Favorite Prog Metal band, why

lightbulb_son wrote: Proletariat wrote:   Bands: Isis Neurosis Cynic Opeth Meshuggah Orphaned Land Agalloch Death Atheist Kamelot Symphony X Alarum    Great list.   I'll add   Arcturus Enslaved Sleepytime Gorilla Museum Emperor (not prog but I don't care) Pelican Jesu Gojira Green Carnation Ayreon Kayo Dot PoS Mastodon Devin Townsend Intronaut

Dream Theater happened to be my first and remained my favorite, until comparatively recently their position in my book was seriously challenged by Pain of Salvation, Be and Perfect Element are higher than any DT album in my book, (Be one of my all time favorites). Why? Because they're brilliant composers and I don't see any "wankery" in either band, it's sounds 100% coherent and entertaining to me. I also love that neither is cheesy like most prog-power metal(Sympony X, Rhapsody...). Gildenlow is one of the greatest musical geniuses I know, just an incredible composer, and a beautiful voice.

Other favorites: Agalloch, Meshuggah, Tool, Opeth, Gojira, Indukti, Ayreon, etc.

It's all great except prog-power which I don;t care much for.


Edited by The Miracle - May 14 2007 at 23:23

definitely Krimson as well, though I'm a bit of a Queensryche fan (don't seem to get much respect around here).

also an Iron Maiden fan, but they aren't really prog-metal

Favorite Metal Bands/Albums:

Opeth - Ghost Reveries.  This album is a wonderful mix of heavy riffs and folk/classically inspired acoustic parts.  It may take some time to get over the death grunts, but it's worth it.

Symphony X - V The New Mythology Suite.  This is my favorite concept album, with amazing songwriting and musicianship.  A wonderful Cd to own.

Opeth - Blackwater Park.  I would say that Ghost Reveries has a slight edge over this one because of keyboards, more singing, and more acoustic parts, but Blackwater Park is still amazing.

Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element.  Such a wonderful and emotional Cd, amazing lyrics and some extremely complex parts, even though they don't seem it.


So that sums up my top four Progressive Metal albums.  Other favorites include Fear of a Blank Planet and In Absentia by Porcupine Tree, but they aren't considered Progressive Metal here unfortunately.  Still go listen to FoaBP and In Absentia, and Deadwing too because there is a large metal influence there.

EDIT:  Oops I just saw that you asked for bands, not albums, but I guess what I did is ok.  It's the bands and my favorite albums of theirs.


Edited by asimplemistake - May 14 2007 at 23:14