Hawkwind

Hawkwind

progressive rock, psychedelic rock, space rock

United Kingdom Est. 1969

"The music surges forward with hypnotic rhythms and layered textures, building intensity through repetitive motifs that create a sense of continuous momentum and space."

Quick Start

A good place to start with Hawkwind is…

Carnivorous

Carnivorous

2020

Hawkwind matters because they pioneered a unique intersection of progressive and psychedelic rock, creating an expansive auditory landscape that resonates with themes of space, technology, and counterculture.
Hawkwind matters because they pioneered a unique intersection of progressive and psychedelic rock, creating an expansive auditory landscape that resonates with themes of space, technology, and counterculture. They have carved out a niche as a band that captures the restless spirit of exploration and rebellion, influencing generations of artists who seek to push beyond conventional song structures and thematic boundaries. Their approach combines relentless improvisation with a philosophical depth that invites listeners into a cosmic journey. Hawkwind often embraces the chaos of live performance, allowing their music to evolve in real-time, which fosters an unpredictable energy that can feel both exhilarating and introspective. This commitment to spontaneity has helped shape the live music experience for many bands that followed. Lyrically, Hawkwind frequently delves into themes of science fiction, existentialism, and social critique, weaving narratives that challenge perceptions of reality while balancing irony with sincerity. Their storytelling often employs vivid imagery and abstract concepts, drawing listeners into a dreamlike state where the familiar blurs with the fantastical.

Full discography

Hawkwind's albums in order, from earliest releases to latest.

93 releases 88 albums 1 EP 1970–2025
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The Future Never Waits album by Hawkwind

The Future Never Waits

2023

We Are Looking in on You album by Hawkwind

We Are Looking in on You

2022

Somnia album by Hawkwind

Somnia

2021

Carnivorous album by Hawkwind

Carnivorous

2020

Hawkwind 50 Live album by Hawkwind

Hawkwind 50 Live

2020

All Aboard the Skylark album by Hawkwind

All Aboard the Skylark

2019

Road to Utopia album by Hawkwind

Road to Utopia

2018

Into the Woods album by Hawkwind

Into the Woods

2017

The Machine Stops album by Hawkwind

The Machine Stops

2016

Space Ritual Live album by Hawkwind

Space Ritual Live

2015

Onward album by Hawkwind

Onward

2012

Stellar variations album by Hawkwind

Stellar variations

2012

Parallel Universe album by Hawkwind

Parallel Universe

2011

Blood of the Earth album by Hawkwind

Blood of the Earth

2010

Spirit of the Age Anthology album by Hawkwind

Spirit of the Age Anthology

2008

The Dream Goes On - Anthology 1985-1997 album by Hawkwind

The Dream Goes On - Anthology 1985-1997

2008

Spirit of the Age – An Anthology 1976–1984 album by Hawkwind

Spirit of the Age – An Anthology 1976–1984

2008

The Brock/Calvert Project album by Hawkwind

The Brock/Calvert Project

2007

Take Me to Your Future album by Hawkwind

Take Me to Your Future

2006

The Collection album by Hawkwind

The Collection

2006

Take Me to Your Leader album by Hawkwind

Take Me to Your Leader

2005

Canterbury Fayre 2001 album by Hawkwind

Canterbury Fayre 2001

2003

Masters of Rock album by Hawkwind

Masters of Rock

2002

Live 1990 album by Hawkwind

Live 1990

2002

Atomhenge 76 album by Hawkwind

Atomhenge 76

2000

Spacebrock album by Hawkwind

Spacebrock

2000

Dawn of Hawkwind album by Hawkwind

Dawn of Hawkwind

2000

In Your Area album by Hawkwind

In Your Area

1999

Hawkwind 1997 album by Hawkwind

Hawkwind 1997

1999

Choose Your Masques: Collectors Series Volume 2 album by Hawkwind

Choose Your Masques: Collectors Series Volume 2

1999

Glastonbury 90 album by Hawkwind

Glastonbury 90

1999

Epocheclipse album by Hawkwind

Epocheclipse

1999

Golden Void album by Hawkwind

Golden Void

1999

EpochEclipse 30 Year Anthology album by Hawkwind

EpochEclipse 30 Year Anthology

1999

Sonic Boom Killers album by Hawkwind

Sonic Boom Killers

1998

Distant Horizons album by Hawkwind

Distant Horizons

1997

Future Reconstructions – Ritual of the Solstice album by Hawkwind

Future Reconstructions – Ritual of the Solstice

1996

Alien 4 album by Hawkwind

Alien 4

1995

White Zone album by Hawkwind

White Zone

1995

25 Years On album by Hawkwind

25 Years On

1994

It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous album by Hawkwind

It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous

1993

Electric Tepee album by Hawkwind

Electric Tepee

1992

Spirit of the Age album by Hawkwind

Spirit of the Age

1992

Hawkwind, Friends and Relations album by Hawkwind

Hawkwind, Friends and Relations

1992

Space Bandits album by Hawkwind

Space Bandits

1990

Stasis album by Hawkwind

Stasis

1990

The Xenon Codex album by Hawkwind

The Xenon Codex

1988

Out & Intake album by Hawkwind

Out & Intake

1987

Angels of Death album by Hawkwind

Angels of Death

1986

Hawkwind Anthology album by Hawkwind

Hawkwind Anthology

1986

The Chronicle of the Black Sword album by Hawkwind

The Chronicle of the Black Sword

1985

Space Ritual Volume 2 album by Hawkwind

Space Ritual Volume 2

1985

Zones album by Hawkwind

Zones

1983

The Text of Festival album by Hawkwind

The Text of Festival

1983

Choose Your Masques album by Hawkwind

Choose Your Masques

1982

Church of Hawkwind album by Hawkwind

Church of Hawkwind

1982

Sonic Attack album by Hawkwind

Sonic Attack

1981

Levitation album by Hawkwind

Levitation

1980

Live Seventy Nine album by Hawkwind

Live Seventy Nine

1980

Repeat Performance album by Hawkwind

Repeat Performance

1980

PXR5 album by Hawkwind

PXR5

1979

25 Years On album by Hawkwind

25 Years On

1978

Quark, Strangeness and Charm album by Hawkwind

Quark, Strangeness and Charm

1977

Masters of the Universe album by Hawkwind

Masters of the Universe

1977

Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music album by Hawkwind

Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music

1976

Roadhawks album by Hawkwind

Roadhawks

1976

Warrior on the Edge of Time album by Hawkwind

Warrior on the Edge of Time

1975

Hall of the Mountain Grill album by Hawkwind

Hall of the Mountain Grill

1974

Doremi Fasol Latido album by Hawkwind

Doremi Fasol Latido

1972

X In Search of Space album by Hawkwind

X In Search of Space

1971

Hawkwind album by Hawkwind

Hawkwind

1970

There Is No Space for Us album by Hawkwind

There Is No Space for Us

2025

Space Ritual album by Hawkwind

Space Ritual

1973

Live Chronicles album by Hawkwind

Live Chronicles

Palace Springs album by Hawkwind

Palace Springs

The 1999 Party album by Hawkwind

The 1999 Party

BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert album by Hawkwind

BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert

Love in Space album by Hawkwind

Love in Space

California Brainstorm album by Hawkwind

California Brainstorm

Bring Me the Head of Yuri Gagarin album by Hawkwind

Bring Me the Head of Yuri Gagarin

Undisclosed Files Addendum album by Hawkwind

Undisclosed Files Addendum

Yule Ritual album by Hawkwind

Yule Ritual

This Is Hawkwind, Do Not Panic album by Hawkwind

This Is Hawkwind, Do Not Panic

The Friday Rock Show Sessions album by Hawkwind

The Friday Rock Show Sessions

Knights of Space album by Hawkwind

Knights of Space

Spaced Out in London album by Hawkwind

Spaced Out in London

The Business Trip album by Hawkwind

The Business Trip

Complete '79 – Collector Series Vol 1 album by Hawkwind

Complete '79 – Collector Series Vol 1

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Timeline

How their sound evolved over time

Hawkwind
Hawkwind (1970)
X In Search of Space
X In Search of Space (1971)
Doremi Fasol Latido
Doremi Fasol Latido (1972)
Space Ritual
Space Ritual (1973)
Hall of the Mountain Grill
Hall of the Mountain... (1974)
Warrior on the Edge of Time
Warrior on the Edge... (1975)
Astounding Sounds, Amazing Music
Astounding Sounds, A... (1976)
Roadhawks
Roadhawks (1976)
Quark, Strangeness and Charm
Quark, Strangeness a... (1977)
Masters of the Universe
Masters of the Unive... (1977)
25 Years On
25 Years On (1978)
PXR5
PXR5 (1979)
Live Seventy Nine
Live Seventy Nine (1980)
Levitation
Levitation (1980)
Repeat Performance
Repeat Performance (1980)
Sonic Attack
Sonic Attack (1981)
Choose Your Masques
Choose Your Masques (1982)
Church of Hawkwind
Church of Hawkwind (1982)
The Text of Festival
The Text of Festival (1983)
Zones
Zones (1983)
The Earth Ritual Preview
The Earth Ritual Pre... (1984)
The Chronicle of the Black Sword
The Chronicle of the... (1985)
Space Ritual Volume 2
Space Ritual Volume... (1985)
Angels of Death
Angels of Death (1986)
Hawkwind Anthology
Hawkwind Anthology (1986)
Out & Intake
Out & Intake (1987)
The Xenon Codex
The Xenon Codex (1988)
Space Bandits
Space Bandits (1990)
Stasis
Stasis (1990)
Electric Tepee
Electric Tepee (1992)
Spirit of the Age
Spirit of the Age (1992)
Hawkwind, Friends and Relations
Hawkwind, Friends an... (1992)
It Is the Business of the Future to Be Dangerous
It Is the Business o... (1993)
25 Years On
25 Years On (1994)
Alien 4
Alien 4 (1995)
White Zone
White Zone (1995)
Future Reconstructions – Ritual of the Solstice
Future Reconstructio... (1996)
Distant Horizons
Distant Horizons (1997)
Sonic Boom Killers
Sonic Boom Killers (1998)
In Your Area
In Your Area (1999)
Hawkwind 1997
Hawkwind 1997 (1999)
Choose Your Masques: Collectors Series Volume 2
Choose Your Masques:... (1999)
Glastonbury 90
Glastonbury 90 (1999)
Epocheclipse
Epocheclipse (1999)
Golden Void
Golden Void (1999)
EpochEclipse 30 Year Anthology
EpochEclipse 30 Year... (1999)
Atomhenge 76
Atomhenge 76 (2000)
Spacebrock
Spacebrock (2000)
Dawn of Hawkwind
Dawn of Hawkwind (2000)
Masters of Rock
Masters of Rock (2002)
Live 1990
Live 1990 (2002)
Canterbury Fayre 2001
Canterbury Fayre 200... (2003)
Take Me to Your Leader
Take Me to Your Lead... (2005)
Take Me to Your Future
Take Me to Your Futu... (2006)
The Collection
The Collection (2006)
The Brock/Calvert Project
The Brock/Calvert Pr... (2007)
Spirit of the Age Anthology
Spirit of the Age An... (2008)
The Dream Goes On - Anthology 1985-1997
The Dream Goes On -... (2008)
Spirit of the Age – An Anthology 1976–1984
Spirit of the Age –... (2008)
Blood of the Earth
Blood of the Earth (2010)
Parallel Universe
Parallel Universe (2011)
Onward
Onward (2012)
Stellar variations
Stellar variations (2012)
Space Ritual Live
Space Ritual Live (2015)
The Machine Stops
The Machine Stops (2016)
Into the Woods
Into the Woods (2017)
Road to Utopia
Road to Utopia (2018)
All Aboard the Skylark
All Aboard the Skyla... (2019)
Carnivorous
Carnivorous (2020)
Hawkwind 50 Live
Hawkwind 50 Live (2020)
Somnia
Somnia (2021)
We Are Looking in on You
We Are Looking in on... (2022)
The Future Never Waits
The Future Never Wai... (2023)
There Is No Space for Us
There Is No Space fo... (2025)

Frequently Asked Questions

What does Hawkwind sound like?

The music surges forward with hypnotic rhythms and layered textures, building intensity through repetitive motifs that create a sense of continuous momentum and space. Rooted in progressive rock and psychedelic rock. Start with Warrior on the Edge of Time.

What is the best Hawkwind album to start with?

The best album to start with is "Warrior on the Edge of Time" (1975). It's the most representative of what makes Hawkwind worth hearing.

Who is Hawkwind for?

If you're into progressive rock and psychedelic rock, Hawkwind is worth your time. The music surges forward with hypnotic rhythms and layered textures, building intensity through repetitive motifs that create a sense of continuous momentum and space.

How many albums does Hawkwind have?

Hawkwind has 93 releases in their discography, including 88 albums and 1 EP.