The great and good of progressive music give us a glimpse into their prog worlds. As told to Grant Moon.

NEAL MORSE

Praise be! Prog’s most devout figure, Neal Morse, gets the gang back together, dials back the sermonising and reaches for the stars on his band’s sparkling first album in five years.

Retracing Our Steps (2007–2014) KSCOPE

The band’s prodigal son, Mike Portnoy, takes your questions on dance music, sausages and recording with Avenged Sevenfold

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