progressive metal (1 Viewer)

[Atticus.]

is a genre im finding myself getting more and more into. if i have any critique of it though its that a vast majority of bands need to sort out their fucking vocalists

anyways whats some of your fave prog metal bands

im all about
cynic
mastodon
between the buried and me
opeth

at the moment anyways

 

[absorber]

Dream theater's only prog metal band I listen to...They rock too

 

[staticsiscool]

black sabbath
metallica
led zepplin
blondie

 

[lolokay]

the only good prog/metal bands i know of are death/prog, eg. atheist, gorguts, pestilence

 

[binary star]

Opeth is alright I suppose. Can't say I'm a huge fan of the genre though.

 

[ledzeppelin]

opeth > all

 

[Intronaut]

10 points for mentioning Cynic. Atheist are similar I guess.

The band whose name I share, Intronaut, might fall under the broader progressive banner, though it is a difficult genre to define.

 

[Absolutezero]

Prog Death:
Carcass
Children Of Bodom
Cynic
Decapitated
Gorjira
Opeth

Prog Black:
!úl..
Darkwoods My Betrothed

Prog Metal:
Dream Theater
Evergrey
Mercyful Fate
Riverside
Savatage

The ones with smiley faces I like more than the others. I've got even more under Prog Metal, but I don't listen to them as much.

 

[addikaye03]

opeth > all

+1+Led Zeppelin+Gorguts aren't to bad.

Best progressive album though: The wall-Pink floyd

 

[Absolutezero]

I'd list The Wall as more Art Rock than Prog Metal though.

 

[quik.]

I dunno if they come under this genre

I don't care either! You should listen to them (if you haven't already)

Tool / A Perfect Circle

 

[GUSSSSSSSSSSSSS]

Fucken love dream theater !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Absolutezero]

If you like Dream Theater, then check out Liquid Tension Experiment. It's basically a Dream Theater side project.

 

[binary star]

If you like Dream Theater, then check out Liquid Tension Experiment. It's basically a Dream Theater side project.

acid rain!

 

[Absolutezero]

Procupine Tree are really good. They surprised me the first time I heard them. I wasn't sure what to expect in terms of quality.

 

[gella]

Prog Death:
Carcass
Children Of Bodom
Cynic
Decapitated
Gorjira
Opeth

yew

 

[Omie Jay]

Prog Death:
Carcass
Children Of Bodom
Cynic
Decapitated
Gorjira
Opeth

um im fairly sure decapitated is tech death, but i only listen to their first album, Winds of Creation, maybe their later stuff isnt..

 

[Absolutezero]

Eh... Once you get into defining types of Death Metal it gets a little confusing. Decapitated is nowhere near as progressive as say, Opeth, but there are definitely elements of it here and there. But yeah, Tech Death is probably closer to the mark.

 

[fofanny]

Are many people familiar with Agalloch? If not, be sure to check out their 15 minute epic masterpiece 'In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion, it is essential listening for prog metal fans.

 

[Arctopus]

Are many people familiar with Agalloch? If not, be sure to check out their 15 minute epic masterpiece 'In the Shadow of Our Pale Companion, it is essential listening for prog metal fans.

Yup, I've got that album.

If you're into that spacey sorta metal, it's called Post-Metal, I can recommend some bands and albums for you.

maudlin of the Well - get Bath or Leaving Your Body Map
Kayo Dot - Choirs of the Eye
Amesoeurs - self-titled
Wolves in the Throne Room - Two Hunters
Pelican - The Fire In Our Throats Will Beckon the Thaw
Isis - Panopticon
Neurosis - Through Silver in Blood
Intronaut (as mentioned before ) - Prehistoricisms
Yakuza - Transmutations

As for more regular prog-metal:

Animals as Leaders
Blut aus Nord
Cobalt
The Dillinger Escape Plan
Disillusion
Dredg (more prog-rock)
Edge of Sanity
Enslaved
Fair to Midland
Fellsilent (if you're into Meshuggah-ish sorta stuff)
Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects (same again)
Gordian Knot
Gorguts
Green Carnation
Misery Signals (their newest album especially)
Negura Bunget
Ne Obliviscaris (awesome Australian Prog. BM band)
Obscura (tech. death, but huge prog influences)
The Ocean
Pain of Salvation
Periphery (Meshuggah-ish)
Riverside
Sikth
Sleepytime Gorilla Museum
Strapping Young Lad (anything to do with Devin Townsend, really)
TesseracT (Meshuggah-ish)
Textures (Meshuggah-ish again)
Unexpect
Vanden Plas
Watchtower

+ other awesome bands already listed, i.e. Cynic, Gojira etc.

I would've listed more, but I think that's enough.


Should get you started

For more info on the bands go to www.progarchives.com. It's one of my main resources to finding new music, specific categories updated regularly.