Favorite Prog Metal band, why

I don't think anybody mentioned To-Mera yet. They're an absolutely great, new band from England, mixing polyrhythmic metal with haunting female vocals.

With regards to Porcupine Tree 'In Absentia' and especially 'Deadwing' are probably heavier but I dont think I would consider them a prog metal band. 

I'm pleased at the diversity of bands being mentioned in this thread. 

That being said, a couple of bands I don't think anybody's mentioned who I would place in the absolute upper tier of the prog-metal world are Maudlin of the Well and Hammers of Misfortune.  The former are as perplexing as they are brilliant and encorperate all kinds of styles into their music, the latter quite simply kick ass.

- Porcupine Tree
- Dream Theater
- NeBelNeST
- Devin Townsend
- Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
- Neurosis
- The Mars Volta
- Tool
- Opeth

And clasic bands:
- King Crimson
- Henry Cow
- Frank Zappa
- The Lounge Lizards
- Yes
- Genesis
- Area
- Soft Machine

Why? Because they make me fly



Edited by 69xxx - June 02 2007 at 17:09

1) Cynic - Mixing jazz, death metal, some middle eastern influences and a whole sh*t ton of virtuosity, Cynic were far and away the ultimate statement  prog metal has ever made.

2) Death - The founders of death metal, Death started off as a pretty simple band with some pretty killer riffs.  Chuck worked on his playing constantly and as he improved, he used a revolving door line up to keep up with his new skills.  By the end of Death's 7 album run, they were playing a very technical brand of prog death metal, and tearing new assholes for chumps and chumpettes everywhere.

3) !T.O.O.H! - The czech are f**king insane.  There is no way to describe this music other than bizarre, so I won't even try.  Pick up Order and Punishment to hear the most inventive and progressive metal this side of 1994.  NOW.

4) Isis
5) Mastodon
6) Opeth
7) Sikth
8) Demilich
9) B...TA
10) Atheist

No real order aside from 1-3. 

Enslaved - Ruun, Isa
Death - everything from Human to ITP
Opeth - everything
Atheist - both
DT - Awake,6 degrees, Scenes, Images &words
Savatage - Streets, Dead Winter Dead, Poets&Madmen, Edge of Thorns, The Wake oh Magellan

 

I find most Prog Metal to be cheesy and/or boring. But I do like Tool a lot, and also so called "Post-Metal" bands such as Isis and Pelican. Opeth have done a lot of good stuff aswell. 

Twisted Into Form, Spiral Architect, Vintersorg, and Quo Vadis are my favs

...why I like them?  They all manage to stay heavy, clean, challenging and beautiful all the same time.  I suppose that applies to most prog metal but those I'm in favor for most.


Edited by Keithapparatus - June 02 2007 at 03:42

Joseth On Kings wrote: This message is for A Simple Mistake:   Now I know if you have a favorite band you should stick by it and to me it seems like you're a big Opeth fan but you gotta mix it up I mean I listen to Dream Theater, Tool, Rush, A little Opeth now, The Who, Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd and so on.   So don't be all about one band man!!!

Opeth , Dream Theater, Fates Warning my favorutes, they're popular ha ?

Well, i've discovered the Opeth with Damnation album, this one has so influced me ! Then i bought ''Deliverence'' and it blew me again. 70's prog and death metal.

Edited by filosefem - May 31 2007 at 13:10