Best prog metal band
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Topic: Best prog metal band
Posted By: Bryan
Subject: Best prog metal band
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 22:49
| I think I've provided a fairly complete list. I only used bands who are listed on progarchives, so no complaining that they aren't prog. And since I'm sure you were dying to know, I voted for Opeth. |
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 22:55
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Honestly I don't care very much for Prog' Metal, exceptthe one and only: URIAH HEEP Iván
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Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 22:57
| Are they really considered prog metal though? The site has them listed as art-rock, which is probably why I overlooked them... |
Posted By: gdub411
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 23:10
| AGHORA...It kicks all those wussie bands arses. |
Posted By: Man Overboard
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 23:15
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Meshuggah can unleash a razor-sharp dismembering tempest of metal or lay down a groove heavy enough to tear open the earth. Strapping Young Lad has seizure-inducing blasts of intensity and riffs that can liquefy bones. The Dillinger Escape Plan is a jackhammer striking every square inch of your head at once.
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Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 23:23
Heh, Thrak is indeed a great album. However, I'm pretty sure that I'd be beaten to death by 70s progheads if I listed KC as prog metal 
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Posted By: Ivan_Melgar_M
Date Posted: February 05 2005 at 23:37
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I dpn¿t know who qualified them as Art Rock but I'm sure it's a mistake (It happens even in Prog Archives a few times), because they are anything but Art Rock, anyway Useful, don't only read the qualification, read the biography, Bob McBeath describes Uriah Heep perfectly in just two lines of the bio:
If you're still not sure, read Gibraltar Enciclopedia of Progressive Rock, one of the most respected progressive enciclopedias:
Buy at least Look At Yourself, and if you like this album, get Demons & Wizards and The Magician's Birthday, in that exact order, I'm 100% sure you won't regret. Iván |
Are they really considered prog metal though? The site has them listed as art-rock, which is probably why I overlooked them... Posted By: chorus of one
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 00:28
| Pain Of Salvation. |
Posted By: Rob The Plant
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 00:29
Something which isn't Dream Theatre! ------------- Collaborators will take your soul. |
Posted By: Rekkr
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 02:37
| Opeth |
Posted By: Dragon Phoenix
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 03:18
| I second Uriah Heep, but of the ones listed, Dream Theatre just before Queensryche. |
Posted By: Eemu Ranta
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 06:23
| Opeth is in their own league here. |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 06:52
| I don't know many of the bands listed... but from the ones I do know (Theater, Savatage, Ink, Tool, Ayreon) Tool is by far the best. |
Posted By: diddy
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 07:02
For me, Pain of Salvation is the most innovative prog metal band and the one with the strongest PROG ingredients (IMO!). They're so different from all others, they've their very own sound and with Daniel Gildenlöw an indubitable terrific singer. ------------- If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear... George Orwell |
Posted By: Petra
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 07:32
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A year ago i would have voted for Tool but since then I have discovered Pain Of Salvation and they are my number one now. I agree with Diddy they are truly original!
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Posted By: Richardw
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 08:21
| It's difficult for me to choose between Voivod, Opeth, Tool and Pain Of Salvation; but i just had to vote for the Voivods. |
Posted By: Glass-Prison
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 08:27
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Liquid Tension Experiment all the way (Even though they are more jazz-influenced than they are metal-influenced...) ------------- Sun Tsu said: To fight and conquer in your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists of breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting. Sun Tsu: The art of War |
Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 13:20
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Dream Theater's next album: Progressive Metal-A Musical Oxymoron.
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Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 13:21
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Rush next : Too old to die young !!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 13:24
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Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 13:25
------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 13:26
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1-Dream Theater (images & words) 2-Mercyful Fate Mercyful Fate is one of the rare metal prog bands (not prog metal). people say it is black metal, but i find them metal prog too.
by the way, the electric guitar of Pain of Salvation is too alternative to qualify them as metal. if uriah heep is metal, then Nektar is metal too. ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: arcer
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 13:36
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Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 13:36
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Tired ???
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Posted By: Reed Lover
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 13:39
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Radiohead are more prog than Dream Theater. Dream Theater have no substance-it is all flash and bombast.  -------------
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Posted By: ShrinkingViolet
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 13:39
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yikes its a toss up between LTE, Symphony x, Ayeron and fantomas...Mike patton is godly though
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Posted By: Rob The Plant
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 13:42
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What Reed is trying to say is that Dream Theatre sucks. ------------- Collaborators will take your soul. |
Posted By: Swinton MCR
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 13:43
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I voted for DT...The only one I've heard.....(I'll listen to the others when I get around to it) ------------- Play me my song, here it comes again |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 13:43
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t is all flash and bombast. just like a UK person I know
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Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 13:44
Dream Theater Rule !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
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Posted By: plodder
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 14:56
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No mention of Porcupine Tree? Out of that list I voted for Queensryche. |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 15:00
Mercyful Fate are great! One of the best metal bands ever! |
Posted By: Metropolis
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 16:08
You can't really call Porcupine Tree metal, even In Absentia, their heaviest album, is just hard rock, nae quite metal, and most of their other stuff is psychedelic rock Oh, and PoS rule, I voted for them ------------- We Lost the Skyline............ 
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Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: February 06 2005 at 16:54
| No mention of Rush in the poll? Rush are the godfather's of Progressive Metal. |
Posted By: chorus of one
Date Posted: February 07 2005 at 01:03
So they are prog then? 
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Posted By: scrivener
Date Posted: February 07 2005 at 03:12
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There is a difference between "best" and "favorite," and since the poll asked for the best, I gave Dream Theater its props. I disagree that DT lacks substance: There is a glut of European prog-metal that seems to understand the style without understanding the soul. DT just doesn't fit that description (although LaBrie's Mullmuzzler nearly does)--no band that counts Mike Portnoy among its members can be said to lack substance or soul. As for favorites, I am torn between Vanden Plas and Blind Guardian. ------------- Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man. --- Francis Bacon |
Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: February 07 2005 at 03:13
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Posted By: Jethro Fish
Date Posted: February 07 2005 at 05:42
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PAIN OF SALVATION!!!!! A nod and a wink to Symphony X who come second on my list.
------------- All the best, Per www.salvaband.com New cd: Salva "Left to burn", out now Available through: www.caerllysimusic.co.uk www.progressrec.com www.justforkicks.de www.salvaband.com |
Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: February 07 2005 at 08:40
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Cynic. They had the most guts and they deserved better I and a lot of my friends like DT, but James LaBrie's singing style keeps us from loving it. ------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
.Posted By: John Gargo
Date Posted: February 08 2005 at 00:07
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My current top 5 of prog-metal... 1. Psychotic Waltz... One of the most underrated bands of all time. I always described their debut as "what would happen if Iron Maiden collectively dropped acid and decided to write a proggressive metal album." Heavily influenced by everything from Jethro Tull, the NWOBHM scene, and Pink Floyd, "A Social Grace" is one of the greatest albums of all time." Their later material goes into a more groove approach that, although not quite as good, still manages to impress. So far, it's the band that best combines two of my biggest passions in music... prog and metal. 2. Opeth - The band that helped me to tolerate death metal vocals and get me even more obsessed with prog-bands like Camel, Opeth is a fantastic example of extreme musical dynamics. At first glance, it would not appear that that lucid and soft acoustic could work within the context of death metal, but Opeth takes preconceived notions on both genres of music and shatters them. More than any other band, Opeth has opened up so many doors for me. 3. Pain of Salvation - A more recent obsession... one part Andrew Lloyd Webber, one part metal, one part unknown, PoS are a band that are hard to pin down musically... there are so many things going on in each song that it's almost absurdly hilarious how well it all comes together. Unlike so many prog-metal acts which simply take Dream Theater's style and ape it, here's a band that does something daringly original and does it well. Brilliant. 4. Fates Warning - Often considered the "first" proggressive metal band, Fates Warning is certainly one of the best. Starting off as a complex power/thrash group with John Arch's complex vocal lines, the band eventually evolved to creating emotional and understated mood pieces. For the past decade, they've been doing some of the most original work in the genre... superb. 5. Cynic - Also worthy of mention here are other technical/jazzy metal bands that came out around the time Cynic released their magnum opus "Focus," specifically Atheist's second album "Elements" and recently Spiral Architect's debut as well. Also would like to mention Arcturus, an avant-garde post-black metal band who's last album, "The Sham Mirrors" is certainly one of the most progressive and unique metal albums I've ever heard... |
Posted By: aqualung28
Date Posted: February 08 2005 at 00:11
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I voted for Opeth but Fantomas is equally good, if not better. Mike Patton is God! ------------- "O' lady look up in time o' lady look out of love 'n you should have us all O' you should have us fall" "Bill's Corpse" By Captain Beefheart |
Posted By: starofsirius
Date Posted: February 08 2005 at 00:22
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Opeth ------------- "I'm in a freefall like a snowflake falling down down down down down." |
Posted By: Emperor
Date Posted: February 08 2005 at 07:33
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As there's no King Diamond at the list, I've voted for Savatage. Any of their album since 1989 is made with a stable very high quality. ------------- I Prophesy Disaster... |
Posted By: Emperor
Date Posted: February 08 2005 at 07:35
Yes! Mercyfull Fate/King Diamond is really clever and original band. But where is it in the list???? ------------- I Prophesy Disaster... |
Posted By: Velvetclown
Date Posted: February 08 2005 at 07:36
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Dream Theater Pain Of Salvation Freak Kitchen That concludes the votes of the Swedish jury !!!  ------------- Billy Connolly Dream Theater Terry Gilliam Hagen Quartet Jethro Tull Mike Keneally |
Posted By: arkitek
Date Posted: February 12 2005 at 05:21
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well said velvetclown! they do rule! |
Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: February 12 2005 at 05:33
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A PIEDI NUDI, the most symphonic of all prog metal bands. ALTURA is good too. QUEENSRYCHE were the best at their beginnings. Note that Spastic Ink and LTE are not prog metal but fusion-metal. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: alan_pfeifer
Date Posted: February 12 2005 at 12:16
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I gotta vote Tool. as much as I love DT, Danny Carey and those tribal rythms are always impressive. |
Posted By: Scratchy
Date Posted: February 12 2005 at 13:11
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I wouldn't consider Opeth as Prog Metal They started out as Black Metal,then Symphonic Black Metal.I would consider 'Damnation' as Progressive Folk - mainly due to the influence of Steven Wilson(band member,who is vertially Porcupine Tree). I would consider Porcupine Tree to be Neo Prog or New Neo Prog now. My favourite - prog end - of Symphonic Black Metal album would be 'How to measure a planet' by The Gathering.This album is certainly more progressive than any Opeth album.Their latest studio offering has gone more in the Trip Hop direction though,similar to some of Radiohead's offering's/ or Mezzanine by Massive Attack.
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Posted By: Scratchy
Date Posted: February 12 2005 at 13:33
| Therion & Nightwish are definately Symphonic Black Metal also. |
Posted By: Fitzcarraldo
Date Posted: February 12 2005 at 13:46
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I'm far from an expert in the metal end of Prog, but am currently really enjoying the album "Gaia" by Spanish band MAGO DE OZ. It's a concept album, and has some excellent heavy guitar work. ProgArchives lists them as Folk Prog because they also use violins and flute, and parts of the songs have a Gaelic feel. But, believe me, this is heavy with lots of metal. The mixture of heavy axe work with the Gaelic influences in places is very pleasing. The band has eight members, so the sound is very full and layered. And they have a couple of guest guitarists too on some tracks (so three or four guitarists on some tracks, plus bass). These guys are extremely proficient musicians and really rock. I recommend this album to anyone who likes music with plenty of guitar work. I don't know their earlier albums, but "Gaia" is a very good album in my opinion. If you can, check them out and see what you think.
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Posted By: Scratchy
Date Posted: February 12 2005 at 14:29
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What I would classify as Prog Metal favourites:- 1(2) - Dream Theatre(including Jordan Rudess albums) 2(3) - Queensryche 3(4) - Pain of Salvation 4(5) - Lemar Voice 5(6) - Alias Eye 6(8) - Symphony X 7(9) - Dreamscape 8(10) - Dead Soul Tribe Broader sense:- 1 - The Gathering 6 - Ayreon |
Posted By: AngelRat
Date Posted: February 12 2005 at 18:24
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Voivod. Surprised? -------------  |
Posted By: Emperor
Date Posted: February 14 2005 at 04:04
No. Voivod is a very good band. "VDGG in metal clothes" as one of my friends says... ------------- I Prophesy Disaster... |
Posted By: Radioactive Toy
Date Posted: February 14 2005 at 10:11
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1) cynic - really an prog MUST have!! this album (their only: focus) is a gem, for the ones who are fighting with the length.. there is an 2004 rerelease with bonus songs.. take it and listen, you're not worthy voting.. before listening to this album really! 2) novembre - ITS A SHAME THAT THIS BAND ISN'T ON THE ARCHIVES YET! this is also an great band, a bit simmalar to opeth.. but then.. ITALIAN.. Haha.. it was the first thing I mentioned about this band.. there's something italian about it.. Really.. please just take a listen, most recomendable for opeth fans.. I personally prefer it more then opeth itself! (note: novembre is NOT an clone!) 3) agalloch - also one band way unknown for what they really have done!.. I keep on bugging everyone here untill someone has an opinion about this band.. If youre searching for an album to buy I would reccoment pale folklore! 4) in the woods - really 3rd WITH agalloch.. this is one of the most original bands I know of.. when expecting to know what happens.. they always take their twists and turns.. the end of "heart of the ages" (the song) is really something I've never heard before.. 5) Drawn - With members of in the woods and trail of tears.. a great band.. only the singing sometimes let me a bit down.. 6) green carnation - Tchort managed after LODDOD to build something great yet again!.. 7) Opeth - ok.. you know that already.. 8) Disillusion - Back to times of splendor, wow! extremely recommended to fans of older metal.. and prog.. They've toured with arcturus.. wich is already on the archives.. certainly a lot heavyer then most of the bands here.. but definatly worth a try! ----------------------- I would like to say that it's really too bad that there isn't watched any further than dream theatre.. Maybe the name "show-off theatre" is a better name? JUST TAKE AN LITTLE STEP FURTHER!!!!.. and if you really like turkey and dream theatre.. listen to orphaned land.. Really.. download/buy/steal WHATEVER.. cynic - focus.. and re-do your vote -------------  
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Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: February 14 2005 at 12:11
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Radioactive Toy: Cynic!
Such a good band and so little luck. Ditto In The Woods. Ved Buens Ende? - isn't (wasn't?) that a black metal outfit? Or at least isn't it comprised of black metal musicians? Then again, so is Arcturus, and they're great. ------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
Posted By: John Gargo
Date Posted: February 14 2005 at 12:58
| Cynic is great, but I think Atheist did the technical/jazzy death thing better, especially on their last album Elements. |
Posted By: GFoyle
Date Posted: February 14 2005 at 16:46
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A lot of those bands are good or really good, but Tool is heads and shoulders above the others.
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Posted By: Wizard/TRueStar
Date Posted: February 14 2005 at 19:10
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Best Prog Metal Band = Oxymoron |
Posted By: Jethro Fish
Date Posted: February 15 2005 at 03:36
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PAIN OF SALVATION! ------------- All the best, Per www.salvaband.com New cd: Salva "Left to burn", out now Available through: www.caerllysimusic.co.uk www.progressrec.com www.justforkicks.de www.salvaband.com |
Posted By: Possessed
Date Posted: February 28 2005 at 21:09
| Threshold |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: February 28 2005 at 21:24
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eternity x should be near dream theater ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: DallasBryan
Date Posted: February 28 2005 at 22:39
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great poll, dont know enough about it. I have heard a
little Tool that I would consider moving in a progressive direction, though a little to intense for my old arse!
As my banging aint what it used to be.
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Posted By: Calvo
Date Posted: March 01 2005 at 07:53
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Dream Theater is the best progressive metal band. Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci, John Myung, Jordan Rudess and James LaBrie are the best musicians in the world. No one can argue about that.
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Posted By: Certif1ed
Date Posted: March 01 2005 at 08:14
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Wanna bet?
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Posted By: Possessed
Date Posted: March 01 2005 at 10:31
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I can argue all day about that. |
Posted By: greenback
Date Posted: March 01 2005 at 11:00
DT is the best one so far! At least their early albums! ------------- [HEADPINS - LINE OF FIRE: THE RECORD HAVING THE MOST POWERFUL GUITAR SOUND IN THE WHOLE HISTORY OF MUSIC!> |
Posted By: mirco
Date Posted: March 01 2005 at 11:06
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I won't argue, just finish your sentence: Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci, John Myung, Jordan Rudess and James LaBrie are the best musicians in the world, that play in Dream Theater... ------------- Please forgive me for my crappy english! |
Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: March 01 2005 at 11:19
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