The PROG READERS' POLL 2023

I would like to thank everyone who voted, even though it meant I had a mountain of votes to count when I returned to work after the festive period! Still, it's great to see such a fantastic response. Congratulations to all the nominees and a big round of applause to all of those who topped their respective categories.
This, then, was your prog year for 2023. Here's to even more diverse 2024!
BEST BAND/ARTIST 
1. STEVEN WILSON 2. MARILLION 3. THE FIERCE & THE DEAD 4. HAKEN 5. SOLSTICE 6. RIVERSIDE 7. LIFESIGNS 8. MOON SAFARI 9. TESSERACT 10. THE EMERALD DAWN
"In the increasingly dilapidated stately home of rock music I sometimes feel prog resides in the broom cupboard (or maybe the library?), so I thank Prog readers for their enthusiasm and support, not just in 2023 but over the past 15 years or so. I never take it for granted!"
STEVEN WILSON
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BEST VOCALIST
1. EINAR SOLBERG (LEPROUS) 2. PETER GABRIEL 3. STEVE HOGARTH (MARILLION) 4. JESS HOLLAND (SOLSTICE) 5. ROSALIE CUNNINGHAM 6. CODY BOWLES (CROWN LANDS) 7. STEVEN WILSON 8. MARJANA SEMKINA (IAMTHEMORNING) 9. MARIUSZ DUDA (RIVERSIDE) 10. PETER JONES (TIGER MOTH TALES)
"Wow, thanks a lot to all the people who voted for me! This is a very pleasant surprise. Thanks for listening to my newest solo album, and who knows, maybe you'll see something new from Leprous soon as well? But first we'll do our last tour for Aphelion in Europe. See you in the UK soon!"
EINAR SOLBERG
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BEST DRUMMER 
1. GAVIN HARRISON (KING CRIMSON) 2. MIKE PORTNOY (DREAM THEATER) 3. IAN MOSLEY (MARILLION) 4. RAY HEARNE (HAKEN) 5. DANNY CAREY (TOOL) 6. CODY BOWLES (CROWN LANDS) 7. MIKE MANGINI (EX-DREAM THEATER) 8. NICK D’VIRGILIO (BIG BIG TRAIN) 9. PIOTR KOZIERADZKI (RIVERSIDE) 10. PAT MASTELOTTO (KING CRIMSON/O.R.K.)
"It has indeed been an amazing year to record and perform in so many inspiring musical situations. I'm very honoured to be in the company of all these great drummers. Thanks for the votes!" GAVIN HARRISON
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BEST NEW BAND/ARTIST
1. EBB 2. TEMIC 3. ZOPP 4. EBONY BUCKLE 5. CHRONICLES OF FATHER ROBIN 6. AZURE 7. RUBY DAWN 8. DOMINIC SANDERSON 9. MOON LETTERS 10. HARRY WHITLEY 
“Massive thanks to Prog magazine and all of their wonderful readers for voting us Best New Band! We had an amazing time getting to play for you all in 2023 and are incredibly excited to bring you new music and a brandnew show in 2024!”
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GUITARIST
1. STEVE ROTHERY (MARILLION) 2. ANDY GLASS (SOLSTICE) 3. STEVE HACKETT 4. TREVOR RABIN 5. MATT STEVENS (THE FIERCE & THE DEAD) 6. STEVEN WILSON 7. KAVUS TORABI (GONG) 8. CHARLIE GRIFFITHS (HAKEN) 9. STEVE HOWE (YES) 10. DAVID RHODES (PETER GABRIEL) 
“A huge thanks to the readers of Prog magazine for voting for me. It means a lot to me to come top in the readers’ poll, especially considering the competition! Thanks again.” STEVE ROTHERY
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BEST REISSUE
1. CAMEL AIR BORN (THE MCA & DECCA YEARS 1973-1984) 2. YES – THE YES ALBUM (SUPER DELUXE EDITION) 3. JETHRO TULL – BROADSWORD AND THE BEAST (40TH ANNIVERSARY MONSTER EDITION) 4. MARILLION – SEASONS END (DELUXE EDITION) 5. GENESIS – BBC BROADCASTS 6. RUSH – SIGNALS (40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION) 7. HAWKWIND – SPACE RITUAL 50TH ANNIVERSARY 8. PINK FLOYD – THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON 50TH ANNIVERSARY 9. HORSLIPS – MORE THAN YOU CAN CHEW 10. FISH – 13TH STAR (2023 REMIX)
“It’s really gratifying to hear that Prog readers have voted the Air Born box set as Reissue Of The Year. It was an honour to compile and coordinate the content; the biggest of its kind I’ve ever worked on. I would like to thank Stephen W Tayler, Ben Wiseman and Phil Smee and, importantly, Chas Chandler and his team at Universal Music for giving this project the green light. Lastly, my thanks to Andy Latimer and Susan Hoover for their support and for the wonderful music, which means so much to me and, it seems, the readers of Prog magazine.”
MARK POWELL
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UNSUNG HERO
1. OCTAVIA BROWN (2DAYS PROG + 1 FESTIVAL)  2. L...