system of a down...

well i've always kinda stayed away from this band until lately. and i'm not sure. but i'm rather entranced. i like them. as for if i think they are a progressive band or not.

well i mean, sometimes they definately are progressive--changing times everywhere, tempo changes everywhere, sometimes the lack of real "choruses" and the fact that they are definately a break from the "normal" sound...something fresh.

however, they are just as often annon-progressive, i mean they always sound different, but sometimes the time is always constant, the tempo constant, the lyrics rather punk-like...i dunno it's hard to determine.

personally i'm really nto sure, which i why i added the prog question to the poll. i won't vote until i decide. what do you guys on the site think?

"no and they aren’t progressive"

Their vocals are

their okay, slightly progressive

I could see them being here after a few more albums

they are pretty bad.

king volta wrote: well i've always kinda stayed away from this band until lately. and i'm not sure. but i'm rather entranced. i like them. as for if i think they are a progressive band or not. well i mean, sometimes they definately are progressive--changing times everywhere, tempo changes everywhere, sometimes the lack of real "choruses" and the fact that they are definately a break from the "normal" sound...something fresh. however, they are just as often annon-progressive, i mean they always sound different, but sometimes the time is always constant, the tempo constant, the lyrics rather punk-like...i dunno it's hard to determine. personally i'm really nto sure, which i why i added the prog question to the poll. i won't vote until i decide. what do you guys on the site think?

That's a nice poll with interesting options!

I'm not really sure what to think of them ... I think that they are progressive, but not really a prog band. I would not include them in the archives, but of course they're on my website - and there I would label them "Progressive Alternative Metal".

System of a Down - Progressive Alternative Metal : yes , that is a nice qualification.

By the true meaning of progressive, yes they are ! They have put something new into the metalgenre. B.Y.O.B is one of the best metal songs I heard in years. Imo they don't belong here though.

Serj may have a very strong voice but the music is just...

yeah i agree with everyone. i like the band admittedly after giving them much time but i don't think they c are enough or are progressive enough to be considered a progressive group. and by the way to all of the people acting like i was putting them in for inclusion: geuss what i wasn't!

i never thought they should be in the archives, i was wondering as whether people thought they were a band that was progresing musically. but hey.

i don't think they belong here, but i do think people should maybe give them a bit more time. i hated them for 3 years and now that i've really given them a fair chance not based on others opinions i actually find they aren't bad at all.

System of a Down is a good band in their own right, although some songs have progressive elements, they themselves are not progressive, however they still do experiment with sound and odd things, some of the prog hints can be seen in "Cigaro" "Toxicity" and "Vicinity of Obscenity" Perhaps those songs hint at future things to come. I personally believe that if SOAD were to take a Mr. Bungle approach, they may be able to one day be considered true prog, until then, I feel they are experimental metal.

NOT A PROG BAND, but I tink they are good.