Greatest Progressive Rock Sub-Genre Artists

Criteria: These Prog artists were chosen for their influence, impact, popularity, quality and innovations in their respective sub-genre.
Progressive Metal Artists
  1. Rush (early/current)
  2. Dream Theater
  3. Queensrÿche
  4. Opeth
  5. Psychotic Waltz
  6. Fate's Warning
  7. Savatage
  8. Symphony X
  9. Yngwie Malmsteen
10. Ayreon
11. Tool
12. Blind Guardian
13. King Crimson
14. Shadow Gallery
15. Chroma Key
16. Kamelot
17. Saga
18. Rhapsody
19. Pain of Salvation
20. Arcturus
Progressive Folk Rock Artists
  1. Jethro Tull
  2. The Moody Blues
  3. The Strawbs
  4. Aphrodite's Child
  5. Blackmore's Night
  6. Farpoint
  7. Hoelderlin
  8. Ian Anderson
  9. Gryphon
10. Amazing Blondel
11. Malicorne
12. Itoiz
13. Iona
14. Galahad
15. Gravy Train
16. Amarok
17. Los Jaivas
18. Guy Manning
19. Mostly Autumn
20. Morse Code
Symphonic Progressive Rock Artists
  1. Yes
  2. Genesis
  3. Emerson, Lake & Palmer
  4. Gentle Giant
  5. King Crimson
  6. Camel
  7. Van Der Graaf Generator
  8. The Flower Kings
  9. Renaissance
10. Mike Oldfield
11. Barclay James Harvest
12. Ange
13. Anglagard
14. Spock's Beard
15. Bo Hansson
16. Focus
17. Happy The Man
18. UK
19. Anyone's Daughter
20. The Nice
Krautrock Artists
  1. Kraftwerk
  2. Tangerine Dream
  3. Amon Duul (I&II)
  4. Can
  5. Kraan
  6. Ash Ra Temple
  7. Neu!
  8. Birth Control
  9. Ashra
10. Kayak
11. Faust
12. Popul Vuh
13. Guru Guru
14. Cluster
15. Harmonia
16. Agitation Free
17. Acid Mothers Temple
18. Metabolism
19. Klaus Schulze
20. Manuel Göttsching
Progressive Space Rock Artists
  1. Pink Floyd
  2. Traffic
  3. Gong
  4. Hawkwind
  5. Porcupine Tree
  6. Eloy
  7. Tangerine Dream
  8. Amon Duul (I&II)
  9. Brian Eno
10. Nektar
11. Ozric Tentacles
12. Manfred Mann's Earth Band
13. Steve Hillage
14. Omega (HR)
15. No-Man
16. Omega (ER)
17. It's a Beautiful Day
18. Message
19. The Mars Volta
20. Yeti
Canterbury / Rio / Fusion Artists
  1. Dixie Dregs
  2. Caravan
  3. Mahavishnu Orchestra
  4. Gong
  5. The Soft Machine
  6. Wigwam
  7. Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band
  8. Area
  9. Niacin
10. Henry Cow
11. Coloseum (I&II)
12. Bill Bruford's Earthworks
13. Bozzio Levin Stevens
14. Egg
15. Matching Mole
16. Hatfield & the North
17. Brand X
18. Kenso
19. Planet X
20. The Steve Morse Band




Last Updated: 2005-01-02