Rock & Metal albums with progressive music as the core element!
Judging by the overwhelming number of quality debut and comeback releases, 2021 hints to be a vintage year in the making in the realm of progressive rock & metal. Among the fifty titles that are rounding up this year's list, the listener is to discover a large palette of prog rock & metal: from by-the-book traditional to mesmerizing avant-garde, covering such a wide soundscape, while maintaining a strong progressive core element.
50
PRETTY PAIN
Pretty In Pain
Brazil
Released on January 1, 2021
Debut album
49
NORTH OF SOUTH
The Tides In Our Veins
Spain
Released on June 25, 2021
Sophomore album
48
LA MORTE VIENE DALLO SPAZIO
Trivial Visions
Italy
Released on March 26, 2021
Debut album
47
AMBIGRAM
Ambigram
Italy
Released on April 9, 2021
Debut album
46
FINAL GRAVITY
Surviving Humanity
US
Released on January 29, 2021
Debut album
45
CRACK THE SKY
Tribes
US
Released on January 15, 2021
Album #19
44
DBA (Downes Braide Association)
IV Halcyon Hymns
UK
Released on February 5, 2021
Album #4
43
KERRS PINK
Presence Of Life
Norway
Released on March 4, 2021
Album #7
42
CRONOFONÍA
Cronofonía
Mexico/International
Released on March 4, 2021
Debut album
41
MASTORD
To Whom Bow Even The Trees
Finland
Released on February 19, 2021
Sophomore album
40
LETHARGUS
Eclectia
Spain
Released on September 15, 2021
Sophomore album
39
ORGANIC REACTION
Mysteries Of The Lost World
Brazil
Released on April 24, 2021
Debut album
38
LEBZEICHEN
Hinter dem Spiegelbild
Germany
Released on November 8, 2021
Debut album
37
ATRAVAN (آتراوان)
The Grey Line
Iran
Released on January 21, 2021
Debut album
36
LIIMA INUI
Testament
Greenland
Released on March 26, 2021
Sophomore album
35
COSMOGRAF
Rattrapante
UK
Released on March 26, 2021
34
RÊVERIE
Orpheus
Italy
Released on April 16, 2021
33
ELDRITCH
EOS
Italy
Released on November 19, 2021
Album #12
32
THE ADEKAEM
The Great Lie
Poland
Released on June 11, 2021
Album #3
31
INNER PROSPEKT
Canvas Two
Italy
Released on February 19, 2021
Sophomore album
30
PENTESILEA ROAD
Pentesilea Road
Italy
Released on February 26, 2021
Debut album
29
COEVALITY
Multiple Personalities
US
Released on April 9, 2021
Debut album
28
JANE GETTER PREMONITION
Anomalia
US
Released on March 26, 2021
Album #6
27
THE GIANT VOID
Thought Insertion
Brazil
Released on October 28, 2021
Debut album
26
DYSTORCHESTRA
Deus Ex Machina: Part I
US
Released on January 15, 2021
Debut album
25
THE FAR CRY
If Only ...
US
Released on July 9, 2021
Debut album
24
INTELLISCIENCE
Alpha
Chile
Released on February 12, 2021
Debut album
23
A GARDENING CLUB PROJECT
The Blue Door
Canada
Released on October 18, 2021
22
CYNIC
Ascension Codes
US
Released on November 26, 2021
Album #4
21
LABYRINTH
Welcome To The Absurd Circus
Italy
Released on January 22, 2021
Album #9
20
MORPHEUSPROJECT
by MUSTAFA KHETTY
Mozaick
International
Released on March 19, 2021
Debut album
19
VORONOI
The Last Three Seconds
UK
Released on May 7, 2021
Debut album
18
BLIND GOLEM
A Dream Of Fantasy
Italy
Released on January 4, 2021
Debut album
17
MOONSHINE OVERSIGHT
The Frame
France
Released on November 5, 2021
Sophomore album
16
BEYOND MARTIAN SKIES
N2H4
Germany
Released on December 3, 2021
Debut album
15
FRAGMENT SOUL
Axiom Of Choice
Greece
Released on May 7, 2021
Debut album
14
SHAGOHOD
Tin, Gold, Lead & Blood
US
Released on December 3, 2021
Sophomore album
13
SYNAPSE
Singularities
France
Released on November 18, 2021
Debut album
12
AGARTHIC
The Inner Side
Italy
Released on December 10, 2021
Debut album
11
LEVERAGE
Above The Beyond
Finland
Released on September 15, 2021
Album #5
10
CORPORAIN
Purge//Purity
Italy
Released on February 26, 2021
Debut album
9
CALIGONAUT
Magnified as Giants
Norway
Released on February 26, 2021
8
A DYING PLANET
When The Skies Are Grey
US
Released on September 17, 2021
Sophomore album
7
ASTRAKHAN
A Slow Ride Towards Death
Sweden
Released on April 23, 2021
Album #3
6
SECRET SPHERE
Lifeblood
Italy
Released on March 12, 2021
Album #10
5
SORIZON
Thanatos Rising
US
Released on February 26, 2021
Album #3
4
NEED
Norchestrion: a song for the end
Greece
Released on January 12, 2021
Album #5
3
MINAS
Rigid Adherence
Norway
Released on June 16, 2021
Album #4
2
SYLVAN
One To Zero
Germany
Released on May 28, 2021
Album #10
1
RAVEN SAD
The Leaf And The Wing
Italy
Released on February 3, 2021
Album #4
Picking the 2021 prog album of the year was no easy task. The Leaf And The Wing checked all boxes: songwriting, musicianship, and production, but most importantly, emotional impact. The talented Italian act, led by guitarist Samuele Santanna, delivered a true opus of passion and talent. Beautifully detailed and skillfully crafted. Lyrical sincerity conveyed into art. Elixir for the soul, emerging from the air between the notes! A truly incredible record & Prog album of the year!
© 2021 by Emil Chiru