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    Posted: January 22 2005 at 15:49
what do you think is the heaviest prog metal album on this site?

i would say (out of the ones ive heard) opeth blackwater park closely followed by train of thought by dream theater.
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maybe add some tool in there too
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Blackwater, by far

 
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Blackwater Park yes. Maybe some early Voivod, Dimension Hatross for example, some would say this is all out thrash metal though
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I'd say that Opeth's third album "My arms your hearse" is a bit heavier than BWP, although the title track is one of their darkest and most morbid moments.
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dream theater awake is heavy but train of thought is heavier
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I don't find Awake heavy. Heavier than anything previous to Scenes From a Memory, but nothing they've done has been all that heavy.
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One of my faves is "Burn the Sun" by Ark.  Most of it is pretty heavy...

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If I want heavy, I'be sure to put on some Suffocation.

Opeth is alright, but their later stuff (BwP and on) has been way too stale for its own good.
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Heaviest I've heard is...Dream Theater's "Scenes" or Ayreon's "The Human Equation." But really, neither is really heavy at all. And I haven't heard Tool, Opeth, or any of Dream Theater's heaviest yet. I need to. Seriously.
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very 'eavy, very 'umble.... As far as I know about prog metal... (what can I do, I'm too old to rock'n roll, but too young to die...)
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dreamthetar isnt that heavy. tool. thats heavy.
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Originally posted by Eemu Ranta Eemu Ranta wrote:

I'd say that Opeth's third album "My arms your hearse" is a bit heavier than BWP, although the title track is one of their darkest and most morbid moments.

Yeah, that one is intense.
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I'd say Blackwater Park but I agree that My Arms, Your Hearse is very heavy too.  
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Dream Theatre Live at Budokan.

It consists of three CD's, so it must be the heaviest.
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Originally posted by Eddy Eddy wrote:

dreamthetar isnt that heavy. tool. thats heavy.


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My Arms, Your Hearse is probably the heaviest I've heard so far. Yet if you read the lyrics and take an interest in the concept, it's genuinely emotional. It's not just screaming for the sake of screaming and making noise. Which is why I think it's a fantastic album.

Train of Thought is pretty heavy, too...not quite as heavy as Opeth's stuff, but it's very good.

Some of Symphony X's songs can get heavier, but I'd never call an entire album of theirs "heavy" in the way that Opeth is. Those synths they use tend to brighten things up a bit much for that. I love them, though...hence the avatar.
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the stuff of arcturus..


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Opeth - 'Still Life'. Any Opeth. And Voivod's 'Dimension Hatross' is pretty damaging too.
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Points: 1261 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: January 23 2005 at 22:50
Depends on what your definition of heavy is, loud instruments or extremely intense. I find Comus (a folk-prog band) manages to have a shockingly hard sound, listen to the downloadable "song to comus" and tell me your not shocked at the raw intensity of it. While not the hardest per say, it is worth a look if only to change your perception of "Hard" music.
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