YOU CAN LOOK at Dave Mustaine’s career in two ways: as a revenge tour or as a story of perpetual redemption. If Mustaine’s life, which is earmarked by iconic records like 1986’s Peace Sells… But Who’s

What an incredible 2025 it’s been in the world of prog. This year, we’ve taken a different approach to our Critics’ Choice and instead of printing our writers’ Top 20 lists, we’ve pooled them to create a definitive Top 50 with profile pieces on some of the key players. Did your favourite make the cut? We look forward to reading your thoughts on the results.

BY THE SUMMER of 1974, King Crimson had reached critical mass. Albums like In the Court of the Crimson King (1969), Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (1973) and Starless and Bible Black (early 1974) had seen th

Last year, the former Pink Floyd leader surprised us all with his first solo album in nine years. This year, he wowed us again with The Luck And Strange Concerts and Live At The Circus Maximus . Here are 10 reasons why David Gilmour was top of the progs in 2025.

IT SEEMS THAT Dave Mustaine’s wild heavy metal journey is ending via a final Megadeth album — January’s self-titled release — and a globetrotting tour. To that end, he tells Guitar World, “We have a l

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