List of progressive rock artists

• 21st Century Schizoid Band: Band of former King Crimson members that performs a mixture of original songs, King Crimson classics, and material from the various members' solo efforts • 5uu's: Mid-1980s RIO band from Los Angeles • 801: Supergroup that included former Roxy Music members Phil Manzanera and Brian Eno • 10cc: British band active in the 1970s with their art pop music ==A==

• Acqua Fragile • A.C.T • Aeon Zen • Agitation Free: German band from the 1970s similar to early Pink Floyd • Air: French duo whose retro synth-based electronica and space pop music features progressive rock leanings • Alamaailman Vasarat • The Alan Parsons Project • Alux Nahual: Politically oriented band that formed in Guatemala in the 1980s • Ambrosia: Early 1970s California band that later played soft rock • Amon Düül II: Band that formed out of the German late 1960s political art commune Amon Düül • Analogy • Anathema • And So I Watch You from Afar • ...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead • Jon Anderson: Lead singer of Yes • Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe: Late-1980s attempt by singer Jon Anderson to restore Yes to its progressive rock direction and lineup • Anekdoten • Ange: French symphonic prog band active mainly from the early 1970s through the mid-1980s. Their later work displays a simpler, pop orientation • Änglagård: Swedish band of the early 1990s that played 1970s-style symphonic prog • Aphrodite's Child: Greek trio • Aquarium: Band formed in the Soviet Union in the 1970s • Arcadea: American prog synth band with Brann Dailor on drums and vocals • Area: Politically oriented 1970s multinational band from Italy • Arena • Ark • Armonite • Ars Nova • Art Bears: Henry Cow offshoot featuring Fred Frith • Art in America • Art Zoyd: French Zeuhl band • Asia: Prog/pop supergroup featuring members from Yes • Ash Ra Tempel • Atheist • Atoll • Atomic Rooster: British heavy prog band originally featuring Carl Palmer before his departure to Emerson Lake & Palmer • Kevin Ayers: Founding member of Soft Machine • Ayreon: Dutch progressive metal project from the mid-1990s onward ==B==

• Babylon • Back Door: Once produced by Carl Palmer • Bad Religion: though a hardcore punk band, they released a prog album Into the Unknown to reflect members early influences. • Banco del Mutuo Soccorso: Italian band, formed in the 1970s • Barclay James Harvest • Be-Bop Deluxe: British band who combined art rock and glam rock, influencing new wave • Jeff Beck • David Bedford • Beggars Opera: Scottish band of the early 1970s • Bi Kyo Ran • Biffy Clyro: Scottish rock band with progressive leanings • Big Big Train: English progressive rock band formed in Bournemouth in 1990 • Big Wreck • Bigelf • The Birds of Satan: American progressive hard rock supergroup led by the Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins • Birth Control: German band from the early 1970s • David Bowie • Bozzio Levin Stevens: A late 1990s supergroup • Braen's Machine: early 1970s studio project with Piero Umiliani and Alessandro Alessandroni • Brainticket • Brand X: Late 1970s band influenced by jazz and funk, frequently associated with Phil Collins • Arthur Brown • Jack Bruce • Bruford: Jazz and Canterbury-style supergroup with Bill Bruford, Allan Holdsworth, Dave Stewart and Jeff Berlin • Buckethead: Highly virtuosic and experimental guitarist • Kate Bush: British singer-songwriter with progressive rock leanings, discovered by David Gilmour ==C==

• Camel: Band from the mid-1970s classic era of prog • Can: German band heavily influenced by 20th century composition • The Cancer Conspiracy • Captain Beefheart • Caravan: Canterbury band, active primarily during the 1970s • Caravan of Dreams: Solo project of Caravan bassist Richard Sinclair • Cast: Mexican band that formed in the late 1970s, who frequently appeared at or organized prog festivals during the 1990s • Cathedral • Cherry Five: Italian band who finally released a second album in 2015 • Chicago • Chiodos • Clearlight: French band from the 1970s similar to early Gong but closer to symphonic prog • Cluster • Coheed and Cambria • Cold Fairyland: Band from Shanghai rooted in traditional Chinese music • Colosseum • Crack the Sky • Curved Air • Cynic • Holger Czukay ==D==

• Darryl Way's Wolf • Dead Can Dance • Death Organ • The Decemberists: Indie rock band with strong Jethro Tull and Genesis influences. • Deep Purple: British hard rock band with strong progressive influences. Often considered one of the first three heavy metal bands along with Black Sabbath and Led Zeppelin. • Demon Fuzz: English band that played progressive rock, soul and funk, with influences from psychedelic soul, jazz, acid rock and world music • Deus Ex Machina: 1990s Italian rock band that updates the 1970s Italian progressive rock style • DFA • The Dillinger Escape Plan • Discipline: Led by the Matthew Parmenter, combined the stylings of Genesis and Van der Graaff Generator • Dixie Dregs • Djam Karet: 1980s US band that was a precursor to math rock • The Doors: American band considered part of the proto-prog subgenre • Dream Theater: American/Canadian band of ex-Berklee students that helped to raise the profile of progressive metal during the 1990s and 2000s • Dungen • Francis Dunnery and the New Progressives ==E==

• East of Eden • Echolyn: Prog band of the 1990s, with metaphysical, literary-inspired lyrics • Edison's Children: Pete Trewavas of Marillion and Transatlantic's band with Eric Blackwood featuring Rick Armstrong (son of astronaut Neil Armstrong) • Egg: Dave Stewart on keys • Elbow: English rock band with progressive leanings • Elder • Electric Light Orchestra (ELO): English band who played string and synth-based "Beatlesque" prog rock, as well as pop and disco-influenced music • Eloy: A German band most prominent during the 1970s but who have continued to perform through lineup changes • Emerson, Lake & Palmer (ELP): "Classic era" prog band • Emerson, Lake & Powell: A brief, mid-1980s incarnation of ELP in which Cozy Powell was the drummer • England: A late 1970s British band that was a forerunner to neo-prog • The Enid: A British band formed in the 1970s by Barclay James Harvest arranger Robert John Godfrey, who have remained intermittently active from the 1980s onward. • Epitaph • Brian Eno ==F==

• Faith No More • Family: 1960s–1970s British band that contributed members to Blind Faith and King Crimson • Faust • The Fierce and the Dead • Finch (Dutch band) Instrumental Dutch symphonic prog band from the 1970s • Fish: Former Marillion lead singer • Flash: Band formed by Peter Banks after his departure from Yes • The Flower Kings: Symphonic prog band, from Sweden, active from the 1990s onward • Focus: Mainly instrumental Dutch group who recorded the 1971 song "Hocus Pocus" • Pope Francis: former pope of the Roman Catholic Church, released the progressive rock album Wake Up! in 2015 • Robert Fripp: Founding member and lead guitarist of King Crimson • Fripp & Eno • Fred Frith • Hasse Fröberg and the Musical Companion • FromUz • Frost*: Neo-prog band from the 2000s • Frumpy: German prog band from the early 1970s with female vocals • FSB • Fusion Orchestra • The Future Kings of England ==G==

• Peter Gabriel: Former lead singer of Genesis, who used many world music influences in his solo material • The Gathering: Dutch alternative rock band who started out as a doom metal band before shifting to a more prog style with the addition of vocalist Anneke van Giersbergen. • Genesis: One of the major classic era bands and a definitive example of the symphonic prog style. They transitioned to more accessible music starting in 1978, though they still included progressive rock songs on later albums. • Gentle Giant: Band with a medieval-sounding style who are considered to be among the most important of the 1970s progressive rock bands. • Ghost • Gilgamesh • Glass Hammer • Goblin: Funk-influenced Italian band known for film soundtrack work • Gong: French space rock and psych rock band associated with the Canterbury scene. • Go: Supergroup formed in 1976 by Stomu Yamashta which included Steve Winwood, Al Di Meola, Klaus Schulze and Michael Shrieve • Golden Earring • Gov't Mule: Combines elements of blues, hard rock, and jazz fusion • Grails: Eclectic, textural band from the 2000s • Marek Grechuta • Greenslade • Grobschnitt: 1970s symphonic prog band from Germany who pursued a more commercial direction during the 1980s • Gryphon: 1970s British band who used a medieval folk style and played period instruments such as krumhorns. • Guru Guru ==H==

• Hail the Sun • Peter Hammill: Lead singer of Van Der Graaf Generator • Bo Hansson • Happy the Man: Highly virtuosic 1970s symphonic prog band who performed mainly in the Washington, D.C. area • Harmonium (band) • Hatfield and the North • Hawkwind: Long-running space rock band with science fiction lyrics and some crossover with heavy metal • Haze • Henry Cow: Highly experimental and political 1970s British band who founded the Rock in Opposition movement • Here & Now: Late-1970s British band that combined elements of punk rock and progressive rock • Hidria Spacefolk: Space rock band • Steve Hillage: Guitarist from Gong • Hoelderlin: German prog band from the 1970s who started out in folk prog before moving into symphonic prog • Steve Howe: English musician and lead guitarist of Yes ==I==

• The Incredible String Band: Early British folk/prog hybrid • Indian Summer • Iona: British band active since the late 1980s whose lyrics contain a Christian element • IQ: Neo-prog band of the 1980s • Iron Butterfly • It Bites: 1980s pop/prog band • IZZ ==J==

• Jade Warrior • Jadis: Neo-prog band • Jane: Early 1970s krautrock band • Jeavestone • Jethro Tull: Started in the late 1960s as a British blues band, heavily influenced by jazz and British folk rock, who later moved into progressive rock ==K==

• Kaipa: 1970s Swedish band whose Roine Stolt went on to form The Flower Kings • Kansas: United States symphonic prog band of the 1970s, who underwent numerous personnel changes and moved to a more commercial style in the 1980s • Karmamoi • Karnataka • Karnivool: Early work was in alternative metal style, more recent albums have been in progressive rock style. • Katatonia • Mike Keneally • Khan • King Crimson: One of the genre's best-known and most influential bands, who have frequently disbanded and regrouped with radically different lineups and musical styles • King's X • Kingdom Come: Early 1970s British band fronted by Arthur Brown • Kingston Wall • Klaatu: Canadian trio • Kraan • Kraftwerk • Krokus: Debuted as a progressive rock band, then became a metal band in the style of AC/DC • Kyros ==L==

• Landberk • Lana Lane • Bill Laswell • Lightning Bolt • Liquid Tension Experiment: A band that formed as a Dream Theater side project and includes John Petrucci and Tony Levin • Lucifer's Friend: early heavy metal and progressive rock band • Marco Lo Muscio • Arjen Anthony Lucassen: Leader of the Ayreon project ==M==

• Magellan • Magenta • Magma: A French band who launched the Zeuhl subgenre in the 1970s • Magna Carta: An English progressive folk group • Magnum (early) • Mahavishnu Orchestra: An early fusion band that was a major influence on King Crimson and others • Manfred Mann's Earth Band: A mixture of hard rock, fusion, and progressive rock • Albert Marcoeur • Marillion: British neo-prog band • The Mars Volta • Mastermind • Mastodon • Matching Mole: A 1970s Canterbury band • McDonald & Giles: An early King Crimson offshoot • Mercury Rev • Metamorfosi: Italian prog band from the early 1970s who reformed in the 2000s • Mew • Midlake • Miriodor: A Canadian RIO band • miRthkon • Mogul Thrash: Early 1970s British band that included John Wetton • Mona Lisa • The Moody Blues: Classical rock pioneers who are credited as having created the first progressive rock album, Days of Future Passed • Moon Safari: A Swedish band that makes extensive use of complex vocal harmonies • Mt. Helium • Patrick Moraz • Mostly Autumn • Mr. Bungle: American experimental rock/metal band that has included progressive rock elements • Mudvayne • Muse • Museo Rosenbach • My Brightest Diamond ==N==

• National Health • The Neal Morse Band (NMB) - Formed in 2014 by Neal Morse who also releases prog as a solo artist • Nektar • Neu! • Nexus: Progressive symphonic rock from Argentina • The New York Rock & Roll Ensemble: A 1960s–1970s classical rock group • Niacin • The Nice: Highly influential early classical rock band fronted by Keith Emerson • Czeslaw Niemen • Erik Norlander: Keyboardist who has performed solo and with Ayreon ==O==

• Oceansize • Mike Oldfield: Studio performer who often played every instrument in his large-scale compositions • Omega: Hungarian band formed in the 1960s • Opeth: Swedish progressive rock band with death metal roots • Le Orme: One of the most important Italian progressive rock bands • Osibisa: Ghanaian Afro-pop and Afrobeat band who incorporate funk, jazz, and progressive rock. Their album covers were illustrated by Roger Dean • O Terco • Ozric Tentacles ==P==

• Pain of Salvation • Pallas: A neo-prog band • Carl Palmer • Panna Fredda • Panzerballett • Passport • Pavlov's Dog: US art rock band from the 1970s featuring much mellotron. Bill Bruford from Yes guested on drums on their second album. • Pendragon: A neo-prog band • Anthony Phillips: Original guitarist for Genesis • The Physics House Band: Brighton-based experimental rockers • Picchio dal Pozzo • The Pineapple Thief • Pink Floyd: Pioneering space rock band who went on to become one of the major progressive rock bands • Planet X: A band fronted by former Dream Theater keyboardist Derek Sherinian • The Plastic People of the Universe • Platypus • Polyphia • Popol Vuh • Porcupine Tree • Premiata Forneria Marconi (PFM): A major Italian band of the early 1970s, once produced by Peter Sinfield, who also wrote English lyrics for the band. • Present: 1990s Belgian group led by Univers Zero guitarist Roger Trigaux and his son Reginald • The Pretty Things • Primus: American trio who channel funk metal, alternative metal, and progressive rock • Procol Harum: Early progressive rock band which recorded with orchestras • Proto-Kaw: A progressive jam band formed by Kerry Livgren of Kansas • The Protomen • Pulsar • Puppet Show • Pure Reason Revolution ==Q==

• Quasar • Quatermass • Queen • Quiet Sun ==R==

• Rare Bird • Rare Earth • Refugee • Remedy • Renaissance: Early 1970s symphonic prog band known for a strong classical influence and Annie Haslam's operatic vocals • Ritual • Riverside • Roxy Music • Todd Rundgren • Jordan Rudess: Outside of his work in Dream Theater he has released a number of albums as a solo artist • Rudess/Morgenstein Project: A collaboration between Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess and Dixie Dregs drummer Rod Morgenstein • Rush ==S==

Sa–Sm • Saga: Canadian neo-prog band • Samla Mammas Manna: A RIO band with folk influences • SBB • Klaus Schulze: electronic music pioneer, composer, and musician. Was a member of the Krautrock bands Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, and The Cosmic Jokers before launching a solo career consisting of more than 60 albums. • Paul Schutze • Secret Machines • Semiramis • Seventh Wave • Shub-Niggurath: A French Zeuhl band • Sigur Ros: Icelandic post-rock band • Sikth: British progressive metal and djent band • Peter Sinfield • Skin Alley: Progressive band from the late 1960s–early 1970s whose work has influences from blues rock, jazz fusion, and art rock • Slapp Happy: A late-1970s offshoot of Henry Cow • Sleepytime Gorilla Museum: A Californian RIO band • Smak: Serbian and Yugoslav band Sn–Sz • Soft Heap • Soft Machine: Canterbury scene band initially playing psychedelic rock, later moving into experimental jazz rock and free jazz • Solaris • Solstice • Sparks: American art rock duo who played glam rock, synth-pop and disco • Spirit: A psychedelic band that was a major influence on early progressive rock • Split Enz: Started out as a prog band, but moved to new wave starting in 1979 • Spock's Beard: 1990s United States symphonic prog band • Chris Squire: English musician and bassist of Yes • Starcastle: A progressive band from the US similar to Yes • Stackridge: English progressive rock, pop, and folk band who have been described as precursors of Britpop • Al Stewart • Stormy Six: A politically active 1970s Italian band who later aligned with RIO • Strawbs: British 1970s symphonic prog band with strong folk roots • Stick Men • Still: A late-1990s version of Echolyn • Stolen Babies • Stranglers: Formed in 1974 and heavily influenced by prog rock though generally regarded as a punk rock act • Styx: A US band who played extended compositions and classical adaptations with a hard rock edge, then played arena rock • Supertramp • Survival: Dutch progressive/symphonic rock band • Syd Arthur: A modern band in the Canterbury style • Sylvan • Symphony X • System of a Down: American-Armenian nu metal band that has also played progressive metal ==T==