Did Punk Rock really kill Prog Music?

Theres a metal head who lives next door to me. I was surprised to find out he doesn't seem to know much about progressive metal. When I mentioned it he asked me if that was like Yngwie Malmsteem or Joe Satriani. My response was something like "yeah, kind of." Then I had to explain to him about Queensryche, Dream Theater, Symphony X etc. He did seem to recognize the name Opeth though. :) So I don't know how popular prog metal is when a hardcore metal fan has to struggle with figuring out what it is. This guy is 39(still a few years younger than me)so maybe it's mostly the younger metal fans who are hip on prog metal I don't know.

Edited by Prog_Traveller - September 03 2014 at 10:39

Queenryche, Dream Theater and Symphony X have been around for some 25 years, so blame it on your neighbour - not on metalfans in general.

Prog_Traveller wrote: Theres a metal head who lives next door to me. I was surprised to find out he doesn't seem to know much about progressive metal. When I mentioned it he asked me if that was like Yngwie Malmsteem or Joe Satriani. My response was something like "yeah, kind of." Then I had to explain to him about Queensryche, Dream Theater, Symphony X etc. He did seem to recognize the name Opeth though. :) So I don't know how popular prog metal is when a hardcore metal fan has to struggle with figuring out what it is. This guy is 39(still a few years younger than me)so maybe it's mostly the younger metal fans who are hip on prog metal I don't know.

A metalhead who isn't familiar with Opeth, Dream Theater or Queensrÿche is no true metalhead...
Are yoy sure he isn't just one of those whiny metalcore fans? They seem to be everyhere these days


Edited by Archeus - September 03 2014 at 12:37

Polymorphia wrote: I don't know a ton of metalheads, but the ones I do know know prog metal, and know enough people who like prog metal to feel that Dream Theatre is overrated.

And then there are the ones who vehemently deny that DT are even metal at all


Edited by Archeus - September 03 2014 at 12:43

Archeus wrote: Polymorphia wrote: I don't know a ton of metalheads, but the ones I do know know prog metal, and know enough people who like prog metal to feel that Dream Theatre is overrated.  And then there are the ones who vehemently deny that DT are even metal at all

A keyboard player? That's just not kvlt, man. 

Tapfret wrote: Prog is no more dead than "prog is dead" threads.

Did anyone ever post a Paul Is Dead thread?

If prog is not dead , and I did not intimate that it was (resuscitated perhaps), where is it going?

lucas wrote: Prog killed itself...

Polymorphia wrote: Archeus wrote: Polymorphia wrote: I don't know a ton of metalheads, but the ones I do know know prog metal, and know enough people who like prog metal to feel that Dream Theatre is overrated.  And then there are the ones who vehemently deny that DT are even metal at all A keyboard player? That's just not kvlt, man.

And what about the awfully impeccable production? Just no...
This, on the other hand, is TRUE metal:

On the other hand,

"..Most pure metals are either too soft, brittle or chemically reactive for practical use. Combining different ratios of metals as alloys modifies the properties of pure metals to produce desirable characteristics...."

-- wikipoopia

HolyMoly wrote: On the other hand,"..Most pure metals are either too soft, brittle or chemically reactive for practical use. Combining different ratios of metals as alloys modifies the properties of pure metals to produce desirable characteristics...."-- wikipoopia

I concur Mein Herr. That's why soft brittle metal must be infused with strong prog to form a superior form of music.

Edited by SteveG - September 03 2014 at 19:43