Is prog-metal metal?

[Evermind]

I've been browsing the Loudwire list thread, and there was that interesting post by one of our frequent GMD visitors:

Some good picks, some pretty lame.

On that list I could agree with these entries: Black Sabbath, Sweet Leaf, Supernaut, Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, Victim of Changes, Hell Bent for Leather, Overkill, Wrathchild, Hallowed be thy Name, Holy Diver, Creeping Death, One, Holy Wars, Black No 1, Crystal Mountain, Oblivion and Lightning Strike.
Some listed songs are not metal as Burn, Man on the Silver Mountain, Sails of Charon - hard rock, Tool ones, Du Hast, Ghost ones, Freak on the Leash and Wait and Bleed. According to MetalArchives Korn and Slipknot are not METAL, because nu-metal is not metal and they're absolutely right about it.

This made me ponder some of the questions regarding other genres. I mean, it was basically an eye-opener for me, and this post makes me wonder if I should re-evaluate my views about music genres.

Is prog metal metal? Now what about heavy metal, huh? Participate in the first poll from the upcoming series of "Is *subgenre*-metal metal?", coming every Thursday in GMD!

just kidding, please don't give ban thanks

[Crow]

Don't humor WildRanger,
1. Nu-metal is metal, suck it up
2. Arguing over genre definitions is a pointless waste of time anyways

[TAC]

Don't humor WildRanger,

Thinking the same thing.


Slow day in Russia apparently. 

[Indiscipline]

Is prog metal prog?

[bosk1]

Despite Wildranger's obvious trolling and posting things just to get a rise out of people, there's no need to take it further.  If he insists on baiting others and trolling the forum, he will be banned from the site soon enough.  No need for others to play the same game and risk getting themselves into trouble by mocking.  I would suggest simply taking Parama's approach and ignoring him.