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TWO DECADES AND eight albums into Alter Bridge’s lauded career, the hard rockers are pulling off a first in 2026 — they’re embracing the definitiveness of a self-titled album. While you could argue 20

Guitar virtuoso Pat Metheny is on a roll. Not only has he launched Uniquity Music as a home for his material new and old, but he’s also released a new studio album, Side-Eye III+ , a record he proudly describes as the best he’s done. He tells Prog why it’s so important to bring fresh talent to the spotlight and the unexpected ways he turns his old instruments into art.

Anglo-Welsh proggers Also Eden are deliberately ripping up the rule book. Instead of bringing out one album of new music, they’re releasing three interlinking EPs supported by live shows. It’s a bold move but it’s one the band hope fans will get behind. Prog caught up with Huw Lloyd-Jones and Simon Rogers to unearth the story behind it.