Pagan doom, Marmite metalcore, genre-smashing hardcore, razzle-dazzle arena metal… this has been the soundtrack to the decade to date

 nce upon a long ago, records of other people’s songs were commonplace as many acts relied on the songwriting services offered by publishing offices such as Tin Pan Alley – even chart heavyweights li

Retracing Our Steps (2007–2014) KSCOPE

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.

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