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Points: 26138 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2014 at 12:03
Let metal be metal, that's what I say.  Why should prog steal away all the good ones?
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Points: 3167 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2014 at 12:01
Considering 95% of their stuff doesn't come off as prog to me at all, I would say no.

And sure Iron Maiden might have introduced many listeners to the direction that Dream Theater expanded on, but I feel like Watchtower had more of an influence than Iron Maiden on that sound.
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Points: 16130 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2014 at 11:10
^^ I agree.
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Points: 178 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2014 at 10:53



I think they're labeled that way because they aren't really "Prog".  
Mostly just Metal.  

Calling them "Prog Metal" would kinda be false advertising.  Geek  

Granted, they do have a handful of tunes that fit the description. 
The second half of the song "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son" (1988) 
certainly introduced listeners to the direction that Dream Theater expanded on. 
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Points: 1607 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2014 at 10:49
^Always loved that Genghis Khan atmosphere in the superb album 'Piece Of Mind, anyways I don't think so.


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Points: 56 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: May 16 2014 at 10:26
I honestly think Iron Maiden belongs more in Prog Metal then just Related.

What do all of you think?
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