Loudwire's ranking of the 25 best prog rock albums of the 2000s

Written off for dead as far back as the Seventies, resurrected time and again in ever-changing forms, progressive rock remains alive and well even in the new millennium. Loudwire magazine has decided to put together a ranking of the best prog albums of the 2000s. "There's no denying the 2000s saw some of the genre's most notable output, with veteran acts like Spock's Beard, The Flower Kings, Porcupine Tree and Marillion maintaining exceptionally high standards, while newer acts such as Beardfish, Riverside, The Mars Volta and Gazpacho emerged in force – the magazine notes in its introduction – It's inevitable that some bands appear multiple times on the list, since they quite literally dominated the decade. Likewise, some artists straddle the line between prog rock and prog metal: for this reason, part of their discography appears on our dedicated 2000s progressive metal list, while other works are featured here. But regardless of labels, all of these albums thoroughly deserve this recognition."

So here is Loudwire's ranking of the 25 best progressive rock albums of the 2000s (the full feature here). On our site, meanwhile, you'll find the ranking of the best albums of the Noughties.

25. Pure Reason Revolution – “The Dark Third” (2006)

24. Frost* – “Milliontown” (2006)

23. Unitopia – “The Garden” (2008)

22. Echolyn – “Mei” (2002)

21. Beardfish – “Sleeping in Traffic: Part Two” (2008)

20. Big Big Train – “The Underfall Yard” (2009)

19. Phideaux – “Number Seven” (2009)

18. The Pineapple Thief – “Tightly Unwound” (2008)

17. Transatlantic – “The Whirlwind” (2009)

16. Von Hertzen Brothers – “Love Remains the Same” (2008)

15. Porcupine Tree – “Fear of a Blank Planet” (2007)

14. The Flower Kings – “Space Revolver” (2000)

13. The Dear Hunter – “Act III: Life and Death” (2009)

12. Beardfish – “Destined Solitaire” (2009)

11. IQ – “Frequency” (2009)

10. Phideaux – “Doomsday Afternoon” (2007)

9. The Mars Volta – “Frances The Mute” (2005)

8. Porcupine Tree – “Lightbulb Sun” (2000)

7. Opeth – “Damnation” (2003)

6. Coheed and Cambria – “Good Apollo, I’m Burning Star IV, Volume One: From Fear Through the Eyes of Madness” (2005)

5. Marillion – “Marbles” (2004)

4. The Dear Hunter – “Act II: The Meaning of, & All Things Regarding Ms. Leading” (2007)

3. Spock’s Beard – “V” (2000)

2. Gazpacho – “Night” (2007)

1. Spock’s Beard – “Snow” (2002)

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