica, Blakcbriar, Advent Horizon, Ornamental and more...

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“The fact that he managed to mix the political with the comical and the absurd, without comprising his output, is a big influence”: Frank Zappa is Serj Tankian’s prog hero

System Of A Down vocalist hails the Mothers Of Invention leader for more than just his ambitious approach to making music

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“I was a wreck, physically and mentally. I wanted to cancel shows, split up the band, all these kind of things”: Aiming to make a “super-heavy record,” Opeth embraced the Mellotron and made Damnation instead

Mikael Åkerfeldt – who’d become band leader because no one else would do it – recalls the misery of making the landmark 2003 album which made him feel he could hold his own with the likes of Porcupine Tree

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“I suddenly thought, ‘What’s happened in my life that I’m in a room in Liverpool with a Beatle!'" The making of Exploring Birdsong's Dancing In The Face Of Danger

Exploring Birdsong emerged into the world of prog in 2019 with The Thing With Feathers and have finally released their long-awaited second EP, Dancing In The Face Of Danger.

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“I listen to pop music with headphones so intensely, like I’m studying the Torah… I love the ear-candy stuff!” You might find a hint of Olivia Rodrigo on the new Pattern-Seeking Animals album (and a mildly controversial sax solo too)

Spock’s Beard offshoot’s John Boegehold hates bonus CDs, which is one reason you’ll also find hints of older music on Spooky Action At A Distance

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“Everything from Between The Buried And Me to Duran Duran. There doesn’t seem to be a distinct barrier in terms of what we believe we can funnel into Kyros." The sound of UK prog rockers Kyros and new album Mannequin

Pop-friendly, shape-shifting prog quartet Kyros discuss their fourth album Mannquein

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Great new prog from sleepmakeswaves, Beatrix Players, Dim Gray and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

Cool new proggy sounds to check out from Rendezvous Point, The Casimir Connection, Waxamilion and more...

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