Category
page 1Rock operas
The Wall
double studio album by British band Pink Floyd
Jesus Christ Superstar
1971 rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber
American Idiot
2004 album by American rock band Green Day
21st Century Breakdown
2009 studio album by Green Day
Pink Floyd – The Wall
1982 British live-action/animated musical drama film
The Final Cut
1983 studio album by Pink Floyd
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1972 studio album by David Bowie
rock opera
work of rock music that presents a storyline told over multiple parts, songs or sections
Mylo Xyloto
2011 studio album by Coldplay
Tommy
1969 double studio album by The Who
The Black Parade
album by My Chemical Romance
Evita
1978 musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice
Rent
rock musical, loosely based on La Bohème, set in New York during the AIDS Crisis
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory
1999 album by Dream Theater
Antichrist Superstar
1996 studio album by Marilyn Manson
Music from "The Elder"
album by Kiss
Annette
2021 musical film by Leos Carax
The Pros and Cons of Hitch Hiking
1984 Roger Waters album
This Is War
2009 album by Thirty Seconds to Mars
Mechanical Animals
1998 album by Marilyn Manson
Holy Wood
2000 studio album by Marilyn Manson
Tommy
1975 film by Ken Russell
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
1974 double studio album by Genesis
Nostradamus
2008 album by Judas Priest
Hemispheres
1978 studio album by Rush
Bat Out of Hell
1977 studio album by Meat Loaf
Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia is the sixth studio album by the English rock band the Who, released as a double album on 26 October 1973 by Track Records. It is the group's third rock opera, the previous two being the "mini-opera" song "A Quick One, While He's Away" (1966) and the album Tommy (1969). Set in London and Brighton in 1965, the story follows a young mod named Jimmy and his search for self-worth and importance. Quadrophenia is the only Who album entirely written by Pete Townshend.
Chess
musical with music by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus of the pop group ABBA, lyrics by Ulvaeus and Tim Rice, and book by Rice
Joe's Garage
1979 studio album by Frank Zappa
Eldorado
studio album by the Electric Light Orchestra
Frances the Mute
album by The Mars Volta
Repo! The Genetic Opera
2008 film by Darren Lynn Bousman
Epica
2003 studio album by Kamelot
The Crimson Idol
1992 studio album by W.A.S.P.
Starlight Express
1984 British musical, with music by Andrew Lloyd Webber and lyrics by Richard Stilgoe
The Astonishing
2016 studio album by Dream Theater
Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!
album by Jethro Tull
Operation: Mindcrime
1988 studio album by Queensrÿche
Dance of the Vampires
musical
Abigail
1987 studio album by King Diamond
"Them"
album by King Diamond
Berlin
1973 Lou Reed album
The Black Halo
Kamelot album
Lisztomania
1975 film by Ken Russell
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
album by The Kinks
V: The New Mythology Suite
2000 album by Symphony X
Welcome to My Nightmare
1975 debut solo album, studio album by Alice Cooper
The Human Equation
album by Ayreon
Time
1981 studio album by Electric Light Orchestra
The Eye
album by King Diamond
Conspiracy
1989 studio album by King Diamond
01011001
album by Ayreon
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
1978 studio album by Jeff Wayne
Crack the Skye
album by Mastodon
From the Inside
album by Alice Cooper
House of God
album by King Diamond
The Metal Opera
album by Avantasia
Zen Arcade
album by Hüsker Dü
Angel of Babylon
album by Avantasia
Voodoo
album by King Diamond