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PLUS:
The story of
Trespass
in their
own words:
“That’s when
we became
a band!”
MIKE
OLDFIELD
RUSH
HAKEN
STRAWBS
MAGMA
AYREON
GREEN
CARNATION
+
PROG
109
“There’s
almost
a feeling
that we can
and we
probably
should in
a way.”
Genesis
p 30
The full story of the new reunion, plus the making of
Trespass.
PRESS/GENESIS/PATRICK BALLS AND MARTIN GRIFFIN
Contents
ISSUE 109 07.05.20
IF IT’S IN THERE
IT’S ON HERE
FEATURES
REGULARS
BLOODY WELL WRITE
THE INTRO
pg 10
Missives, musings and tweets from Planet Prog.
Ayreon____________
Pg 52
The leading Dutch progger takes his
Into
The Electric Castle
album to the live stage.
Mike Oldfield_______
pg 12
Haken return with a brand new album, plus all the
latest news from Kansas, Airbag, The Opium Cartel,
Arabs In Aspic, Hawklords, Goldray and more.
Pg 56
Dipping into the archives, we bring you
the story of Mike Oldfield’s extraordinary
debut album,
Tubular Bells.
pg 26
Although unceremoniously booted out of Styx in
1999, singer Dennis DeYoung certainly put the prog
into the band’s early sound. Here he talks about his
new solo album,
26 East: Volume 1.
RECORD COLLECTION
pg 28
Green Carnation_____
Pg 60
The Norwegian prog metallers have
returned after a 14-year hiatus with new
album
Leaves Of Yesteryear.
You’d probably expect author Charles Snider to like
a bit of prog. He
has
written three editions of
The
Strawberry Bricks Guide To Progressive Rock,
after all.
And yes his record collection’s full of the stuff!
THE OUTER LIMITS
pg 76
Chimpan A_________
Pg 64
Magenta mainman Robert Reed reunites
with singer Steve Balsamo for a second
Chimpan A album after a 13-year wait.
JG Thirlwell has long been the mainstay of industrial
rockers Foetus. But with more recent musical
ventures he’s strayed much closer to progressive rock.
THE PROG INTERVIEW
pg 88
Strawbs celebrated their 50th anniversary last year
and as mainman Dave Cousins looks back over the
band’s lengthy career he admits he has no intention
of calling things a day just yet.
I Am The
Manic Whale _______
Pg 68
The Reading-based prog quartet bring
Prog
up to speed about their brand new
album,
Things Unseen.
THE MUSICAL BOX
pg 94
Toundra___________
Rush’s 1980 album
Permanent Waves
gets the
deluxe box set treatment, and there are also reviews
of Gentle Giant, Vangelis, Caligula’s Horse, Strawbs,
Martin Grech, Kavus Torabi, Pattern-Seeking Animals,
Between The Buried And Me, Dennis DeYoung,
Lesoir, Irmin Schmidt and more.
Pg 72
The Spanish post-rockers on lockdown
and creating a new soundtrack for
a classic movie.
Hexvessel_________
MY PROG
pg 114
Arena drummer Mick Pointer reveals a love of Tool,
Neil Peart, ABBA and Arsenal beating Spurs to win
the double in 1971!
Pg 80
Band leader Mat McNerney lays down the
Hexvessel philosophy as the band release
their proggiest album yet.
Magma____________
Pg 84
Another dip into the archives to delve
inside the mind of Christian Vander and
the legendary Magma.
CHARLIE GILLETT/REDFERNS/GETTY IMAGES
Q&A
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