Ex-Tangerine Dreamer returns with evolution of his emotional ‘guitartronica’.

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.

A 12-year gap between albums would see most bands lose fans and momentum. But progmetallers Karnivool tell us they’re back to reclaim their crown – if they don’t die on stage first.

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Former Rush tribute act embrace the slow-fermentation process of their debut.

De La Soul’s ninth album Cabin In The Sky, cruises at 30,000 feet and rising, a welcome trajectory given all the turbulence the Long Island hip-hop collective have left behind. Legends in their own li