Sonata Arctica?

 

two other threads (not counting this one came up in the search), but they weren't relevant.

 

This band has been rejected twice now - once following the release of "Unia" and once following the release of "Days Of Gray". Within the guidelines they can be resubmitted if they have released new material since the last rejection, so the forthcoming release of their next album "Stones Grow Her Name" does mean they will be eligible for resubmission... HOWEVER, I suspect that this will be the third-strike and they'll go on the Stratovarius pile of bands perennially suggested and rejected.

 

Not every metal band needs to be included here and being "a bit progressive" isn't enough.

 

To be eligible for Prog Related they really do need to be either strongly influenced by Prog and in some-ways influential on Prog (Metal), or in some-ways influenced by Prog and in strongly influential on Prog (Metal). Power and Symphonic Metal bands rarely fall into either of those. Whatever the admission criteria was for Prog Related in the past no longer applies, so please don't use existing Prog Related artists as reasons for including this one.