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Points: 1 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 25 2006 at 17:05
Originally posted by patomtz patomtz wrote:

what about Ice Age, or lemur voice...
Spherical Universe Experience, is a band that totally blows DT, with their debut album Mental Torments, I really dont know why they are not on the archives... Ive asked many times to add them, but nobody answers!
 
I was gonna say Lemur Voice aswell. Good Band.
 
There has been many worthy mentions here, like Planet X and Symphony X, both great.
 
I've never heard Spherical Universe Experience before, and sadly haven't been able to find anything with them Unhappy
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Originally posted by WaywardSon WaywardSon wrote:

Who do you feel are on a close, or on the same level as Dream Theater, as far as musical technicallity is concerned? (only Progressive metal bands please)
I would say Spiral Architect, Symphony X, and this band...
 
 

why only prog metal bands, Wayward Son?


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Points: 2537 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 25 2006 at 17:58
It can be music from other genres too BaldJean (on a technical level)
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Points: 10387 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 25 2006 at 18:19
Originally posted by WaywardSon WaywardSon wrote:

It can be music from other genres too BaldJean (on a technical level)

then my answer is defnitely Gong. best drummer, best flute and sax-player, excellent guitarists (both Hillage and Holdsworth, though they are not my favorites when it comes to guitar) and excellent bass player too. and the tuned percussion of the Pierre Moerlen's Gong aera is unsurpassed


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Watch this video, it's cool/funny/impressive/over the top. But this was my answer.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6PhyWn99XA&mode=related&search=
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I have a friend who is a Holdsworth fanatic, he is definitely an excellent guitarist.
Actually I read that one run up his fretboard(I think it´s on the song Devil has the hind quarter, or something like that) is supposed to be the fastest ever.
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I've always found Symphony X to be a better, rythymically, version of DT, but with a symphony.
 
the 2 bands should trade guitarists for an album... Star
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Blink 182 can beat Dream Theater any day, it's just no one knows it
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Originally posted by WaywardSon WaywardSon wrote:

Who do you feel are on a close, or on the same level as Dream Theater, as far as musical technicallity is concerned? (only Progressive metal bands please)
I would say Spiral Architect, Symphony X, and this band...
 
 


OMG that's exactly the type of thing that I dislike about this type of music.. the showing off...

the bassguitar soloing doesn't even sound nice in my opinionConfused
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Angra's album; Temple of Shadows puts on quite a spectacle and is very technical, precise and just all around good.

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Unquestionable Presence by Atheist... Amazing musicianship.
I also prefer Symphony X to Dream Theater.  Rudess may be better than Pinella (honestly, besides Derek Sherinian, very few come close to Rudess), but the rest of the band is as competent as any DT member.
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@ kayshedguy, You described Temple of Shadows perfectly.
 
@ Melomaniac, sure you will like this...
 
 
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hahaha, did that band just started to play the Number of the beast???LOLLOLLOLLOL...
a, that Angra right?
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Points: 891 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 26 2006 at 20:50

Dragonforce

hair = more extreme
guitar tricks = more extreme
lyrics = more extreme
guitar battle at 3:22 sec = more extreme



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Originally posted by WaywardSon WaywardSon wrote:

@ kayshedguy, You described Temple of Shadows perfectly.
 
@ Melomaniac, sure you will like this...
 
 
 
Thanks !  Man can that guy play...  Can't wait for the new album...
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Points: 1155 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 27 2006 at 22:22
i don't think anyone surpasses dt
 
if anyone were to come close it would probably be symphony x or dragonforce
i don't know if they're progressive, but sonata arctica as well
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Points: 415 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 27 2006 at 23:16
wow this band is awful LOL
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Points: 45548 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 28 2006 at 13:02
Originally posted by kashedguy kashedguy wrote:

Angra's album; Temple of Shadows puts on quite a spectacle and is very technical, precise and just all around good.
 
  Listened to it today for the first time. Great album. Fireworks is another album of theirs that i enjoy a lot.
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Watch Out
 
Mindflow is inundating the Turbulent Seas of Progressive Speed Metal. 
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