List of progressive rock artists

The following is a list of artists who have released at least one album in the progressive rock genre. Individuals are included only if they recorded or performed progressive rock as a solo artist, regardless of whether they were a member of a progressive rock band at any point.

0–9

 * 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
 * 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
 * Ayurveda

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
 * Beardfish
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * Enchant
 * 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.
 * Brian Eno
 * Eric Gillette: Known as the guitarist in The Neal Morse Band, he has released several albums as a solo artist

F

 * Faith No More
 * Family: 1960s–1970s British band that contributed members to Blind Faith and King Crimson
 * Faust
 * 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
 * Flying Colors: Prog/pop crossover supergroup with members from The Neal Morse Band, Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs, and Dream Theater
 * Focus: Mainly instrumental Dutch group who recorded the 1971 song "Hocus Pocus"
 * 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 seventies 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
 * 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
 * Mark Gormley: Outsider singer-songwriter whose work was heavily influenced by Rush and Led Zeppelin https://web.archive.org/web/20100115215638/http://videogum.com/archives/music-related-content/mark-gormley-talks-about-his-i_048561.html
 * 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

 * Steve Hackett: Outside of his work in Genesis, he has had a long prog career as a solo artist
 * 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
 * Jonas Lindberg & The Other Side
 * Jon Lord

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
 * Karmakanic: Features members of The Flower Kings
 * 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 whose anonymity and style lead the press to believe they were the Beatles reincarnated
 * Kraan
 * Kraftwerk
 * Krokus: Debuted as a progressive rock band, then became a metal band in the style of AC/DC

L

 * Landberk
 * Lana Lane
 * Bill Laswell
 * Lifesigns
 * Lightning Bolt
 * Liquid Tension Experiment: A band that formed as a Dream Theater side project and includes John Petrucci and Tony Levin
 * Lonely Robot: Prog/pop crossover project from John Mitchell
 * 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
 * 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
 * Mystery Jets

N

 * Nad Sylvan: Known for singing in Steve Hackett's live band, he has released a number of prog albums as a solo artist
 * 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
 * Ozric Tentacles

P

 * Pain of Salvation
 * Pallas: A neo-prog band
 * Carl Palmer
 * Panna Fredda
 * Panzerballett
 * Passport
 * Pattern-Seeking Animals: Features members of Spock's Beard
 * 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
 * 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
 * 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
 * Pulsar
 * Puppet Show
 * Pure Reason Revolution

Q

 * Quasar
 * Quatermass
 * Queen: Throughout their career, Queen embraced progressive rock, heavy metal, music hall, glam rock, and pop mostly on their first two albums Queen and Queen II
 * 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
 * Roine Stolt: Founder of The Flower Kings, he has released several prog albums as a solo artist
 * Roxy Music
 * RPWL
 * 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

Sa–Sm

 * Saga: Canadian neo-prog band
 * Sailor Free
 * 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
 * Derek Sherinian
 * 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 '60s-early '70s 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

 * Snovi: A hybrid Electro-Organic band that congregates influences of several branches of the Electronic Music and Heavy Progressive Rock
 * 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

 * Taï Phong
 * Tangerine Dream: A highly influential German band of electronic innovators
 * Serj Tankian
 * Tasavallan Presidentti
 * Tears For Fears
 * Tempest: A 1970s band featuring Allan Holdsworth and Jon Hiseman
 * Ten Jinn: A band featuring former Happy the Man guitarist Stan Whitaker
 * The Tangent: An eclectic progressive band
 * Thinking Plague: A 1990s RIO band
 * Third Ear Band
 * Thirty Seconds to Mars: Alternative rock band whose early work contained progressive rock influences
 * This Heat: A late 1970s British band with prog, punk, and avant-garde elements
 * Three
 * Tomahawk
 * Ton Steine Scherben: A politically vocal Krautrock band
 * The Tony Williams Lifetime: A rock-oriented fusion band with psychedelic elements
 * Tool: A Los Angeles alternative band who helped define the progressive metal genre during the 1990s and 2000s
 * Touchstone
 * Transatlantic: A supergroup with members of Dream Theater, Spock's Beard, The Flower Kings and Marillion
 * Trans-Siberian Orchestra
 * TriPod
 * Triana: A flamenco-influenced 1970s Spanish band
 * Triumvirat: German power trio fronted by virtuoso keyboardist Jürgen Fritz
 * Twelfth Night

U

 * U.K.: Late 1970s supergroup that recorded just two studio albums With King Crimson's John Wetton and Bill Bruford on their first album
 * Umphrey's McGee: 6-piece progressive jam band from South Bend, Indiana
 * Univers Zero: A 1970s Belgian Zeuhl band
 * Uriah Heep: British progressive rock band who draw on metal, acid rock, and folk
 * Utopia

V

 * Van der Graaf Generator: 1970s British band
 * Christian Vander
 * Vangelis
 * Voivod: Canadian progressive metal band with thrash metal roots
 * Von Hertzen Brothers

W

 * Rick Wakeman: Keyboard player who recorded a string of concept albums as a solo artist as well as being a member of Yes and recording with David Bowie
 * Jeff Wayne
 * John Wetton
 * White Willow
 * Wigwam
 * Steven Wilson: Outside of his work in Porcupine Tree, he has had a long career as a solo artist
 * Winger
 * Wishbone Ash
 * Wobbler
 * Robert Wyatt

Y

 * Stomu Yamash'ta
 * Yes: A British symphonic prog band from the 1970s onward

Z

 * Frank Zappa: The experimentalism, eclecticism and virtuosity in Zappa's music are of a progressive rock nature.