Progressive folk music, originally a type of American folk music that pursued a progressive political agenda, in the UK the term became attached to a subgenre that encourages stylistic or thematic innovation
Alternative hip hop, also known as "progressive hip hop", hip hop other than the traditional stereotypes of rap, such as gangsta, bass, hardcore, and party rap
Progressive post-hardcore (including progressive deathcore), a style derived from hardcore punk which had typically featured very fast tempos, loud volume and heavy bass levels, sometimes classified as part of post-hardcore, mathcore or the "New prog" wave