He says: "The culture of downloads and streaming has proven to be a disaster for anyone outside the mainstream. But it's about time we stopped pointing the finger at capitalist labels and apathetic consumers - those groups of people are not, and never have been, anything to do with us.

"Progressive bands only feature on these low-paying websites because they they're competing with other music acts. But we're not competing at all. We are a specialist niche, and therefore we have a value to those who enjoy our music. We are not disposable. Everyone in progressive music would do well to remember that.

"We don't need an insulting royalty each month from Spotify, thank you very much - we need people to buy the record and offer real financial support to the bands they admire."