The Prog Report (The Prog Report)

Adam Wakeman, keyboardist for Headspace and son of Rick Wakeman talks about the new Headspace album, touring with Black Sabbath and working with Victoria Beckham.

Alan Morse, guitarist and original member of Spock’s Beard, talks about the latest album, keeping the band going, growing up with Neal Morse and more.

Andy Tillison of British Prog group The Tangent talk about the band's latest album "A Spark in the Aether", writing love songs about Prog, and learning about America from watching TV.

Guitarist and founding member of Genesis, Anthony Phillips, talks about his latest reissue for his album Slow Dance, his vast solo career, Big Big Train, and Genesis.

Arjen Lucassen, the brilliant musician and composer behind Ayreon, talks to The Prog Report about the new album “The Theory of Everything” and his creative process.

Bassist Billy Sheehan talks about the new Winery Dogs album "Hot StreaK, working with Mike Portnoy and Richie Kotzen and how he gets his unique bass sound.

Casey Crescenzo of The Dear Hunter talks about the history of the band's Act series, the latest album from 2016, Act V and more.

New interview with Flying Colors vocalist, Casey McPherson. Casey discusses the band's new album, Second Nature, how the songs came together and arguing about the album artwork.

Casey McPherson takes a break from snowboarding to talk about working with Flying Colors, his band Alpha Rev and touring.

Damon Fox, the man behind Bigelf, talks about how the band got started, how Mike Portnoy got the band going again after the breakup, and preparing to perform on a boat.

Dan Briggs, bassist for Between the Buried and Me and Nova Collective, talks about the band's new live set Coma Ecliptic Live, being on tour, and the new Nova Collective side project.

Daniel Gildenlöw of Pain of Salvation, joins The Prog Report to talk about the the group's latest album, In the Passing Light of Day, featuring the new single "Meaningless. The founding member talks about the illness

Dave Kerzner, musician and producer, talks about his debut solo album "New World."

David Longdon of Big Big Train talks about how he joined the band, their success with English Electric, and their new album, Folklore.

David Paich from Toto talks about the band's new album Toto XIV, why they did a new album after 10 years, knowing whether a song is a hit or not and stories about some of their most famous songs.

Devin Townsend discusses his new album Z2, how he approaches a new project, his thoughts on the surviving the music industry and the infamous performance on the Prog Nation at Sea Cruise.

Haken keyboardist Diego Tejeida talks about the band's 4th studio album, Affinity, the new single Initiate, and the growing popularity of the group.

Doug Ott, guitarist and songwriter for Enchant, talks about the return of the band, the new album "The Great Divide" and how some of the new songs came together.

dUg Pinnick of King's X talks about his other band KXM with Ray Luzier and George Lynch and their second album, Scatterbrain, as well as some news on King's X.

Einar, lead singer of Norweigan Prog Metal group Leprous talks about the band's latest album The Congregation.

Eric Gillette, guitarist and vocalist with the Neal Morse Band discusses his latest solo album which features Thomas Lang on drums as well as Conner Green and Diego Tejeida of Haken on bass and keys. The new album entit

Gavin Harrison from Porcupine Tree and King Crimson talks about his latest album, Cheating The Polygraph, a re-imagining of classic Porcupine Tree songs.

Yes keyboardist Geoff Downes talks about the passing of bandmate Chris Squire, the upcoming tour with Toto, this year's Cruise to the Edge event and more.

Steve Babb and Fred Schendel from Glass Hammer talk about the current state of the band, the latest album “Ode to Echo” and what its like to be a Prog band in Tennessee.

Big Wreck's Ian Thornely discusses the band's latest album Ghosts, how Big Wreck came back and opening for Dream Theater over a decade ago.

James Labrie, frontman of legendary prog rockers Dream Theater, called in to talk about his new solo album “Impermanent Resonance”, the new Dream Theater cd, how to put together a setlist and much more.

Jan Hoffman, bassist for Alt/Prog group Long Distance Calling, talks about the band's new album TRIPS, recording with their new singer and his love of 90s alternative rock.

Javier Reyes from Animals as Leaders talks about the making and success of their new album, The Joy of Motion, his switch to Carvin guitars, how they prepare for live shows and his influences.

Jem Godfrey, songwriter, producer and keyboardists for Frost* talks about the band's new album "Falling Satellites", his career as a pop producer, and what the asterisk means in the Frost* name.

Fates Warning guitarist and founding member Jim Matheos talk about the group's new album 'Theories of Flight' as well as a look back at some classic albums, Parallels and A Pleasant Shade of Gray.

Spock's Beard drummer Jimmy Keegan talks about the band's latest album The Oblivion Particle and what was like joining the band.

Joe Satriani returns to talk with The Prog Report to discuss his upcoming Surfing to Shockwave World Tour and a bunch other projects.

Legendary guitarist Joe Satriani talk to The Prog Report about his latest album Shockwave Supernova, the G4 Experience, working with amazing musicians and why you would never hear Taylor Swift on any of his albums.

John Mitchell, guitarist, songwriter, producer and the man behind Lonely Robot, talks about his latest album 'The Big Dream', working with Frost*, the Cruise to the Edge, and tells stories about the great John Wetton.

Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist John Wesley talks about his latest solo album, 'a way you'll never be' and his upcoming tours with Marillion and Steven Wilson.

John Wesley, guitarist for popular Prog acts such as Porcupine Tree, Steven Wilson, Marillion and more talks about his latest solo album, how he got started and working with Rush guitarist Alex Lifeson. 

Legendary vocalist Jon Anderson of Yes talks about his new project Anderson/Stolt, working with Roine Stolt and the new album Invention of Knowledge.

Jon Davison, YES vocalist, talks about the upcoming YES Summer Tour, recording the new album Heaven and Earth all over the world, and how he got the job without an audition.

Jordan Rudess, Dream Theater‘s keyboard genius, talks about the band’s current tour, how they choose the setlist, his keyboard setup, recent solo albums, his latest music apps and upcoming plans for the band.

Kip Winger talks about the new Winger album Better Days Comin', which features some Prog influenced tracks such as the new single “Tin Soldier”. 

Mariusz Duda, frontman for Riverside, talks about the recent events that affected the band, guitarist Piotr Grudzinski, the Prog Awards, the new instrumental album Eye of the Soundscape, and what's next for the band. Ey

Mariusz Duda from Riverside talks about the band's new album 'Love, Fear and the Time Machine,' his songwriting process, the challenges of picking a set list for tour.

Mark Michell, bassist for Scale the Summit talks about the band's previous tour with Glass Cloud, the latest with the band and surviving in the current music industry.

Guitarist Mark Tremonti discusses his new album Cauterize and the struggles of the new music industry.

Drummer Matt Halpern talks about the success of his band Periphery, how things got started, their new album Select Difficulty and how they have evolved.

Max Portnoy and his dad Mike Portnoy talk about the new Next To None album, A Light In The Dark, which Mike produced for his son's band.

Michael Wilton, Queensryche guitarist, talks about the recent settlement regarding the Queensryche name rights, the recent album and tour, and reuniting with Chris DeGarmo at a Seattle Seahawks halftime show.

Opeth guitarist and singer, Mikael Akerfeldt, talks about the band's new album Sorceress, their North American tour, and about past classic albums.

Guitarist and Multi-instrumentalist Mike Keneally talks about his new album Scambot 2, touring with Joe Satriani, his history with Frank Zappa and more.

Mike Portnoy talks in detail about the Progressive Nation at Sea cruise, the new Transatlantic album, working with Neal Morse and much much more.

Nad Sylvan, singer/songwriter and vocalist with Steve Hackett's Genesis Revisited, talks about his new album 'The Bride Said No', and touring with Steve Hackett.

Neal Morse returns to talk about his latest album The Grand Experiment.

Neal Morse returns to The Prog Report to tell us all about the upcoming Morsefest 2014 Blu-Ray/DVD set and Morsefest 2015 on Sept 4-6, in Nashville. Plus he fills us in on the upcoming Flying Colors DVD, his thoughts on

Neal Morse returns to talk about the Neal Morse Band's new album 'The Similitude of a Dream', which many are calling his greatest album.

Neal Morse talks about the new Transatlantic album “Kaleidoscope”, Flying Colors, working with Mike Portnoy and how to make an album in a week.

Nick Beggs, bass player with Steve Hackett and Steven Wilson, talks about his new project, The Mute Gods and his illustrious career.

Nick D’Virgilio, drummer for Big Big Train, talks to The Prog Report about his time as Spock’s Beard frontman, his work with Genesis and Tears For Fears and his love for golf.

Nick Van Dyk, guitarist for Progressive Metal band Redemption talks about the band's return, their new album 'The Art of Loss' and his unique story as corporate exec.

Nik Kershaw, 80′s pop icon, speaks to the Prog Report about his recent work with Steve Hackett’s Genesis Revisited and looks back on his career. Not known as a prog artist, Nik Kershaw talks about his love for Genesis and more.

Legendary Guitarist Paul Gilbert talks about his new album, 'I Can Destroy', his songwriting process, his musical accomplishments, and why he moved to Portland.

Guitarist and founding member of Hard Rock group Harem Scarem talks about the band's new album United, entering their 30th year as a band and more.

Pete Trewavas of Marillion talks about the band's 18th album F.E.A.R., its political approach, the upcoming US Tour as well as a look back on a few classic albums and a little on his work with supergroup Transatlantic.

Phil Collen, guitarist from Def Leppard, talks about the band's new self-titled album, his new book Adrenalized, his blues band Delta Deep and their upcoming Hysteria on the High Seas Cruise.

Prog Report's Roie Avin is joined by Eric Gillette (Neal Morse Band, Shattered Fortress) and former record exec and Dream Theater superfan Kyle Graves to talk about the best Dream Theater songs and relay stories about th

Drum legend Mike Portnoy joins Prog Report host, Roie Avin, as they go through a list of the best covers songs Portnoy has recorded with the various groups he has been with. Find out the stories behind his love for thes

We discuss the Top 5 songs from all 3 Spock's Beard eras up through the most recent album Noise Floor.

Prog Report editor Roie Avin is joined by Haken bassist Conner Green and journalist Jordan Blum to discuss the best songs from The Dear Hunter's 'Act Series' albums.

Ray Luzier, drummer for Korn and new supergroup KXM, talks about touring with Korn, forming KXM at this son's birthday pay and more.

Ray Wilson, singer/songwriter and former vocalist for Genesis reflects on his 20 year career, his time with Genesis and more.

Ray Wilson returns to talk about his new acoustic album, Song For A Friend, how he wrote it and the upcoming album due out later this year.

Former Japan and Porcupine tree keyboardist talks about his latest solo album, Planets & Persona, and looks back on some Porcupine tree albums.

Richard Henshall, guitarist and keyboardist for Haken, talks about the success of The Mountain, searching for a new bass player and the upcoming Progressive Nation at Sea cruise.

Richard Henshall, guitarist for Haken, talks about his latest side project Nova Collective, playing with Mike Portnoy's Shattered Fortress on Cruise to the Edge, and Haken's 10th Anniversary.

Founding member and guitarist for legendary group Kansas, Richard Williams, talks about the band's first studio album in 16 years, The Prelude Implicit, , and how to band has been able to maintain its success for so many

Ricky Phillips, bassist for Styx, talks about his time in the band since joining in 2003, touring, possible new Styx album, and looks back on his long career including time with The Babys and Bad English.