Timeline of progressive rock (1990–1999)

This is a timeline of artists, albums, and events in progressive rock and its subgenres. This article contains the timeline for the period 1990 - 1999.

Contents
1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999


 * See also
 * Links and references

Newly formed bands

 * Amorphis
 * Ark
 * Big Big Train
 * Opeth
 * Tool
 * Ulysses

Events

 * Rick Wright is made a full member of Pink Floyd again, after being fired by Roger Waters in 1980 but remaining as a paid session musician until the end of the 1987-1989 world tours in support of A Momentary Lapse of Reason.

Newly formed bands
• Änglagård

• Eleven

• Pain of Salvation

• Eldritch

• Ten Jinn

Disbandments

 * Keep the Dog

Events

 * Yes becomes composed of an eight-man supergroup constituted by members from Yes (Squire, Rabin, White, Kaye & Anderson) and Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe. The band undertakes a world tour lasting into 1992.
 * Freddie Mercury (Queen) dies from complications of AIDS.
 * IQ - Peter Nicholls (vocals) formally re-joins. Bass player John Jowitt replaces Les Marshall.
 * Kevin "James" Labrie is hired as new vocalist for Dream Theater

Newly formed bands

 * Sirrah
 * Spock's Beard

Reformed bands

 * Emerson, Lake & Palmer
 * Gong

Events

 * The Yes Union tour ends. Yes reverts to the 1980s lineup (Anderson, Squire, Kaye, Rabin & White).

Newly formed bands

 * Kasandrin Glas
 * Moongarden
 * Neverne Bebe
 * Paley's Watch (project of Marc Catley, lately of Marc Catley/Geoff Mann collaborations)

Events

 * Frank Zappa dies of prostate cancer.

Newly formed bands

 * Eyefear
 * Little Tragedies
 * Portal
 * Symphony X
 * Ved Buens Ende

Disbandments

 * Änglagård
 * Pink Floyd

Events

 * King Crimson reforms as a sextet.
 * Pink Floyd goes on single largest tour the band has ever done. The tour is a hit, grossing a record US$300 million. It also marks the first time since 1975 the band plays The Dark Side of the Moon live in its entirety.
 * The "90125" era Yes releases Talk on Victory Records. Though plans had been worked on to include possibly Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman, Victory president Phil Carson insists on signing only Anderson, Squire, Rabin, White, and Kaye. Talk marks the last album of this version of Yes.
 * Dream Theater keyboardist Kevin Moore leaves the band to pursue a solo career. His replacement is former Alice Cooper and KISS keyboardist Derek Sherinian.

Newly formed bands

 * The Flower Kings

Events

 * Tony Kaye retires from Yes while Trevor Rabin leaves the band to concentrate on soundtrack production. Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman rejoin Yes in what fans and critics alike call the reformation of "Classic Yes."
 * Paul D'Amour leaves Tool. Justin Chancellor, of the band Peach, comes on board during the recording of their next album as their new bassist.
 * Russell Allen joins Symphony X replacing Rod Tyler on vocals.

Newly formed bands

 * Mostly Autumn (England)
 * Mudvayne (US)
 * Traindodge (US)
 * Gojira (France)

Disbandments

 * Paley's Watch

Events

 * Rick Davies reforms Supertramp.
 * Phil Collins leaves Genesis.
 * Pink Floyd get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Newly formed bands
• Aenima

• Dir En Grey

• Farpoint

• Karnataka

• Karnivool

• Liquid Tension Experiment

Disbandments

 * Kasandrin Glas

Events

 * Citing difficulties in agreements over management, Rick Wakeman again departs Yes. Longtime band affiliate Billy Sherwood joins as a full member. Keyboardist Igor Khoroshev also joins.
 * X Japan - They officially disbanded on December 31 after their live performance held on the same day.
 * Chris DeGarmo leaves Queensrÿche.
 * Mario Mutis Rejoined Los Jaivas.

Newly formed bands

 * Cog
 * Fair To Midland
 * Muse
 * Nurkostam
 * Oceansize
 * Olive Mess
 * Sylvan
 * Thy Catafalque

Disbandments

 * Boud Deun
 * Emerson, Lake & Palmer
 * Genesis
 * Conception
 * Rush (temporarily) - After the death of his daughter and wife within a year of each other, drummer Neil Peart was quoted in an interview as being "certain that I would never play drums or write lyrics or a book again." He would eventually rediscover his love for drums and reform Rush in 2001.

Events

 * Barclay James Harvest announces an extended sabbatical in which the band members would pursue separate projects, which marked the end of the original group.
 * Thomas Miller leaves Symphony X.

Newly formed bands
• Disen Gage

• Divinity Destroyed

• Mastodon

• Protest The Hero

• Project W.I.L.L.

• Sleepytime Gorilla Museum

• Transatlantic

Events

 * First annual North East Art Rock Festival (NEARfest), Bethlehem, PA (US)
 * Dream Theater replaces keyboardist Derek Sherinian with Jordan Rudess (ex-Dixie Dregs) after the success of the side-project Liquid Tension Experiment. Admitting that Dream Theater's decision was ultimately a favor, Sherinian goes on to establish a solo career and the band Planet X with drummer Virgil Donati.