Timeline of progressive rock (2020–2029)

This is a timeline of artists, albums, and events in progressive rock and its subgenres. This article contains the timeline for the period 2020–.

2020

Newly formed bands

The Smile

Reformed bands

Genesis Vektor Liquid Tension Experiment

Bands on hiatus

Anathema

Albums Release DateArtistAlbumCountry3 January 2020Birds of PassageUkraine13 January 2020MOON HALOChromaUK17 January 2020Different LightBinary Suns (Part 1 - Operant Condition)Czech Republic17 January 2020Sons of ApolloMMXXUSA24 January 2020NektarThe Other SideUK24 January 2020Thy CatafalqueNaivHungary31 January 2020HällasConundrumSweden8 February 2020PendragonLove Over FearUK14 February 2020IhsahnTelemark (EP)Norway14 February 2020LazuliLe Fantastique Envol de Dieter BöhmFrance14 February 2020Psychotic WaltzThe God-Shaped VoidUSA21 February 2020Pat MethenyFrom This PlaceUSA27 February 2020My ArrivalSatur9 & IndigoNetherlands28 February 2020IntronautFluid Existential InversionsUSA28 February 2020SLIFTUmmonFrance10 March 2020AnubisHomelessAustralia13 March 2020Horse LordsThe Common TaskUSA20 March 2020JPLSapiens, Chapter 1/3: ExordiumFrance3 April 2020Pure Reason RevolutionEupneaUK10 April 2020ZoppZoppUK17 April 2020Glass HammerDreaming CityUSA24 April 2020ElderOmensUSA24 April 2020KatatoniaCity BurialsSweden24 April 2020King Gizzard & the Lizard WizardChunky ShrapnelAustralia8 May 2020Green CarnationLeaves of YesteryearNorway8 May 2020Mekong DeltaTales of a Future PastGermany15 May 2020Pattern-Seeking AnimalsPrehensile TalesUSA22 May 2020Caligula's HorseRise RadiantAustralia5 June 2020Frost*Others EPUK12 June 2020Rick WakemanThe Red PlanetUK19 June 2020AirbagA Day at the BeachNorway19 June 2020Protest the HeroPalimpsestCanada10 July 2020VoivodThe End of Dormancy (EP)Canada17 July 2020KansasThe Absence of PresenceUSA17 July 2020Lonely RobotFeelings Are GoodUK20 July 2020Abel GanzThe Life Of The Honey Bee and Other Moments Of ClarityScotland24 July 2020HakenVirusUK31 July 2020Steve HoweLove IsUK1 August 2020AraPacisDéja HardCanada7 August 2020Deep PurpleWhoosh!UK7 August 2020Good TigerRaised in a Doomsday CultUSA14 August 2020KamelotI Am the Empire – Live from the 013USA21 August 2020The TangentAuto ReconnaissanceInternational28 August 2020John PetrucciTerminal VelocityUSA28 August 2020MotorpsychoThe All Is OneNorway28 August 2020Pain of SalvationPANTHERSweden28 August 2020Tim BownessLate Night LamentsUK4 September 2020Oceans of SlumberOceans of SlumberUSA4 September 2020The Pineapple ThiefVersions of the TruthUK11 September 2020IhsahnPharos (EP)Norway11 September 2020MastodonMedium RaritiesUSA11 September 2020Neal MorseSola GratiaUSA18 September 2020Derek SherinianThe PhoenixUSA18 September 2020GazpachoFireworkerNorway25 September 2020AyreonTransitusNetherlands25 September 2020FishWeltschmerzUK25 September 2020The OceanPhanerozoic II: Mesozoic / CenozoicGermany2 October 2020EnslavedUtgardNorway9 October 2020Ozric TentaclesSpace for the EarthUK23 October 2020WobblerDwellers of the DeepNorway30 October 2020The Flower KingsIslandsSweden6 November 2020BlackfieldFor the MusicInternational6 November 2020Fates WarningLong Day Good NightUSA13 November 2020IntervalsCircadianCanada13 November 2020Lunatic SoulThrough Shaded WoodsPoland20 November 2020King Gizzard & the Lizard WizardK.G.Australia20 November 2020King Gizzard & the Lizard WizardLive in San Francisco '16Australia27 November 2020PliniImpulse VoicesAustralia11 December 2020Principles and Theory of SpektraUkraine20 December 2020Asia MinorPoints of LibrationFrance

Disbandments

Events

Drummer and lyricist Neil Peart of Rush died on January 7 at the age of 67 after fighting brain cancer for over three years. Sean Reinert, drummer for Cynic and Gordian Knot, died on January 24 at 48. Coheed and Cambria planned their inaugural S.S. Neverender cruise for October 26–30 with other prog bands such as The Dear Hunter, Polyphia, and Thank You Scientist; the event was postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The COVID-19 pandemic significantly impacts the music industry, particularly disrupting concerts and tours. Tool, Roger Waters, King Crimson, and Coheed and Cambria postpone part or all of their 2020 tours, and Steven Wilson postpones the release of his sixth solo studio album until early 2021. Florian Schneider, co-founder of Kraftwerk, died of cancer on April 21 at 73. Cardiacs frontman Tim Smith died on July 22 at 59. In August 2020, Eric Moore, the second drummer and manager of King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, announced that he would be leaving the band to focus on running Flightless Records.

2021

Reformed bands

Porcupine Tree

Albums Release DateArtistAlbumCountry22 January 2021Steve HackettUnder a Mediterranean SkyUK29 January 2021NeedlepointWalking Up That ValleyNorway29 January 2021SoenImperialSweden29 January 2021Steven WilsonThe Future BitesUK5 February 2021TransatlanticThe Absolute UniverseInternational12 February 20213.2Third ImpressionUK12 February 2021Elephant9Arrival of the New EldersNorway26 February 2021EpicaOmegaNetherlands26 February 2021EvergreyEscape of The PhoenixSweden26 February 2021King Gizzard & the Lizard WizardL.W.Australia26 February 2021StrawbsSettlementUK12 March 2021JPLSapiens, Chapter 2/3: Deus ex MachinaFrance15 March 2021AraPacisWaterdogCanada16 March 2021LazuliDénudéFrance21 March 2021Trettioåriga KrigetTill horisontenSweden26 March 2021CosmografRattrapanteEngland28 March 2021Emily SteinwallWelcome to the GardenCanada16 April 2021Liquid Tension ExperimentLiquid Tension Experiment 3USA16 April 2021MotorpsychoKingdom of OblivionNorway30 April 2021GojiraFortitudeFrance7 May 2021JordsjøPastoraliaNorway7 May 2021KayakOut of This WorldNetherlands14 May 2021Frost*Day and AgeUK28 May 2021Black MidiCavalcadeUK28 May 2021SylvanOne to ZeroGermany11 June 2021King Gizzard & the Lizard WizardButterfly 3000Australia18 June 2021StyxCrash of the CrownUSA25 June 2021Scale the SummitSubjectsUSA25 June 2021Thy CatafalqueVadakHungary30 July 2021Big Big TrainCommon GroundUK30 July 2021Steve HoweHomebrew 7UK20 August 2021Between the Buried and MeColors IIUSA25 August 2021時間 (Jikan)Japan27 August 2021LeprousAphelionNorway27 August 2021NMB (The Neal Morse Band)Innocence & DangerUSA10 September 2021En annan världSweden10 September 2021HawkwindSomniaUK10 September 2021Steve HackettSurrender of SilenceUK10 September 2021Tony KayeEnd of InnocenceUK24 September 2021Mostly AutumnGraveyard StarUK24 September 2021The WatchThe Art of BleedingItaly1 October 2021King of SwedenThe TrainingFinland1 October 2021Rachel FlowersBigger on the InsideUSA1 October 2021YesThe QuestUK8 October 2021CaravanIt's None of Your BusinessUK15 October 2021Glass HammerSkallagrim - Into the BreachUSA22 October 2021Circa SurviveA Dream About LoveUSA22 October 2021The Dear HunterThe Indigo ChildUSA22 October 2021Dream TheaterA View from the Top of the WorldUSA22 October 2021Premiata Forneria MarconiHo sognato pecore elettricheItaly29 October 2021Kayo DotMoss Grew on the Swords and Plowshares AlikeUSA29 October 2021MastodonHushed and GrimUSA2 November 2021Diablo Swing OrchestraSwagger & Stroll Down the Rabbit HoleSweden19 November 2021Thank You ScientistPlague Accommodations EPUSA23 November 2021Dave BainbridgeTo the Far AwayUK26 November 2021CynicAscension CodesUSA26 November 2021Richard Dawson & CircleHenkiUK/Finland3 December 2021Devin TownsendThe PuzzleCanada3 December 2021Devin TownsendSnugglesCanada3 December 2021Elder & KadavarEldovar: A Story of Darkness & LightUSA/Germany3 December 2021The Physics House BandIncident on 3rdUK

Disbandments

King Crimson

Events

Chick Corea, American jazz fusion keyboardist and founder of fusion band Return to Forever, died of cancer on February 9 at the age of 79. Coheed and Cambria's S.S. Neverender cruise, featuring other prog bands such as The Dear Hunter, Polyphia, and Thank You Scientist, set sail from October 25 through 29, after being postponed from the previous year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. David Longdon, the lead singer, multi-instrumentalist, and frontman of Big Big Train, died on November 20 in a tragic accident at the age of 56.

2022

Reformed bands

The Mars Volta Zero Hour

Albums Release DateArtistAlbumCountry7 January 2022Land of Green and GoldUkraine28 January 2022Big Big TrainWelcome to the PlanetUK28 January 2022Jethro TullThe Zealot GeneUK28 January 2022Steve VaiInviolateUSA4 February 2022Circa SurviveA Dream About DeathUSA11 February 2022AmorphisHaloFinland11 February 2022Cult of LunaThe Long Road NorthSweden11 February 2022VoivodSynchro AnarchyCanada18 February 2022Star OneRevel in TimeNetherlands25 February 2022D'Virgilio, Morse & JenningsTroikaUSA/UK25 February 2022Tangerine DreamRaumGermany4 March 2022The Flower KingsBy Royal DecreeSweden4 March 2022MarillionAn Hour Before It's DarkUK5 March 2022King Gizzard & the Lizard WizardMade in TimelandAustralia18 March 2022MidlakeFor the Sake of Bethel WoodsUSA18 March 2022Von Hertzen BrothersRed Alert in the Blue ForestFinland25 March 2022Animals as LeadersParrhesiaUSA25 March 2022JPLSapiens, Chapter 3/3: ActumFrance25 March 2022Michael RomeoWar of the Worlds, Pt. 2USA1 April 2022Pattern-Seeking AnimalsOnly Passing ThroughUSA1 April 2022MeshuggahImmutableSweden8 April 2022Daniel RossenYou Belong ThereUSA8 April 2022HällasIsle of WisdomSweden8 April 2022Joe SatrianiThe Elephants of MarsUSA22 April 2022King Gizzard & the Lizard WizardOmnium GatherumAustralia22 April 2022PrimusConspiranoidUSA29 April 2022KaipaUrskogSweden6 May 2022Pure Reason RevolutionAbove CirrusUK13 May 2022GospelThe LoserUSA13 May 2022The SmileA Light for Attracting AttentionUK20 May 2022EvergreyA Heartless Portrait (The Orphean Testament)Sweden10 June 2022Seventh WonderThe TestamentSweden10 June 2022The TangentSongs From the Hard ShoulderInternational15 June 2022Dir En GreyPhalarisJapan24 June 2022Coheed and CambriaVaxis – Act II: A Window of the Waking MindUSA24 June 2022Porcupine TreeClosure/ContinuationUK1 July 2022The Dear HunterAntimaiUSA2 July 2022Extra LifeSecular Works, Vol. 2USA15 July 2022Alan ParsonsFrom the New WorldUK15 July 2022Black MidiHellfireUK22 July 2022Imperial TriumphantSpirit of EcstasyUSA22 July 2022Oceans of SlumberStarlight and AshUSA29 July 2022The GatheringBeautiful DistortionNetherlands19 August 2022MotorpsychoAncient AstronautsNorway26 August 2022MuseWill of the PeopleUK26 August 2022SighShikiJapan2 September 2022Blind GuardianThe God MachineGermany2 September 2022King's XThree Sides of OneUSA9 September 2022CosmografHeroic MaterialsEngland16 September 2022The Mars VoltaThe Mars VoltaUSA23 September 2022Banco del Mutuo SoccorsoOrlando: Le Forme dell'AmoreItaly7 October 2022King Gizzard & the Lizard WizardIce, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms and LavaAustralia7 October 2022QueensrÿcheDigital Noise AllianceUSA.12 October 2022King Gizzard & the Lizard WizardLaminated DenimAustralia21 October 2022ArenaThe Theory Of Molecular InheritanceUK24 October 2022GalahadThe Last Great AdventurerUK28 October 2022Devin TownsendLightworkCanada28 October 2022King Gizzard & the Lizard WizardChangesAustralia1 November 2022AraPacisSuburban MistCanada18 November 2022Richard DawsonThe Ruby CordUK18 November 2022ThresholdDividing LinesUK25 November 2022ElderInnate PassageUSA2 December 2022Over and OutPoland21 December 2022卵 (Tamago)Japan

Disbandments

The Birds of Satan Procol Harum

Events

King Crimson's founding saxophonist and keyboard player Ian McDonald died on February 9 at 75, a week after the release of the trailer for a King Crimson documentary, in which McDonald apologized to Robert Fripp for leaving the band back in 1969. Gary Brooker, the founder, lead singer, principal songwriter, and sole continuous member of Procol Harum, died at the age of 76 on February 19.