HANS RUTTEN (THE GATHERING)

The great and good of progressive music give us a glimpse into their prog worlds.

Grant Moon

Where’s home? I live where I was born – Nijmegen [The Netherlands], which is near the German border. Earliest prog memory? I saw a video clip of Rush around the Power Windows period, I was something like 16 years old, and they were great. I borrowed Caress Of Steel from the local library, then went through their catalogue from there. The first prog album you bought? Voivod’s Dimension Hatröss [1988]. I was always into metal, but the progressive side of metal, and Voivod are incredible. And the latest? The Snow Goose by Camel! I found a second-hand vinyl copy so I bought it. It’s a very important album, a good one to have on vinyl. Your first prog concert? Pink Floyd on their Momentary Lapse Of Reason Tour, here in…

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