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Since its arrival at the tail end of the 60s progressive rock has offered the world some of the most fascinating music ever heard, in varying guises over the years. Prog magazine brings you the stories behind the people who create these astounding sounds and amazing music, be they the classic originators such as Genesis, Pink Floyd and Yes, to the 80s revivalists such as Marillion and IQ, all the way through to those musicians today who have done so much to help rejuvenate the genre such as Muse, Radiohead, Steven Wilson, Opeth and Anathema. In depth and behind the scenes stories of classic albums and tours sit side by side with widespread coverage of what‘s happening at today’s cutting edge of progressive music.

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MASTODON RETURN TO THE PROG SIDE ON NEW DOUBLE ALBUM • The American prog metal heavyweights are back with Hushed And Grim, eulogising a fallen friend over 15 tracks.

TANGERINE DREAM BACK WITH NEW EP • German electronic proggers to release Probe 6-8 in November.

ALEX CANION TO RELEASE HIS DEBUT SOLO EP • Voyager bassist’s new EP Birthmark due in October.

NEW BOX SET DUE FOR HAWKWIND • Rare and unreleased material unearthed for upcoming six-disc set.

CYNIC TO RELEASE FIRST NEW ALBUM FOR SEVEN YEARS

ALBUM NUMBER THREE FROM RACHEL FLOWERS • Bigger On The Inside was inspired by Zappa and Emerson.

MAYBESHEWILL ARE BACK WITH NEW CD • Leicester instrumentalists return from a seven-year hiatus with No Feeling Is Final.

GLASS HAMMER’S TRILOGY CONTINUES • US prog veterans debut new singer Hannah Pryor on second part of Skallagrim series.

ARJEN LUCASSEN RELAUNCHES STAR ONE

GALAHAD ELECTRIC CO’S ‘UNEXPECTED’ ALBUM • Side-project’s new record, Soul Therapy, is out now.

NEW ALBUM FOR TEARS FOR FEARS • UK pop-proggers Tears For Fears will release The Tipping Point in Feb 2022.

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

MIKE STRINGER • The Spiritbox and former Iwrestledabearonce guitarist sings the praises of prog metalheads TesseracT.

PROG IN BRIEF

WYNDOW • Musical postcards from the Robert Wyatt-inspired duo.

KLAXONS • MYTHS OF THE NEAR FUTURE

BIRD’S ROBE • Michael Solo on how an introverted prog drummer became a champion of forward-thinking music.

PROG IN BRIEF

BIRTH • Astra’s leader dips his toes into Italian and Swedish prog with his latest project.

Official Progressive Albums Chart • The prog top 30 albums

WIN! FUGAZI DELUXE BUNDLE! • What got us all grooving this month…

Now our turn…

THE MENTULLS • All change as the 70s-inspired Yorkshire lads tackle their third album.

MAN OF MOON • Water and travel conspire with motorik beats to inspire these cosmic Scotsmen.

Q&A JONAS RENKSE • As Katatonia release their new rarities compilation, their vocalist muses on three decades of music, opening up on the band’s sonic evolution, his friendship with Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt and his songwriting partnership with Anders Nyström.

Charged With Cosmic Energy • “It was spontaneously calculated.” In Search Of Space established Hawkwind as masters of the space rock universe, but their mission to spread the counterculture to every corner of Britain was fraught...