PROGRESSIVE ROCK
MINI-GUIDE & CATALOG - Edition 2007

After three years of intense research. I present to you my MINI-GUIDE TO PROGRESSIVE ROCK Part I & II and my catalog - Edition 2007. It covers over 5000 brillant prog bands to whom countless new groups refer to when laying claim a PROGRESSIVE ROCK heritage that started some forty years ago.
ENJOY YOUR READING AND HAPPY DISCOVERIES...! - Ronald Couture (founder of ProgArchives)

Sunday, December 10, 2006

Letter D

NEW ADDITIONS TO A-Z LISTING
Written by Thedo Roes (Germany)


D’S UNICORN, Mickie (Germany)
Very innovative and progressive fusion of traditional rock music and electronic sounds with eclectic rhythm and exceeding singing. Excellent!
D PROJECT (USA)
Project by Stephane DESBIENS with a little help from Martin ORFORD (IQ), Tomas BODIN (FLOWER KINGS) and Fred SCHENDEL (GLASS HAMMER)
DARE (UK)
Superb melodic rock band with catchy hard rock songs and wonderful ballads
DARK ORANGE (Germany)
Spherical wave rock with heavenly female voices
DARK SUNS (Germany)
Dark progressive metal with very good psychedelic and epic tracks which reminds to OPETH and PAIN OF SALVATION
DE VRENG, Rene (Netherlands)
Quite good progressive electronic music in the style of the older works from Mike OLDFIELD. Highly recommended!
DEAD SOUL TRIBE (UK)
Mastermind Devon GRAVES (ex. PSYCHOTIC WALTZ) with dark, strong and aggressive as well as melancholic milestones of progressive music
DECEMBER PEOPLE (USA)
Christmas project formed by progressive rock musician Robert BERRY with Steve WALSH (KANSAS), John WETTON (ASIA, U.K.) and Trent GARDNER (MAGELLAN) amongst others
DELUGE GRANDER (USA)
Experimental and grandiose old school prog in the style of the 70’s art rock with amazing long compositions. Developed from forerunner formation CEREBUS EFFECT
DENNY, Sandy (UK)
Folk rock legend of the 60’s and 70’s. She was a member of FAIRPORT CONVENTION, FOTHERINGAY and for a short time of STRAWBS. Unfortunately died in 1978 at the age of 31
DEPARTURE (USA)
Agreable melodic rock/AOR with a light progressive approach
DESTRA (Brazil)
Classical prog metal with keyboard-driven complex mid-tempo rhythms and lyrics with Christian background
DEVAS (USA)
Nice arranged prog rock with quite good vocals and tasteful piano work
DHALIA’S LANE (Germany)
Celtic dreams and dances – great Irish folk rock gigs and ballads mixed with oriental and medieval songs
DICKES, Michael (USA)
Ex-mastermind from GYPSY KYSS with prog oriented singer/songwriter rock
DIETHELM, Thomas (Switzerland)
Acoustic guitar based music with a very unique sound on very high technical level with some eccentric voice collages
DIETHELM/FAMULARI (Switzerland)
Acoustic guitar player Thomas DIETHELM joined with visionary keyboard player Santino FAMULARI with mostly instrumental and jazz-influenced output. A bit like German duo FÜHRS & FRÖHLING. Awesome!
DIGITALIS (Germany)
Electronic progressive rock performed by two German musicians and one American vocalist by transferring digital music-data across the ocean via satellite without ever met the other. Pitch of the voice is like Jon ANDERSON (YES)
DILEMMA (Netherlands)
Enjoyable good symphonic prog with dynamic melodies
DIONYSOS (Germany)
Commercial progressive rock by talented musicians with a laid-back feeling
DIONYSUS (SWEDEN)
One more Scandinavian group with prog metal in the vein of DREAM THEATER
DREAMQUEST, Luca Turilli’s (Italy)
RHAPSODY mastermind Luca TURILLI with an electro symphonic metal project. Classical, orchestral, operatic – mezzo-soprano vocals and grand choirs