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Poll Question: Which of these 90's prog metal bands do you like the most?
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1 [2.50%]
15 [37.50%]
1 [2.50%]
0 [0.00%]
0 [0.00%]
7 [17.50%]
1 [2.50%]
0 [0.00%]
3 [7.50%]
3 [7.50%]
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7 [17.50%]
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    Posted: March 01 2020 at 21:10
To be honest I've never really been that big into prog metal although I like some of it. Typically I like it in small does and have to be in the mood. Imo, the genre was maybe best when it was still relatively fresh and I think the 90's were maybe when it was at it's peak. I left off the pioneers(Crimson Glory, Fates Warning, Watchtower, Voivoid, etc and also left off the most obvious ones(who were also often pioneers in the genre(DT, QR, FW, etc.) and Opeth and Symphony X who came a bit later who are also imo a bit too popular). For option number 11 please chose any band from the 90's other than those I just mentioned(yes, I know some I mentioned are from the 80's but please don't mention them either. Lol. I wanted bands who were more or less equal in terms of popularity and influence in order to make it more fair. 

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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

For option number 11 please chose any band from the 90's other than those I just mentioned
 
Who is "etc"?
 
 
 
 
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Originally posted by I prophesy disaster I prophesy disaster wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

For option number 11 please chose any band from the 90's other than those I just mentioned
 
Who is "etc"?
 
 
 
 

Any 80's prog metal band or symphony X. Wink
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Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

Originally posted by I prophesy disaster I prophesy disaster wrote:

Originally posted by AFlowerKingCrimson AFlowerKingCrimson wrote:

For option number 11 please chose any band from the 90's other than those I just mentioned
 
Who is "etc"?
 
Any 80's prog metal band or symphony X. Wink
 
I like that within the joke is a genuine question.
 
 
 
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It's a toss up between POS and Ayreon. I'll give the latter a vote. 
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Not a fan of any of these bands at all.

Fate's Warning or Watch Tower are two that should be on this list IMHO!


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Ayreon gets the nod.
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Not a fan of prog metal and only Queensryche does anything for me.
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Originally posted by Frenetic Zetetic Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

Not a fan of any of these bands at all.

Fate's Warning or Watch Tower are two that should be on this list IMHO!

you mean Fates Warning and Watchtower (one word) Big smile,  yeah, they should have

also Savatage, Crimson Glory, Heir Apparent, Psychotic waltz, Sieges Even, so overlooked, it hurts LOL
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I was a fan of POS back about 5 years ago. But ever since Kati (Sonja) left the site, not so much. She absolutely adored them. I wonder if there is some connection. Wink
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Half of those bands are not progressive metal and in fact call themselves variously: power metal, folk metal, cosmic metal, fantasy metal and goth metal.

At times this forum is a complete joke and totally disregards what the bands themselves and the real metal fans think and call the music.

If Evergey is prog metal then so is every grunge band because that is exactly what they sounded like at Subkult festival in Sweden last year.

I'm out, this is BS!
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All great bands. Though, "Other" category seems to suggest more popular or obscure bands, or the lack of poll options. For me it's neither. For instance Shadow Gallery and Symphony X are in the same league. Not obscure, not as popular as Dream Theater either. Instead of Nightwish, Rhapsody etc., I would've included Symphony X, Pagan's Mind, Psychotic Waltz etc.

From the nineties, this is an obscure gem. (The Last Things - Circles and Butterflies) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9zWyu3YpAA&t=1258s

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Originally posted by LAM-SGC LAM-SGC wrote:

Half of those bands are not progressive metal and in fact call themselves variously: power metal, folk metal, cosmic metal, fantasy metal and goth metal.

At times this forum is a complete joke and totally disregards what the bands themselves and the real metal fans think and call the music.

If Evergey is prog metal then so is every grunge band because that is exactly what they sounded like at Subkult festival in Sweden last year.

I'm out, this is BS!

While I agree that half of these bands are not progressive metal, calling the forum a joke is harsh and uncalled for. The prog metal crowd is gone, there are very few left, there are no conversations on this genre, I wish there was. But then again the DT fanboys were rather annoying back in the day LOL (and i do like many DT albums), so some people have had it I guess.

I got no problem with Evergrey being called progressive metal. They are also classified as dark heavy metal (whatever that means, I don't know), power metal and modern metal. 

But Crapsody, Nightwish and Blind Guardian are not progressive metal in my opinion. Angra and Royal Hunt are at least proggish in places, so i don't mind them being called prog-power. 
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Originally posted by Cristi Cristi wrote:

While I agree that half of these bands are not progressive metal, calling the forum a joke is harsh and uncalled for. 

I thought the two primary purposes for the internet was cat memes and overreactions? 
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Originally posted by Frenetic Zetetic Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

Not a fan of any of these bands at all.

Fate's Warning or Watch Tower are two that should be on this list IMHO!


My first thoughts exactly! AND Psychotic Waltz AND Voivod AND Crimson Glory and even Mekong Delta

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Not a fan of prog meta, even though I've tried very hard to like the genre. 
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Originally posted by Frenetic Zetetic Frenetic Zetetic wrote:

Not a fan of any of these bands at all.

Fate's Warning or Watch Tower are two that should be on this list IMHO!

Did you miss the part where I said no 80's bands? Otherwise I would have to include Dream Theater, Queensryche, Savatage, Voivoid and maybe a few others and with DT and QR in particular it wouldn't be fair. Although Ayreon may very well be the clear winner here I nonetheless feel it's a more equal balance between bands.
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