Best heavy prog metal album
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Topic: Best heavy prog metal album
Posted By: Progzilla
Subject: Best heavy prog metal album
Date Posted: July 08 2005 at 08:35
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The bands where picked from http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=3200&get=last#677510 - another thread , but only albums that are reviewed on progarchives are included in the poll. Here's how our reviewers rated them: 4.67 - Arcturus - The sham mirror 4.52 - Ark - Burn the sun ../Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=7974" title="Meshuggah Destroy Erase Improve* album reviews, Mp3 and track listing - 4.62 - Cynic - Focus 4.86 - Devin Townsend - Terria 3.48 - Dream Theater - Train of Thought 4.30 - Evergrey - In search of truth 4.33 - Meshuggah - Destroy erase improve 4.53 - Opeth - Blackwater Park 4.50 - Pain of salvation - One hour by the concrete lake 4.37 - Spiral architect - A Sceptic's Universe 4.23 - Tool - Lateralus 4.60 - Voivod - Dimension hatross 4.33 - Zero Hour - The Tower's of Avarice ------------- Currently listening to: - Andromeda - Pagan's Mind - Kamelot |
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Posted By: Bj-1
Date Posted: July 08 2005 at 09:10
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Meshuggah - Destroy Erase Improve, followed by DT's TOT! ------------- RIO/AVANT/ZEUHL - The best thing you can get with yer pants on! |
Posted By: King of Loss
Date Posted: July 08 2005 at 14:52
Pain Of Salvation!  I love the concept, its just awesome.
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Posted By: Progzilla
Date Posted: July 08 2005 at 18:53
I put my vote on PoS too, it's magnificent! ------------- Currently listening to: - Andromeda - Pagan's Mind - Kamelot |
King of Loss wrote:Posted By: GoldenSpiral
Date Posted: July 08 2005 at 18:59
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Tool is better than everyone. ToT is cool too. but seriously. Lateralus is on a level all its own. ------------- http://www.myspace.com/altaic" rel="nofollow - http://www.myspace.com/altaic ALTAIC "Oceans Down You'll Lie" coming soon |
Posted By: Coya
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 05:59
I love Arcturus, and they surely are a prog band, but they alwas have been, in all their albums, and not just "the sham mirrors". Same with Opeth, and with most of the bands you have mentioned. So i think the question should be "the best prog metal band", which is totally subjective and not necessarily much easier to choose.
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Posted By: MikeEnRegalia
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 06:14
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I don't like Lateralus too much. Everytime I hear it, I'm amazed ... the quality of the music, the ambition and the discipline are outstanding. But it totally lacks emotion and feeling. IMO that's why Maynard put the project on halt and devoted his entire attention to APC. ------------- https://awesomeprog.com/users/Mike" rel="nofollow">Recently listened to: 
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Posted By: Valarius
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 06:57
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Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 13:27
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Tool-Lateralus...even though I love every album on the list.Especially Cynic,Opeth,Meshuggah,PoS and Ark -------------  |
Posted By: Progzilla
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 14:15
 Well, there are already good polls for best prog metal band, for a good one, check http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=8144&KW=metal - here ! You won't find Dream Theater there, and I was also afraid to put Train of tought in this poll, because DT have so many more fans than the rest, which often makes the poll useless... And we all know that the majority thinks DT is the best anyway! ------------- Currently listening to: - Andromeda - Pagan's Mind - Kamelot |
Posted By: Coya
Date Posted: July 09 2005 at 17:25
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Posted By: Progzilla
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 04:21
HAHAHA! Which poll is REALLY any good?! They all lack the alternative that you would like to choose... This poll must suck pretty bad when only some 15 people bothered to answer... ------------- Currently listening to: - Andromeda - Pagan's Mind - Kamelot |
Posted By: Coya
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 14:09
HAHAHAHAHAHA!! well, maybe you are right and this poll sucks, but at least you can get answers to your opinions, and that makes it entertaining, actually, i do like it! |
Posted By: captain beyond
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 14:26
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One: I'm stunned that Cynic has gotten zero support. Insanity! Two: Blackwater Park seem to be the Opeth album that is mentioned most frequently on this site. Am I the only one who thinks they started getting stale on that album? Three: And no Fates Warning on this list? Definitely a problem of framing... |
Posted By: Empathy
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 14:31
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See, I can't vote with a clear conscience... because I haven't heard
more than half of these albums! They're on my list, for sure!
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Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 15:15
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I chose PoS in this poll, but personally, I would go for: PoS: Remedy Lane, DT: Awake, Shadow Gallery: Legacy, Symphony X: V The Mythology Suite, Fates Warning: A Pleasant Shade Of Grey. Before any of the ones I know on that poll...ho humm. ------------- 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: King of Loss
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 15:54
I don't think Remedy Lane is a heavy Progressive Metal album at all. |
Posted By: Progzilla
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 17:09
The idea of this poll was to get the REALLY HEAVY albums in, to see
what fans of heavy prog metal like. The line has to be drawn
somewhere, so I would rule out Pleasent shade of grey and Legacy, but I'm sorry I didn't include Awaken the Guardian for
example. I was going to include Sympony X - The odyssey, but what can I
say, some things you just forget... Hey, why don't we make a poll with ALL the prog metal bands on progarchives?! Oh wait, i guess that what the http://www.progarchives.com/top-prog-albums.asp?style_id=19&album_type=1 - prog metal TOP 100 is for... Now THAT'S a real good listing!!!Keep the candidates coming though, it's valuable to all of us who like prog metal. Hopefully the poll and the thread will give you some new bands to listen to. And check out the thread I mention in the first post. ------------- Currently listening to: - Andromeda - Pagan's Mind - Kamelot |
Posted By: Plenilunio
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 17:21
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I'm devoted to PoS! But, my second option was Blackwater Park. |
Posted By: Progzilla
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 17:32
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Has anyone heard any albums by the following prog metal bands: -Riverside -Green Incarnation -Andromeda -Matraz -Ice Age -Sieges Even -In The Woods -Eternity X -Fantomas -Abydos -Power Of Omens -Superior ------------- Currently listening to: - Andromeda - Pagan's Mind - Kamelot |
Posted By: Progzilla
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 17:37
Damn it!!!!!!  I forgot one of my all-time favourite prog metal Album:Insigths by Lemur Voice It would have gotten my vote... I'm going to make THE ultimate poll some day in the far future.... ------------- Currently listening to: - Andromeda - Pagan's Mind - Kamelot |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 17:49
maybe not...but he has got 'Concrete Lake' in his list, which is no heavier... ------------- 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: July 11 2005 at 17:52
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Ice Age are OK; IMO, their second album, 'Liberation' is worth exploring, especially for the opening track 'The Lhasa Road' ------------- 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: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 19:42
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Riverside's Out of Myself is an absolutely fantastic album.I really like Andromeda,especially Extension of the Wish.I just recently purchased II=I,good album,but a little more melodic than Extension.I have just recently discovered Sieges Even and think they are awesome,I only have A Sense of Change and Sophisticated,though. ------------- |
Posted By: TheProgtologist
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 19:44
And if I am thinking of the same band,they are called Green Carnation,not Incarnation. ------------- |
Posted By: Plenilunio
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 23:23
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He he, actually, I'm currently listening In the Woods, I think they aren't prog, they started as a mmmh... melodic blackmetalish band, then they get less metal, it hears like a sad and slow rock band, IMO. |
Posted By: captain beyond
Date Posted: July 11 2005 at 23:31
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Green INcarnation? Perhaps you mean Green Carnation? If so, it was
founded by Tchort, from Emperor. Long flowing tracks with many parts,
many of which are acoustic. Has romantic and pastoral elements to it.
Of more well-known bands, I would say that Opeth is the most comparable
(though Opeth get a bit more intense). Sieges Even are a highly technical thrash band. Not quite Watchtower, but not far. Lifecycle is the most technical I've heard from them, but the vocals are dreadful. A Sense of Change is more like late 70s Rush, less technically dazzling than before but better musically. In the Woods have a similar appeal as Green Carnation, perhaps a bit more gothic and doomy, maybe leaning a little towards early Third and the Mortal. Fantomas are a different beast all together. If you've heard John Zorn's Naked City, you'll have decent idea what to expect. While Fantomas does do several things, their claim to fame is very short, hyper-blasting songs that cover many different genres in a mad dash, jump-cut sort of way. It's a supergroup, with Mike Patton (Mr. Bungle) leading things on vocals, Trevor Dunn (Bungle) on bass, King Buzzo (Melvins) on gtr and Dave Lombardo (Slayer) on drums. |
Posted By: KoS
Date Posted: July 12 2005 at 01:32
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Tool lacking emotion.WTF????????? It coul not get more emotional. listen to track 3 and tell me its not emotional. |
Posted By: Progzilla
Date Posted: July 12 2005 at 02:22
Yes of course, my mistake! ------------- Currently listening to: - Andromeda - Pagan's Mind - Kamelot |
Posted By: Cygnus
Date Posted: July 12 2005 at 08:15
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GROM THE CHOISES YOU GIVE IBELIVE LATERALUS IS THE MOST INSPIRED.ALTHOUGH YOU SEEM TO IGNORE CLASICS LIKE ´A PLEASENT SADE OF GRAY´ AND ´METROPOLIS 2´. YOU SHOULD CONSIDER SOME CHANGES. |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: July 12 2005 at 09:10
If you read my first post, then you'll see that progzilla wouldn't let me count 'APSOG' cos he says its not heavy enough.... ...if that's the case, where's Blind Guardian's 'A Night At The Opera'? ------------- 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: Progzilla
Date Posted: July 12 2005 at 09:16
Because:
 I already promised I would make the PERFECT poll some day... so while you wait for that one, you'll just have to live with this one, even if I know it sucks, 'cause I can't change it anymore! But it's interesting to hear you're suggestions! ------------- Currently listening to: - Andromeda - Pagan's Mind - Kamelot |
Posted By: Progzilla
Date Posted: July 13 2005 at 09:08
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So is looks like metal people hear listens to DT(surprise), PoS and Tool. So no Voivod, Evergey or Ark fans out there? Really?
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Posted By: Deadwing12
Date Posted: July 13 2005 at 09:14
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I'm a huge PoS fan but sadly haven't heard Concrete Lake, so my vote thus goes to that weirdo Devin Townsend.
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Posted By: Progzilla
Date Posted: July 13 2005 at 09:27
Concrete lake is the heavist of PoS albums, I think you'll love it. I haven't heard Terria, but I get the feeling a should, and fast! ------------- Currently listening to: - Andromeda - Pagan's Mind - Kamelot |
Posted By: Hammill
Date Posted: July 13 2005 at 12:41
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from the list i choose voivod's dimension hatross with zero hour and spiral architect at the second place together.
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Posted By: Progzilla
Date Posted: July 14 2005 at 06:31
Yes, finally a Voivod fan! I knew you were out there! I'm going to check you up, to see what else you listen too .------------- Currently listening to: - Andromeda - Pagan's Mind - Kamelot |