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.

NEAL MORSE

Retracing Our Steps (2007–2014) KSCOPE

On their latest studio album Reliance , Swedish quintet Soen have served up another dose of atmospheric, left-leaning prog metal. Prog catches up with drummer Martin Lopez and vocalist Joel Ekelöf to find out more, as the band show no signs of slowing down.

Goth’s bleak misanthropy was upcycled and infused with hippiefied glam by the band, who celebrate their 40th this year.

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