New Category, Post metal/ Sludge or Doom

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   If I am allowed to throw my own 2 eurocents in, I think it's a more than sensible move. Even not being a PM expert, I've heard enough of the bands listed here to understand that Dream Theater and Kayo Dot have absolutely nothing in common, and that Opeth sound quite different from Symphony X. I know that lately PA has been getting a lot of flak because of its categorization system, but we're not the only ones that use it - and, once you start going that way, it's inevitable to try and get more and more accurate.

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Raff Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: July 29 2005 Location: None Status: Offline Points: 24429	Posted: September 18 2007 at 01:47
	If I am allowed to throw my own 2 eurocents in, I think it's a more than sensible move. Even not being a PM expert, I've heard enough of the bands listed here to understand that Dream Theater and Kayo Dot have absolutely nothing in common, and that Opeth sound quite different from Symphony X. I know that lately PA has been getting a lot of flak because of its categorization system, but we're not the only ones that use it - and, once you start going that way, it's inevitable to try and get more and more accurate.

kazansky Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: December 24 2006 Location: Indonesia Status: Offline Points: 5085	Posted: September 18 2007 at 01:24
	now that Art Rock has been splitted, perhaps the same could be done with Prog Metal? just don't make too many subgenres perhaps
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The T Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: October 16 2006 Location: FL, USA Status: Offline Points: 17493	Posted: September 18 2007 at 01:11
	No, it's not ahything archives.. It's still progressive music that needs to be subgenre-ized for easier navigation, research, and more coherence for the listener, for the newbie and the regular fan. Bands in prog metal: Dream Theater Kayo Dot Death Unexpect Messhuggah Other than the metal riffing and some minor elements, you can't say these 5 are a lot alike, are they? Prog-metal should have more going into the proto-genre and the related genre.. I can't agree with only ONE metal band in prog related, and countless of pseudo-prog rock bands.... there ARE metal bands that are related to prog, if not full blown prog-metal... Also, at least two bands (rejected, I know, but I'll say it anyway) are important in the formation of the prog-metal genre: the San Francisco band (those who know will understand) and Mercyful fate...(and a few more)....OK, I understand this is not "metal archives" (there's a site with that name) but if we have prog-metal here, let's respect it. There ARE prog-related metal bands, but nothing gets in, whereas any pseudo emo rock with some long song gets added..I'm sorry for this rant, it just doesn't make me happy. Edited by The T - September 18 2007 at 01:12

P.H.P. Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 01 2007 Status: Offline Points: 334	Posted: September 18 2007 at 00:55
	Now it really is AnythingArchives!!

TheProgtologist Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator / Retired Admin Joined: May 23 2005 Location: Baltimore,Md US Status: Offline Points: 27802	Posted: September 17 2007 at 23:50
	I agree.I have personally added a large number of these type of bands that are here.With post rock being a sub-genre here,the addition of post metal bands was a logical step.I think Isis was the first we added,and that addition opened the door for other post metal bands.I was never comfortable calling them progressive metal.


keiser willhelm Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Reviewer page Forum Senior Member Joined: September 14 2007 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 1697	Posted: September 17 2007 at 23:36
	I am of the opinion that a new sub category should be made for these types of bands that somehow get lumped into the now gigantic , catch-all category of progressive metal. bands like Isis, Neurosis, and Pelican just to name a few, do not belong in the same category as dream theater and symphony x even if they happen to use the distorted guitar and heavy vocals. its a completely different type of music almost entirely. I was wondering what you thought? yes no? why?
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