Modern-era prog rock
Modern prog can be underrated when compared to vintage prog. It’s often over-produced and similar from one to another. The good sides; It leans towards either psychedelic, space, medieval, jazz, classical or symphonic rock. It can touch pop, heavy, or it can rely directly to the 70's. It contains vocal and instrumental harmonics. It also contains long or short epic songs. So it gets its strenght, as shown on the list. 50 ratings each are a maximum. 2010 is the further. |
1 | | The Mercury Tree Permutations
Dissonant and chromatic microtonal experiments
Consistently good
On Spotify |
2 | | The Mercury Tree Spidermilk
Best songs; ''Arc of an Ilk''
''I'll Pay''
''Disremembered''
On Spotify |
3 | | Jordsjo Pastoralia
Melodic stuff a la Wobbler mixed with both Anglagard and Sinkadus.
Best songs; ''Skumring'',
''Jord III''
On Spotify |
4 | | Sky Architect Excavations of the Mind
Mellotron and keys building around melodies. No cheese.
Best songs; ''Deep Chasm'', all parts.
Consistently good
On Spotify |
5 | | The Tea Club Quickly Quickly Quickly
Similar to The Mars Volta, but lighter.
Best songs;
''Firebears'' -
''I Shall Consume Everything''
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51kzMUiAZxE |
6 | | The Tea Club If/When
Best songs
''If I Mean When''
''Rivermen''
On Spotify |
7 | | Shamblemaths Shamblemaths
Flirts with Zeuhl. Start and stop patterns.
Best song; ''Conglomeration''
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VYMSemWVQ8&list=OLAK5uy_lH_G7YsMoB8eeCvWm1ws2Td4GK4dJnjRY |
8 | | Shamblemaths Shamblemaths 2
Sounds like the 70's with odd time signature and Crimsonesque vibes.
Best songs; ''Knucklecog''
''This River''
On Spotify |
9 | | Regal Worm Pig Views
Experimental, psychedelic, medieval in spots and eccentric.
Best songs; ''Revealed as a True Future Tyrant''
''The Dreaded Lung''
https://regalworm.bandcamp.com/album/pig-views |
10 | | Logos (ITA) Sadako E Le Mille Gru Di Carta
Punchy Italian melodies
Best songs; ''Paesaggi di Insomnia''
''Sadako E Le Mille Gru di Carta''
On Spotify |
11 | | Il Giardino Onirico Apofenia
Here, it's romantic, there it's dark. There is a sense of tension as well.
Best songs; ''Onironauta''
''Apogeo''
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DESnpZqOndg&list=PLuS4U--ALmIFO31OkVeIZTh6s4Fum09K1 |
12 | | RanestRane Apocalypse Now
Similar to Logos (ITA). Referring to Apocalypse Now the film.
Best songs: ''Napalm''
On Spotify |
13 | | Ben Craven Monsters From The ID
Music sounding like the 70's. Epic. Somewhere between Phideaux and Ayreon
Consistently good
https://bencraven.bandcamp.com/album/monsters-from-the-id |
14 | | Marillion An Hour Before It's Dark
Arguably the best Hogarth era Marillion album.
Consistently good
On Spotify |
15 | | Mostly Autumn Graveyard Star
Floydian prog folk with nice melodies.
Best songs; ''Graveyard Star''
On Spotify |
16 | | Anubis The Second Hand
Epic discoveries. Floydish with grandiose ending or starting as they use to do each time.
Best songs; ''While Rome Burns''
''Blackout''
https://anubismusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-second-hand |
17 | | Anubis A Tower Of Silence
Best songs; ''This Final Resting Place''
''The Passing Bell''
On Spotify |
18 | | Pendragon (UK) Love Over Fear
Neo-prog reminiscent of Marillion, Hogarth era and Anubis. It's only fault is the inconsistency. But highlights compensate for that. Best songs; ''Water'',
''Who Really Are We''
https://pendragon3.bandcamp.com/album/love-over-fear |
19 | | Comedy of Errors Fanfare & Fantasy
Melodic Marillion like.
Best songs;
''Something She Said'', ''In A Lifetime''
On Spotify |
20 | | Electro Compulsive Therapy Electro Compulsive Therapy
Psychedelic symphonic rock.
Best songs; ''Colors Fade Away''
''Stop...Wait and Transcend''
On Spotify |
21 | | Giant Sky Giant Sky
Prog folk and post rock. Pop flavour.
https://giantskyband.bandcamp.com/album/giant-sky |
22 | | Ciccada Harvest
Prog folk and medieval. Such mastery and maturity is rare in this day and age.
Best songs; ''Queen of Wishes''
''The Old Man And The Butterfly''
On Spotify |
23 | | Von Hertzen Brothers Love Remains the Same
Excellent opener/closer and some in between. Psych space music.
Best songs; ''Bring Out The Sun''
''Spanish 411''
''Freedom Fighter''
''In The End''
''I Came For You''
Nearly consistently good.
On Spotify |
24 | | Mantric Muse Mantric Muse
Psychedelic space rock with a King Crimson and Ozric Tentacles flair.
Best songs; ''Nanoid''
''Cinope''
''Azur''
https://transubstansrecords.bandcamp.com/album/mantric-muse |
25 | | La Coscienza Di Zeno La Notte Anche di Giorno
Typical 70's sounding Italian prog.
Best songs: ''A Ritroso''
''Il Giro Del Cappio''
''Lenta Discesa All' Averno''
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f60FsFk9_TY&list=PLJC5bOVBufwBSefFjKqiHw_LhEvuWQcCb |
26 | | Not a Good Sign Not a Good Sign
Eclectic prog featuring La Coscienza di Zeno band members
Best songs ''Almost I''
https://notagoodsign.bandcamp.com/album/not-a-good-sign |
27 | | Unreal City (Italy) Il paese del tramonto
Keyboard delight all over the place, wrapped with appealing melodies.
Best songs ''Oniromanzia''
''Caligari''
''Ex Tenebrae Lux''
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4crT6aRWwg&list=PLxq0NvHXVd_CcRcdXdbEHWP9skWh5vlVw |
28 | | Caligonaut Magnified As Giants
Prog Folk with punchy prog arrangements. Impeccable musicianship.
Consistently good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9StvyFDhNrg |
29 | | Fatal Fusion The Ancient Tale
Hard rock and symphonic rock with Kansas and Beatle references.
Best songs; ''Halls Of Amenti''
''The Ancient Tale''
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K2v4jjBJ3vU |
30 | | All Traps On Earth A Drop Of Light
Dark symphonic, icy cold, atmospheric, start and stop patterns with odd time signatures a la Anglagard. It surely is a grower.
Best songs; ''Magmatic Warning''
''First Step''
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4WdCRQYM8X0&list=OLAK5uy_lNYdZV5QxYRug1cGkwWa53WTB1Lqc9G5Y |
31 | | Present Barbaro
Rio Avant/Garde stuff. Scary music, but well crafted
Consistently good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BAFqDYKKhIM |
32 | | 35 tapes Lost & Found
Sounds like good old Genesis and or Steve Hackett. Good interplay of keys and acoustic guitars.
Consistently good
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVfxrho33WU&list=OLAK5uy_lUjeUzZID9zMBRr1qXlVNbVvyk_1ziii4 |
33 | | Polis Weltklang
Good melodic hard rock stuff. It's not hard rock for nothing.
Best songs; ''Tropfen''
''Ein Liebe Tausend Leben''
''Sehnsucht''
https://polisklang.bandcamp.com/album/weltklang |
34 | | Frogg Cafe Bateless Edge
Jazz prog, or prog jazz. Echolyn and Frank Zappa similitudes in places.
Best songs; ''Terra Sancta'',
''Under Wuhu Son part I''
On Spotify |
35 | | Cosmograf The Man Left in Space
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m1Ey5zjIdk&list=OLAK5uy_nqSqej01bW7MCvCZrGLan17OX_2JYxXcg&index=1 |
36 | | Cosmograf Capacitor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCW4XgWFTfI&list=OLAK5uy_nJXxEmIYCmu9376F02UC9CD5GyPGjOiGM&index=1 |
37 | | The Paradox Twin The Importance Of Mr Bedlam
Spotify |
38 | | The Paradox Twin Silence From Signals
Spotify |
39 | | Phoenix Again Vision |
40 | | Areknamés In Case Of Loss... |
41 | | King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard Nonagon Infinity |
42 | | King Gizzard and The Lizard Wizard Polygondwanaland |
43 | | The Windmill Tribus |
44 | | The Windmill The Continuation |
45 | | Not a Good Sign Icebound |
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