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Porcupine Tree

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Porcupine Tree

Porcupine Tree is a progressive metal band from United Kingdom, active 1987 to present. 26 releases and 5 musicians in the catalog.
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Facts

Genre
Progressive Metal
Parent genre
Metal
Origin
Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom
Formed
1987
Releases
26

Biography

Porcupine Tree are an English progressive rock band formed by musician Steven Wilson in 1987. During an initial career spanning more than twenty years, they earned acclaim from critics and fellow musicians, developed a cult following, and became an influence for new artists. The group carved out a career at a certain distance away from mainstream music, being described by publications such as Classic Rock and PopMatters as "the most important band you'd never heard of".

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Genres

Current line-up

MusicianInstrumentsYears
Gavin Harrison2002 to present
Richard Barbieri1993 to present
Steven Wilsonoriginal1987 to present

Former members

MusicianInstrumentsYears
Chris Maitland1993 to 2002
Colin Edwin1993 to 2010

Albums

Other releases

EPs, demos, live records and compilations.

Related bands

Ranked by the strongest link the catalog can evidence: shared members, shared scene, or listener overlap.

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