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Poll Question: Once more: What’s the best prog metal band APART FROM Dream Theater?
Poll Choice Votes Poll Statistics
35 [22.58%]
21 [13.55%]
4 [2.58%]
1 [0.65%]
0 [0.00%]
8 [5.16%]
26 [16.77%]
4 [2.58%]
1 [0.65%]
8 [5.16%]
3 [1.94%]
5 [3.23%]
3 [1.94%]
0 [0.00%]
11 [7.10%]
0 [0.00%]
1 [0.65%]
1 [0.65%]
1 [0.65%]
0 [0.00%]
0 [0.00%]
1 [0.65%]
3 [1.94%]
10 [6.45%]
8 [5.16%]
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 29 2005 at 13:44

Definitely Pain of Salvation.You made a good list Mike,every damn band on that list I really like!!!!!



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 29 2005 at 11:45

Originally posted by Ed_The_Dead Ed_The_Dead wrote:

NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!  I VOTED FOR SYMPH X BUT DIDENT NOTICE AYREON!!!!!!!!!! DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ow and Mike, where's SYL?

 I thought I stand alone with my opinion on SYL (at least their latest album) being prog

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 29 2005 at 11:44

Originally posted by Ed_The_Dead Ed_The_Dead wrote:

Ow and if You did Put Meshuggah in, then Mudvayne (!) ands Fear Factory (!!!) deserve to be in it, to

Maybe we should create a poll "Petition to increase poll option count to 50"

I like Mudvayne and Fear Factory, but I think they're far less progressive than Meshuggah.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 29 2005 at 11:22

Dream Theater

Symphony X

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 29 2005 at 11:17
Ow and if You did Put Meshuggah in, then Mudvayne (!) ands Fear Factory (!!!) deserve to be in it, to
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 29 2005 at 11:10
NOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! DAMN IT!!!!!!!!!  I VOTED FOR SYMPH X BUT DIDENT NOTICE AYREON!!!!!!!!!! DAMN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Ow and Mike, where's SYL?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 29 2005 at 09:28

Threshold
Symphony X
Ayreon
Queensryche

don't know the others (not all, or only one or two songs) but I like the ones I mentioned

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 29 2005 at 09:03
Originally posted by GoldenSpiral GoldenSpiral wrote:

yea... too many to choose from.  i think i chose opeth cuz i'm listening to them right now, so i guess that means something.  I'm not too keen on queensryche, tho im sure theyll get alot of votes.  symphony x and ayreon sound too damn much like DT to me.  voivod and meshuggah are both awesome but i dont know their stuff as well. 

 

...but opeth kicks ass.

I know, it's the agony of choice ... but in the other poll people complained that there were too few options

IMO Symphony X only sound like DT only during small passages of some of their songs, and Ayreon don't sound like DT at all (The Human Equation of course does sound more like them because of LaBrie).

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 29 2005 at 09:00
Originally posted by fandango fandango wrote:

It's very tight but I go for PoS, closely followed by Threshold, then Shadow Gallery, then Symphony X... all of whom I enjoy.  I also enjoy Fates Warning, Vanden Plas, Evergrey & Queensryche, having every album by every one of these groups...

I noticed you didn't include 'Poverty's No Crime', Mike; a good German band, but do you consider them a bit 'light' for this poll?

Personally, I would have considered 'Royal Hunt' more mainstream heavy AOR than prog.. would you agree?

 

Thanks for voting!

Poverty's No Crime: I think they are good, but as there are only 25 options allowed, I had to draw the line somewhere. Beyond Twilight, Aghora, Pagan's Mind, Fantomas, Andromeda, Spiral Architect, Cynic, Kamelot, ... all these are fine prog metal bands, too.

Royal Hunt: I like them very much, but I see your point. Their older albums (Moving Target, Paradox) certainly were more progressive (more like old Threshold), and their current albums are very AORish. They still have many prog elements hidden below their big rock vocal arrangements.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 29 2005 at 08:54

yea... too many to choose from.  i think i chose opeth cuz i'm listening to them right now, so i guess that means something.  I'm not too keen on queensryche, tho im sure theyll get alot of votes.  symphony x and ayreon sound too damn much like DT to me.  voivod and meshuggah are both awesome but i dont know their stuff as well. 

 

...but opeth kicks ass.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 29 2005 at 08:52

It's very tight but I go for PoS, closely followed by Threshold, then Shadow Gallery, then Symphony X... all of whom I enjoy.  I also enjoy Fates Warning, Vanden Plas, Evergrey & Queensryche, having every album by every one of these groups...

I noticed you didn't include 'Poverty's No Crime', Mike; a good German band, but do you consider them a bit 'light' for this poll?

Personally, I would have considered 'Royal Hunt' more mainstream heavy AOR than prog.. would you agree?

 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 29 2005 at 08:47
Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

I really don't know enough bands to vote!

I think I forgot Rush ... but I was rather going for bands that had their peak in the 90s. I recently bought 2112, my first Rush album. I think it's great!

It's sad that you don't know many bands from that list ...


its not that sad, I know about 5 or 6 of them, because I'm quoting you I cant see the choices anymore to count them!

Edit...I know 8 bands there!

The most important and lesser known of these choices are IMO Heaven's Cry and Adagio, it's a shame that these two aren't in the archives when bands like Nightwish are ...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 29 2005 at 08:40
Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

I really don't know enough bands to vote!

I think I forgot Rush ... but I was rather going for bands that had their peak in the 90s. I recently bought 2112, my first Rush album. I think it's great!

It's sad that you don't know many bands from that list ...


its not that sad, I know about 5 or 6 of them, because I'm quoting you I cant see the choices anymore to count them!

Edit...I know 8 bands there!



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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 29 2005 at 08:32

Originally posted by Snow Dog Snow Dog wrote:

I really don't know enough bands to vote!

I think I forgot Rush ... but I was rather going for bands that had their peak in the 90s. I recently bought 2112, my first Rush album. I think it's great!

It's sad that you don't know many bands from that list ...

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 29 2005 at 08:28
I really don't know enough bands to vote!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: June 29 2005 at 08:11

This is the second version of my prog metal poll, this time I added much more bands ... hopefully you'll find your favorite band,

APART FROM DREAM THEATER!

If you think that Dream Theater is the best prog metal band, please vote for the second best band instead (or one of the "protest" options). 



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