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YOU WONT BELIEVE: Neal morse - What They Never Told You

“There was a lot of pain. My love for music was beginning to die”: He’d learned to let his brother be lead guitarist, and that many musicians lose hope. Then he changed his life, wrote a 15-minute prog epic and got signed

The American’s memories of seeing Yes, Black Sabbath and Grand Funk Railroad helped save him from despair – as did seeing his sibling play like Eddie Van Halen before Eddie did himself

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"I made my bed by leaving the band in 2010." The prog metal master who links Dream Theater, Avenged Sevenfold and The Beatles (but not Rush)

Mike Portnoy is one of metal's most revered drummers - and now he's back home in Dream Theater

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“Mike got back with Dream Theater and I started praying about what I should do”: Neal Morse Band’s L.I.F.T. is steeped in mystery – as he says all concept albums should be

Despite concerns their drummer wouldn’t find time to take part, fifth album has been compared to their 2016 virtuosic victory, and they’re planning to tour it with the complete studio line-up

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Steve Hackett's on the front cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!

Plus Big Big Train, Neal Morse, Karnivool, Darryl Way's Wolf, Happy The Man, Soen, Wolverine, Textures, Tiger Moth Tales, Esoterica and loads more...

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Neal Morse Band share video for Fully Alive, their first new music for five years

Neal Morse Band will release a new concept album, L.I.F.T., in February

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“I hoped we could go somewhere, with all of us making a living. I don’t have that hope any more”: Stubbornness, repurposed Kansas songs and letting a long-held ambition go helped Spock’s Beard make Noise Floor

By the time they delivered their 13th album in 2018, they’d already outlived many of their expectations. With line-up issues returning and the market having changed, they decided to focus on artistic achievement

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“I’ve gotten in trouble because my background is so varied. ‘Are you a jazz guy? Are you a rock guy?’ I get it – If I buy cornflakes I want cornflakes”: How Chester Thompson and Neal Morse formed Cosmic Cathedral

With an average age of 70 the musical experience shines through on debut album Deep Water, as Morse aims to strike a balance between arrangements, jams and lyrical themes

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The legacy of Chris Squire remembered on the cover of the new issue of Prog, which is on sale now

The brand new issue of Prog is on sale now! Featuring Robert Fripp, Andy Summers, Stewart Copeland, Katatonia, Cosmograf, Savatage, Ghost Of The Machine, Black Country New Road and loads more...

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“It would be unfair to describe the message as cliché, but might there be a more inventive way of conveying it?” Neal Morse’s supergroup Cosmic Cathedral reassert their beliefs on debut album Deep Water

Former Spock’s Beard man with Chester Thompson, Phil Keaggy and Byron House offer strong virtuosic music – although preaching and genre-hopping may alienate some

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“Everything I’m doing is purposely very different. If I’d wanted to keep doing what Dream Theater do, I’d still be in Dream Theater”: How Mike Portnoy reinvented himself after the trauma of leaving two massive bands

In 2011, while trying to find homes for his enormous collection of Dream Theater drumkits, Mike Portnoy was planning a new direction with Flying Colors, Adrenaline Mob, PSMS and Transatlantic

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The Flower Kings announce new album and a European tour with Neal Morse & The Resonance

Swedish prog rockers The Flower Kings will release their latest album LOVE in May

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Steven Wilson's return to the prog fold features on the front cover of the new issue of Prog Magazine, which is on sale now!

Plus Bill Bruford, Dream Theater, Readers' Poll Results, Jon Camp, Neal Morse, Mogwai, Tiger Moth Tales, White Willow, Matt Berry, Marko Hietala, Ritual and loads more

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“Two huge centrepieces are guaranteed to delight prog’s stopwatch brigade”: Neal Morse breaks out more sumptuous melodies on No Hill For A Climber

Transatlantic leader’s latest album sees him working with younger musicians and letting them work their own magic – while adding plenty of his own

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“I never, ever get nervous before a show, but it was nerve-racking”: Mike Portnoy on his Dream Theater live return

Mike Portnoy had first night nerves on his first gig back with Dream Theater

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Neal Morse & The Resonance share video for dark and moody new single Thief

Neal Morse & The Resonance will release new album No Hill For A Climber in November

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"Along the lines of Bridge Across Forever or Spock's Beard’s V." Neal Morse announces new prog outfit Neal Morse & The Resonance

Neal Morse & The Resonance will release new album No Hill For A Climber in November

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"Whether it’s a simple song with three chords or a really elaborate epic piece, it’s all miraculous to me." How Neal Morse created his rock opera Jesus Christ: The Exorcist

In 2019 the prolific Neal Morse went straight to the top as far as divine inspiration went for his rock opera about, you guessed it, Jesus!

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“We got pretty eclectic and threw some stuff in that we shouldn’t. We wanted to expand our fanbase – but the effort didn’t really pay off”: When Spock’s Beard went back to basics with X

Funded via the “Marillion Method,” the band’s 10th album was their strongest since the departure of Neal Morse eight years earlier

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“Vim and vigour fizz… energy levels are cranked up compared to the studio versions”: Transatlantic’s two-night Live At Morsefest 2022

Seemingly without the use of oxygen tents, the supergroup risk exhausting the listener with The Whirdwind, The Absolute Universe and a selection of crowdpleasers

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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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"When we do progressive rock, there’s no rules – we just keep writing, keep putting together whatever parts we like." How The Flower Kings made By Royal Decree

Now the dust has settled on Transatlantic’s long-awaited comeback, Roine Stolt is back with his main band, The Flower Kings and their new double album By Royal Decree

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“I didn’t know if Ross would be into this kind of music… I sent him an email and he was like, ‘Dude! You have no idea!’ It just fell into place”: How Haken’s Ross Jennings wound up making two albums in 18 months with Nick D’Virgilio and Neal Morse

The unlikely trio, with the same international make-up as Crosby, Stills and Nash, have a third record and live dates on their wish-list

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Transatlantic announce "the most epic and mammoth of all TA Live releases!"

Transatlantic's new live album Live at Morsefest 2022: The Absolute Whirlwind will be released in April

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“It’s a blessing and a curse… there’s times you feel like they’re hacking up your child! But the real freedom comes in trusting that it will all work out for the best”: How supergroup Transatlantic made Kaleidoscope

Neal Morse, Mike Portnoy, Pete Trewavas and Roine Stolt either flowed together like streams entering a powerful river – or made a pact to leave control-freak tendencies at the studio door

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“Every album is different, but this one was a strange process." The Neal Morse Band's Great Adventure

Prolific prog rocker Neal Morse sat down with Prog in 2019 to talk about the latest Neal Morse Band album The Great Adventure

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