Favorite Modern Progressive Metal Band - Progressive Rock Music Forum

ssmarcus wrote:

To clarify, I am using the term "modern" to disqualify any legacy legendary acts like Opeth, Dream Theater, Symphony X, etc. I know that's not a scientific or exact cut off but I am trying to isolate the new-ish acts as best I can.

This post is almost four years old, but I see that this poll confused a few people. And I'm not really sure what is considered Prog Metal, or PM enough. I might have done this as must not have released its debut album before 1998 or something like that. I was going to say post 2000, but the late was a good year for releases on the metal side. I like lots included in PA's Experimental/ Post Metal and various of it I have not really thought of as metal, such as Uboa. I also like in that category Boris, maudlin of the Well, Neurosis, but that was founded in the 80s, Pelican, Sigh.... I anyway, I went with Between the Buried and Me from the list. There are albums I like included in all of the metal categories at PA (and in all of the categories at PA, for that matter).

EDIT: Reading though page two, looks like there is some very good stuff mentioned for me to check out more from.

Edited by Logan - March 14 2025 at 10:04

MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Tie between Haken and BtBaM, so the latter gets my vote.

BTBAM is not exactly my thing. There is a Romanian band called White Walls that apparently is very much influenced by BTBAM and i like that band quite a bit. Embarrassed

https://whitewalls.bandcamp.com/album/grandeur

I don't know any of the bands in the poll so my irrelevant non-vote goes to Ayreon. Smile

Of that list, I've only heard a bit of Haken and Leprous... that's it. I seem to remember thinking that both were OK, but not enough of my thing to start exploring their discographies. Maybe if I'd given them more time and repeated listens, I'd get hooked on them, but I just didn't have the inclination.... Ermm

Almost none from the list, some are ok to me

Definitely have to go with Gojira. The Link, From Mars to Sirius, and The Way of All Flesh are like a modern metal holy trinity for me

But I'd also put Between the Buried and Me, Mastodon, Animals as Leaders, and Protest the Hero as strong runner-up bands Smile

Take me down, to the underground
Won't you take me down, to the underground
Why oh why, there is no light
And if I can't sleep, can you hold my life

https://www.youtube.com/@CocoonMasterBrendan-wh3sd

Animals as Leaders.

b_olariu wrote:

none from the list, no vote

Who would you pick?

nice poll, tough choice, I like a few bands here quite a bit, some i don't care for, true, but great poll anyway. Thumbs Up

essexboyinwales wrote:

If Cellar Darling are classified as prog metal (which they should be IMHO) then they would be top of my list of modern prog metal artists. They're first two albums are fantastic!

I just clicked on the first track listed on Spotify... Im blown away. Thank you for this!

However, if that track is anything to go by, this is definitely more of a heavy prog group.

Poll Question: Who is your favorite modern progressive metal band?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Between the Buried and Me	4	[8.70%]
Haken	11	[23.91%]
Mastodon	5	[10.87%]
Leprous	4	[8.70%]
The Contortionist	2	[4.35%]
Animals as Leaders	4	[8.70%]
Periphery	1	[2.17%]
Karnivool	1	[2.17%]
Tesseract	1	[2.17%]
The Ocean	1	[2.17%]
Protest the Hero	0	[0.00%]
Ne Obliviscaris	1	[2.17%]
Elder	3	[6.52%]
Caligula's Horse	1	[2.17%]
Soen	1	[2.17%]
Intronaut	1	[2.17%]
Gojira	3	[6.52%]
Vola	2	[4.35%]
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