experimental rock artists

At a glance

51 published experimental rock artists; 697 studio albums have verified cover art.

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1990s (12 artists).

Where they come from

Countries with the most experimental rock artists. United Kingdom leads with 17.

• United Kingdom 17
• United States 16
• Canada 4
• Japan 3
• Ireland 2
• Russia 2
• Australia 1
• Brazil 1

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with experimental rock. The most shared is alternative rock, with 22 artists in both.

• alternative rock 22
• art rock 17
• progressive rock 15
• rock music 15
• psychedelic rock 13
• folk rock 10
• pop rock 8
• blues rock 7

Covers from experimental rock

697 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Radiohead has the most release groups (400); Frank Zappa the longest career (64 years); Peter Gabriel the most awards (78).

More experimental rock artists

Showing 1–39 of 39 artists

Syd Barrett

United Kingdom · Person · born 1946

rock music, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, progressive rock, space rock, psychedelic folk, psychedelic pop, proto-punk, outsider music

74 wikis · Tier 2

The Velvet Underground

United States · Group · 1965–1972

rock music, blues rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, art rock, alternative rock, art pop, avant-garde music, proto-punk, noise rock, drone music, noise music, avant-punk

74 wikis · Tier 2

Peter Gabriel

United Kingdom · Person · born 1950

rock music, experimental rock, pop rock, progressive rock, art rock, art pop, new wave, worldbeat

73 wikis · Tier 2

John Lydon

United Kingdom · Person · born 1956

experimental rock, alternative rock, post-punk, Q3071, new wave, noise rock, alternative dance, dance-punk, post-rock

60 wikis · Tier 2

Richard Wright

United Kingdom · Person · born 1943

rock music, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, electronic music, jazz, progressive rock, art rock, reggae

56 wikis · Tier 2

Emerson, Lake & Palmer

United Kingdom · Group · 1970–2010

psychedelic rock, experimental rock, progressive rock, art rock, jazz rock, symphonic rock

45 wikis · Tier 2

Captain Beefheart

United States · Person · born 1941

blues rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, progressive rock, art rock, alternative rock, proto-punk, spoken word, outsider music, free jazz

44 wikis · Tier 2

My Bloody Valentine

Ireland · Group · 1983–present

experimental rock, dream pop, gothic rock, shoegaze, noise pop

38 wikis · Tier 3

Maureen Tucker

United States · Person · born 1944

rock and roll, folk rock, experimental rock, art rock, avant-garde music, proto-punk

27 wikis · Tier 3

Buckethead

United States · Person · born 1969

hard rock, experimental rock, funk, country rock, funk metal, avant-garde jazz, experimental music, noise rock, progressive metal, dark ambient

36 wikis · Tier 3

Mike Patton

United States · Person · born 1968

experimental rock, alternative rock, art pop, jazz fusion, funk metal, alternative metal, rap metal, avant-garde music, avant-garde metal

34 wikis · Tier 3

Ringo Sheena

Japan · Person · born 1978

experimental rock, funk, jazz, alternative rock, Q3071, big band music, grunge, bossa nova, chamber music, kayōkyoku

30 wikis · Tier 3

Eddie Jobson

United Kingdom · Person · born 1955

experimental rock, progressive rock, art rock

21 wikis · Tier 3

George Duke

United States · Person · born 1946

rock music, experimental rock, jazz, post-bop

28 wikis · Tier 3

Aquarium

Russia · Group · 1972–present

rock music, rock and roll, blues rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, art rock, new wave, reggae, jazz fusion, indie rock, neofolk, bard rock

28 wikis · Tier 3

Ulver

Norway · Group · 1993–present

experimental rock, synth-pop, black metal, avant-garde metal, neofolk

26 wikis · Tier 3

Daniel Lanois

Canada · Person · born 1951

rock music, blues rock, folk rock, experimental rock, blues, pop rock, folk music, art rock, alternative rock, new wave, ambient music, acoustic music

25 wikis · Tier 3

Blonde Redhead

United States · Group · 1993–present

experimental rock, alternative rock, indie rock, dream pop, trip hop, noise rock, no wave

23 wikis · Tier 3

Danny O'Donoghue

Ireland · Person · born 1980

experimental rock, pop rock, alternative rock

22 wikis · Tier 3

Mucc

Japan · Group · 1997–present

hard rock, experimental rock, alternative rock, dance-rock, alternative metal, grunge

20 wikis · Tier 3

Dance Gavin Dance

United States · Group · 2005–present

experimental rock, progressive rock, emo, post-hardcore, screamo, math rock

16 wikis · Tier 3

Group

Henry Cow

United Kingdom · Group · 1968–present

experimental rock, progressive rock, art rock, avant-garde jazz, Canterbury scene

15 wikis · Tier 3

Tomahawk

United States · Group · 1999–present

experimental rock, alternative rock, alternative metal, avant-prog

15 wikis · Tier 3

Jonny Craig

Canada · Person · born 1986

experimental rock, soul, alternative rock, pop-punk, emo, post-hardcore

10 wikis · Tier 2

Dolphin

Russia · Person · born 1971

experimental rock, electronic music, hip-hop, alternative rock, post-punk, alternative hip-hop, indie rock, trip hop, noise rock, Q3930216, shoegaze

10 wikis · Tier 3

Cardiacs

United Kingdom · Group · 1977–2008

experimental rock, art rock, post-punk, psychedelic pop, avant-garde music

10 wikis · Tier 3

Group

Art Bears

United Kingdom · Group · 1978–present

experimental rock

9 wikis · Tier 3

Slapp Happy

Germany · Group · 1972–present

experimental rock, avant-pop

9 wikis · Tier 3

Hands Like Houses

Australia · Group · 2006–present

experimental rock, alternative rock, emo, post-hardcore

8 wikis · Tier 2

Inna Zhelannaya

Soviet Union · Person · born 1965

folk rock, experimental rock, progressive rock, psychedelic folk, ethnic electronica

8 wikis · Tier 3

Fausto Fawcett

Brazil · Person · born 1957

experimental rock, rap rock, post-punk, new wave, funk rock

7 wikis · Tier 3

The Dear Hunter

United States · Group · 2005–present

experimental rock, progressive rock, Q3071, indie rock

6 wikis · Tier 3

Group

Ghost

Japan · Group · 1984–2014

folk rock, psychedelic rock, experimental rock, acid rock

6 wikis · Tier 3

Group

Hail the Sun

United States · Group · 2009–present

experimental rock, progressive rock, post-hardcore, math rock

6 wikis · Tier 3

5uu's

United States · Group · 1984–present

experimental rock

5 wikis · Tier 3

Goat

Sweden · Group · 2012–present

experimental rock

5 wikis · Tier 3

Sinergia

Chile · Group · 1994–present

experimental rock, alternative metal, comedy music

3 wikis · Tier 3

miRthkon

United States · Group · 2005–present

experimental rock

1 wikis · Tier 3

Group

Long Fin Killie

United Kingdom · Group · 1993–present

experimental rock

1 wikis · Tier 3