Steve Hackett graces the cover of Prog 147, as he discusses his new concept album - The Circus And The Nightwhale - and tells the story of his debut solo album, The Voyage Of The Acolyte.

 

Elsewhere, Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness look back on the early days of No-Man, Opeth discuss the making of Damnation, Trevor Horn tells prog stories from his career, Family revisit 1972’s Bandstand, Pallas reveal the machinations of new album The Messenger, and Brian Auger reflects on his fascinating career in music.

 

Plus there's the results of the 2023 Prog Magazine Readers' Poll, four unique Steve Hackett postcards and a free 25-track sampler from Bella Union with music from Philip Selway, Explosions in the Sky, A.A. Williams, Mercury Rev and more.