---
title: "Gavin Harrison"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/gavin-harrison"
genre: "Progressive Metal"
country: "United Kingdom"
formed: 1963
---

# Gavin Harrison

**Gavin Harrison** is a progressive metal band, from United Kingdom, active 1963 to present.

Gavin Richard Harrison is an English musician. He is best known for his long tenures with the progressive rock bands Porcupine Tree, King Crimson and The Pineapple Thief (2016–present). Harrison's drumming has received many awards from music publications and earned praise from other musicians.

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gavin_Harrison

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Gavin Harrison |
| Genre | Progressive Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | London, United Kingdom |
| Formed | 1963 |
| Releases in catalog | 9 |

## Genres

[Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal)

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1997 | [Sanity and Gravity](https://themetalnet.com/album/ad3dd8e3-5c00-3d10-aa6b-7288fcc5abe5) | Album |
| 2007 | [Drop](https://themetalnet.com/album/28cfb89e-8476-3148-8dd6-9dff658b8e0d) | Album |
| 2009 | [Circles](https://themetalnet.com/album/a48f754c-6877-487a-aca2-c538d7919377) | Album |
| 2012 | [The Man Who Sold Himself](https://themetalnet.com/album/311abf62-9ae1-45e6-b47f-7ba96f6e49c0) | Album |
| 2014 | [Light Original Soundtrack](https://themetalnet.com/album/b3a7b380-6550-4e15-bb70-10444a67b73e) | Album |
| 2015 | [Cheating the Polygraph](https://themetalnet.com/album/b491fb3f-3835-4ccc-9617-7ae1f64f2ebb) | Album |
| 2020 | [Chemical Reactions](https://themetalnet.com/album/571fecbd-877d-43ae-b3da-e74e72222549) | Album |
| 2024 | [Perpetual Mutations](https://themetalnet.com/album/43e1a197-d110-4aa4-8554-dc8c16caf6da) | Album |
| 2025 | [Early Mercy](https://themetalnet.com/album/2d2d4e3c-a54f-4dfa-a30e-8ea06bd357cc) | Album |

## Related bands

- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
- [OSI](https://themetalnet.com/band/osi) (listened together)
- [Riverside](https://themetalnet.com/band/riverside) (listened together)
- [Muse](https://themetalnet.com/band/muse) (listened together)
- [Tool](https://themetalnet.com/band/tool) (listened together)
- [Pain of Salvation](https://themetalnet.com/band/pain-of-salvation) (listened together)
- [Katatonia](https://themetalnet.com/band/katatonia) (listened together)
- [Liquid Tension Experiment](https://themetalnet.com/band/liquid-tension-experiment) (listened together)
- [Ayreon](https://themetalnet.com/band/ayreon) (listened together)
- [Dark Thoughts](https://themetalnet.com/band/dark-thoughts) (same tags)
- [Planet X](https://themetalnet.com/band/planet-x) (same tags)
- [Chrome Shift](https://themetalnet.com/band/chrome-shift) (same tags)

## Official and external links

- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/drummergavinharrison
- instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gavinharrison/
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0bCfJQlTRo2IauErUPSgAZ
- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Gavin_Harrison/8534
- website: https://www.gavharrison.com/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/gavin-harrison](https://themetalnet.com/band/gavin-harrison). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt