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heyitsthatguy
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Joined: April 17 2006
Location: Washington Hgts
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Posted: May 16 2007 at 19:44 |
Has anyone mentioned Russian Circles yet? Excellent post-metal in the vein of Pelican
Progmetal bands I like:
Dream Theater Tool Opeth Mastodon Fates Warning Symphony X (people say they're power metal but they're far more progressive than any power metal band I know of) Ayreon Sleepytime Gorilla Museum (Avant/RIO metal) Pain of Salvation (I only have TPE1 which I haven't listened to in a while, it's pretty good....Scarsick is just painful to me though) Porcupine Tree post Stupid Dream-era
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Ryth
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Joined: February 22 2007
Location: United States
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Posted: May 16 2007 at 19:53 |
Ayreon, Dream Theater, and Opeth are the superior prog metal bands.
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it was impulse
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Joined: May 16 2007
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Posted: May 16 2007 at 20:12 |
O.K., if you're into progressive metal you gotta check out Opeth. they are by far one of the best prog metal bands I've heard. their music is really smart because of all the awkward time signatures and chords. check out their album Ghost Reveries.
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it was impulse
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Posted: May 16 2007 at 20:14 |
I couldn't agree with you more...
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it was impulse
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Posted: May 16 2007 at 20:28 |
I don't believe it, I've read alot of peoples posts and still no one has mentioned Umphres McGee. They play with crazy polytonality and time signatures I can't even count out. they also blend almost every kind of music: metal, soft rock, jazz,classical, and in one song they even did a blue-grass sequence!
other than that my favorites are TOOL, Dream theater, Opeth, Mastidon, and A Life Once Lost.
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oracus
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Joined: December 12 2005
Location: Greece
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Points: 497
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Posted: May 16 2007 at 20:30 |
Rivertree wrote:
SIEGES EVEN is one of my favourites I'm looking forward to see them live in October ...
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I will travel from Greece all the way to Netherlands just for them:D
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oracus
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Joined: December 12 2005
Location: Greece
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Points: 497
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Posted: May 16 2007 at 20:47 |
it was impulse wrote:
I don't believe it, I've read alot of peoples posts and still no one has mentioned Umphres McGee. They play with crazy polytonality and time signatures I can't even count out. they also blend almost every kind of music: metal, soft rock, jazz,classical, and in one song they even did a blue-grass sequence!
other than that my favorites are TOOL, Dream theater, Opeth, Mastidon, and A Life Once Lost. |
Umphrey's McGee are really good. They are not as much prog metal as Fusion though
Edited by oracus - May 16 2007 at 20:48
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Zargus
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Joined: May 08 2005
Location: Sweden
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Points: 3491
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Posted: May 17 2007 at 11:23 |
TOOL no doubt.. why? well Lateralus simply the best prog metal album ever made. and Aenima & 10.000 days arent that bad ither.
But my favorite metal band over all have to be Monster Magnet thats the band i probobly lisen most to and never get tierd of.. yust love thiere mix of hawkwind spacerock and slow heavy black sabbath riffs.
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sleeper
Prog Reviewer
Joined: October 09 2005
Location: Entropia
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Points: 16449
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Posted: May 17 2007 at 17:07 |
Pain Of Salvation are my favourite Prog metal band. The main reason is that they are brilliant at infusing emotion in to very technical music with really impressive compositions, in short, Daniel Gildenlow belongs to that very small group of people that I would class as geneiuses. The fact that all five member are very proficiant on their instruments (well, I've yet to hear Simon Anderson play, but I doubt he'd be in the band if he couldnt keep up) is is a bonus that I think lets them do what they do so well.
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Spending more than I should on Prog since 2005
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Joseth On Kings
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Joined: May 31 2007
Location: United States
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Points: 73
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Posted: May 31 2007 at 01:54 |
This message is for A Simple Mistake:
Now I know if you have a favorite band you should stick by it and to me it seems like you're a big Opeth fan but you gotta mix it up I mean I listen to Dream Theater, Tool, Rush, A little Opeth now, The Who, Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd and so on.
So don't be all about one band man!!!
Edited by Joseth On Kings - May 31 2007 at 01:55
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Atavachron
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Joined: September 30 2006
Location: Pearland
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Posted: May 31 2007 at 02:15 |
Behold.. the Arctopus, the F***ing Champs, Planet X, Indukti, LTE,
all for the same reasons.. they kick ass, breathe life into metal, and did I mention the ass-kicking part?
Edited by Atavachron - May 31 2007 at 02:18
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crackedactor
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Joined: November 17 2005
Location: United Kingdom
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Points: 22
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Posted: May 31 2007 at 12:24 |
I like Porcupine Tree at the moment
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I'm a Highway Starrrr....oh yes i am..!!!!
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filosefem
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Joined: May 31 2007
Location: Turkey
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Posted: May 31 2007 at 13:09 |
Opeth , Dream Theater, Fates Warning my favorutes, they're popular ha ?
Well, i've discovered the Opeth with Damnation album, this one has so influced me ! Then i bought ''Deliverence'' and it blew me again. 70's prog and death metal.
And the Fates Warning is maybe my most favorite prog-metal band, espescialy i recommend ''a pleasent shade of grey'' and ''Disconnected'' albums, but you wont be able to find APSOF sound in other albums.I recommend ''paralels'' and ''perfect symetry'' albums if you heard them first time, they're easy for enter into the bands music.
Edited by filosefem - May 31 2007 at 13:10
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FugaPsicogénica
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Joined: May 25 2007
Location: Spain
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Posted: May 31 2007 at 13:34 |
PORCUPINE TREE
I don´t know if we could consider PT a metal band.... but they play believeable music, why?.... I´m not sure but probably because I almost hate each new album they release, but two months later it´s my best album until they release one more...
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Aquello que es en tí más que tu mism@
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Dim
Prog Reviewer
Joined: April 17 2007
Location: Austin TX
Status: Offline
Points: 6890
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Posted: May 31 2007 at 13:55 |
Joseth On Kings wrote:
This message is for A Simple Mistake:
Now I know if you have a favorite band you should stick by it and to me it seems like you're a big Opeth fan but you gotta mix it up I mean I listen to Dream Theater, Tool, Rush, A little Opeth now, The Who, Yes, Genesis, Pink Floyd and so on.
So don't be all about one band man!!!
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Norbert
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Joined: October 20 2005
Location: Hungary
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Points: 2506
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Posted: June 01 2007 at 05:23 |
My Big Three for prog metal is:
Psychotic Waltz
Pain of Salvation
Fates Warning.
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Keithapparatus
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Joined: May 22 2007
Location: United States
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Points: 31
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Posted: June 02 2007 at 03:38 |
Twisted Into Form, Spiral Architect, Vintersorg, and Quo Vadis are my favs
...why I like them? They all manage to stay heavy, clean, challenging and beautiful all the same time. I suppose that applies to most prog metal but those I'm in favor for most.
Edited by Keithapparatus - June 02 2007 at 03:42
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DuVillez
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Joined: April 29 2007
Location: Belgium
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Posted: June 02 2007 at 04:01 |
My list at the moment: Opeth Porcupine Tree Taal Mago De Oz Fates Warning Karaboudjan Exsimio Deluge Grander
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Darkness Embraces My Soul, Remembrance Of My Deeper Thoughts (VB - 2006)
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Philéas
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Posted: June 02 2007 at 09:03 |
I find most Prog Metal to be cheesy and/or boring. But I do like Tool a lot, and also so called "Post-Metal" bands such as Isis and Pelican. Opeth have done a lot of good stuff aswell.
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kazansky
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Joined: December 24 2006
Location: Indonesia
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Points: 5085
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Posted: June 02 2007 at 09:19 |
Kamelot - Though they're basicly power metal, the few last albums surely sounds progressive, and they kick ass ! I also like them because they tend to get better and better with each album...
Dream Theater - This is the band that got me into prog, and they really awesome !
my other favourites prog metal bands are including:
Symphony X, Rhapsody (cheesy, but i like it anyway )
Opeth (though i need the proper mood for listening to them)
Orphaned Land (only for the album Mabool, though )
Unexpect - some crazy music, but still awesome !
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