Weidorje
Weidorje, a zeuhl band founded in 1976 by bassist Bernard Paganotti and keyboardist Patrick Gauthier, both former Magma members, released a single album, in 1978, before splitting up.
Bands
Enciclopèdia de bandes: història, formació i discografia, per estils.
Casa das Máquinas
Casa das Máquinas, a São Paulo band formed in 1973, moved from hard rock to progressive on Lar de Maravilhas (1975), one of the landmark albums of the genre in Brazil.
Apocalypse
Apocalypse, a band from Caxias do Sul founded in 1983 by keyboardist Eloy Fritsch, plays symphonic progressive rock influenced by Rush, Genesis and Marillion.
Quaterna Réquiem
Quaterna Réquiem, a band from Rio de Janeiro led by keyboardist Elisa Wiermann and violinist Kleber Vogel, plays instrumental progressive rock influenced by chamber music.
Vímana
Vímana, a progressive rock band from Rio de Janeiro formed in 1974, counted Lulu Santos, Lobão and Ritchie among its members; they would go on to have careers of their own in the following decade.
Som Nosso de Cada Dia
Som Nosso de Cada Dia, a São Paulo band formed in 1971, combines funk and soul with progressive rock; it reactivated in 2017 after several pauses.
A Bolha
A Bolha, a band from Rio de Janeiro formed in 1965 as The Bubbles, fused tropicália and acid rock with progressive rock on Um Passo à Frente (1973).
14 Bis
14 Bis, a band from Belo Horizonte formed in 1979 by the Venturini brothers, blends progressive rock with Brazilian popular music; four of its five founders have remained for more than 45 years.
Sagrado Coração da Terra
Sagrado Coração da Terra, a project of violinist Marcus Viana founded in Belo Horizonte in 1979, combines symphonic progressive rock with lyrics on spiritual and ecological themes.
Bacamarte
Bacamarte, a band from Rio de Janeiro formed in 1974, recorded Depois do Fim in 1978 but did not release it until 1983; the album is a landmark of Brazilian prog.
O Terço
O Terço, a band from Rio de Janeiro formed in 1968, moved from classic rock to progressive rock; Criaturas da Noite (1975) is one of the landmark records of Brazilian prog.
Panta Rhei
Panta Rhei, a Hungarian progressive rock band from Debrecen active from 1974 to 1982, known for their adaptations of classical music (Bartók, Grieg) and for the synthesizers they built themselves; they reunited in 2017.
Abraxas
Abraxas, a Czech progressive rock band founded in Prague in 1976 by guitarist Slávek Janda, regarded as underground during the communist regime; Janda remains the only original member.
Blue Effect (Modrý Efekt)
Blue Effect (Modrý Efekt), a Czech progressive rock and jazz fusion band founded in Prague in 1968 by guitarist Radim Hladík, the only permanent member until his death in 2016, when the group definitively disbanded.
Collegium Musicum
Collegium Musicum, a Slovak band founded in Bratislava in 1969 by keyboardist Marián Varga, often compared to Keith Emerson; a pillar of 1970s Czechoslovak progressive rock, definitively disbanded following Varga’s death in 2017.
Little Tragedies
Little Tragedies, a Russian progressive rock band formed in Kursk in 1994 by Gennady Ilyin, Yuri Skripkin and Oleg Babynin; a leading group of the Russian prog scene, with keyboard-centred compositions close to classical music.
Satellite
Satellite, a Polish neo-prog band founded in 2000 by drummer Wojtek Szadkowski (formerly of Collage); the album Evening Games (2005) reached number 8 in sales in Poland.
Collage
Collage, a neo-prog band founded in Warsaw in 1985 by Mirosław Gil and Wojciech Szadkowski; the album Moonshine (1994) is their best known. Disbanded in 2003 and re-founded in 2013, they returned to the studio with Over and Out (2022).
Quidam
Quidam, a progressive rock band from Inowrocław (Poland), born in 1991 as Deep River and renamed in 1993, influenced by Marillion and Camel; they re-formed in 2025 after a decade-long hiatus.
Czesław Niemen
Czesław Niemen (Czesław Juliusz Wydrzycki, 1939–2004), a Polish singer and composer, turned to progressive rock in 1969 with the album Enigmatic, combining Hammond organ, Mellotron and Moog synthesizer until the 1980s.
SBB
SBB, a trio formed in Siemianowice Śląskie in 1971 by Józef Skrzek, Apostolis Anthimos and Jerzy Piotrowski, a leading name in 1970s Polish progressive rock with jazz and blues fusions.
Waterloo
Waterloo, formed in Belgium in 1969 from the ashes of Adam’s Recital and Today’s Version, released their only album First Battle (1970), influenced by Jethro Tull, before disbanding in 1972.
Cos
Cos, formed in Brussels in 1974 by guitarist Daniel Schell, fused jazz-rock with Canterbury scene influences, with the unconventional voice of Pascale Son as their distinctive trait.
Machiavel
Machiavel, formed in Belgium in 1974 by Roland De Greef and Marc Ysaÿe, established themselves with the symphonic albums Jester (1977) and Mechanical Moonbeams (1978) before shifting to a more commercial sound in the eighties.
Supersister
Supersister, formed in The Hague in 1968 around keyboardist Robert Jan Stips, fused progressive rock and jazz in the 1970s and remain active, with a new studio album in 2025.
Solution
Solution, formed in Groningen in 1970 around saxophonist Tom Barlage and pianist Willem Ennes, fused jazz, rock and soul on six studio albums up to 1983.
Alquin
Alquin, formed in Delft in 1971 by architecture students, combined progressive rock, folk and jazz on five albums in the 1970s and recorded again in 2005 and 2009.
Trace
Trace, a Dutch progressive rock trio led by keyboardist Rick van der Linden after he left Ekseption in 1974, released three albums between 1974 and 1976.
Finch
Finch, formed in the Netherlands in 1974 around guitarist Joop van Nimwegen, released three instrumental progressive rock albums before disbanding in 1978.
Earth and Fire
Earth and Fire, formed in the Netherlands in 1968 by twins Chris and Gerard Koerts, combined symphonic progressive rock with chart hits after singer Jerney Kaagman joined in 1969.
Kayak
Kayak, formed in Hilversum in 1972, are one of the leading names in Dutch symphonic rock, active in two periods (1972–1982 and 1999–2025) with nineteen studio albums.
Chac Mool
Chac Mool, a Mexico City band formed in 1979, is considered a pioneer of Mexican progressive rock, together with Decibel, with the album “Nadie en Especial” (1980).
Color Humano
Color Humano, a Buenos Aires trio formed in 1971 by guitarist Edelmiro Molinari (ex-Almendra), fused psychedelic and progressive rock across three albums between 1972 and 1974.
Aquelarre
Aquelarre, a Buenos Aires band formed in 1971 by Emilio del Güercio and Rodolfo García (formerly of Almendra), released four progressive rock albums between 1972 and 1975.
Bubu
Bubu, a Buenos Aires band formed in 1976 by Daniel Andreoli and Wim Forstman, released the symphonic rock album “Anabelas” (1978) and reactivated in 2016.
Espíritu
Espíritu, a Buenos Aires band formed in 1973 by guitarist Osvaldo Favrot, was a pioneer of Argentine symphonic rock with the album “Crisálida” (1975).
MIA (Músicos Independientes Asociados)
MIA (Músicos Independientes Asociados) was a cooperative of Buenos Aires musicians active between 1975 and 1982, with pianist Lito Vitale as its leading figure, influenced by Emerson, Lake & Palmer and Gentle Giant.
Invisible
Invisible, a trio led by Luis Alberto Spinetta and formed in Buenos Aires in 1973, combined progressive rock and jazz on three studio albums between 1974 and 1976.
Alas
Alas, a mostly instrumental Buenos Aires group formed in 1975 around keyboardist Gustavo Moretto, added bassist Pedro Aznar in 1977.
Crucis
Crucis, a Buenos Aires band formed in 1974, introduced symphonic progressive rock to Argentina with the album “Crucis” (1976), featuring Charly García on synthesizers.