Timeline of progressive rock (2000–2009)

This is a timeline of artists, albums, and events in progressive rock and its subgenres. This article contains the timeline for the period 2000 - 2009.

Contents 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2008 - 2009

See also Further reading

2000 Newly formed bands AraPacis Between The Buried And Me Daedalus Electric Light Orchestra (reformed line-up; only Jeff Lynne and Richard Tandy return from original line-up) Planet X The Orchestra (formed from remaining members of Electric Light Orchestra Part II, and not affiliated with Electric Light Orchestra listed above) Von Hertzen Brothers

Albums Release dateArtistAlbumCountry6 March 2000Ian AndersonThe Secret Language of BirdsEngland21 March 2000TransatlanticSMPTeVarious27 March 2000Pink FloydIs There Anybody Out There? The Wall Live 1980-81England11 April 2000Trans-Siberian OrchestraBeethoven's Last NightUS25 April 2000ArenaImmortal?England1 May 2000Glass HammerChronometreeUS8 May 2000IonaOpen SkyEngland9 May 2000Roger HodgsonOpen the DoorEngland22 May 2000Porcupine TreeLightbulb SunEngland23 May 2000King Crimsonthe construKction of lightEngland6 June 2000Planet XUniverseUS20 June 2000AyreonUniversal Migrator Part 1: The Dream SequencerNetherlands20 June 2000AyreonUniversal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the MigratorNetherlands4 July 2000The Flower KingsSpace RevolverSweden11 July 2000KansasSomewhere to ElsewhereUS22 August 2000Spock's BeardVUS11 September 2000RPWLGod Has FailedGermany20 September 2000 Dir En GreyMacabreJapan3 October 2000EnchantJuggling 9 Or Dropping 10US10 October 2000Symphony XV-The New Mythology SuiteUS31 October 2000Pain of SalvationThe Perfect ElementSweden2000 OctCMXDinosaurus StereophonicusFinland14 November 2000Geddy LeeMy Favourite HeadacheCanada2000 NovIQThe Seventh HouseEngland12 December 2000ToolSalivalUS2000EcholynCowboy Poems FreeUS2000Steve HoweHomebrew 2England2000IQSubterannea: The ConcertEngland2000KarnatakaThe StormUK2000Little TragediesThe Sun of SpiritRussia2000Little TragediesPorcelain PavilionRussia2000MastermindAngels of the ApocalypseUS2000Species BeingOrgone TherapyUS2000SylvanEncountersGermany2000VolapükPolyglötFrance2000White WillowSacramentNorway

Disbandments Electric Light Orchestra Part II

Events Billy Sherwood left and Igor Khoroshev was fired from Yes. This left Yes for the first time in its history without a full-time keyboardist. Little Tragedies grew from a three piece band to five.

2001 Newly formed bands Beardfish EXIT project The Mars Volta Coheed & Cambria

Albums Release dateArtistAlbumCountry12 February 2001SagaHouse of CardsCanada12 March 2001OpethBlackwater ParkSweden22 March 2001Koenji HyakkeiNivraymJapan27 March 2001No-ManReturning JesusEngland3 April 2001AmorphisAm UniversumFinland15 May 2001Shadow GalleryLegacyUS15 May 2001MarillionAnoraknophobiaEngland15 May 2001ToolLateralusUS30 May 2001DredgLeitmotifUS5 June 2001AsiaAuraEngland12 June 2001Electric Light OrchestraZoomEngland12 June 2001PendragonNot of This WorldEngland18 June 2001MuseOrigin of SymmetryEngland10 July 2001PallasThe Cross and the CrucibleScotland21 August 2001MastodonLifesbloodUS10 September 2001YesMagnificationEngland18 September 2001The Flower KingsThe RainmakerSweden9 October 2001TransatlanticBridge Across ForeverVarious30 October 2001Sleepytime Gorilla MuseumGrand Opening and ClosingUS17 December 2001Mostly AutumnMusic Inspired by The Lord of the RingsEngland2001AngeCulinaire LingusFrance2001ApocalypseApocalypse Live in USABrazil2001ArkBurn the SunNorway2001Divinity DestroyedNocturnal DawnUS2001Djam KaretNew Dark AgeUS2001GlassNo Stranger to the SkiesUS2001HalloweenLe FestinFrance2001Hidria SpacefolkHDRSF-01Finland2001Steve HoweGuitar PlayerEngland2001Steve HoweGuitar PlusEngland2001Steve HoweNatural TimbreEngland2001Isildurs BaneMind Volume 2Sweden2001La Torre dell'AlchimistaLa torre dell'alchimistaItaly2001Le OrmeElementiItaly2001Los JaivasArrebolChile2001MagmaTrilogie Theusz HamtaahkFrance2001maudlin of the WellBathUS2001maudlin of the WellLeaving Your Body MapUS2001MiriodorMekanoCanada2001Mostly AutumnThe Last Bright LightEngland2001MastermindProg, Fusion, Metal, Leather & SweatUS2001Olive MessLive Without AudienceLatvia2001One ShotVendredi 13France2001PresentHigh InfidelityBelgium2001The OrchestraNo RewindEngland2001Spaced OutEponymus IICanada2001Thieves' KitchenArgotEngland2001Von Hertzen BrothersExperienceFinland

Disbandments Death Electric Light Orchestra

Events Dream Theater released Live Scenes from New York on September 11, 2001 which made headlines because the album's artwork had an image of the New York City skyline in flames, including a depiction of the World Trade Center. The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center occurred the same day. The album was recalled and a new version was released. The original artwork is now a rare collectible. Russian Prog Rock festival InProg took place for the first time. Chuck Schuldiner, the frontman of Death, died from brain cancer.

2002 Newly formed bands Protest The Hero Mechanical Poet Pig Farm On The Moon Riverside a.P.A.t.T.

Albums Release dateArtistAlbumCountry29 January 2002Dream TheaterSix Degrees Of Inner TurbulenceUS30 January 2002Dir En GreyKisōJapanFebruary 2002Pain of SalvationRemedy LaneSweden5 March 2002Coheed & CambriaThe Second Stage Turbine BladeUS5 March 2002IZZI MoveUS2 April 2002The Mars VoltaTremulantUS23 April 2002SupertrampSlow MotionEngland25 April 2002KaipaNotes from the PastSweden1 May 2002QuidamThe Time Beneath The SkyPoland14 May 2002RushVapor TrailsCanada28 May 2002MastodonRemissionUSJune 2002EcholynMeiUS2 July 2002RPWLTrying to Kiss the SunGermany19 July 2002CamelA Nod and a WinkEngland23 July 2002EnchantBlink of an EyeUS31 July 2002Dir En GreySix UglyJapan16 August 2002Frank ZappaFZ:OZUS27 August 2002Spock's BeardSnowUSA27 August 2002Thirty Seconds to Mars30 Seconds to MarsUS1 September 2002Glass HammerLex RexUS10 September 2002MagellanHundred Year FloodUS23 September 2002Peter GabrielUpEngland24 September 2002Porcupine TreeIn AbsentiaEngland7 October 2002KarmakanicEntering The SpectraSweden8 October 2002DredgEl CieloUS28 October 2002Sigur Rós( )IcelandOctober 2002SylvanArtificial ParadiseGermany5 November 2002The Flower KingsUnfold the FutureSweden12 November 2002OpethDeliveranceSweden2002Dave Kerman/5uu'sAbandonshipUS2002BubblemathSuch Fine Particles of the UniverseUS2002Big Big TrainBardEngland2002Deus Ex MachinaCinqueItaly2002EveronBridgeGermany2002EveronFleshGermany2002EXIT projectLive ElectricityRussia2002FarpointFirst LightUS2002Hidria SpacefolkSymbiosisFinland2002HöstsonatenSpringsongItaly2002Steve HoweSkylineEngland2002Inviolet RowConsolation PrizesUS2002KensoFabulis Mirabilibus De Bombycosi ScriptisJapan2002Tony LevinPieces of the SunUS2002Mats / MorganOn Air With GuestsSweden2002NeBeLNeSTNova ExpressFrance2002Olive MessGramercyLatvia2002Le OrmeL'infinitoItaly2002PaatosTimelossSweden2002Planet XMoonBabiesUS2002Pig Farm On The MoonOrbitalVenezuela2002SotosPlatypusFrance2002Sphere3ComeuppanceUK2002TémpanoThe Agony and the EcstasyVenezuela2002UzvaNiittoaikaFinlandc.2002Citizen CainPlaying DeadUK

Disbandments Transatlantic - Neal Morse announced his departure from "mainstream music". Transatlantic would reform with the same line-up in 2009. After the "One More for the Road" tour, Supertramp goes on hiatus once again.

Events Rick Wakeman re-joined Yes. Having grown in popularity since its inception in 1999, NEARfest relocated to Trenton, New Jersey for the next two years to a venue that seats 1,850. Neal Morse, the frontman and primary contributor for Spock's Beard, embraced Christianity and left the band. He would later pursue a solo career producing progressive rock albums as well as occasional folk and worship albums. Spock's Beard continued on with drummer Nick D'Virgilio taking on lead vocal/frontman duties. First Progman Cometh Music Festival in Seattle Rush released Vapor Trails, their first album since 1996's Test For Echo. The band had been on hiatus after the death of drummer Neil Peart's daughter in 1997, and wife in 1998. Former Camel keyboardist Peter Bardens died. Drummer Chris Maitland left Porcupine Tree.

2003 Newly formed bands Pure Reason Revolution Black Bonzo Moon Safari OSI AraPacis

Albums Release dateArtistAlbumCountry27 January 2003ArenaContagionEngland4 February 2003Frank ZappaHalloweenUS10 February 2003KarnatakaDelicate Flame of DesireUK17 February 2003OSIOffice of Strategic InfluenceUS4 March 2003King CrimsonThe Power to BelieveEngland8 April 2003SagaMarathonCanada22 April 2003OpethDamnationSweden26 May 2003AmorphisFar from the SunFinland24 June 2003The Mars VoltaDe-Loused In The ComatoriumUS2003 JunAnekdotenGravitySweden8 July 2003Spock's BeardFeel EuphoriaUS5 August 2003EnchantTug of WarUS19 August 2003Ian AndersonRupi's DanceEngland2 September 2003KaipaKeyholderSweden2 September 2003No-ManTogether We're StrangerEngland8 September 2003Iron MaidenDance of DeathEngland10 September 2003Dir En GreyVulgarJapan21 September 2003MuseAbsolutionEngland21 September 2003RiversideOut of MyselfPoland23 September 2003Neal MorseTestimonyUS29 September 2003OceansizeEffloresceEngland30 September 2003Jethro TullThe Jethro Tull Christmas AlbumEngland7 October 2003Coheed & CambriaIn Keeping Secrets of Silent Earth: 3US7 October 2003The TangentThe Music That Died AloneVarious11 November 2003Dream TheaterTrain Of ThoughtUS2003 OctDaedalusLeading Far From a MistakeItaly2003After CryingShowHungary2003ApocalypseRefúgioBrazil2003AzigzaKriyaUS2003BeardfishFrån en plats du ej kan se...Sweden2003CastAl-BandaluzMexico2003Divinity DestroyedDivinity Destroyed2003Divinity DestroyedEden in AshesUS2003Djam KaretA Night For BakuUS2003FarpointGraceUS2003Frogg CaféCreaturesUS2003Kostarev GroupLive@InProg 2003Russia2003Knight AreaThe Sun Also RisesNetherlands2003KrakatoaWe Are the RowboatsUS2003Little TragediesNew FaustRussia2003MagellanImpossible FiguresUS2003Mechanical PoetHandmade EssenceRussia2003Mostly AutumnPassengersEngland2003Pineapple ThiefVariations on a DreamEngland2003SatelliteA Street Between Sunrise And SunsetPoland2003Steve HoweMasterpiece GuitarsEngland2003Steve HoweElementsEngland2003Steve HoweLight WallsEngland2003Steve HoweGuitar WorldEngland2003TaalSkymindFrance2003The Science GroupSpoorsVarious2003Thinking PlagueA History of MadnessUS2003Ten JinnAloneUS

Disbandments Ark

Events InProg takes place for the second time. The Mars Volta forms out of the punk group At the Drive-In and releases their first full studio album De-Loused in the Comatorium. The album mixes elements of prog, post-rock, punk, Latin, and jazz. The release is very successful and becomes an example of progressive rock success in the mainstream. Second Progman Cometh Music Festival in Seattle Robert Fripp and King Crimson release The Power to Believe, their first studio album since 2000. The Tangent is formed and releases their first album The Music That Died Alone. The initial lineup of this "supergroup" consisted of Andy Tillison & Sam Baine (Parallel Or 90 Degrees), Roine Stolt, Jonas Reingold, & Zoltan Czsorz (The Flower Kings), David Jackson (Van der Graaf Generator), and Guy Manning (Manning). It featured the epic track The Canterbury Sequence, which was an homage to the Canterbury scene of the 1970s. Los Jaivas Frontman/Guitarist/Vocalist Eduardo "Gato" Alquinta, Died of a Heart Attack.

2004 Newly formed bands FromUz (Uzbekistan) Janvs (Italy) Karmic Juggernaut (U.S.A.) Sanctuary Rig (England) Tinyfish (England)

Reformed bands Van Der Graaf Generator

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