# Timeline of progressive rock (1990–1999)

This is a timeline of artists, albums, and events in progressive rock and its subgenres. This article contains the timeline for the period 1990 - 1999.

## Contents

1990 - 1991 - 1992 - 1993 - 1994 - 1995 - 1996 - 1997 - 1998 - 1999
* See also
* Links and references

## 1990
### Newly formed bands

* Amorphis
* Ark
* Big Big Train
* Opeth
* Tool
* Ulysses

### Albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album | Country |
| 29 January 1990 | Fish | Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors | England |
| 1 May 1990 | Devil Doll | Eliogabalus | Italy |
| 1990 May | Mike Oldfield | Amarok | UK |
| 12 June 1990 | Jeff Lynne | Armchair Theatre | England |
| 25 June 1990 | Ozric Tentacles | Erpland | England |
| 1990 Jun | Iona | Iona | England |
| 20 August 1990 | Queensrÿche | Empire | US |
| 23 October 1990 | King's X | Faith Hope Love | US |
| 1990 | After Crying | Overground Music | Hungary |
| 1990 | Asturias | Brilliant Streams | Japan |
| 1990 | Barclay James Harvest | Welcome to the Show | England |
| 1990 | Begnagrad | Jodlovska Urška | Yugoslavia |
| 1990 | Collage | Basnie | Poland |
| 1990 | Doctor Nerve | Did Sprinting Die? | US |
| 1990 | Electric Light Orchestra Part Two | Electric Light Orchestra Part Two | England |
| 1990 | Ezra Winston | Ancient Afternoons | Italy |
| 1990 | Halloween | Laz | France |
| 1990 | L'Ensemble Raye | Meme en Hiver, Comme un Pinson dans l'Eau | Switzerland |
| 1990 | Mastermind | Volume One | US |
| 1990 | MCH Band | Es Reut Mich F | Czechoslovakia |
| 1990 | Minimum Vital | Sarabandes | France |
| 1990 | Ne Zhdali | Rhinoceros And Other Forms Of Life | Estonia |
| 1990 | Nimal | Voix De Surface | Various |
| 1990 | Not Drowning, Waving | Tabaran | Australia/Papua New Guinea |
| 1990 | Pantokraator | Pantokrator I | Estonia |
| 1990 | PFS | 279 | US |
| 1990 | Providence | And I'll Recite an Old Myth | Japan |
| 1990 | Quaterna Requiem | Velha Gravura | Brazil |
| 1990 | Sieges Even | Steps | US |
| 1990 | Solaris | 1990 | Hungary |
| 1990 | Tiemko | Ocean | France |
| 1990 | Toy Matinee | Toy Matinee | US |
| 1990 | U Totem | U Totem | US |

### Events

* Rick Wright is made a full member of Pink Floyd again, after being fired by Roger Waters in 1980 but remaining as a paid session musician until the end of the 1987-1989 world tours in support of A Momentary Lapse of Reason.

## 1991
### Newly formed bands

* Änglagård
* Eleven
* Pain of Salvation
* Eldritch
* Ten Jinn

### Albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album | Country |
| 4 February 1991 | Queen | Innuendo | England |
| 18 February 1991 | Mike Oldfield | Heaven's Open | England |
| 10 March 1991 | Motoi Sakuraba | Gikyokuonsou | Japan |
| 16 April 1991 | Frank Zappa | The Best Band You Never Heard in Your Life | US |
| 30 April 1991 | Yes | Union | Various |
| 3 June 1991 | Hawkwind | Palace Springs | England |
| 4 June 1991 | Frank Zappa | Make a Jazz Noise Here | US |
| 14 June 1991 | Frank Zappa | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 4 | US |
| 24 June 1991 | Marillion | Holidays in Eden | England |
| 13 August 1991 | Mr. Bungle | Mr. Bungle | US |
| 19 August 1991 | Ozric Tentacles | Strangeitude | England |
| 29 August 1991 | Marc Catley And Geoff Mann | The Off The End Of The Pier Show | England |
| 2 September 1991 | Jethro Tull | Catfish Rising | England |
| 3 September 1991 | Rush | Roll the Bones | Canada |
| 24 September 1991 | Magellan | Hour of Restoration | US |
| 28 October 1991 | Fish | Internal Exile | England |
| 1991 Oct | Echolyn | Echolyn | US |
| 11 November 1991 | Genesis | We Can't Dance | England |
| 1991 | Ain Soph | Marine Menagerie | Japan |
| 1991 | Apocalypse | Apocalypse | Brazil |
| 1991 | Banco del Mutuo Soccorso | Da qui messere si domina la valle | Italy |
| 1991 | Daniel Denis | Sirius and The Ghosts | Belgium |
| 1991 | Deus Ex Machina | Gladium Caeli | Italy |
| 1991 | Djam Karet | Burning the Hard City | US |
| 1991 | Djam Karet | Suspension & Displacement | US |
| 1991 | Doctor Nerve | Beta 14 OK | US |
| 1991 | Galahad | Nothing is Written | England |
| 1991 | Steve Howe | Turbulence | England |
| 1991 | IQ | J'ai Pollette D'arnu | England |
| 1991 | Kenso | Yume No Oka | Japan |
| 1991 | Mastermind | Brainstorm | US |
| 1991 | Miriodor | 3rd Warning | Canada |
| 1991 | Not Drowning, Waving | Proof | Australia |
| 1991 | Pendragon | The World | England |
| 1991 | Sepsis | Литургия Безумия (Liturgia Bezumia) | Russia |
| 1991 | Shub-Niggurath | C'Étaient De Très Grands Vents | France |

### Disbandments

* Keep the Dog

### Events

* Yes becomes composed of an eight-man supergroup constituted by members from Yes (Squire, Rabin, White, Kaye & Anderson) and Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe. The band undertakes a world tour lasting into 1992.
* Freddie Mercury (Queen) dies from complications of AIDS.
* IQ - Peter Nicholls (vocals) formally re-joins. Bass player John Jowitt replaces Les Marshall.
* Kevin "James" Labrie is hired as new vocalist for Dream Theater

## 1992
### Newly formed bands

* Sirrah
* Spock's Beard

### Reformed bands

* Emerson, Lake & Palmer
* Gong

### Albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album | Country |
| 1992 Jan | Kingston Wall | I | Finland |
| 10 March 1992 | Tool | Opiate | US |
| 11 May 1992 | Hawkwind | Electric Tepee | England |
| 11 May 1992 | Porcupine Tree | On the Sunday of Life... | England |
| 18 May 1992 | Cardiacs | Heaven Born and Ever Bright | England |
| 18 May 1992 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | Black Moon | England |
| 1992 May | Devil Doll | Sacrilegium | Italy |
| 8 June 1992 | Asia | Aqua | England |
| 7 July 1992 | Dream Theater | Images and Words | US |
| 10 July 1992 | Frank Zappa | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 5 | US |
| 10 July 1992 | Frank Zappa | You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 6 | US |
| 31 August 1992 | Mike Oldfield | Tubular Bells II | England |
| 7 September 1992 | Roger Waters | Amused to Death | England |
| 27 October 1992 | Frank Zappa | Playground Psychotics | US |
| 2 November 1992 | Porcupine Tree | Voyage 34 | England |
| 2 November 1992 | Pink Floyd | Shine On (9-CD box set) | England |
| 16 November 1992 | Genesis | The Way We Walk, Volume One: The Shorts | England |
| 16 November 1992 | King Crimson | The Great Deceiver | England |
| 1992 | After Crying | Megalazottak Es Megszomoritottak | Hungary |
| 1992 | Ange | Les Larmes Du Dalaï Lama | France |
| 1992 | Änglagård | Hybris | Sweden |
| 1992 | Ars Nova | Fear & Anxiety | Japan |
| 1992 | Atavism of Twilight | Atavism of Twilight | US |
| 1992 | Begnagrad | Tastare (Theoldwones) | Slovenia |
| 1992 | Biglietto per l'Inferno | Il tempo della semina | Italy |
| 1992 | Calliope | La Terra dei Grandi Occhi | Italy |
| 1992 | Camel | Dust and Dreams | England |
| 1992 | Casino | Casino | England |
| 1992 | Citizen Cain | Serpents in Camouflage | Scotland |
| 1992 | Echolyn | Suffocating the Bloom | US |
| 1992 | Galadriel | Chasing The Dragonfly | Spain |
| 1992 | Il Berlione | Il Berlione | Japan |
| 1992 | Il Castello di Atlante | Sono io il signore delle terre a Nord | Italy |
| 1992 | Iona | The Book of Kells | England |
| 1992 | Isildurs Bane | The Voyage - A Trip to Elsewhere | Sweden |
| 1992 | Jadis | More than Meets the Eye | England |
| 1992 | Landberk | Riktigt Äkta | Sweden |
| 1992 | Nuova Era | Io e Il Tempo | Italy |
| 1992 | Pentwater | Out of the Abyss | US |
| 1992 | Eris Pluvia | Rings of Earthly Light | Italy |
| 1992 | Sithonia | Spettacolo Annullato | Italy |
| 1992 | Xaal | On the Way | France |

### Events

* The Yes Union tour ends. Yes reverts to the 1980s lineup (Anderson, Squire, Kaye, Rabin & White).

## 1993
### Newly formed bands

* Kasandrin Glas
* Moongarden
* Neverne Bebe
* Paley's Watch (project of Marc Catley, lately of Marc Catley/Geoff Mann collaborations)

### Albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album | Country |
| 4 January 1993 | Genesis | The Way We Walk, Volume Two: The Longs | England |
| 1993 Feb | Kingston Wall | II | Finland |
| 23 March 1993 | Frank Zappa | Ahead of Their Time | US |
| 6 April 1993 | Tool | Undertow | US |
| 1993 Apr | Jethro Tull | 25th Anniversary Box Set | England |
| 1993 May | Steve Hackett | Guitar Noir | England |
| 7 June 1993 | Porcupine Tree | Up the Downstair | England |
| 30 July 1993 | Camel | Never Let Go | England |
| 3 August 1993 | Voivod | The Outer Limits | Canada |
| 24 August 1993 | Steve Howe | The Grand Scheme of Things | England |
| 24 September 1993 | Anekdoten | Vemod | Sweden |
| 1993 Sep | Dream Theater | Live at the Marquee | US |
| 19 October 1993 | Rush | Counterparts | Canada |
| 1993 | Barclay James Harvest | Caught in the Light | England |
| 1993 | Ain Soph | Five Evolved From Nine | Japan |
| 1993 | Daniel Denis | Les Eaux Troubles | Belgium |
| 1993 | Deus Ex Machina | Deus Ex Machina | Italy |
| 1993 | Devil Doll | The Sacrilege of Fatal Arms | Italy |
| 1993 | Discipline | Push and Profit | US |
| 1993 | Echolyn | ...and every blossom (EP) | US |
| 1993 | Everon | Paradoxes | Germany |
| 1993 | Iona | Beyond These Shores | England |
| 1993 | Glass Hammer | Journey of the Dunadan | US |
| 1993 | Lars Hollmer & The Looping Home Orchestra | Door Floor Something Window | Sweden |
| 1993 | Iluvatar | Iluvatar | US |
| 1993 | I Mother Earth | Dig | Canada |
| 1993 | IQ | Ever | England |
| 1993 | Kenso | Live 92 | Japan |
| 1993 | L'Ensemble Raye | Quelques Pièces Détachées | Switzerland |
| 1993 | LiR | Magico Magico! | Ireland |
| 1993 | Magellan | Impending Ascension | US |
| 1993 | Montefeltro | Il Tempo di Far la Fantasia | Italy |
| 1993 | Nimal | Dis Tanz | Various |
| 1993 | Not Drowning, Waving | Circus | Australia |
| 1993 | Ozric Tentacles | Jurassic Shift | England |
| 1993 | Pendragon | The Window of Life | England |
| 1993 | Philharmonie | Les Elephants Carrillonneurs | France |
| 1993 | Saga | The Security of Illusion | Canada |
| 1993 | Spacious Mind | Cosmic Minds at Play | Sweden |
| 1993 | Ulysses | Neronia | Germany |

### Events

* Frank Zappa dies of prostate cancer.

## 1994
### Newly formed bands

* Eyefear
* Little Tragedies
* Portal
* Symphony X
* Ved Buens Ende

### Albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album | Country |
| 7 February 1994 | Marillion | Brave | England |
| 21 March 1994 | Yes | Talk | England |
| 28 March 1994 | Pink Floyd | The Division Bell | England |
| 1994 May | Asia | Aria | England |
| 15 June 1994 | Kingston Wall | III – Tri-Logy | Finland |
| 27 June 1994 | No-Man | Flowermouth | England |
| 26 July 1994 | Fates Warning | Inside Out | US |
| 25 August 1994 | Paley's Watch | November | England |
| 27 September 1994 | Emerson, Lake & Palmer | In the Hot Seat | England |
| 4 October 1994 | Dream Theater | Awake | US |
| 18 October 1994 | Queensrÿche | Promised Land | US |
| 21 November 1994 | Mike Oldfield | The Songs of Distant Earth | England |
| 1994 Nov | Mastermind | Mastermind III: Tragic Symphony | US |
| 1994 Dec | Porcupine Tree | Staircase Infinities | England |
| 1994 | 5uu's | Hunger's Teeth | US |
| 1994 | After Crying | Föld és ég | Hungary |
| 1994 | Änglagård | Epilog | Sweden |
| 1994 | A Piedi Nudi | A Piedi Nudi | Italy |
| 1994 | Ars Nova | Transi | Japan |
| 1994 | Big Big Train | Goodbye to the Age of Steam | England |
| 1994 | Citizen Cain | Somewhere But Yesterday | Scotland |
| 1994 | Collage | Moonshine | Poland |
| 1994 | Deus Ex Machina | De Republica | Italy |
| 1994 | Djam Karet | Collaborator | US |
| 1994 | Earthstone | Seed | England |
| 1994 | Electric Light Orchestra Part II | Moment Of Truth | England |
| 1994 | Enchant | A Blueprint of the World | US |
| 1994 | Finisterre | Finisterre | Italy |
| 1994 | Halloween | Merlin | France |
| 1994 | Il Trono dei Ricordi | Il Trono dei Ricordi | Italy |
| 1994 | Jadis | Across the Water | England |
| 1994 | Mike Keneally | Boil That Dust Speck | US |
| 1994 | Koenji Hyakkei | Hundred Sights of Koenji | Japan |
| 1994 | Landberk | One Man Tell's Another | Sweden |
| 1994 | Neverne Bebe | Neverne Bebe I | Serbia |
| 1994 | Not Drowning, Waving | Hammers | Australia |
| 1994 | Ozric Tentacles | Arborescence | England |
| 1994 | Pär Lindh Project | Gothic Impressions | Sweden |
| 1994 | Philharmonie | Nord | France |
| 1994 | Roine Stolt | The Flower King | Sweden |
| 1994 | Strangelove | Time For The Rest of Your Life | England |
| 1994 | The EC Nudes | Vanishing Point | Various |
| 1994 | Tipographica | Tipographica | Japan |
| 1994 | U Totem | Strange Attractors | US |
| 1994 | Versailles | Le Tresor de Valliesres | France |

### Disbandments

* Änglagård
* Pink Floyd

### Events

* King Crimson reforms as a sextet.
* Pink Floyd goes on single largest tour the band has ever done. The tour is a hit, grossing a record US$300 million. It also marks the first time since 1975 the band plays The Dark Side of the Moon live in its entirety.
* The "90125" era Yes releases Talk on Victory Records. Though plans had been worked on to include possibly Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman, Victory president Phil Carson insists on signing only Anderson, Squire, Rabin, White, and Kaye. Talk marks the last album of this version of Yes.
* Dream Theater keyboardist Kevin Moore leaves the band to pursue a solo career. His replacement is former Alice Cooper and KISS keyboardist Derek Sherinian.

## 1995
### Newly formed bands

* The Flower Kings

### Albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album | Country |
| 30 January 1995 | Porcupine Tree | The Sky Moves Sideways | England |
| 1995 Jan | Spock's Beard | The Light | US |
| 7 March 1995 | Echolyn | As The World | US |
| 1 April 1995 | Höyry-Kone | Hyönteisiä voi rakastaa | Finland |
| 3 April 1995 | King Crimson | Thrak | England |
| 2 May 1995 | Ian Anderson | Divinities: Twelve Dances with God | England |
| 15 May 1995 | Opeth | Orchid | Sweden |
| 29 May 1995 | Pink Floyd | Pulse | England |
| 26 June 1995 | Marillion | Afraid of Sunlight | England |
| 26 June 1995 | Saga | Generation 13 | Canada |
| 11 July 1995 | Shadow Gallery | Carved In Stone | US |
| 25 July 1995 | Arena | Songs from the Lion's Cage | England |
| 4 September 1995 | Jethro Tull | Roots to Branches | England |
| 19 September 1995 | Dream Theater | A Change of Seasons | US |
| 1995 Sep | The Flower Kings | Back in the World of Adventures | Sweden |
| 10 October 1995 | Mr. Bungle | Disco Volante | US |
| 27 October 1995 | Ayreon | The Final Experiment | Netherlands |
| 30 October 1995 | Hawkwind | Alien 4 | England |
| 1995 Nov | Ozric Tentacles | Become the Other | England |
| 1995 Dec | Anekdoten | Nucleus | Sweden |
| 1995 | Apocalypse | Perto do Amanhecer | Brazil |
| 1995 | Aufklarung | De La Tempesta.. l'Oscuro Piacere | Italy |
| 1995 | Biota | Object Holder | US |
| 1995 | Birdsongs of the Mesozoic | Dancing On A'A | US |
| 1995 | Collage | Changes | Poland |
| 1995 | Deus Ex Machina | Non Est Ars Quae Ad Effectum Casus Venit | Italy |
| 1995 | Doctor Nerve | Skin | US |
| 1995 | Everon | Flood | Germany |
| 1995 | Glass Hammer | Perelandra | US |
| 1995 | Happy Family | Happy Family | Japan |
| 1995 | Steve Howe | Seraphim | England |
| 1995 | Steve Howe | Voyagers | England |
| 1995 | Iluvatar | Children | US |
| 1995 | Iona | Journey Into the Morn | England |
| 1995 | Kasandrin Glas | Kasandrin Glas | Serbia |
| 1995 | Landberk | Unaffected | Sweden |
| 1995 | LiR | Nest | Ireland |
| 1995 | Pangée | Hymnemonde | Canada |
| 1995 | The Ancient Veil | The Ancient Veil | Italy |
| 1995 | Tipographica | The Man Who Does Not Nod | Japan |
| 1995 | White Willow | Ignis Fatuus | Norway |
| 1995 | Los Jaivas | Hijos de la Tierra | Chile |

### Events

* Tony Kaye retires from Yes while Trevor Rabin leaves the band to concentrate on soundtrack production. Steve Howe and Rick Wakeman rejoin Yes in what fans and critics alike call the reformation of "Classic Yes."
* Paul D'Amour leaves Tool. Justin Chancellor, of the band Peach, comes on board during the recording of their next album as their new bassist.
* Russell Allen joins Symphony X replacing Rod Tyler on vocals.

## 1996
### Newly formed bands

* Mostly Autumn (England)
* Mudvayne (US)
* Traindodge (US)
* Gojira (France)

### Albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album | Country |
| 9 January 1996 | Alex Lifeson | Victor | Canada |
| 15 January 1996 | Camel | Harbour of Tears | England |
| 1996 Jan | Spock's Beard | Beware of Darkness | US |
| 27 February 1996 | Frank Zappa | The Lost Episodes | US |
| 1996 Feb | Devil Doll | Dies Irae | Italy |
| 4 March 1996 | Asia | Arena | England |
| 14 May 1996 | Amorphis | Elegy | Finland |
| 20 May 1996 | Enchant | Wounded | US |
| 21 May 1996 | King Crimson | Thrakattak | England |
| 25 May 1996 | The Flower Kings | Retropolis | Sweden |
| 1996 May | Quidam | Quidam | Poland |
| 10 June 1996 | Cardiacs | Sing to God | England |
| 24 June 1996 | Opeth | Morningrise | Sweden |
| 10 September 1996 | Rush | Test For Echo | Canada |
| 17 September 1996 | Tool | Ænima | US |
| 24 September 1996 | Frank Zappa | Läther | US |
| 30 September 1996 | Porcupine Tree | Signify | England |
| 7 October 1996 | Rick Wright | Broken China | England |
| 23 October 1996 | Ayreon | Actual Fantasy | Netherlands |
| 28 October 1996 | Yes | Keys to Ascension | England |
| 1996 Oct | Frank Zappa | Frank Zappa Plays the Music of Frank Zappa: A Memorial Tribute | US |
| 20 December 1996 | Motoi Sakuraba | Shining the Holy Ark | Japan |
| 1996 | After Crying | De Profundis | Hungary |
| 1996 | Ageness | Imageness | Finland |
| 1996 | Änglagård | Buried Alive | Sweden |
| 1996 | Apocalypse | Aurora dos Sonhos | Brazil |
| 1996 | Arena | Pride | England |
| 1996 | Cast | Beyond Reality | Mexico |
| 1996 | D.F.A. | Lavori In Corso | Italy |
| 1996 | Deus Ex Machina | Diacronie Metronomiche | Italy |
| 1996 | Different Light | All About Yourself | Czech Republic |
| 1996 | Discipline | Unfolded Like Staircase | US |
| 1996 | Divae | Determinazione | Italy |
| 1996 | Echolyn | When the Sweet Turns Sour | US |
| 1996 | Eyefear | Edge of Existence | Australia |
| 1996 | Finisterre | In Limine | Italy |
| 1996 | * Finisterre Project | Höstsonaten | Italy |
| 1996 | Steve Hackett | Genesis Revisited | England |
| 1996 | Steve Howe | Homebrew | England |
| 1996 | IQ | Forever Live | England |
| 1996 | Koenji Hyakkei | II | Japan |
| 1996 | Landberk | Indian Summer | Sweden |
| 1996 | Mastermind | Until Eternity | US |
| 1996 | Miriodor | Elastic Juggling | Canada |
| 1996 | Le Orme | Il fiume | Italy |
| 1996 | Pendragon | Masquerade Overture | England |
| 1996 | Philharmonie | Rage | France |
| 1996 | Sinkadus | Aurum Nostrum | Sweden |
| 1996 | Somnambulist | Somnambulist | US |
| 1996 | Spirosfera | Umanamnesi | Italy |
| 1996 | Symphony X | Divine Wings of Tragedy | US |
| 1996 | Tipographica | God Says I Can't Dance | Japan |

### Disbandments

* Paley's Watch

### Events

* Rick Davies reforms Supertramp.
* Phil Collins leaves Genesis.
* Pink Floyd get inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

## 1997
### Newly formed bands

* Aenima
* Dir En Grey
* Farpoint
* Karnataka
* Karnivool
* Liquid Tension Experiment

### Albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album | Country |
| January 1997 | Iona | Heaven's Bright Sun | England |
| 24 March 1997 | Supertramp | Some Things Never Change | England |
| 25 March 1997 | Queensrÿche | Hear in the Now Frontier | US |
| 1 April 1997 | Höyry-Kone | Huono parturi | Finland |
| 8 April 1997 | Frank Zappa | Have I Offended Someone? | US |
| 21 April 1997 | Marillion | This Strange Engine | England |
| 22 April 1997 | Fates Warning | A Pleasant Shade of Gray | US |
| April 1997 | The Flower Kings | Stardust We Are | Sweden |
| 6 May 1997 | Magellan | Test of Wills | US |
| 19 May 1997 | Fish | Sunsets on Empire | England |
| 16 June 1997 | Radiohead | OK Computer | England |
| 25 July 1997 | Dir En Grey | Missa | Japan |
| 14 August 1997 | Godspeed You! Black Emperor | F♯A♯∞ | Canada |
| 21 August 1997 | Pain of Salvation | Entropia | Sweden |
| 1 September 1997 | Genesis | Calling All Stations | England |
| 7 September 1997 | Enchant | Time Lost | US |
| 14 September 1997 | Frank Zappa | Mystery Disc | US |
| 23 September 1997 | Dream Theater | Falling into Infinity | US |
| 20 October 1997 | Porcupine Tree | Coma Divine – Recorded Live in Rome | England |
| 3 November 1997 | Yes | Keys to Ascension 2 | England |
| 24 November 1997 | Yes | Open Your Eyes | England |
| 1997 | 5uu's | Crisis In Clay | US |
| 1997 | After Crying | 6 | Hungary |
| 1997 | A Piedi Nudi | Eclissi | Italy |
| 1997 | Apocalypse | Lendas Encantadas | Brazil |
| 1997 | Aviolinee Utopia | Aviolinee Utopia | Italy |
| 1997 | Banco del Mutuo Soccorso | Nudo | Italy |
| 1997 | Barclay James Harvest | River of Dreams | (England-but released in Germany & Switzerland only) (Imported into UK) |
| 1997 | Big Big Train | English Boy Wonders | England |
| 1997 | Boud Deun | Astronomy Made Easy | US |
| 1997 | Cast | Angels and Demons | Mexico |
| 1997 | Citizen Cain | Raising the Stones | UK |
| 1997 | Crucible | Tall Tales | US |
| 1997 | Djam Karet | The Devouring | US |
| 1997 | Everon | Venus | Germany |
| 1997 | Kasandrin Glas | Neko kao ja | Serbia |
| 1997 | Mastermind | Live in Tokyo | US |
| 1997 | Flash | Psychosync | England |
| 1997 | Gatto Marte | Danae | Italy |
| 1997 | Roger Hodgson | Rites of Passage | US |
| 1997 | IQ | Subterranea | England |
| 1997 | Isildurs Bane | MIND Volume 1 | Sweden |
| 1997 | Lizard | W Galerii Czasu | Poland |
| 1997 | Le Orme | Elementi | Italy |
| 1997 | Los Jaivas | Trilogia: El Reencuentro | Chile |
| 1997 | Neverne Bebe | Neverne Bebe II | Serbia |
| 1997 | Premiata Forneria Marconi | Ulisse | Italy |
| 1997 | Pär Lindh Project | Mundus Incompertus | Sweden |
| 1997 | Radio Massacre International | Organ Harvest | England |
| 1997 | Sigur Rós | Von | Iceland |
| 1997 | Ten Jinn | Wildman | US |
| 1997 | Townscream | Nagyvarosi Ikonok | Hungary |
| 1997 | Volare | The Uncertainty Principle | US |

### Disbandments

* Kasandrin Glas

### Events

* Citing difficulties in agreements over management, Rick Wakeman again departs Yes. Longtime band affiliate Billy Sherwood joins as a full member. Keyboardist Igor Khoroshev also joins.
* X Japan - They officially disbanded on December 31 after their live performance held on the same day.
* Chris DeGarmo leaves Queensrÿche.
* Mario Mutis Rejoined Los Jaivas.

## 1998
### Newly formed bands

* Cog
* Fair To Midland
* Muse
* Nurkostam
* Oceansize
* Olive Mess
* Sylvan
* Thy Catafalque

### Albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album | Country |
| 10 March 1998 | Liquid Tension Experiment | Liquid Tension Experiment | US |
| 10 March 1998 | Tortoise | TNT | US |
| 1998 Mar | Symphony X | Twilight in Olympus | US |
| 27 April 1998 | Steve Hackett | The Tokyo Tapes | England |
| 19 May 1998 | Spock's Beard | Kindness of Strangers | US |
| 14 July 1998 | Explorers Club | Age of Impact | US |
| 21 July 1998 | Pain of Salvation | One Hour by the Concrete Lake | Sweden |
| 18 August 1998 | Opeth | My Arms, Your Hearse | Sweden |
| 30 August 1998 | Ayreon | Into the Electric Castle | Netherlands |
| 21 September 1998 | Marillion | Radiation | England |
| 22 September 1998 | Shadow Gallery | Tyranny | US |
| 1998 Oct | Morte Macabre | Symphonic Holocaust | Sweden |
| 1998 | Ad Infinitum | Ad Infinitum | US |
| 1998 | Apocalypse | The Best of Apocalypse | Brazil |
| 1998 | Arena | The Visitor | England |
| 1998 | Ars Nova | The Book of the Dead | Japan |
| 1998 | A Triggering Myth | The Sins of Our Saviours | US |
| 1998 | Consorzio Acqua Potabile | Robin Delle Stelle | Italy |
| 1998 | Deus Ex Machina | Equilibrismo da Insofferenza | Italy |
| 1998 | Eldritch | El Niño | Italy |
| 1998 | Enchant | Break | US |
| 14 July 1998 | Eniac Requiem | Space Eternal Void | US |
| 1998 | Forgas Band Phenomena | Roue Libre | France |
| 1998 | Glass Hammer | On To Evermore | US |
| 1998 | Grovjobb | Landet Leverpastej | Sweden |
| 1998 | Steve Howe | Quantum Guitar | England |
| 1998 | Steve Howe | Mothballs | England |
| 1998 | Höstsonaten | Mirrorgames | Italy |
| 1998 | Interférence Sardines | Mare Crisium | Canada |
| 1998 | IQ | Seven Stories into Ninety-Eight | England |
| 1998 | IZZ | Sliver of a Sun | US |
| 1998 | Karnataka | Karnataka | UK |
| 1998 | Mastermind | Excelsior! | US |
| 1998 | Mostly Autumn | For All We Shared... | England |
| 1998 | Nathan Mahl | The Clever Use of Shadows | Canada |
| 1998 | Pallas | Beat The Drum | Scotland |
| 1998 | Present | Certitudes | Belgium |
| 1998 | Priam | 3 Distances / Irregular Signs | France |
| 1998 | Quidam | Sny aniołów (Angels' Dreams) | Poland |
| 1998 | Salem Hill | The Robbery of Murder | US |
| 1998 | Roine Stolt | Hydrophonia | Sweden |
| 1998 | Témpano | Atabal Yemal | Venezuela |
| 1998 | Thinking Plague | In Extremis | US |
| 1998 | White Willow | Ex Tenebris | Norway |

### Disbandments

* Boud Deun
* Emerson, Lake & Palmer
* Genesis
* Conception
* Rush (temporarily) - After the death of his daughter and wife within a year of each other, drummer Neil Peart was quoted in an interview as being "certain that I would never play drums or write lyrics or a book again." He would eventually rediscover his love for drums and reform Rush in 2001.

### Events

* Barclay James Harvest announces an extended sabbatical in which the band members would pursue separate projects, which marked the end of the original group.
* Thomas Miller leaves Symphony X.

## 1999
### Newly formed bands

* Disen Gage
* Divinity Destroyed
* Mastodon
* Protest The Hero
* Project W.I.L.L.
* Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
* Transatlantic

### Albums

| Release Date | Artist | Album | Country |
| 5 March 1999 | Gordian Knot | Gordian Knot | US |
| 22 March 1999 | Porcupine Tree | Stupid Dream | England |
| 23 March 1999 | Spock's Beard | Day for Night | US |
| 29 March 1999 | Amorphis | Tuonela | Finland |
| 12 June 1999 | Sigur Rós | Ágætis byrjun | Iceland |
| 15 June 1999 | Liquid Tension Experiment | Liquid Tension Experiment 2 | US |
| 21 June 1999 | Cardiacs | Guns | England |
| 13 July 1999 | Mr. Bungle | California | US |
| 28 July 1999 | Dir En Grey | Gauze | Japan |
| 23 August 1999 | Jethro Tull | J-Tull Dot Com | England |
| 20 September 1999 | Yes | The Ladder | England |
| 5 October 1999 | Neal Morse | Neal Morse | US |
| 18 October 1999 | Opeth | Still Life | Sweden |
| 18 October 1999 | Marillion | Marillion.com | England |
| 18 October 1999 | Camel | Rajaz | England |
| 26 October 1999 | Dream Theater | Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory | US |
| 1999 Oct | Anekdoten | From Within | Sweden |
| 1999 Oct | Iona | Woven Cord | England |
| 16 November 1999 | The Flower Kings | Flower Power | Sweden |
| 1999 | Ange | La Voiture À Eau | France |
| 1999 | Ark | Ark | Norway |
| 1999 | Charming Hostess | Eat | US |
| 1999 | Deadwood Forest | Mellodramatic | US |
| 1999 | D.F.A. | Duty Free Area | Italy |
| 1999 | Finisterre | In Ogni Luogo | Italy |
| 1999 | Steve Howe | Pulling Strings | England |
| 1999 | Steve Howe | Portraits of Bob Dylan | England |
| 1999 | Iluvatar | A Story Two Days Wide | US |
| 1999 | IQ | The Lost Attic | England |
| 1999 | Little Tragedies | Passions on Titanic | Russia |
| 1999 | Mizraab | Panchi | Pakistan |
| 1999 | Mostly Autumn | The Spirit of Autumn Past | England |
| 1999 | Mushroom | Analog Hi-Fi Surprise | US |
| 1999 | NeBeLNeST | NeBeLNeST | France |
| 1999 | Ozric Tentacles | Waterfall Cities | England |
| 1999 | Present | No 6 | Belgium |
| 1999 | Quidam | Baja Prog - Live in Mexico '99 | Poland |
| 1999 | Saga | Full Circle | Canada |
| 1999 | Samla Mammas Manna | Kaka | Sweden |
| 1999 | Sinkadus | Cirkus | Sweden |
| 1999 | Sotos | Sotos | France |
| 1999 | Solaris | Nostradamus: Book of Prophecies | Hungary |
| 1999 | Sylvan | Deliverance | Germany |
| 1999 | Ten Jinn | As On A Darkling Plain | US |
| 1999 | The Science Group | A Mere Coincidence | Various |
| 1999 | Universal Totem Orchestra | Rituale Alieno | Italy |
| 1999 | Los Jaivas | Mamalluca | Chile |

### Events

* First annual North East Art Rock Festival (NEARfest), Bethlehem, PA (US)
* Dream Theater replaces keyboardist Derek Sherinian with Jordan Rudess (ex-Dixie Dregs) after the success of the side-project Liquid Tension Experiment. Admitting that Dream Theater's decision was ultimately a favor, Sherinian goes on to establish a solo career and the band Planet X with drummer Virgil Donati.