Best Prog-Metal band
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Topic: Best Prog-Metal band
Posted By: novahead
Subject: Best Prog-Metal band
Date Posted: May 09 2005 at 21:29
| Which does everyone think is the nest prog-metal band(in its current form dont choose based on whose been the best in the past) |
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Posted By: tuxon
Date Posted: May 09 2005 at 21:38
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Don't know most of this bands, since metal isn't my prefered style. I like Fantomas quite a bit, from this list I listen to Symphony X the most. Also Threshold is among my favourites of these days. Don't really like Nightwish From the past, I like Queensryche and some Dream Theater. Also Yngwie Malmsteen I've listened too a lot in the past, but I find him to be too simple straight forward glam/metal. I really know too little for an informed opinion, but this is it anyway  ------------- I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT |
Posted By: NetsNJFan
Date Posted: May 09 2005 at 21:39
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Its a despicable sub-genre, which pollutes decent prog music with god-awful metal, but Dream Theater are the best at it. ------------- 
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Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: May 10 2005 at 03:58
| Dream Theater. |
Posted By: Pablo_P
Date Posted: May 10 2005 at 04:08
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Well, to be honest, my favourites are Savatage and Arcturus... ------------- Pablo P. |
Posted By: nacho
Date Posted: May 10 2005 at 04:16
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Pain of Salvation....
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Posted By: MorgothSunshine
Date Posted: May 10 2005 at 09:41
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Maybe someone forget Pain of Salvation and Savatage??? (what???...children of bodom? bleah!) Why no one consider PSYCHOTIC WALTZ? Absolutely one of the greatest progmetal bands ever! ------------- For every truth even the contrary is true... 
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Posted By: Calvo
Date Posted: May 10 2005 at 09:48
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Dream Theater.... But what about Evergrey, Crimson Glory, Pain of Salvation???? Nightwish is not a progressive metal band..... |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: May 10 2005 at 11:11
I would have liked to have seen both Threshold and Shadow Gallery in your list, as along with DT and Symphony X, they are the only prog metal bands I enjoy..... trust me to be difficult, eh? ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: May 10 2005 at 11:12
Hey Guys... I'm now a groupie!! Wayhay!!! I'd better start acting my age now!! ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Pathetique
Date Posted: May 10 2005 at 19:39
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well most of the bands listed are not progressive at all, I love Children of Bodem but they are not at all prog, the same could be said for Yngwie, last I checked he was just a w**ker guitar player. Dimmu is black metal, so it relays on heavy layers and not a lot of time changes, and the chords used are fairly straght forward, haveing said that Sagrath dues rule but they are not prog. I'm sorry but this poll just seems to be set up to reinforce somebody's love for dream theater. DT is great but some times they just come off way to showie. Space can be used to say more then a thousand notes some times. In addition wheres Rush? The origanal heavy-prog band. Wheres Edguy or hell if your going to have a w**ker on there why not have the greatest w**king band of all time ManOWar on your list, Joey DeMio can play rings around Yngwie, and Joey plays bass ------------- The Steve prog-metal radio on www.wcrx.net, monday 9-midnight CST |
Posted By: novahead
Date Posted: May 10 2005 at 19:45
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Posted By: EVO
Date Posted: May 11 2005 at 04:12
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i didn't vote... threshold isn't on the list ------------- Live Long and Prosper... |
Posted By: arkitek
Date Posted: May 11 2005 at 14:21
| DT closely followed by Conception! |
Posted By: Joren
Date Posted: May 12 2005 at 05:37
| Tool, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum. |
Posted By: Calvo
Date Posted: May 12 2005 at 07:15
| Dimmu Borgir??????? Progressive metal???????? I don't think so..... |
Posted By: St Hubbins
Date Posted: May 12 2005 at 08:10
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Big error in missing Threshold and Pain of Salvation. Other than that Dream Theater and classic Queensryche are clear winners. ------------- Here lies David St Hubbins and why not.... |
Posted By: Yanns
Date Posted: May 12 2005 at 17:57
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I've always liked the British spelling of "Theatre" instead of "Theater", but here it has to be Dream Theater. Best prog-metal band is DT. Ayreon is great too. |
Posted By: kas_ofi
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 02:17
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dude are you serious with this poll?? Dimmu Borgir are black metal (posers), Nightwish are pop-metal, Children of Bodom are power with black vocals and Yngwie Maelmstein is a virtuoso guitar player. Of cousre best prog band in these is Pain of Salvation. I voted for Queesnryche. P.S. Watchtower are f.ucking awsome! ------------- Van Der Graaf Generator |
Posted By: valravennz
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 05:02
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Nightwish (followed by "Queensryche") ------------- 
"Music is the Wine that fills the cup of Silence" - Robert Fripp |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: May 13 2005 at 22:07
| I voted for Dream Theatre. Is this poll some kind of joke because half of these bands are not even Progressive like Children of Boredom and Demon Burger. |
Posted By: Xiardoff
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 17:11
| Dream Theater, with Nightwish very close behind. |
Posted By: Schleppy
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 17:13
Who the hell is Dream Theatre?  Anyway, I was ultimately split between DT, Symphony X, and Queensryche. I ended up selecting Dream Theater just because Queensryche started doing a lot of very mundane stuff after they really broke through in the early 90s (Operation: Mindcrime is a masterpiece nonetheless), and because I still haven't heard enough Symphony X to make a proper decision- none of the record stores around here have anything resembling a decent selection and there are maybe five good torrents of their albums on the Internet. |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: May 14 2005 at 17:52
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I see Symphony X all the time at Best Buy, you can find a lot of Prog stuff there. |
Posted By: Jethro Fish
Date Posted: May 19 2005 at 05:41
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Posted By: Henkka
Date Posted: May 19 2005 at 10:04
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Where is Opeth? Meh, no vote from me. |
Posted By: billyshears'67
Date Posted: May 19 2005 at 23:16
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Better title for this list would've been sh*tE Oh, yes. To answer the question I would side with Dream Theater for the best prog-metal band. Although yes, PAIN OF SALVATION is the best group on the planet, lumping them in a prog-metal category is debasing the purpose of everything they've done thus far. Peace & take care |
Posted By: muffley_mirkin
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 05:51
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Voted for Dream Theater. Queensryche have lost the plot over the last few
albums. |
Posted By: koolboee cdmo87
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 16:23
| Write-in votes for Opeth and Ayreon. |
Posted By: Scrambled_Eggs
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 16:47
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Had to vote for Queensryche. Rage for Order through Promised Land contains some of the best metal music you can find. I can hardly wait to see them live in June with Judas Priest. ------------- And I am not frightened of dying, any time will do, I don't mind. Why should I be frightened of dying? There's no reason for it, you've gotta go sometime. I never said I was frightened of dying. |
Posted By: Bryan
Date Posted: May 20 2005 at 23:46
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ALRIGHT! LET'S HAVE THIS THREAD! AGAIN! You guys need to listen to some Cynic. That's all I'm gonna say. |
Posted By: billyshears'67
Date Posted: May 21 2005 at 17:26
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Useful_Idiot QUOTE: "You guys need to listen to some Cynic. That's all I'm gonna say." QUOTE You fool! I own "Focus". 'Tis an amazing album. peace & take care |
Posted By: Manunkind
Date Posted: May 21 2005 at 17:29
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Yep, Cynic should be up there, as should be Opeth and Gordian Knot. But since they're not, guess who I'm voting for
------------- "In war there is no time to teach or learn Zen. Carry a strong stick. Bash your attackers." - Zen Master Ikkyu Sojun |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: May 21 2005 at 20:00
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Hahahahahah, voting for "the devil" sounds better than not voting right???
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Posted By: The Miracle
Date Posted: May 30 2005 at 18:32
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And it's spelled Dream TheatER, not Dream TheatRE! ------------- http://www.last.fm/user/ocellatedgod" rel="nofollow - last.fm |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: May 30 2005 at 19:36
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Pain of Salvation!!!!!!But since they aren't on the list Dream Theater -------------  |
Posted By: floydaholic
Date Posted: May 30 2005 at 22:08
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Scenes from a memory is amazing ------------- I'll see you on the Darkside of the moon... |
Posted By: King Crimson
Date Posted: June 04 2005 at 18:31
| Dream Theater |