Author Topic: Your Fav Prog Metal band out of these! (that dont get a lot of recognition!) (Read 9388 times)

LTE777 · « **on:** October 09, 2010, 12:15:17 AM »

Been a fan of Symphony X for a long time but just recently got into the other bands above. I would have put in POS & Opeth but they are gaining a lot of popularity these days!

Honorable mentions:
Ark - Burn the Sun
Frameshift
Dragonforce - haha, just joking!

pogoowner · « **Reply #1 on:** October 09, 2010, 12:20:56 AM »

Out of those choices, it's Redemption, easily.

Phantasmatron · « **Reply #2 on:** October 09, 2010, 12:42:22 AM »

Quote from: pogoowner on October 09, 2010, 12:20:56 AM

Out of those choices, it's Redemption, easily.

This. Although Vanden Plas kicks ass and Symphony X is cool. But this is far from an exhaustive list.

ThroughHerEyesDude6 · « **Reply #3 on:** October 09, 2010, 12:56:36 AM »

Just got into Threshold and man have I been missing out.

yeshaberto · « **Reply #4 on:** October 09, 2010, 01:05:36 AM »

redemption by a mile, followed by SX

HarlequinForest · « **Reply #5 on:** October 09, 2010, 01:49:33 AM »

Quote from: pogoowner on October 09, 2010, 12:20:56 AM

Out of those choices, it's Symphony X, easily.

Zantera · « **Reply #6 on:** October 09, 2010, 02:23:49 AM »

Quote from: pogoowner on October 09, 2010, 12:20:56 AM

Out of those choices, it's Threshold, easily.

Zydar · « **Reply #7 on:** October 09, 2010, 02:33:27 AM »

Symphony X

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #8 on:** October 09, 2010, 02:36:35 AM »

HAKEN

ThroughHerEyesDude6 · « **Reply #9 on:** October 09, 2010, 05:04:55 AM »

Quote from: LTE777 on October 09, 2010, 12:15:17 AM

I would have put in POS

Seriously, what is so great about Pain of Salvation? I hear about them so much on this forum.

Odysseus · « **Reply #10 on:** October 09, 2010, 05:37:38 AM »

Symphony X by a country mile. I love that band! I must check out Redemption though, as I haven't heard any yet. Can anyone recommend what I should listen to first?

Quote from: ThroughHerEyesDude6 on October 09, 2010, 05:04:55 AM

Quote from: LTE777 on October 09, 2010, 12:15:17 AM
I would have put in POS

Seriously, what is so great about Pain of Salvation? I hear about them so much on this forum.

I sort of like PoS, but I have to be in the right frame of mind - they're a little too morose for my usual tastes. Mind you, people say the same about Evergrey, but I like much of their stuff... but I do hear that the last couple of albums are very very similar..... In Search of Truth was excellent though....

wolfking · « **Reply #11 on:** October 09, 2010, 06:10:54 AM »

Hard choice between SX and Redemption. I think I'll go with SX, just.

Theshold wouldn't be far behind those two. Underrated prog band, if anyway doesn't know them, you should really check them out.

wolfking · « **Reply #12 on:** October 09, 2010, 06:12:18 AM »

Another decent prog band that gets no recognition is Sieges Even.

glaurung · « **Reply #13 on:** October 09, 2010, 06:12:45 AM »

Most of those bands get plenty of recognition. But out of those options I'd pick SX.

Now if we're talking about newly emerging prog bands my pick would have to go to Tetrafusion.

hefdaddy42 · « **Reply #14 on:** October 09, 2010, 06:16:36 AM »

Quote from: pogoowner on October 09, 2010, 12:20:56 AM

Out of those choices, it's Redemption, easily.

Nick · « **Reply #15 on:** October 09, 2010, 07:34:43 AM »

Redemption for me.

PlaysLikeMyung · « **Reply #16 on:** October 09, 2010, 07:37:53 AM »

Definitely Symphony X

LIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIVE WITH SHADOWS AND FEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARS BEHIND SMOKE AND MIRRORS

Sigz · « **Reply #17 on:** October 09, 2010, 08:12:45 AM »

None of them are particularly good, but I guess Redemption.

Aniland · « **Reply #18 on:** October 09, 2010, 08:13:40 AM »

Not a fan of Symphony X or Redemption as all. Threshold is pretty good, but I hit other so I could say Cloudscape.

Dr. DTVT · « **Reply #19 on:** October 09, 2010, 08:36:05 AM »

Symphony X gets a hell lot of recognition...and Redemption has a fairly large following around these parts as well.

Threshold has been around for 18 years, and I think the reason they aren't being discussed much is because it's been a while since they released an album coupled with the fact their most recent album is arguably their weakest effort.

And there is a large swathe of users here who will mock your love of Vanden Plas. I'm not one of them, but poor Norwood got killed in his Vanden Plas thread.

Bitching about the thread title aside, I rank them Redemption first, Threshold & Sy X tied, and Vanden Plas last because I've never gotten into them.

Now, if you want to talk about criminally overlooked bands that do not have a lot of recognition, here's a list for you:

Arena
Royal Hunt
Enchant
Henning Pauly / Frameshift / Chain
Tiles

and that's just off the top of my head.

Perpetual Change · « **Reply #20 on:** October 09, 2010, 08:37:24 AM »

Seriously guys, Haken.

Bombardana · « **Reply #21 on:** October 09, 2010, 08:49:08 AM »

Symphony X is the best those.

MetalManiac666 · « **Reply #22 on:** October 09, 2010, 09:15:22 AM »

Quote from: glaurung on October 09, 2010, 06:12:45 AM

Most of those bands get plenty of recognition.

This.

Animals as Leaders for me. Though they're less "prog" and more "progressive."

LudwigVan · « **Reply #23 on:** October 09, 2010, 09:33:03 AM »

Quote from: wolfking on October 09, 2010, 06:10:54 AM

Hard choice between SX and Redemption. I think I'll go with SX, just.

I'm in this boat.

Gadough · « **Reply #24 on:** October 09, 2010, 11:43:44 AM »

I would vote Symphony X, but that's not fair because I've never heard of Threshold.

Seventh Son · « **Reply #25 on:** October 09, 2010, 11:46:01 AM »

Other.

John Arch-era Fates Warning or Into the Woods... would have to take it. Not a fan of the other bands.

In The Wake Of Poseidon · « **Reply #26 on:** October 09, 2010, 01:04:01 PM »

Symphony X made Rediscovery pt. 2, they win.

Zook · « **Reply #27 on:** October 09, 2010, 02:23:43 PM »

It's a battle between Symphony X and Redemption.

SoundscapeMN · « **Reply #28 on:** October 09, 2010, 02:40:34 PM »

Soundscape (two 5-star records)

Zook · « **Reply #29 on:** October 09, 2010, 03:15:53 PM »

What do Soundscape sound like? I can't watch youtube videos or listen on Myspace.

NecessaryPain · « **Reply #30 on:** October 09, 2010, 06:42:23 PM »

SX are on the same level as DT as far as i'm concerned.

Absolutely love the band. Can't wait for the new album.

wolfking · « **Reply #31 on:** October 09, 2010, 07:01:18 PM »

Quote from: DTVT on October 09, 2010, 08:36:05 AM

Threshold has been around for 18 years, and I think the reason they aren't being discussed much is because it's been a while since they released an album coupled with the fact their most recent album is arguably their weakest effort.

I haven't heard all their albums but Dead Reckoning was okay. They went for a more modern approach and on some songs it worked, but IMO they lost a bit of their sound. Although Pilot is one of their best songs. But it doesn't have songs like Eat the Unicorn, Exposed, Mission Profile, Pressure, Oceanbound, Tension of Souls etc.

Extinct Instinct is one amazing album, and I much prefer Damian Wilson over Mac. They are still a very underrated band.

Seventh Son · « **Reply #32 on:** October 09, 2010, 07:01:40 PM »

I've tried getting into Symphony X but I just couldn't do it.

wolfking · « **Reply #33 on:** October 09, 2010, 07:11:06 PM »

Quote from: Seventh Son on October 09, 2010, 07:01:40 PM

I've tried getting into Symphony X but I just couldn't do it.

Try harder.

DarkEternalNight · « **Reply #34 on:** October 09, 2010, 07:12:21 PM »

Solution .45. Their debut album is one of my favorites of all-time.

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Author Topic: Your Fav Prog Metal band out of these! (that dont get a lot of recognition!) (Read 9388 times)