--- title: "Porcupine Tree" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/porcupine-tree" genre: "Progressive Metal" country: "United Kingdom" formed: 1987 --- # Porcupine Tree **Porcupine Tree** is a progressive metal band, from United Kingdom, active 1987 to present. 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". Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porcupine_Tree ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Porcupine Tree | | Genre | Progressive Metal | | Parent genre | Metal | | Origin | Hemel Hempstead, United Kingdom | | Formed | 1987 | | Releases in catalog | 26 | ## Genres [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Gavin Harrison](https://themetalnet.com/musician/gavin-harrison) | | 2002 to present | Current | | [Richard Barbieri](https://themetalnet.com/musician/richard-barbieri) | | 1993 to present | Current | | [Steven Wilson](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steven-wilson) | | 1987 to present | Current | | [Chris Maitland](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-maitland) | | 1993 to 2002 | Former | | [Colin Edwin](https://themetalnet.com/musician/colin-edwin) | | 1993 to 2010 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1991 | [The Nostalgia Factory](https://themetalnet.com/album/e78ebb28-e85f-3a2b-ac01-ee9c1c1dabd3) | Album | | 1992 | [On the Sunday of Life…](https://themetalnet.com/album/a8bfbcb6-e979-3e73-a4ea-b052a02cffd8) | Album | | 1992 | [Radio Active](https://themetalnet.com/album/c08e7273-2bda-3594-b0a6-9ab995055a6c) | EP | | 1992 | [Voyage 34](https://themetalnet.com/album/065d59af-dc7e-3098-a2f9-162ba6215126) | EP | | 1993 | [Up the Downstair](https://themetalnet.com/album/7a97da8e-a1b7-3b7c-bae0-b7851821fdfd) | Album | | 1993 | [Voyage 34](https://themetalnet.com/album/a5dddd42-0ff9-4311-9ee0-8ed731a178e7) | EP | | 1994 | [Moonloop EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/2227957f-6a77-32f0-892a-0314c74d320c) | EP | | 1994 | [The Sky Moves Sideways](https://themetalnet.com/album/69202fd1-c977-36ba-9393-897132e7edda) | Album | | 1995 | [Staircase Infinities](https://themetalnet.com/album/97603078-5cca-3827-b685-c5c862066386) | EP | | 1996 | [Signify](https://themetalnet.com/album/3546d687-0c3f-3fde-a290-f94681cab3f6) | Album | | 1999 | [Stupid Dream](https://themetalnet.com/album/185c22fd-57df-35ce-a90f-26335666d12d) | Album | | 2000 | [Lightbulb Sun](https://themetalnet.com/album/07574c97-1763-332e-b197-8f0acde2497d) | Album | | 2001 | [The Porcupine Tree Delerium EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/579a75e2-f865-3b77-95d1-b56d20b1b5f8) | EP | | 2001 | [Transmission - Moonloop EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/990f00e7-b506-311d-8ebd-f665a3190d1e) | EP | | 2002 | [In Absentia](https://themetalnet.com/album/94cfdc4c-5eb5-3b62-9dbe-8e051528c6e5) | Album | | 2003 | [Futile](https://themetalnet.com/album/ddd136c7-cdf5-3708-9601-a39bd7591345) | EP | | 2003 | [Out Absentia](https://themetalnet.com/album/caa4a2b1-242a-3345-9122-b8245f160fd7) | Album | | 2005 | [Deadwing](https://themetalnet.com/album/cdebdda3-f478-367c-92d2-3d592323cd91) | Album | | 2007 | [Blank Planet Recurring](https://themetalnet.com/album/a55ff282-3247-37bb-9bf7-a15848b9a2d9) | EP | | 2007 | [Fear of a Blank Planet](https://themetalnet.com/album/bca73156-8f32-3e56-8d83-2fb537b8fb6e) | Album | | 2007 | [Nil Recurring](https://themetalnet.com/album/fb5a98bd-62a6-323c-a105-1d2ec2635bff) | EP | | 2007 | [Stupid Dream Demos 1998/1999](https://themetalnet.com/album/091fd37f-bfa5-4a29-b1d0-73f9c840758f) | Album | | 2009 | [The Incident](https://themetalnet.com/album/6f6c4a2f-7675-4680-89cc-091fc42193e9) | Album | | 2020 | [Pure Narcotic – Acoustic Session 2012](https://themetalnet.com/album/4a01532e-9220-4184-9ad3-e4cdd13795a5) | EP | | 2022 | [Closure / Continuation](https://themetalnet.com/album/ed2462c0-29cd-4411-834d-4deb741219dc) | Album | | 2023 | [IA / DW / XT](https://themetalnet.com/album/0fec5a33-d3f6-4bd0-80e9-6de07f46749c) | EP | ## Related bands - [Dream Theater](https://themetalnet.com/band/dream-theater) (listened together) - [Tool](https://themetalnet.com/band/tool) (listened together) - [Muse](https://themetalnet.com/band/muse) (listened together) - [Led Zeppelin](https://themetalnet.com/band/led-zeppelin) (listened together) - [Riverside](https://themetalnet.com/band/riverside) (listened together) - [Anathema](https://themetalnet.com/band/anathema-20aa23e3) (listened together) - [Nine Inch Nails](https://themetalnet.com/band/nine-inch-nails) (listened together) - [Rush](https://themetalnet.com/band/rush) (listened together) - [Red Hot Chili Peppers](https://themetalnet.com/band/red-hot-chili-peppers) (listened together) - [Nirvana](https://themetalnet.com/band/nirvana) (listened together) - [Katatonia](https://themetalnet.com/band/katatonia) (listened together) - [Queens of the Stone Age](https://themetalnet.com/band/queens-of-the-stone-age) (listened together) ## Official and external links - youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjV_sUpVg1gHYLmh2SQav-w - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PorcupineTreeOfficial - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/5NXHXK6hOCotCF8lvGM1I0 - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/4069 - bandcamp: https://porcupinetreeofficial.bandcamp.com/ - website: https://porcupinetree.com/ - x: https://twitter.com/porcupinetree - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/porcupinetreeofficial/ - apple music: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/155097 --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/porcupine-tree](https://themetalnet.com/band/porcupine-tree). 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