Editing Instrumental rock (section)

== 2000s ==
There have been many new releases of instrumental rock albums in the 2000s. The majority of the popular performers from the 1980s have made rejuvenated and generally well-received comebacks, with a revitalized sound apparent on their recent releases. Artists such as Steve Morse, Marty Friedman, Paul Gilbert, Ron Jarzombek and Joe Satriani have continued releasing instrumental rock music and touring with success. [[Les Fradkin]] has popularized the [[The Beatles|Beatles]]' music catalog as [[guitar]]-based instrumental rock on the [[Apple iTunes]] music [[download]] service.

The 2000s gave way for a new style of performer. [[John 5 (guitarist)|John Lowery]] (a.k.a. John 5) released a solo instrumental album after leaving [[Marilyn Manson (band)|Marilyn Manson]] in 2003. ''[[Vertigo (John 5 album)|Vertigo]]'' is composed of a fusion of [[Heavy metal music|metal]], [[rockabilly]], [[rock and roll]], and [[Bluegrass music|bluegrass]] musical styles. The album was a success, and the album after that, ''[[Songs for Sanity]]'', which features guest appearances by [[Steve Vai]] and [[Albert Lee]], became one of the top selling records on the record label Shrapnel. He followed this in 2007 with [[The Devil Knows My Name]], which features [[Joe Satriani]], [[Jim Root]], and [[Eric Johnson (guitarist, born 1954)|Eric Johnson]].

The 2000s saw a rise in the popularity of bands that have been labeled [[post-rock]]; many of these bands have created instrumental rock songs. [[Constellation Records (Canada)|Constellation Records]] has released some of the best-known examples of instrumental post-rock, such as [[Godspeed You! Black Emperor]] and [[Do Make Say Think]]. Other examples include [[Austin TV]], [[Mogwai]], [[The Cancer Conspiracy]], [[the Mercury Program]], [[65daysofstatic]], [[God Is An Astronaut]], [[Russian Circles]] and [[Explosions in the Sky]].

Within the [[indie rock]] label, bands such as [[Ratatat]] and [[Delicate Steve]] are popular instrumental rock acts.

Guitarist [[Omar Rodriguez Lopez]]'s solo albums typically are instrumental (''[[Old Money (album)|Old Money]]'') or mostly instrumental (''[[Se Dice Bisonte, No Bufalo]]'').

In the late 2000s a new style of heavy metal called [[djent]] emerged. Some of the leading bands in the scene such as [[Animals as Leaders]] are instrumental acts, while many others started as instrumental acts before later acquiring vocalists.

A number of [[Math Rock]] artists, such as [[Toe (band)|Toe]], mainly use instrumentals in their music without many vocals and are thus instrumental acts.