The Prog Report

Welcome to Quid Prog Quo, a show where two hosts recommend an album to each other and then share their opinions. This premiere episode features the show's creator Notes Reviews, who has kindly let The Prog Report use this concept on our channel. Notes recommends 'Imaginal Disk' by Magdalena Bay and Roie recommends 'Fables From A Mayfly' by Fair to Midland. Let us know what you think of these albums.

Violinist/singer Joe Deninzon &  drummer Jason Gianni join the podcast to talk about the album by Joe Deninzon's Stratospheerius - 'Impostor' which is out on October 11th.  We also talk about Joe now being a member of Kansas following David Ragsdale retiring.

Neal Morse talks about the new band Neal Morse & The Resonance - 'No Hill For A Climber', upcoming Morsefests, and more. The new album 'No Hill For A Climber' is out on Nov. 8th, 2024.

Legendary bassist Tony Levin (Peter Gabriel, King Crimson, etc) talks about his new solo album 'Bringin It Down To The Bass', the upcoming BEAT Tour with Adrian Belew, Steve Vai, and Danny Carey (performing 80s era King Crimson), and more.

Legendary singer and former Yes frontman Jon Anderson talks about the new album 'True" with The Band Geeks, and how it came together. The album is out now.

Alberto Bravin, singer for Big Big Train, joins Roie and Geoff to talk about the band's new live set 'A Flare On The Lens' and upcoming tour. 'A Flare On The Lens' is out on Sept. 13th.

Roie and Kyle Fagala react to new music from four prog acts: Weather Systems, Pure Reason Revolution, Meer, and Echoverse.

Vocalist Johanne Kippersund & guitarist Eivind Strømstad from MEER talk about their new album 'Wheels Within Wheels', the band's history & more.  The new album is out on August 23rd.

Asia has announced The Heat of The Moment Tour, with a new lineup that includes original keyboardist Geoff Downes, drummer Virgil Donatti (UK, Southern Sons, Steve Vai, Allan Holdsworth), guitarist John Mitchell (Frost, Lonely Robot) and bassist/vocalist Harry Whitley. Here we talk with John Mitchell and Harry Whitley about the new tour and how they got involved. The tour headlined by Asia, featuring Focus, Martin Turner ex Wishbone Ash and Curved Air and MC’d by artist Roger Dean will commence on 3rd July 2024 and incorporate 21 dates across the USA and Canada.

Roie and Dan review some of the best releases from the first half of 2024 and some recently released new singles. Watch it out YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/HnQKvvAgIHQ

Marillion's Ian Mosley joins the podcast to talk about the band's new live album 'An Hour Before It’s Dark: Live in Port Zélande 2023', Marillion Weekends, recording, and more. Get the live album here: https://marillion.lnk.to/AHBIDLIVEPR

Roie and Vic react to new music from four prog acts: Leprous, Asymmetric Universe, Returned to the Earth, and Neal Morse. You can watch this on Youtube as well.

In this audio exclusive interview, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Robin Peachey, also known as the band Returned to the Earth, joins the podcast to talk about the new album Stalagmite Steeple, how he got started, and more.  The album is out on June 14th on GEP Records.  The single "Dark Morality" is out now.

Tom Englund of Evergrey on the new album Theories of Emptiness, making video game music, and more. Theories of Emptiness is the band's 14th album out on June 7th, 2024.

Dean Wells, guitarist/songwriter of Teramaze talks about the band's latest album 'Eli: A Wonderful Fall From Grace,' songwriting, touring and more. Eli: A Wonderful Fall From Grace is out on May, 24th.

Andy Tillison of The Tangent talks about the new album 'To Follow Polaris', how he made the new album on his own, and calling it The Tangent (For One). The new album is out on May 10th on InsideOutMusic.

Robert Berry, Ian Crichton, and Nigel Glocker of SiX By SiX talk about their new album 'Beyond Shadowland' and spin the Wheel of 6X6 for some fun topics. The interview was previously released as 4 parts on the InsideOutMusic Youtube channel.

Drummer Anthony Vanacore from OU talks about working with Devin Townsend on the band's new album 'II:Frailty', starting a band in China, and more. OU's second album 'II:Frailty' is out on April 26th on InsideOutMusic.

James Lascelles, frontman and guitarist for the band Wheel talks about the band's new album Charismatic Leaders, touring and succeeding as a band in 2024. The new album is out on May 3rd via InsideOutMusic

Roie and Dan react to new music from four prog acts: Whom Gods Destroy, Wheel, OU, and The Tangent.

Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal on his new band Whom Gods Destroy, their debut album, working with Derek Sherinian, and more. Whom Gods Destroy 'Insanium" it out on March 15th.

Roie and Kyle react to new music from four prog acts: North Sea Echoes, Sometime in February, The Pineapple Thief, and Big Big Train.

Big Big Train members Gregory Spawton & Alberto Bravin talk about their new album 'The Likes of Us', the upcoming US tour, recording, and more. 'The Likes of Us' is out on March 1st.

Bruce Soord, founder and singer for The Pineapple Thief talks about the new album from The Pineapple Thief 'It Leads to This', the band's 25-year history, songwriting, recording, and more.

Roie and Dan react to new music from four prog acts: Whom Gods Destroy, Big Big Train, Steve Hackett and Caligula's Horse. This is the audio from the podcast on The Prog Report YouTube channel.

Sam Vallen of Caligula's Horse joins Roie and Dan to talk about the band's new album Charcoal Grace, the upcoming North American headlining tour & more.

The Prog Report team recap the best prog albums of 2023 using the Wheel of Prog! Watch the episode on YouTube.

Ian Thornley, frontman and founder of Canadian rock group Big Wreck, talks about the band's latest EP 'Pages', the challenges of touring, the band's resurgence over the last decade, his love of Genesis, and more.

Pontus Åkesson & Johan Westerlund of Swedish prog band Moon Safari join Roie and Prog Nick to talk about their new album Himlabacken Vol.2, which comes nearly 10 years since their last album.  The new record is out on Dec 8th.

The new album from D'Virgilio, Morse & Jennings 'Sophomore' was released on Nov. 10th. Nick, Neal, and Ross got together on release day for a Facebook Live chat, hosted by Roie Avin.  You can watch the video on the InsideOutMusi Youtube Channel.

Eric Gillette & Diego Tejeida join Roie and Kyle Fagala to talk about their new band, debut album Terror Management Theory, and everything they have coming up. Terror Management Theory is out on Nov. 17th, 2023.

District 97 singer Leslie Hunt and drummer Jonathan Schang talk about the band's new album Stay For The Ending, which is out now.

Roie Avin and Kyle Graves visit the Hair Metal era from the mid-80s to mid-90s and share some of those bands' proggier moments.

Keyboardist/Songwriter John Boegehold talks about the new Pattern-Seeking Animals album 'Spooky Action at a Distance', the band's 4th album is less than 5 years. The album is out on Oct. 27th, 2023. Pattern-Seeking Animals are John Boegehold, Ted Leonard, Dave Meros & Jimmy Keegan.

That Joe Payne, former vocalist for British prog group The Enid, joins the podcast to talk about his new solo album 'Bread and Circuses', one of the crazy songs on it, and more. This interview does contain some explicit language.

Steven Wilson joins Roie and Geoff on the podcast to talk about his new album The Harmony Codex, songwriting, Porcupine Tree and more. The Harmony Codex is out now.

Drummer James Knoerl from Avaiations on the band's new album 'Luminaria,' playing with The Anchoret and getting the gig through an ad on Fiverr & more. Luminaria is out now. Find out more about the band on https://aviationsband.com/

Legendary musician and former Yes member Trevor Rabin joins the podcast to talk about his new solo album, Rio, his first with vocals since 1989's Can't Look Away. Roie, Nick, and Trevor then each share their Top 5 Trevor Rabin songs which includes songs from his time as a member of Yes and from his other solo albums. 'Rio' is out on Oct. 6th, 2023.

Adam Elk, founder and frontman for Alt/Prog band The Mommyheads joins the podcast to talk about the band's long running history, signing with Geffen and working with Don Was in the '90s, the new album Coney Island Kid, and more.

Legendary guitarist Steve Hackett talks about the continuing Genesis Revisited tour, the current lineup, Foxtrot at Fifty and more. Foxtrot at Fifty & Hackett Highlights is out now.  The North American tour starts on Oct. 3rd.

Founder and frontman for Molybaron, Gary Kelly, joins the podcast to talk about the band's stunning new album Something Ominous, his recording process, the band's history, touring with Soen, and more. Something Ominous is out on Sept. 15.

Roie and Dan go through some recent prog songs from the summer of 2023. ***Corrections: Molybaron are French/Irish, and the drummer on Steven Wilson's Impossible Tightrope is Nate Wood.

Legendary drummer Simon Phillips talks about the new Sherinian/Phillips Live album, his amazing career, the various projects he's worked on & more. Sherinian/Phillips Live is out now.

Interview members of 2 new bands that we are featuring on this episode. Eduard Levitsky from The Anchoret and Cole Millward from Nospūn talk about their band's debut albums, how they got started and what it's like being a new band in 2023. Both albums are out now.

Sean Timms, keyboardist, songwriter, and producer for Southern Empire and Unitopia joins the podcast to talk about the new albums from those bands coming in the next few weeks, as well as all of the other bands and projects he is involved with.

Drummer Martin Lopez (Ex-Opeth) talks about his current band SOEN, their new album 'Memorial', touring, and more.   The new SOEN album 'Memorial' is out on Sept. 1st.

Roine Stolt, founder of The Flower Kings talks about the new album from The Flower Kings - 'Look At You Now', vinyl reissues, working with Jon Anderson, & more. Look At You Now is out on Sept. 8th.

Neal Morse returns to the podcast to talk about his latest solo album The Dreamer - Joseph Pt.1, NMB Live in Hamburg, Morsefest 2023, and more.

Roie Avin and Kyle Fagala revisit some of the best releases from the first half of 2023.

Founding member and legendary drummer for Kansas, Phil Ehart, joins the podcast to talk about the band's 50th Anniversary Tour, their recently released compilation, the history of the band, and more.

Leprous frontman, Einar Solberg, joins the podcast to talk about his debut solo album '16', which is out now.

The Prog Report crew celebrate the 10th anniversary of the website and podcast. Thanks to everyone that has supported the website and podcast!

Roie and Geoff are joined by Kevin Mulryne from the Yes Music podcast to talk about the new Yes album 'Mirror to the Sky' and about Kevin's new book 'The Tormato Story'.

Simon Bergseth from new Norwegian prog metal band AVKRVST talks about the band's debut album 'The Approbation', out on June 16th on InsideOutMusic.

Ray Alder, vocalist for Fates Warning, is back with a new solo album titled 'II' out on June 9th.  He joins the podcast to talk about the record and more.

Roie Avin, Kyle Fagala and Christian Rios share their picks for the Top 5 songs from The Winery Dogs, the rock trio featuring Mike Portnoy, Billy Sheehan, and Richie Kotzen.

Roie Avin and Daniel Levy check out some of the latest songs released in the last few weeks from a variety of artists.  The podcast is also on The Prog Report YouTube channel.

YES vocalist Jon Davison returns to the podcast to talk about the new studio album 'Mirror to the Sky' out on May 19, 2023.

With the new Jethro Tull album "Rökflöte" coming out on April 21st we decided to put together the Ultimate Jethro Tull album from their 23 album discography.  Bill Hubauer (Neal Morse Band) joins the podcast to help out and also talk about his band We Came From Space and their new album Overlords which is out now.

Jason Bieler (formerly of Saigon Kick) talks about his new album 'Postcards From The Asylum', his long career with Saigon Kick and Bieler Bros. Records, the Prog community, and more.  Postcards From The Asylum is out on April 14th.

Kevin Comeau, Guitarist/Bassist/Keyboardist for the Canadian duo Crown Lands talks about the band's history, recent success, meeting Alex Lifeson, and their new album Fearless. Fearless is out on March 31st, 2023.

Andy Foster, the multi-instrumentalist behind the band Kite Parade, joins the podcast to talk about his history, launching Kite Parade and the latest album 'Retro', which is out now. 'Retro' is the second release from Kite Parade. The debut, released in 2022, was featured on the Prog Report 2022 best of podcast.

Long-time keyboard and vocalist for legendary band Styx, Lawrence Gowan, joins the podcast to talk about his long history with the band, their most recent album Crash of the Crown, the current tour and more.  Joining the podcast with Roie is author and music veteran Jeff Wagner.

Ross Jennings and Charlie Griffiths of Haken join the podcast to talk about their new album Fauna and help us make the Ultimate Haken Album with songs from their impressive catalog. Check out an accompanying playlist on Spotify, or in the description on the YouTube video of the podcast.

Periphery drummer Matt Halpern returns to talk about the band's new album Periphery V: Djent is Not a Genre. Kyle Fagala and Roie Avin talk with Matt about making the album, his work as a mental health advocate, his drum company Get Good Drums and more.

Mike Portnoy returns and joins Roie, Geoff, and Nick to discuss some of the classic albums released in 1973 that are turning 50 years old this year.

Former Sound of Contact members Simon Collins and Kelly Nordstrom join the podcast to talk about their new band eMolecule and the debut album The Architect which is due out on Feb. 10th.

Niklas Sandin, bassist for Sweden's Katatonia joins the podcast to talk about the band's new album Sky Void of Stars which was just released.

Riverside's Mariusz Duda returns to talk about the band's new album ID.Entity which is out on Jan 20th.

Roie Avin and Kyle Fagala discuss some of their favorite non-prog albums from 2022. ***Apologies for some of the mic issues.

The Prog Report team discuss their top prog rock albums for 2022.

Voting for the 2022 Prog Report Awards are underway on ProgReport.com.  Here, Roie goes over the nominees in the 8 categories.  Voting ends on Dec 5th.

Dean Wells, songwriter, guitarist and vocalist for Australian band Teramaze joins the podcast to talk about the band and their new album Flight of the Wounded, their 4th in just the last 2 years.

Prog and metal writer Jordan Blum, and Notes Reviews YouTube Channel host Michael, join Roie Avin to talk about the highly anticipated new album from Devin Townsend - Lightwork.

Singer/songwriter/keyboardist Dave Kerzner joins the podcast to talk about his new solo album The Traveler, the new Arc of Life album, and more.

The Prog Report team of Roie Avin, Geoff Bailie, Daniel Levy, Victor Giol, Prog Nick, and Jon Fiala create the Ultimate 2000s Prog Album, covering the years 2000-2009.  What would you pick?

The long awaited return of Prog A-Z, our series that goes letter by letter to talk about notable artists, albums, songs, and other important things about Prog. In this episode, Geoff Bailie and Roie Avin tackle the letter C.

Michael Wilton, guitarist and original member for legendary prog metal band Queensrÿche returns to the podcast to discuss the band's latest album Digital Noise Alliance, how they have kept things going for so long, touring, and more.  Digital Noise Alliance is out on Oct. 7th.

John Petrucci returns to talk about his upcoming solo tour with Mike Portnoy and Dave LaRue, what's the latest with Dream Theater, and more.

Devin Townsend returns to the podcast to talk about his latest album Lightwork, making it through the pandemic, his love of 80s pop, and more.  Lightwork is out on Oct. 28th, 2022.

King's X are back with their first studio album in 14 years 'Three Sides of One' which was just released on Sept. 2, 2022.  Roie interviewed the full band (Ty Tabor, dUg Pinnick, and Jerry Gaskill) prior to the album's release where they talk about the making of the album, their history and more.  This interview was previously released on the label and band socials in 3 parts.  This is the audio of the full interview.

SiX BY SiX is the new band featuring Ian Crichton (SAGA), Nigel Glockler (Saxon) & Robert Berry (3; Emerson, Berry, Palmer). The band spoke to Roie Avin about the debut album and forming the band prior to the album's release.  Portions of this podcast have been previously released on the band and label YouTube channels in separate parts.

John Mitchell returns to talk about the new Lonely Robot album 'A Model Life' out on August 26th, writing to a song title, working quickly, and much more.

Live albums are a staple of prog rock.  On this episode, Roie, Geoff, Nick, and Vic each pick their top 5 prog live albums.  Which are your favorites?

Legendary drummer Mark Zonder (ex-Fates Warning) joins the podcast to talk about his new band A-Z, working with singer Ray Alder again, his unique drumming style, and much more. A-Z is out on August 12th, 2022.

Singer/Songwriter Tim Bowness returns to talk about his newest album Butterfly Mind, out on August 5th.  We also talk about his work with Steven Wilson on their podcast The Album Years and more.

Legendary keyboardist from Spock's Beard Ryo Okumoto joins the podcast to talk about his new solo album The Myth of the Mostrophus, his new group ProgJect, and his incredible history. The Myth of the Mostrophus is out on July 29th.

Prog and metal writer Jordan Blum, and Notes Reviews YouTube Channel host Michael, join Roie Avin to talk about the new album from The Dear Hunter - Antimai, the group's first full studio album in six years.

A look at some of the albums released in the first half of 2022.

Guitarist/Singer Randy McStine (McStine & Minnemann) joins the podcast to talk about being the touring guitarist for the upcoming Porcupine tree tour and help us put together the Ultimate Porcupine Tree album.

Gavin Harrison, drummer for Porcupine Tree, The Pineapple Thief, King Crimson, and more, joins Roie and Kyle Fagala for a chat about The Pineapple Thief current tour and album, the return of Porcupine Tree and the new album Closure/Continuation, and much more.

Legendary drummer for ELP and Asia, Carl Palmer, makes his Prog Report podcast debut to talk about the newly released ELP book, his history with that band, and some exciting new projects coming up.  ‘Emerson, Lake & Palmer’ by Keith Emerson, Greg Lake & Carl Palmer is published by Rocket 88 Books. Order now, only at elpbook.com

The Tangent's Andy Tillison returns to talk about the band's new album Songs From The Hard Shoulder, out on June 10th.

Haken guitarist Charlie Griffiths joins the podcast to talk about his new solo album Tiktaalika, the new Haken single, and the band's tour with Symphony X.

James LaBrie returns to the podcast to talk about his new solo album Beautiful Shade of Grey, Dream Theater winning a Grammy, touring, and more. His album is out on May 20th, 2022.

Mike Portnoy returns and joins Roie, Geoff, and Nick to discuss some of the classic albums turning 50 years old this year.

Drummer Nic Collins joins the podcast to talk about playing on the recent Genesis 'The Last Domino' tour with his dad Phil Collins, as well as his musical background and his own band Better Strangers.

Our new series that goes letter by letter to talk about notable artists, albums, songs, and other important things about prog. In this episode Geoff Bailie and Roie Avin tackle the letter B. What would you pick to represent the letter B in prog?

Main songwriter and keyboardist for Pattern-Seeking Animals, John Boegehold, joins the podcast to talk about the group's new third studio album, Only Passing Through, the history of the group, and the group's first upcoming live shows.