Prog in Brief

Can founder Irmin Schmidt has co-authored the influential band’s definitive story and it’s out this spring. The two book package, All Gates Open: The Story Of Can is published by Faber & Faber on May 5. It contains unseen images and art.

Ayreon’s Ayreon Universe

– The Best of Ayreon Live is out via Music Theories on March 30. The double album features material from the Arjen Lucassen (left) project’s first tour last September. It’s also available on triple vinyl, DVD and Blu-ray.