Prog

Obsessive Progressive: John Petrucci

June 2, 2018

Progressive metal’s most influential guitarist combines immaculate picking technique with aggressive tones to create the most technically demanding licks around.

Obsessive Progressive: Opeth

May 5, 2018

Levi Clay

Rhythmic intensity and beautiful, crunchy dissonance fuel the prog-metal stylings of one of Sweden’s heaviest exports.

Obsessive Progressive: Periphery

January 13, 2018

Levi Clay

What do you get when you combine three fiercely unique metalheads with a love for down-tuned guitars, crushing rhythms, and a passion for odd-meter time signatures?

Rig Rundown - Steven Wilson and Guthrie Govan

May 20, 2013

Jason Shadrick

Premier Guitar is on location in Chicago, Illinois where Jason Shadrick catches up with Steven Wilson and Guthrie Govan. In this segment, the two discuss and demo their rigs.

Rig Rundown - Yes' Steve Howe and Chris Squire

May 1, 2013

Shawn Hammond

Premier Guitar's Shawn Hammond is on location in Omaha, Nebraska, where he catches up with Yes' Chris Squire and Steve Howe to check out their vintage gear, including old Rickenbackers, Gibsons, Fenders, and more.

Interview: Steven Wilson - Of Ravens, Revenants, and Creeping Things

April 15, 2013

James Rotondi

Porcupine Tree’s Steven Wilson and the Aristocrats’ Guthrie Govan conjure a prog juggernaut with a little help from studio giant Alan Parsons.

Rig Rundown - Coheed and Cambria's Claudio Sanchez & Travis Stever

February 27, 2013

Rebecca Dirks

Premier Guitar is on location in Des Moines, Iowa, where PG's Rebecca Dirks visits with Coheed and Cambria guitarists Claudio Sanchez & Travis Stever who talk about their current live setups including Gibson Explorers, Les Pauls, SGs, Fractal Audio Axe-Fx, and DR Strings.

In the Cage - Prog-Rock Keyboard Solos for Guitar

September 19, 2012

Terry Syrek

Grab your elf ears, Dungeon Master''s guide, and 20-sided die, throw your pick to your Hobbit roadie and dig into some prog-rock shred.

Style Guide: Progressive Rock

June 26, 2012

Pete Weise

Chops: Intermediate Theory: Intermediate Lesson Overview: • Understand the key elements of progressive rock. • Create and learn phrases using odd time signatures and rhythmic displacement. • Delve into

Album Review: Rush - "Clockwork Angels"

June 20, 2012

Rich Osweiler

Clockwork Angels may very well be the band’s best studio effort since 1982’s Signals.

Album Review: The Mars Volta - "Noctourniquet"

March 6, 2012

Chris Kies

While "Noctourniquet" isn’t your dad’s prog rock, it does provide some Pink Floyd-inspired journeys in its mellower songs.

Animals as Leaders: A Different Breed

January 10, 2012

Joe Charupakorn

Tosin Abasi and Javier Reyes—Animals as Leaders’ jaw-dropping dualguitar team—live up to their name and create a new progressive-rock beast by cross-breeding jazz, classical, and metal techniques in a way that simultaneously blows your mind and defies the genre’s stereotypes.

DVD Review: Rush - Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland

December 20, 2011

Time Machine 2011: Live in Cleveland captures the energy of last year’s Time Machine tour, with Rush performing both classic hits and new tunes from their forthcoming (and 20th to date) studio release titled Clockwork Angels.

Oz Noy: Wizard of Weird

December 20, 2011

Michael Ross

What do legends like Eric Johnson, Steve Lukather, Will Lee, and Vinnie Colaiuta have in common? They''re all blown away by Oz Noy''s quirky, stompbox-abusing blend of funk, blues, jazz, and rock. Here he talks about his latest Tour De Force, Twisted Blues, Vol. 1.

Album Review: Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here—Experience Edition

December 20, 2011

While the fine re-mastering job here will make many of these songs a fresh listen again, the real treat of this edition is Disc 2, on which we get to hear the Floyd shaping tracks from WYWH and 1977’s Animals in their preferred laboratory—the stage.

Rig Rundown - Dream Theater's John Petrucci

October 25, 2011

Rebecca Dirks and Luke Viertel

See Petrucci''s live rig with video and photos!

Rig Rundown - Dream Theater's John Myung

October 25, 2011

Rebecca Dirks and Luke Viertel

See the basses, amps, and effects Myung uses live with video and photos.

Primus: 3-Ring Circus

September 20, 2011

Shawn Hammond

Primus’ Les Claypool and Ler LaLonde reveal how friendship and new tone toys helped them resurrect the most bizarre power trio of the last 25 years.

Last Chance to Reason: The Other M

July 19, 2011

Joe Charupakorn

Maine-based mathcore brainiacs Last Chance to Reason meld face-melting chops with mind-bending music theory and their own epic "Metroid"-style video game to mutate every notion you have about youth, metal, and gaming culture.