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351. 🇯🇵🎷🎸Space Circus was a Japanese jazz-rock/fusion band from Osaka that released two studio albums in the late 1970s. The band’s style is characterized by precise musicianship, tight riffs, and blend of jazz fusion with Progressive rock elements. Their sound is often compared to Return to Forever (from whose song they took their name), Mahavishnu Orchestra, and Camel. 1. Fantastic Arrival, 2. Funky Caravan

352. 🇺🇸🎷Chuck Mangione A talented and respected jazz trumpeter who achieved popular success with his melodic, uncluttered music. 1. Land of Make Believe, 2. Feels So Good, 3. Children of Sanchez

353. 🇺🇸🎷Steps Ahead Its music combines advanced jazz, R&B, rock, and fusion and is frequently exciting. 1. Moder Times, 2. Steps Ahead, 3. Smokin’ in the Pit

354. 🇬🇧🎸🎷Level 42 English band whose blend of smooth jazz, sophisticated pop, and funk topped the British charts during the 1980s and '90s. 1. The Early Tapes, 2. Level 42, 3. The Pursuit Of Accidents, 4. Standing In The Light

355. 🇺🇸🎸🎷Norah Jones Pianist who sold millions with her beguiling vocals and a musical blend featuring jazz, traditional vocal pop, bluesy country, and contemporary folk. 1. Come Away with Me, 2. The Fall, 3. Feels like Home, 4. Day Breaks, 5. Foreverly, 6. Little Broken Hearts, 7. Visions, 8. Pick Me Up Off the Floor 

356. 🇺🇸🎙️🎷🪇🎤Melody Gardot Acclaimed vocalist, known for her dusky mix of jazz, Brazilian traditions, folk, and artful pop. 1. Worrisome Heart, 2. Sunset in the Blue, 3. Currency of Man, 4. My One and Only Thrill

357. 🇷🇺🎸🪇Vespero From Russia playing psychedelic music in the beginnings and later Natalya Tjurina (vocals) joined, and the band moved into more progressive rock-related areas. 1. The Four Zoas, 2. Hollow Moon, 3. Shun-Shir, 4. Songo, 5. Rito, 6. Surpassing All Kings, 7. By The Waters Of Tomorrow, 8. Subkraut - U-Boats Willkommen Hier, 9. Droga, 10. Lique Mekwas

358. 🇳🇴🎸Needlepoint Oslo-based Norwegian band founded in 2010 by guitarist/vocalist Bjørn Klakegg, blending 1970s progressive rock, jazz-rock, and psychedelic pop. Known for a Canterbury-scene sound, the group features seasoned musicians from the Nordic scene, including members of Elephant9 and Bigbang.1. Walking up That Valley, 2. Aimless Mary, 3. Remnants Of Light, 4. The Diary of Robert Reverie

359. 🇵🇱🎸🎷SBB is one of the most important Polish bands of the seventies. SBB, rightfully listed in the eclectic progressive genre, mainly plays a hybrid of symphonic prog, space/atmospheric prog and fusion. 1. Memento z banalnym tryptykiem, 2. Pamięć, 3. SBB, 4. Ze Słowem Biegnę Do Ciebie, 5. Nowy Horyzont, 6. Follow My Dream, 7. Welcome, 8. The Rock

360. 🇳🇴🎸🪈Popol Ace Having roots as far back as 1959 with The Scavers and later releasing a single Arman Stumpe Dur Express, this Norwegian quintet that released two albums under the Popol Vuh moniker (a Maya mythology-related name), until they became aware of a German band using the same name, they changed their names to Popol Ace 1. Popol Vuh, 2. Quiche Maya, 3. Stolen from Timex

361. 🇺🇸🎸Jack O’ the Clock Acclaimed American avant-prog/folk band from Oakland, California, formed in 2007 by multi-instrumentalist Damon Waitkus and Nicci Reisnour, blending intricate folk songwriting with complex composition, exploring themes of modern life, nostalgia, and identity with a unique palette of instruments like bassoon, hammer dulcimer, and violin, creating a sound compared to Sufjan Stevensmeets Henry Cow. 1. How Are We Doing and Who Will Tell Us? 2. Night Loops, 3. All My Friends, 4.  Repetitions of the old City I, 5. Repetitions of the old City II, 6. The Warm, Dark Circus, 7. Portraits

362. 🇺🇸🪈Mannheim Steamroller Neoclassical pop group that became a commercial juggernaut with the Fresh Aire series and modernized takes on Christmas material. 1. Fresh Air III, 2. Fresh Air V, 3. Fresh Air I, 4. Fresh Air IV, 5. Fresh Air II, 6. Christmas

363. 🇳🇱🎸Supersister was a Dutch progressive rock band formed in 1968, known for its unique sound that blended jazz, psychedelia, and the Canterbury scene. 1. To the Highest Bidder 2. Present from Nancy, 3. Pudding en Gisteren [Aka: Pudding & Yesterday]

364. 🇳🇱🎸Ekseption In their eight-year existence, Ekseption came as close as any group from the European continent ever did to stealing the thunder of early classical rock outfits such as the Nice and rivaling the early work of Emerson, Lake & Palmer. 1. Trinity, 2. 3, 3. 00.004, 4. Bingo

365. 🇬🇷🎸Aphrodite's Child Greek psych/prog band that gave birth to the career of keyboard wizard Vangelis. 1. 666, 2. End Of The World

366. 🇬🇧🎸Uriah Heep British hard rockers with a revolving-door lineup and an eclectic sound that grandly draws on prog, metal, acid rock, and pastoral folk. 1. Demons and Wizards, 2. Look at Yourself, 3. Salisbury

367. 🇨🇦🎸Harmonium was a highly successful French-Canadian folk-progressive rock band from Quebec, active in the 1970s. Formed in 1973 by Serge Fiori, Michel Normandeau, and Louis Valois, the band achieved both commercial and artistic success in French and English Canada by blending folk, rock, and jazz into innovative albums like their self-titled debut, Si on avait besoin d'une cinquième saison, and the concept album L'Heptade. 1. Les Cinq Saisons, 2. L'heptade XL, 3. Harmonium

368. 🇦🇷🎸🪘Ave Rock The progressive sound of this group —full of rhythm changes and rich melodic treatments— was based on the virtuosity of Caló, Borda and Sainz. 1. Ave Rock, 2. Espacios

369. 🇦🇺🎸Frozen Planet 1969 Australian instrumental psychedelic rock trio formed in 2012. The band is known for its improvisational, long-form "jamming" sessions, which have resulted in numerous albums released through their own Pepper Shaker Records and Headspin Records. 1. Not From 1969, 2. Lost Traveller Chronicles Vol. 2., 3. The Heavy Grand Explotion, 4. Cold Hand of a Gambling Man

370. 🇧🇷🎸🪇🪘Gal Costa An artist of extraordinary range who became a Brazilian icon and the most illustrious female singer of the Tropicália movement. 1. Cantar, 2. Legal, 3. Gel Costa, 4. Índia

371. 🇩🇪🎸🎷Kraan Among those German groups who include psychedelic, sometimes ethnic elements to their distinctive, innovative jazz rock. They were influenced by Pharaoh Sanders and Frank Zappa. 1. Kraan, 2. Let it Out, 3. Andy Nogger, 4. Wintrup, 5. Live

372. 🇩🇪🎸La Düsseldorf was an influential German krautrock/art-rock band formed in 1975 by multi-instrumentalist Klaus Dinger following the breakup of Neu!. Consisting of Klaus Dinger, his brother Thomas Dinger, and Hans Lampe, the group combined melodic, hypnotic "motorik" beats with pop, electronic, and punk elements. 1. La Düsseldorf, 2. Viva

373. 🇲🇽🎸🪇Chac Mool was a prominent Mexican progressive rock band formed in Mexico City in 1979, active until 1985. Led by Jorge Reyes and Carlos Alvarado, the band was known for its atmospheric sound that blended complex progressive rock with elements of pre-Hispanic music, jazz, and folk. 1. Nadie en Especial, 2. Sueños de Metal, 3. El Mensajero de los Dioses, 4. Chac Mool, 5. Cintas En Directo

374. 🇬🇧🎸Argent Zombies keyboard maestro Rod Argent found a place to explore all of his musical notions and incorporated more classical, jazz, and art rock influences. 1. Nexus, 2. All Together Now, 3. Circus

375. 🇨🇭🎸Brainticket The obscure late-'60s/early-'70s experimental/Krautrock outfit Brainticket originally formed in 1968, consisting of members from Swiss, German, and Italian descent. 1. Celestial Ocean, 2. Cottonwoodhill, 3. Psychonaut, 4. Adventure, 5. Voyage

376. 🇬🇧🎷🎸🪇Osibisa is an Afro-rock band formed in London in 1969 by Ghanaian musicians Teddy Osei, Sol Amarfio, and Mac Tontoh. Their music is a fusion of African highlife, with rock, jazz, and funk, and they became one of the first African-heritage bands to achieve widespread international recognition. 1. Osibisa, 2. Boyaya

377. 🇨🇱🎸🪇Los Jaivas This Chilean band offers one of the most interesting blends of folk and symphonic rock.  1. Los Jaivas 2. Alturas de Macchu Picchu

378. 🇸🇪🎸🎷Janne Schaffer As one of the most prominent guitarists and session musicians in Sweden, Janne Schaffer has played with almost everyone at home, and quite a few important bands abroad. 1. Katharsis, 2. Janne Schaffer, 3. Earmeal

379. 🇨🇦🎸🪇Maneige Their music is probably one of the best example of what Fusion music can be by blending in classical and folk elements together with jazz tones the whole thing having a very progressive rock ideal and could also fit the chamber rock style. 1. Les porches, 2. Maneige, 3. Ni Vent... Ni Nouvelle, 4. Libre Service - Self Service 

380. 🇩🇪🎸🎻📟Cluster has recorded many albums of ambitious, pre-ambient electronic music with gorgeous synth arrangements, a groovy tone and a constant sense of melody. 1. Cluster, 2. Cluster II, 3. Zuckerzeit, 4. Sowiesoso

381. 🇺🇸🎷🎻🎹🎸Thank You Scientist A 21st century progressive rock septet that formed at Montclair State University in New Jersey. 1. Stranger Heads Prevail, 2. Maps of Non — Existent Places, 3. Terraformer

382. 🇦🇷🎸🪘Aquelarre Argentinean progressive rock band Aquelarre got involved in the local music scene in March of 1972 while performing at a local venue, releasing a self-titled album that same year. 1. Aquelarre, 2. Brumas

383. 🇦🇷🎸🪇 Crucis Their music is half instrumental/half with strong Spanish vocals and the emphasis is on the keyboards (organ, string-ensemble, synthesizers, Steinway - and Fender Rhodes piano), the rhythm-section sounds powerful and adventurous. 1. Los Delirios del Mariscal, 2. Crucis

384. 🇬🇧🎸The Pop Group Politically motivated post-punk collective from Bristol, characterized by slicing guitars, primitive funk rhythms, and agit-prop lyrics. 1. Y, 2. For How Much Longer Do We Tolerate Mass Murder?

385. 🇬🇧🎸Spirogyra Formed in Canterbury, England in 1970, Spirogyra was one of a group of young progressive folk bands signed to B&C Records at the same time as Steeleye Span. 1. St. Radigunds, 2. Old Boot Wine

386. 🇫🇷🎸Clearlight is a project by French song-writer and composer Cyrille "CLearlight" Verdeaux, with a blend of classical romanticism and prog-rock experimentation. 1. Clearlight Symphony, 2. Forever Blowing Bubbles, 3. Impressionist Symphony, 4. Infinite Symphony, 5. Symphony II, 6. Les Contes Du Singe Fou

387. 🇧🇪🎸🪇 Aksak Maboul is a Belgian avant-rock band founded in 1977 by Marc Hollander and Vincent Kenis. Known for their eclectic and experimental music, the band has explored diverse styles, including post-punk, free jazz, electronic music, and traditional folk. 1. Un peu de l'âme des bandits, 2. Onze Danses Pour Combattre La Migraine

388. 🇬🇧🎸Steamhammer pioneering British blues-rock band formed in Worthing, England, in 1968, known for blending blues with progressive rock, jazz, and folk elements. 1. MK II, 2. Mountains, 3. Reflection

389. 🇺🇸🎸This Will Destroy You Texas quartet makes sprawling, experimental instrumental rock influenced by shoegaze, ambient, and doom metal. 1. Young Mountain, 2. Another Language, 3. This Will Destroy You, 4. Tunnel Blanket, 5. S/T

390. 🇬🇧🎸Fruupp One of the hardest-working progressive bands to end up languishing in relative obscurity, Fruupp was begun in 1971 by guitarist Vince McCusker. 1. Future Legends, 2. Seven Secrets, 3. Modern Masquerades

391. 🇺🇸🎸Styx The rare art rock band with commercial success, capable of producing monster hits with stadium rock, sweeping power ballads, and concept albums. 1. The Grand Illusion, 2. Pieces of Eight

392. 🇨🇿🎷🎸 🎬Jan Hammer Pioneering Czech jazz fusion keyboardist best known for his television scores. 1. Timeless, 2. Oh, Yeah? 3. The First Seven Days, 4. Malma Mainly

393. 🇮🇸🎸Sigur Rós Pioneering Icelandic post-rockers whose uniquely dreamlike, slow-motion sound is popular with shoegazers and filmmakers. 1. Ágætis Byrjun, 2. (), 3. Takk…

394. 🇨🇦🎸Sloche was a seminal Québécois progressive rock band formed around 1971 in the Chicoutimi region, known for blending jazz-rock, symphonic prog, and funk. Active during the mid-70s, they released two acclaimed albums—J'un Oeil (1975) and Stadaconé (1976)—before disbanding. 1. Stadacone, 2. J'un œil

395. 🇨🇦🎸🎷Lighthouse is a renowned Canadian "rock orchestra" formed in 1969 in Toronto by Skip Prokop and Paul Hoffert, blending rock, jazz, and classical elements. 1. One Fine Morning, 2. Suite Feeling, 3. Thoughts of Movin’ On  

396. 🇸🇪🎸Hällas is a Swedish "adventure rock" band formed in 2011 in Jönköping, known for blending 1970s progressive rock, hard rock, and folk with 1980s heavy metal. They are famous for conceptual, fantasy-driven lyrics and a melodic, synth-heavy sound. 1. Conundrum, 2. Panorama, 3. Excerpts From a Future Past, 4. Isle of Wisdom

397. 🇮🇸🎼🎸📟Björk Iconic Icelander whose unique sonic adventurousness has extended to pop, jazz, electronica, and beyond. 1. Vespertine, 2. Homogenic, 3. Post, 4. Debut, 5. Vulnicura, 6. Medúlla

398. 🇦🇺🎸🪈Dead Can Dance Project that combines elements of European folk music, particularly the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, with ambient pop and worldbeat. 1. Within the realm of a Dying Sun, 2. The Serpent’s Egg, 3. Into the Labyrinth, 4. Spleen and Ideal, 5. Anastasis, 6. Dionysus

399. 🇳🇴 🎸Leprous is a Norwegian progressive metal/rock band formed in 2001 in Notodden by vocalist/keyboardist Einar Solberg and guitarist Tor Oddmund Suhrke. Known for a complex, emotional, and evolving style, they moved from progressive metal to an experimental art rock sound featuring clean vocals, synths, and orchestral elements. 1. Tall Poppy Syndrome, 2. Coal, 3. Malina, 4. Bilateral, 5. Pitfalls, 6. The Congregation

400. 🇬🇧🎸Zopp is a Nottingham, UK-based progressive rock project formed around 2010 by multi-instrumentalist and composer Ryan Stevenson. Known for a modern revival of the 1970s "Canterbury Scene" sound—fusing fuzz organs, complex time signatures, and catchy melodies—they are often labeled as neo-Canterbury. 1. Dominion, 2. Zoop

401. 🇬🇧🇺🇸🇸🇪🎸Transatlantic Prog rock supergroup featuring members of Dream Theater, Spock's Beard, Marillion, and the Flower Kings 1. Bridge Across Forever, 2. SMPT E, 3. The Whirlwind, 4. The Absolute Universe: Forevermore, 5. Kaleidoscope, 6. The Absolute Universe: The Breath Of Life (Abridged Version)

402. 🇬🇧🎸Haken English band whose original prog-metal sound has evolved into a kaleidoscopic swirl of prog-rock, electronic pop, and anthemic rock. 1. The Mountain, 2. Visions, 3. Aquarius 4. Affinity, 5. Fauna, 6. Vector, 7. Virus

403. 🇺🇸🎸Deluge Grander is a progressive rock band formed in Baltimore, Maryland, in 2005 by Dan Britton, who also leads projects like Birds and Buildings. The band, a successor to Britton's previous project, Cerebus Effect, was founded with drummer Patrick Gaffney to perform Britton's complex compositions. Early lineups included guitarists Dave Berggren and bassists Brett d'Anon, and their music is characterized by intricate, symphonic progressive. 1. August in the Urals, 2. The Form of the Good, 3. Oceanarium, 4. Heliotians

404. 🇩🇪🎸📟🎻🎬🪈Tangerine Dream Innovative Berlin group whose pioneering synthesizer and sequencer work helped found the new age of popular ambient and electronica. 1. Rubycon, 2. Phaedra, 3. Stratosfear, 4. Force Majeure, 5. Tangram, 6. Exit, 7. Encore, 8. Logos, 9. White Eagle, 10. Hyperborea

405. 🇬🇧🎸Ozric Tentacles British neo-psychedelic jam band who bridged the gap between techno and space rock in the 1980s and '90s 1. Erpland, 2. Strangeitude, 3. Jurassic Shift, 4. Arborescence, 5. Pungent Effulgent, 6. Curious Corn, 7. The Hidden Step, 8. Lotus Unfolding, 9. Spirals in Hyperspace, 8. Technicians of the Sacred, 10. Space for the Earth

406. 🇺🇸🎸Dream Theater Standard-bearing American progressive metal standard bearers who have influenced the entire genre with their impeccable musicianship and recordings. 1. Awake 2. Images and Words, 3. A Dramatic Turn of Events, 4. Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory, 5. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, 6. Train of Thought, 7. Octavarium, 8. Distance Over Time, 9. A View from the Top of the World, 10. Black Clouds & Silver Linings

407. 🇩🇪🎸📟Klaus Schulze German electronic music pioneer and a central figure in the development of progressive electronic, Krautrock, and "Berlin School" ambient music. As a composer, drummer, and synthesizer virtuoso, his career spanned over six decades and 60+ solo albums, often characterized by long, hypnotic, and symphonic soundscapes that bridged experimentalism with a reflective, dreamy aesthetic. 1. Mirage, 2. Timewind, 3, “X”

408. 🇺🇸🎼🎸Queensrÿche Seattle quintet who constructed a progressive form of heavy metal drawing equally from guitar pyrotechnics and art rock. 1. Operation: Mindcrime, 2. Empire, 3. Rage For Order, 4. The Warning, 5. Promised Land

409. 🇺🇸🎸🎬Explosions in the Sky Austin-based instrumental post-rock quartet known for moody, cinematic compositions as well as film and television scores. 1. The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place, 2. Take Care, Take Care, Take Care, 3. All of a Sudden I Miss Everyone, 4. The Wilderness

410. 🇺🇸🎸Pain of Salvation has evolved from a Dream Theater-inspired, technical metal band into a stylized, syncopated fusion powerhouse. 1. Remedy Lane, 2. The Perfect Element, Pt. I, 3. Entropia, 4. One Hour By The Concrete Lake, 5. “BE”

411. 🇬🇧🎸Big Big Train Veteran British ensemble blends progressive rock and thoughtful pop melodicism. 1. English Electric, Pt. One, 2. English Electric, Pt. Two, 3. The Underfall Yard, 4. Folklore, 5. Grimspound, 6. Grand Tour, 7. Common Ground, 8. Welcome to the Planet, 9. Ingenious Device, 10. The Likes of Us

412. 🇬🇧🎸I.Q. Prolific British progressive rock band active since the early '80s. 1. The Road of Bones, 2. Ever, 3. Subterranea, 4. The Wake, 5. The Seventh House, 6. Tales from the Lush Attic, 7. Dark Matter, 8. Frequency, 9. Resistance

413. 🇸🇪🎸The Flower Kings Longstanding, innovative prog rock band from Sweden led by guitarist and composer Roine Stolt. 1. Banks of Eden, 2. Back in the World of Adventures, 3. Flower Power, 4. Desolation Rose, 5. Stardust We Are, 6. Retropolis, 7. Space Revolver, 8. Unfold the Future, 9. Paradox Hotel, 10. Islands

414. 🇺🇸🎸Spock’s Beard Los Angeles neo-progressive rock band known for its catchy songwriting and technical playing style. 1. Snow, 2. The Light, 3. V, 4. Beware of Darkness, 5. Brief Nocturnes and Dreamless Sleep, 6. The Oblivion Particle, 7. X, 8. Noise Floor

415. 🇸🇪🎸Beardfish Swedish progressive rock band celebrated for their technical prowess and muscular interpretation of the genre. 1. Sleeping In Traffic, Pt. 2, 2. Sleeping In Traffic, Pt. 1, 3. +4626-Comfortzone, 4. Destined Solitaire, 5, Mammoth, 6. Songs for Beating Hearts, 7. The Void

416. 🇺🇸🎸Flying Colors Progressive rock supergroup featuring former members of Dream Theater, the Dixie Dregs, and Spock's Beard. 1. Second Nature, 2. Third Degree, 3. Five Colors

417. 🇬🇧🎸Be Bop Deluxe British band of the mid-'70s, led by talented guitarist Bill Nelson, that balanced art rock and glam, proving a heavy influence on new wave. 1. Modern Music, 2. Sunburst Finish, 3. Futurama

418. 🇭🇺🎸Solaris Hungarian progressive rock band Solaris got its start in 1980. They took their name, and the content of all their songs, from classic science fiction. 1. Martian Chronicles, 2. Martian Chronicles II, 3. 1990

419. 🇬🇧🎸Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come This UK band was formed in 1971 by the eccentric Arthur Brown a vocalist who had achieved momentary commercial fame three years earlier with his memorable single, "Fire." Considered one of the prime movers behind the British progressive underground, Brown's flamboyant stage act - flaming helmet, outlandish costumes, bizarre facial make-up and crazy, incendiary vocals - appropriately suited the band's manic, psychedelic sound. 1. Galactic Zoo Dossier, 2. Journey

420. 🇬🇧🎸The Edgar Broughton Band British blues-rock and psychedelic band formed in Warwick in 1968, known for their gritty, heavy sound and countercultural, anti-establishment ethos. Often compared to Captain Beefheart, the trio (later a quartet) was popular for their high-energy live performances and the 1970 hit single "Out Demons Out". 1. Wasa Wasa, 2. Sing Brother Sing, 3. Rings of Earthly Light

421. 🇺🇸🎸Maudlin of the Well (stylized as maudlin of the Well or motW) was a Boston-based avant-garde metal band (1996–2003) founded by Toby Driver and Jason Byron. Known for blending death/doom metal with progressive rock, jazz, and chamber music, their music and lyrics focused on astral projection and lucid dreaming. 1. Part the Second, 2. “Bath”, 3. Leaving Your Body Map

422. 🇦🇺🎸🪇 King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Australian psychedelic collective with an intense work ethic and a wildly experimental outlook that reaches from synth prog to folk-rock. 1. Polygondwanaland, 2. Flying Microtonal Banana, 3. Nonagon Infinity, 4. I'm In Your Mind Fuzz, 5. Ice, Death, Planets, Lungs, Mushrooms And Lava, 6. Changes

423. 🇨🇭🎸Krokodil was a pioneering Swiss progressive/psychedelic rock band formed in 1969 by drummer Düde Dürst and pianist Hardy Hepp, blending blues-rock with Eastern, ethnic, and folk influences. 1. An Invisible World Revealed, 2. Krokodil, 3. Swamp, 4. Getting Up For The Morning, 5. Sweat and Swim

424. 🇮🇪🎤🪇🪈Clannad Irish family band who debuted with traditional instruments and Gaelic vocals, then enjoyed global success by bridging folk, rock, and new age. 1. Dúlamán, 2. Clannad 2

425. 🇺🇸🎸Yezda Urfa was an American progressive rock band formed in 1973 that gained a cult following for its technically complex, quirky, and humor-filled music, influenced by bands like Yes and Gentle Giant. 1. Boris, 2. Sacred Baboon

426. 🇺🇸🎻📟🎷🎹Terry Riley Widely influential Californian composer who pioneered the use of tape loops and delay/feedback systems. 1. A Rainbow In Curved Air, 2. Church of Anthrax, 3. In C, 4. Persian Surgery Dervishes, 5. Atlantis Nath, 6. In C/Djembé

427. 🇩🇪🎸Jeronimo was a German heavy blues rock/krautrock band active between 1969 and 1972, known for hits like "Heya" and "Na Na Hey Hey". Founded in 1969 by Rainer Marz, Gunnar Schäfer, and Ringo Funk, the power trio blended heavy guitar riffs with progressive elements, touring with Steppenwolf and playing festivals with Deep Purple. 1. Jeronimo, 2. Time Ride, 3. Cosmic Blues  

428. 🇺🇸🎸Metallica California metal band whose aggressive yet melodic style made them one of the most popular bands of all time. 1. …And Justice for All, 2. Master of Puppets, 3. Kill 'Em All, 4. Metallica 5. Ride the Lightning

429. 🇺🇸🎸Megadeth One of the most popular and important thrash metal bands, led by Dave Mustaine, with strong social and political messages throughout their music. 1. Rust In Peace, 2. Peace Sells... But Who's Buying? 3. Countdown to Extinction, 4. Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good! 5. So Far, So Good... So What!

430. 🇬🇧🎸Mott the Hoople British hard rock band whose mix of glam, metal, and attitude was bolstered by Ian Hunter's strong, thoughtful songwriting. 1. The Hoople, 2. All the Young Dudes, 3. Mott

431. 🇺🇸🎸Cinderella was a prominent American rock band from the Philadelphia suburbs that rose to fame in the mid-1980s Initially categorized as a glam/hair metal act due to their image and debut sound, they later evolved into a rootsy blues rock style that set them apart from their contemporaries. 1. Long Cold Winter, 2. Night Songs, 3. Heartbreak Station, 4. Still Climbing

432. 🇺🇸🎸Ratt Aqua-netted glam metal band from the 1980s, who infused their brand of hard rock with serious pop hooks. 1. Invasion of Privacy, 2. Out of the Cellar, 3. Detonator, 4. Dancing Undercover, 5. Reach for the Sky, 6. Tell the World: The Very Best of Ratt Remastered, (Over the Edge), 7. Ratt

433. 🇺🇸🎸Tesla Blues-based hard rock band marked by smart songwriting who rose to fame during the Hair Metal boom of the 1980s and '90s.1. The Great Radio Controversy, 2. Mechanical Resonance, 3. Psychotic Supper, 4. Bust a Nut, (Signs (Live at the Trocadero))   

434. 🇺🇸🎸Guns N’ Roses Best and most influential hard rockers of the 1980s and '90s, a straight-ahead guitar boogie band that often displayed a surprising musical diversity. 1. Appetite for Destruction, 2. Use Your Illusion II, 3. G N' R Lies, 4. Use Your Illusion I

435. 🇺🇸🎸Mötley Crüe Joyously sleazy and stupid, they became one of the top heavy metal bands of the '80s, but garnered more headlines for their infamous antics. 1. Dr. Feelgood, 2. Shout at the Devil, 3. Girls, Girls, Girls, 4. Theatre of Pain, 5. Too Fast for Love

436. 🇦🇺🎸AC/DC One of the defining acts of '70s hard rock, driven by the bazooka roar of the Young brothers' twin guitars and Bon Scott's snarling vocals. 1. Back in Black, 2. Highway to Hell, 3. Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap, 4. Let There Be Rock, 5. High Voltage, 6. Powerage, 7. If You Want Blood You've Got It, 8. The Razors of Edge, 9. Live, 10. For Those About to Rock. (Special Mention: Ballbreaker, Flick the Switch, Fly On the Wall, Blow Your Video)

437. 🇩🇪🎸Scorpions German band who blew in with the first wave of '70s heavy metal, then stuck around for decades while unleashing many a classic anthem. 1. Taken by Force, 2. Lovedrive, 3. Love at First Sting, 4. In Trance, 5. Blackout, 6. Crazy World, 7. Virgin Killer, 8. Lonesome Crow, 9. Fly to the Rainbow

438. 🇺🇸🎸Poison the definitive hair band of the '80s, with a long string of pop-metal hits to go along with their highly visual approach to rock & roll. 1. Look What the Cat Dragged In, 2. Open Up and Say... Ahh!, 3. Flesh & Blood, 4. Native Tongue

439. 🇺🇸🎸Overkill An integral part of the early-'80s thrash metal movement that spawned acts like Metallica and Anthrax. 1. Horrorscope, 2. The Years of Decay, 3. Taking Over, 4. Feel the Fire, 5. Under the Influence

440. 🇺🇸🎸Meat Loaf A one-man rock opera responsible for such epics as "Paradise by the Dashboard Light" and "I Would Do Anything for Love." 1. Bat Out of Hell I, 2. Bat Out of Hell II

441. 🇺🇸🎸Anthrax Combining the speed and fury of hardcore punk with the prominent guitars and vocals of heavy metal, they helped create a new subgenre of heavy metal on their early albums. 1. Among the Living, 2. Speeding the Disease, 3. Persistence of Time

442. 🇬🇧🎸Rainbow Early metal heroes led by Deep Purple's guitar virtuoso Ritchie Blackmore and charismatic singer Ronnie James Dio. 1. Rising, 2. Long Live Rock 'n' Roll, 3. Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow

443. 🇺🇸🎸DIO Classic heavy metal band formed by Ronnie James Dio, headbanging icon and perennial frontman (Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath). 1. The Last in Line, 2. Dream Evil, 3. Magica, 4. Holy Diver, 5. Strange Highways

444. 🇺🇸🎸Sleep Northern California pioneers of stoner rock and doom metal who chose to disband rather than compromise their aesthetic with their label. 1. Dopesmoker, 2. Sleep's Holy Mountain, 3. The Sciences

445. 🇩🇪🎸Sodom One of German thrash's Big Three, and a pioneer of early death metal. 1. Persecution Mania, 2. Agent Orange, 3. Tapping the Vein, 4. M-16

446. 🇺🇸🎸W.A.S.P. L.A. metal outfit who rose to infamy in the 1980s thanks to their shock rock image, lyrics, and outrageous live concerts. 1. The Headless Children, 2. W.A.S.P., 3. The Crimson Idol, 4. The Last Command, 5. Inside the Electric Circus

447. 🇺🇸🎸Dokken Los Angeles-based heavy metal band with an intimate fusion of hard rock, melody and atmospherics. 1. Under Lock and Key, 2. Tooth and Nail, 3. Back for the Attack

448. 🇺🇸🎸🎷Joe Satriani One of the great guitarists of the '80s, a rare shredder whose popularity crossed over from six-string obsessives and into the mainstream. 1. Surfing with the Alien, 2. Time Machine, Vol. 1, 3. Flying In a Blue Dream, 4. The Extremist, 5. Strange Beautiful Music, 6. Crystal Planet

449. 🇺🇸🎸🎷Steve Vai Fleet-fingered guitar hero who worked with Frank Zappa, David Lee Roth, and Whitesnake as well as recording solo. 1. Passion and Warfare, 2. Flex-Able, 3. The Ultra Zone, 4. Fire Garden, 5. Alien Love Secrets

450. 🇺🇸🎼🎸Mr. Bungle Free-form rock radicals (sounds of funk, death metal, ska, video games, carnivals) who provided the first experience (and later, a side project) for Faith No More's Mike Patton. 1. Mr. Bungle. 2. Disco Volante, 3. California, 4. The Raging Wrath of the Easter Bunny Demo

451. 🇺🇸🎸Van Halen One of the best and most popular American hard rock/heavy metal bands, primarily distinguished by the fleet fingers of guitarist Eddie 1. Van Halen, 2. 1984, 3. Woman and Children First, 4. Van Halen II, 5. Fair Warning, 6. Diver Down, 7. 5150

452. 🇺🇸🎸Britny Fox American glam/hair metal band from the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area. They emerged as part of the late-1980s hard rock scene, known for their flashy style, big hair, and energetic anthems reminiscent of bands like Cinderella (with whom they shared early connections). 1. Britny Fox, 2. Boys in Heat, 3. Bite Down Hard

453. 🇫🇮🎸Dark Buddha Rising Finnish psychedelic sludge/doom metal band formed in 2007 in Laitila by Vesa Ajomo, Jukka Rämänen, and Petri Rämänen. Known for their occult themes and long, droning, ritualistic compositions. 1. Ritual Ix, 2. Mathreyata, 3. Entheomorphosis, 4. Inversum, 5. Dakhmandal

454. 🇬🇧🎸The Groundhogs influential English blues-rock band formed in London in late 1963. They are known for transitioning from traditional blues to a more progressive, heavy rock sound while maintaining a "power trio" format. 1. Thank Christ for the Bomb, 2. Split, 3. Blues Obituary, 4. Who Will Save the World? The Mighty Groundhogs, 5. Hogwash

455. 🇬🇧🎸Humble Pie was an English hard rock band formed in 1969 by Steve Marriott (ex-Small Faces), Peter Frampton (ex-The Herd), Greg Ridley (ex-Spooky Tooth), and Jerry Shirley (ex-Apostolic Intervention). The group’s music style was a powerful fusion of blues rock, hard rock, and soul, characterized by raw energy, heavy guitar riffs, and Marriott’s distinctive, powerful vocals. 1. Smokin', 2. Rock On, 3. Humble Pie, 4. As Safe As Yesterday Is, 5. Town And Country

456. 🇬🇧🎸Napalm Death Groundbreaking British grindcore band who pushed heavy metal into new levels of extremity and intensity. 1. Scum, 2. Enemy of the Music Business, 3. From Enslavement to Obliteration, 4. Harmony Corruption, 5. Utopia Banished, 6. Fear, Emptiness, Despair, 7. Apex Predator - Easy Meat

457. 🇺🇸🎸Faster Pussycats American hard rock/sleaze glam metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1985 by vocalist Taime Downe and guitarist Brent Muscat. Famous for hits like "Bathroom Wall" and "House of Pain," the band sold over two million records, bridging glam and punk with a gritty, Hollywood Sunset Strip style. 1. Faster Pussycat, 2. Wake Me When It's Over, 3. Whipped

458. 🇺🇸🎸Mastodon One of the most acclaimed metal bands of the new millennium, with an innovative, lyrically astute blend of progressive metal, grindcore, and hardcore. 1. Crack the Sky, 2. Leviathan, 3. Blood Mountain, 4. The Hunter, 5. Once More ‘Round the Sun, 6. Emperor of Sand

459. 🇺🇸🎸Ancestors L.A.'s suitably named Ancestors are conversant with all manner of "classic" hard rock and heavy metal influences, ranging from the primordial doom of Black Sabbath, to the futuristic space rock of Hawkwind, 1. Of Sound Mind, 2. In Dreams and Time

460. 🇨🇦🎸Max Webster Toronto's Max Webster blended metal, prog, and rock elements into a genre-defying blend that won the group a cult following in the mid- to late '70s. 1. High Class in borrowed Shoes, 2. A Million Vacations, 3. Mutiny Up My Sleeve, 4. Max Webster

461. 🇺🇸🎼🎸The Chocolate Watchband formed in 1965 in Los Altos, California, was a premier 1960s American garage/psychedelic rock band known for a gritty sound often compared to the Rolling Stones. Led by vocalist David Aguilar and guitarist Mark Loomis, the group blended rebellious garage rock with psychedelic experimentation. 1. Inner Mystique, 2. No Way Out

462. 🇨🇭🎼🎸Toad was a Swiss hard rock and blues-rock band formed in Basel, Switzerland, in 1970. Known for their heavy, fuzz-laden guitar sound and high-energy live performances, they were a significant, albeit often overlooked, force in the early 1970s European rock scene, influencing later Swiss bands like Krokus and Celtic Frost. 1. Toad, 2. Tomorrow Blue

463. 🇺🇸🎼🎸Fever Tree was a Houston-based late-1960s psychedelic rock band known for their 1968 hit "San Francisco Girls (Return of the Native)". Formed in 1966 from The Bostwick Vines, the group blended rock with baroque pop and blues, releasing four albums before disbanding in 1970. Their sound featured dramatic vocals, heavy fuzz guitar, and orchestral arrangements. 1. Another Time, Another Place, 2. Fever Tree

464. 🇺🇸🎼🎸The Fallen Angels The band was known for its psychedelic sound, featuring sitar, horns, and experimental, often cynical lyrics that mirrored the era's counterculture attitudes. 1. It's a Long Way Down, 2. The Fallen Angels

465. 🇺🇸🎼🎸Ultimate Spinach Short-lived psychedelic/acid rock band who were one of the most successful acts associated with the Bosstown Sound of the late '60s. 1. Ultimate Spinach, 2. Behold and See

466. 🇬🇧🎸Arena is a British neo-progressive rock band formed in 1995 in Virginia Water, Surrey, by drummer Mick Pointer (a founding member of Marillion) and keyboardist Clive Nolan (known for his work with Pendragon and Shadowland).  The band is characterized by its supergroup-like lineup, intricate compositions, and consistent output of concept albums that blend symphonic prog elements with hard rock and progressive metal influences. 1. The Theory of Molecular Inheritance, 2. Contagion, 3. The Visitor, 4. Inmortal? 5. Songs From the Lions Cage

467. 🇸🇪🎸Edge of Sanity Swedish extreme metal band which was among the first to fuse death and black metal with progressive rock. 1. Purgatory Afterglow 2. The Spectral Sorrows 3. Crimson

468. 🇺🇸🎼🎸Deftones Alternative metal quintet who evolved beyond the nu-metal era with a dynamic blend of beauty and brutality. 1. White Pony, 2. Koi no yokan, 3. Around the Fur, 4. Diamond Eyes, 5. Saturday Night Wrist

469. 🇬🇧🎸Squid are a critically acclaimed English post-punk/art-rock band formed in Brighton in 2016, known for their frantic, genre-blending sound featuring brass, synths, and intricate rhythms. Described as post-punk, art-rock, and krautrock-influenced, featuring "half-yelped, half-sung" vocals, angular guitars, and experimental instrumentation. 1. Bright Green Field, 2. Cowards, 3. O Monolith

470. 🇷🇺🎸The Gourishankar is a Russian progressive rock band formed in 2002 in Syktyvkar, known for blending classic retro-prog with experimental, modern touches. Renowned for technical proficiency, they released acclaimed albums Close Grip (2003) and 2nd Hands (2007), often featuring complex instrumentation, melodic depth, and eclectic influences, gaining recognition in the early 2000s prog scene. 1. 2^nd Hands, 2. Close Grips

471. 🇬🇧🎸Mandalaband is a British progressive rock band formed in 1974 by composer and producer David Rohl, known for concept albums featuring revolving all-star lineups. Their 1975 debut and the 1978 space-fantasy epic The Eye of Wendor: Prophecies (featuring members of 10cc and The Moody Blues) are highly regarded in prog circles. 1. Mandalaband, 2. The Eye of Wendor: Prophecies

472. 🇮🇹🎸Blacksmith Tales is an Italian progressive rock/metal band formed around the musical vision of multi-instrumentalist David Del Fabro, with roots in the 1990s. The group is known for conceptual, melodic, and symphonic prog, blending vintage keyboards (Hammond, Mellotron) with modern heavy metal, folk, and classical influences. 1. Pathway to Hamlet’s Mill, 2. The Dark Presence

473. 🇬🇧🎸Jade Warrior British progressive rock band formed in 1970 by Tony Duhig (guitar), Jon Field (flute/percussion), and Glyn Havard (vocals/bass), known for blending rock with folk, jazz, and world music influences. Emerging from the band July, they developed a distinct sound featuring soft/loud contrasts and ethereal, atmospheric textures. 1. Last Autumn's Dream, 2. Floating Worlds, 3. Released, 4. Waves, 5. Jade Warrior

474. 🇺🇸🎼🎸Strawberry Alarm Clock is a renowned 1960s American psychedelic rock band from Glendale, California, best known for their 1967 #1 hit, "Incense and Peppermints". Formed in 1966 as Thee Sixpence, they quickly pivoted from garage rock to a signature psychedelic sound. 1. Wake Up...It's Tomorrow, 2. Incense & Peppermints

475. 🇸🇪🎸Candlemass Swedish quintet whose dirge-like, sustain-laden guitar riffing made them pioneers of the doom metal genre. 1. Nightfall, 2. Epicus Doomicus Metallicus, 3. Ancient Dreams, 4. Tales of Creation, 5. Candlemass, 6. Death Magic Doom, 7. King of the Grey Islands

476. 🇺🇸🎸Sacred Reich is an influential American thrash metal band formed in 1985 in Phoenix, Arizona, known for socially conscious, political lyrics and fast-paced music. 1. Ignorance, 2. The American Way, 3. Surf Nicaragua

477. 🇺🇸🎸Nuclear Assault were among thrash metal's most socially aware groups, making room for serious subject matter (and occasional goofs) in their careening speed metal riffing. 1. Handle with Care, 2. Game Over

478. 🇩🇪🎸Helloween Innovative German group whose vision of high-speed power metal made them one of the prime European rock bands to emerge in the '80s. 1. Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II, 2. Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I, 3. Walls of Jericho, 4. The Time of the Oath, 5. The Dark Ride

479. 🇬🇧🎸Heads, Hands and Feet Their self-titled debut album, populated with guests from the folk and singer/songwriter scenes, was released as a double record in the U.S., but only as a single album in Europe. The record was very well regarded, with Lee's guitar work garnering attention. 1. Heads, Hands and Feet, 2. Tracks

480. 🇳🇱🎸Golden Earring Boogie rock legends in their Dutch homeland, and worldwide hitmakers with 1973's "Radar Love" and 1982's "Twilight Zone." 1. Moontan, 2. Golden Earring [Aka: Wall of Dolls], 3. Eight Miles High, 4. Seven Tears

481. 🇬🇧🎸Queen Larger-than-life British arena-glam rockers who mastered the art of the pop single, led by the incomparable Freddie Mercury. 1. A Night At The Opera, 2. Queen II, 3. Sheer Heart Attack, 4. A Day At The Races, 5. Queen, 6. Jazz, 7. News of the World, 8. The Game

482. 🇺🇸🎸Aerosmith Boston quintet that epitomized '70s sleaze, but then had a remarkably sober comeback in the '80s that eclipsed their down-and-dirty heyday. 1. Toys in the Attic, 2. Rocks, 3. Pump, 4. Get Your Wings, 5. Permanent Vacation, 6. Aerosmith, 7. Draw the Line, 8. Get a Grip

483. 🇺🇸🎸Bon Jovi One of rock's biggest acts, they bridged the gap between heavy metal and pop with style and ease, remaining consistently popular for decades.1. New Jersey, 2. Slippery When Wet, 3. Keep the Faith, 4. Bon Jovi, 5. 7800° Fahrenheit

484. 🇺🇸🎸Skid Row One of the very last pop-metal bands to hit the mainstream before grunge took over in the early '90s. 1. Skid Row, 2. Slave to the Grind

485. 🇬🇧🎸Def Leppard Stadium rock perennials whose catchy, guitar-driven, power pop/rock was one of the most imitated styles of the '80s. 1. Pyromania, 2. Hysteria, 3. High 'N' Dry

486. 🇩🇪🎸Accept One of Germany's earliest and best speed metal bands, their brutal riffs and aggressive tempos exemplified on the 1983 smash "Balls to the Wall." 1. Balls to the Wall, 2. Restless and 3. Wild, Metal Heart, 4. Breaker, 5. Russian Roulette

487. 🇺🇸🎸Whitesnake Hard rock hitmakers, led by David Coverdale, who combined brutal, powerful hard rock and chart-topping power ballads. 1. Whitesnake, 2. Ready an' Willing, 3. Slide It In, 4. Saints & Sinners

488. 🇺🇸🎸White Lion Brooklyn rockers who scored hits at the peak of the 1980s glam metal craze with their shimmering hooks. 1. Mane Attraction, 2. Pride, 3. Fight to Survive, 4. Anthology 83’-89´

489. 🇦🇺🎸Buffalo Pioneering Australian hard rock/heavy metal band formed in Sydney in August 1971 by vocalist Dave Tice and bassist Peter Wells, evolving from the blues-rock band Head. Known for early, heavy pub rock. 1. Volcanic Rock, 2. Only Want You For Your Body, 3. Dead Forever.

490. 🇺🇸🎸Kiss Garish glam rockers with anthems galore, who became rock legends with a reputation for incredible live shows. 1. Alive! 2. Destroyer, 3. Dressed to Kill, 4. Kiss, 5. Love Gun, 6. Hotter than Hell, 7. Creatures of the Night, 8. Ace Frehley, 9. Rock and Roll Over (Odyssey)

491. 🇬🇧🎸Morrissey With the Smiths and solo, a spokesman for millions of the disaffected with his poetic, biting lyrics and theatrical vocals. 1. Your Arsenal, 2. Viva Hate, 3. Vauxhall and I, 4. Bona Drag

492. 🇺🇸🎸Ramones Seminal punk rockers who lit up the mid-'70s New York City scene by stripping rock & roll to the basics. 1. Rocket to Russia, 2. Leave Home, 3. Ramones, 4. Road to Ruin, 5. Too Tough to Die, 6. End of the Century, 7. Pleasant Dreams

493. 🇺🇸🎸Pearl Jam The prototypical Seattle grunge band, with a driving sound and a long run as one of the most principled and hard-working groups in rock. 1. Ten 2. Vs, 3. Vitalogy, 4. Lost Dogs, 5. MTV Unplugged

494. 🇺🇸🎸Nirvana Second-generation punk's most unlikely success story, a rampaging hard rock trio that influenced countless artists but ended in  tragedy 1. Nevermind, 2. In Utero, 3. Bleach, 4. MTV Unplugged In New York (Live Acoustic)

495. 🇬🇧🎸The Clash The best and most accomplished punk band, critically important provocateurs influenced by reggae, rockabilly, and blues. 1. London Calling, 2. The Clash, 3. Give 'Em Enough Rope, 4. Sandinista!

496. 🇺🇸🎸Iggy Pop Punk godfather who began shocking in the late '60s, influencing and outlasting practically every punk movement to come. 1. Lust For Life, 2. The Idiot, 3. Raw Power, 4. Kill City, 5. New Values, 6. Fun House, 7. Brick by Brick, 8. American Caesar

497. 🇺🇸🎸Jane’s Addiction Alternative rock band fronted by Perry Farrell, who became era icons at the turn of the 1990s with their distinctive sound and style. 1. Nothing's Shocking, 2. Jane's Addiction, 3. Ritual de lo Habitual

498. 🇬🇧🎸Pulp Pioneering Brit-pop band known for its stylish sound and vocalist Jarvis Cocker's lyrical obsessions (sexual foibles, working-class misfits). 1. Different Class, 2. His 'n' Hers, 3. This Is Hardcore, 4. We Love Life, 5. Separations

499. 🇲🇽🎸🪘Caifanes Pioneering Mexican rock band of the 1980s known for their dark fusion of post-punk, goth, new wave, Latin and Mexican traditions. 1. Caifanes, Vol. 1, 2. El Diablito, 3. El Nervio del Volcán, 4. El Silencio. Offshoot: 🇲🇽🎸🪘Jaguares In 1995, Jaguares was formed out of the skeleton of Califanes, a Mexico City rock group. 1. Bajo el Azul de Tu Misterio, 2. El Equilibrio de Los Jaguares, 3. Cuando la Sangre Galopa, 4. El Primer Instinto, 5. Cronicas de un Laberinto 

500. 🇪🇸🎸Héroes del Silencio Spanish band whose musicianship and innovation kick-started the rock en español movement. 1. Senderos de traición, 2. El Mar No Cesa, 3. El Espíritu del Vino, 4. Avalancha, 5. Senda 91’

501. 🇺🇸🎙️🎷🎬Frank Sinatra One of the towering figures of the 20th century, the first teen idol and the definitive saloon singer, the latter exemplified on a series of '50s concept albums.  1. Watertown, 2. Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely, 3. No One Cares, 4. September of My Years, 5. In the Wee Small Hours, 6. Songs for Swingin' Lovers!  7. A Swingin' Affair!, 8. Where Are You?  9. Come Fly With Me 10. Duets

502. 🇺🇸🎺Stevie Wonder A teenage soul sensation in the '60s who racked up smash after smash, then explored adventurous, risky territory on his pioneering '70s albums. 1. Songs in the Key of Life, 2. Innervisions, 3. Talking Book, 4. Fulfillingness' First Finale, 5. Music of my Mind

503. 🇦🇷🎸Sumo was a highly influential Argentine rock band (1982-1987) led by Italian-Scottish Luca Prodan, known for pioneering post-punk, reggae, and ska in Argentina, with English lyrics challenging the military dictatorship, despite facing censorship. 1. Divididos por la Felicidad, 2. After Chabon, 3. Llegando los Monos, 4. Corpiños en la Madrugada.

504. 🇦🇷🎸🪘Soda Stereo One of the seminal bands in the rock en español movement. 1. Dynamo 2. Canción Animal, 3. Signos, 4. Sueño Stereo, 5. Nada Personal, 6. Soda Stereo, 7. Doble Vida, 8. El Ultimo Concierto

505. 🇲🇽🎸🪘El Tri Legendary Mexican Rock & Roll band lead by Alex Lora. The group has sold more than 30 million records in its career and has had five nominations for the Grammy Award. 1. 40 años Vol. 1 &2, 2. En Vivo en la Cárcel de Santa Martha, 3. Sinfónico 1,2,3

506. 🇦🇷🎸🪘Los Fabulosos Cadillacs Argentinean band who mixed punk, ska, and South American sounds. 1. Los Fabulosos Calaveras, 2. Rey Azúcar, 3. El Satánico Dr. Cadillac, 4. El León, 5. Yo Te Avisé!!, Bares y Fondas, El Ritmo Mundial, La Marcha del Golazo Solitario, Chau, Hola, Obras Cumbres, La Salvación de Solo y Juan

507. 🇲🇽🎸🪘Maldita Vecindad y Los Hijos del Quinto Patio Mexican musical group, formed in Mexico City in 1985 that fuses rhythms such as rock, ska, reggae, punk and traditional influences of Mexican music such as danzón and bolero. Comprising vocalist Roco, guitarists El Pato and Sax, bassist Aldo, and drummer Pacho. 1. El Circo, 2. Maldita Vecindad y Los Hijos del Quinto Patio

508. 🇬🇧🎸New Order Seminal British alternative act, formed from the ashes of Joy Division, that transitioned from moody rock to extroverted dance. 1. Movement, 2. Power Corruption and Lies 3. Low-Life

509. 🇺🇸🎸Mazzy Star was an American alternative rock band formed in 1989 in Santa Monica, California, by David Roback and Hope Sandoval, emerging from the group Opal. Known for their dreamy, melancholic sound and the 1993 hit "Fade into You," the duo created a signature blend of psychedelic folk, blues, and moody dream pop. 1. So Tonight That I Might See, 2. Among My Swan, 3. She Hangs Brightly

510. 🇺🇸🎸Icon was a Phoenix, Arizona-based heavy/glam metal band formed in 1981, known for their blend of melodic hard rock and AOR. 1. Night of the Crime, 2. Icon, 3. Right Between the Eyes.

511. 🇺🇸🎸KIX Their roots in blue-collar Baltimore produced one of the hardest rocking, hardest working bands in rock history. 1. Kix, 2. Blow my Fuse, 3. Hot Wire, 4. Cool Kids

512. 🇳🇱🎸Picture Pioneering Dutch heavy metal band formed in 1979, recognized as the first hard rock/metal band from the Netherlands to secure an international record deal. 1. Diamond Dreamer, 2. Heavy Metal Ears, 3. Eternal Dark

513. 🇬🇧🎸Oasis Enduringly popular Manchester rockers who stood at the vanguard of the Brit-pop movement. 1. Definitely Maybe, 2. (What's the Story) Morning Glory? 3. Be Here Now, 4. Dig Out Your Soul

514. 🇺🇸🎸Camper Van Beethoven is an American alternative rock and college rock band formed in Redlands, California, in 1983. The group is known for its do-it-yourself ethos and eclectic musical fusion that blends punk, ska, folk, country, psychedelia, and world music. 1. Key Lime Pie, 2. Telephone Free Landslide Victory, 3. Our Beloved Revolutionary Sweetheart, 4. Camper Van Beethoven, 5. II & III

515. 🇺🇸🎸Minutemen One of the most influential punk bands, an eclectic trio that ranged from jazz and funk to beat poetry and classic rock, with a wry sense of humor. 1. Double Nickels on the Dime, 2. What Makes a Man Start Fires?, 3. The Punch Line, 4. 3-Way Tie (For Last)

516. 🇺🇸🎸Cows Minneapolis punk agitators take rawness of their influences to extremes. 1. Daddy Has a Tail, 2. Cunning Stunts, 3. Sorry in Pig Minor

517. 🇬🇧🎸Coldplay Earnest alternative pop group whose sweet melodies and swooning lyrics made them one of the biggest bands of the new millennium. 1. X&Y, 2. A Rush of Blood to the Head, 3. Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, 4. Parachutes (Coloratura)

518. 🇲🇽🎸🪘Fobia Mexican alternative pop/rock pioneer Fobia made their debut with the release of a self-titled album in 1990, featuring "Microbito," the band's first hit. 1. Fobia, 2. Mundo Feliz, 3. Leche, 4. Amor Chiquito, 5. Rosa Venus

519. 🇺🇸🎸Interpol Enduring post-punk revivalists updating the moody sounds of Joy Division, the Chameleons, and the Smiths for the 21st century. 1. Turn on the Bright Lights, 2. Antics, 3. Marauder, 4. Our Love to Admire, 5. Interpol, 6. El Pintor, 7. The Other Side of Make-Believe

520. 🇺🇸🎸The Black Keys Intense Akron, Ohio blues-soaked duo that began by overwhelming indie rock critics and quickly moved to arena audiences. 1. Rubber Factory, 2. Thickfreakness, 3. Brothers, 4. Attack & Release, 5. El Camino, 6. The Big Come Up, 7. Magic Potion, 8. Turn Blue, 9. Delta Kream, 10. Dropout Boogie

521. 🇬🇧🎸The Sisters of Mercy Goth rock's prime mover of the 1980s, with a vision sustained by singer Andrew Eldritch and his love of psychedelia, metal, and dance. 1. Floodland Collection, 2. First and Last and Always Collection

522. 🇦🇺🎸Tame Impala Australian indie rockers who channel crunchy '60s psych, trippy pop and modern electronics to deliver a much in-demand sound. 1, Lonerism, 2. Innerspeaker, 3. Currents, 4. The Slow Rush

523. 🇺🇸🎸The Strokes New York City band that ushered in a new era of indie rock in the 2000s, with spiky guitars, chugging backbeats, and self-assured songwriting. 1. Is This It, 2. Room on Fire

524. 🇨🇦🎸Arcade Fire Montreal indie rockers who topped charts and won awards with their intense, anthemic, multi-layered vision of alternative rock. 1. Funeral, 2. The Suburbs, 3. Neon Bible, 4. Reflektor

525. 🇲🇽🎸🪘Café Tacvba At the forefront of the Rock en Español movement, the band mixes rock, punk, electronics, and the occasional traditional Mexican flavoring. 1. Café Tacvba, 2. Re, 3. Cuatro Caminos, 4. Jen Beibi, 5. El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco

526. 🇲🇽🎸🪘Maná Latin rock stars from Mexico who are one of the best-selling recording and touring acts in Latin music history. 1. Falta Amor, 2. ¿Dónde Jugarán los Niños?, 3. Sueños Líquidos. Offshoot: 🇲🇽🎸Sombrero Verde Mexican rock band formed in the late 1970s in Guadalajara, Jalisco, which later became the internationally renowned band Maná Led by vocalist Fher Olvera and featuring early members like drummer Alex González, they played reggae-rock and pop-rock. They rebranded to Maná in 1986, achieving massive success. 1. Sombrero Verde

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