Best progressive acts these days?

Xiekitchen, I've got "Crafty Hands" and like it quite a bit. Interesting to hear they're back together! Stanley Whittaker apeared on Ten Jinn's "As on a Darkling Plain" around '99, which I found to be a bit on the "pomp" side, but I like many tracks on it so guess I've gotta say it's pretty good. I've seen it for free on Ebay several times ; )

I have Damnation by Opeth which is more like Porcupine Tree since Steve Wilson produced it and also plays keyboards on some songs. I like Darxtar and Ozric also(check out their DVD) I saw HTM at Progfest in 2002, they were very good.

I had "Orchid" by Opeth, but I never connected with it. It seemed like a transitional phase between black metal and something more goth and stylized. That's interesting to hear they've really moved far in the direction they have. That's "progressive" for you!

Thanks for the tip on the Ozric DVD, that's right up my alley. I didn't know they had one. I'm definitely going to check this out. Do you happen to have "Darker" by Darxtar (their 2nd)?

No, I have Tombola. I like it. How is "Darker"?
Opeth has a DVD that will be released in feb, it's already out in the UK. It is getting great reviews on amazon.com.uk.
If you are/were a Crimson fan, 21st Century Schizoid Band are ex members of Crimson performing newly penned and older songs by their former group. They have a DVD "Live in Japan" that is very good.

Impossible to find, that's why I asked ; ) Tombola is much more progressive than their older stuff. If you like Hawkwind, you would absolutely love "Daybreak", their 3rd release. "Sju", their 4th, is in between styles of classic spacerock a la Hawkwind and more progressive stuff like Tombola. It might be worth looking into if you like both.

I haven't gone into Crimson beyond "Lizard"... I heard part of Thraak or something like that and said, "whoa, missed my exit!" I like the psychedelic old stuff - I have the 1st three, with "Wake of Poseidon" being my favorite.