Prog rock is riding high this year! Its longevity surpassing any other contemporary rock or metal genres, prog, luring not only new fans (while maintaining a healthy fanbase) but also keeps adding new talent to its ever-growing roster!
... and since I'm feeling a bit mischievous today, I've decided to add an additional album to the initial 10. Not an anomaly ;) It is said that number 11 is known as the number of balance, equality, duality, and kindness. We're talking prog after all: limitations need no apply. Therefore, here we have the 11 best prog rock albums released in the first quarter of 2021. (Ordered based on release date.) Please support the acts you love!
BLIND GOLEM
A Dream of Fantasy
Italy
Released on January 4, 2021
Progressive/hard rock
Debut album
CRACK THE SKY
Tribes
US
Released on January 15, 2021
Progressive/hard rock
Studio album #19
ASIA MINOR
Points of Liberation
France
Released on March 29, 2021
Progressive rock, jazz-rock
Studio album #3
RAVEN SAD
The leaf and the wing
Italy
Released on February 3, 2021
Progressive/psych rock, neo-prog
Studio album #4
DOWNES BRAIDE ASSOCIATION
Halcyon Hymns (DBA IV)
UK
Released on February 5, 2021
Progressive rock
Studio album #4
CALIGONAUT
Magnified as Giants
Norway
Released on February 26, 2021
Crossover progressive rock
Debut album
PENTESILEA ROAD
Pentesilea Road
Italy
Released on February 26, 2021
Post-progressive rock/metal
Debut album
KERRS PINK
Presence of Life
Norway
Released on March 4, 2021
Progressive folk/rock
Studio album #7
MORPHEUS PROJECT
by MUSTAFA KHETTY
Mozaick
International
Released on March 19, 2021
Eclectic progressive rock
Debut album
COSMOGRAF
Rattrapante
UK
Released on March 26, 2021
Progressive rock, neo-prog
Studio album #8
JANE GETTER PREMONITION
Anomalia
US
Released on March 26, 2021
Progressive rock, jazz-rock
Studio album #2 (excluding solo releases)
© 2021 by Emil Chiru
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