PopMatters' 10 Best Progressive Rock / Metal Albums of 2021
The ongoing pandemic led to a brilliant year in the best progressive rock albums. Many artists translated their 2020 hardships into artistic gems.
Source
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Colors II | Between the Buried and Me | Aug-20-2021, Progressive Metal |
| #2 | Dream Weapon | Genghis Tron | Mar-26-2021, Math Rock |
| #3 | Hushed and Grim | Mastodon | Oct-29-2021, Progressive Metal |
| #4 | Swagger & Stroll Down The Rabbit Hole | Diablo Swing Orchestra | Nov-02-2021, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #5 | Book II: Where Stories Come From | Others by No One | Oct-22-2021, Progressive Metal |
| #6 | Tonic Immobility | Tomahawk | Mar-26-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #7 | Eternal Blue | Spiritbox | Sep-17-2021, Alternative Metal |
| #8 | Aphelion | Leprous | Aug-27-2021, Progressive Rock |
| #9 | Common Ground | Big Big Train | Jul-30-2021, Progressive Rock |
| #10 | Subjects | Scale the Summit | Jun-25-2021, Progressive Metal |
Markdown
| Rank | Album | Artist | Info |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Colors II | Between the Buried and Me | Album, Aug-20-2021, Progressive Metal |
| #2 | Dream Weapon | Genghis Tron | Album, Mar-26-2021, Math Rock |
| #3 | Hushed and Grim | Mastodon | Album, Oct-29-2021, Progressive Metal |
| #4 | Swagger & Stroll Down The Rabbit Hole | Diablo Swing Orchestra | Album, Nov-02-2021, Avant-Garde Metal |
| #5 | Book II: Where Stories Come From | Others by No One | Album, Oct-22-2021, Progressive Metal |
| #6 | Tonic Immobility | Tomahawk | Album, Mar-26-2021, Alternative Rock |
| #7 | Eternal Blue | Spiritbox | Album, Sep-17-2021, Alternative Metal |
| #8 | Aphelion | Leprous | Album, Aug-27-2021, Progressive Rock |
| #9 | Common Ground | Big Big Train | Album, Jul-30-2021, Progressive Rock |
| #10 | Subjects | Scale the Summit | Album, Jun-25-2021, Progressive Metal |