(Prog) The Fierce And The Dead guitarist Matt Stevens has described upcoming solo album Archive as "a good time to announce my retirement from solo performance."

He believes he's taken standalone shows to their natural conclusion over the past decade, and plans to focus on band work for the foreseeable future.

Archive includes a live performance from 2014 that features tracks from his four solo albums, alongside rare studio recordings. It's to be released in a limited-edition format via Bad Elephant Music in the coming weeks.

Stevens tells Prog: "I feel like I have to put a full-stop to the body of solo work, and now's a good time to announce my retirement from solo performance.

"I ultimately found the guitar-and-loop-pedal thing a little limiting, and I think I've taken that as far as I can for now. "Read more here.