Timeline of progressive rock (1990–1999)

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
Disbandments
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
Albums
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
Disbandments
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
Disbandments
Events
Frank Zappa dies of prostate cancer.
1994
Newly formed bands
Eyefear
Little Tragedies
Portal
Symphony X
Ved Buens Ende
Albums
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
Disbandments
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
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
Albums
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
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
Albums
Disbandments
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.
See also
Timeline of progressive rock: other decades: 1960s - 1970s - 1980s - 2000s - 2010s – 2020s
Timeline of progressive rock (Parent article)
Progressive rock
Canterbury Scene
Symphonic rock
Avant-rock
Rock in Opposition
Neo-prog
Progressive metal
Jazz fusion
References
Further reading
Lucky, Jerry. The Progressive Rock Files Burlington, Ontario: Collector's Guide Publishing, Inc (1998), 304 pages, (paperback). Gives an overview of progressive rock's history as well as histories of the major and underground bands in the genre.
Macan, Edward. Rocking the Classics: English Progressive Rock and the Counterculture. Oxford: Oxford University Press (1997), 290 pages, (hardcover), (paperback). Analyzes progressive rock using classical musicology and also sociology.
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