Progressive Metal I've Missed

[OperantChamber]

Just want to see if there is anything absolutely mandatory that I've overlooked. Here's what a really quick scan of my library brings up as progressive metal:

Akphaezya
Baroness
Between the Buried and Me
Castevet
Coheed and Cambria
Cynic
Devin Townsend
Diablo Swing Orchestra
Direwolf
Enslaved
Evergrey
Gladiator
Hacksaw to the Throat
Krallice
Iron Thrones
Mastodon
Opeth
Pain of Salvation
Spiral Architect
Symphony X
Unexpect
Urheimat

Anything important missing that deserves ridicule? Or recommendations in general?

[Birch Boy]

Dream Theater

[skydivingninja]

FUCK YOU FOR BEATING ME TO IT BIRCH BOY ARRRRGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH

Serious answer though: Fucking Mastodon.  Fucking heavy and prog and shit.  Also good if you already like Baroness.

[73109]

Devin Townsend...NAO

[skydivingninja]

Devin Townsend...NAO

He has it listed already.  Fuckin' nub.

[lateralus88]

Devin Townsend...NAO

Because he totally didn't list Devy in the OP.

Also if you are cool with thrash metal, Nevermore is a fantastic progressive metal band.


inb4 the haters

[73109]

Oh shit, I thought that was what his library gave him for proggresive metal but he hasn't listened to

[OperantChamber]

Dream Theater

 

Have Mastodon (edited) and Nevermore down. Don't really consider Nevermore prog, but it's probably disputable against some of the stuff I did list.

[Nick]

Maybe it's just because I listen to a lot of it, but you're missing so much I hardly know where to start...

Shadow Gallery
Riverside
Redemption
Royal Hunt

That's a start.

[Birch Boy]

I second the Nevermore and Mastodon votes. Also, Thought Chamber.

[lateralus88]

Dream Theater

 

Have Mastodon and Nevermore down. Don't really consider Nevermore prog, but it's probably disputable against some of the stuff I did list.

Nevermore ISN'T prog, but they are progressive. Strangely enough, there is a difference. Progressive elements =/= prog.

[zxlkho]

Riverside

THISTHISTHISTHISTHIS

[ClairvoyantCat]

Dream Theater

 

Have Mastodon and Nevermore down. Don't really consider Nevermore prog, but it's probably disputable against some of the stuff I did list.

Nevermore ISN'T prog, but they are progressive. Strangely enough, there is a difference. Progressive elements =/= prog.

Well yeah.  Prog bands don't progress.  They imitate other band's "progressions."  And I say this with only a few exceptions.

But if you're looking for standard Progressive Metal, I guess Seventh Wonder is a pretty nice band...

[zxlkho]

Let's please not get into the prog vs. progressive debate again...

[lateralus88]

Dream Theater

 

Have Mastodon and Nevermore down. Don't really consider Nevermore prog, but it's probably disputable against some of the stuff I did list.

Nevermore ISN'T prog, but they are progressive. Strangely enough, there is a difference. Progressive elements =/= prog.

Well yeah.  Prog bands don't progress.  They imitate other band's "progressions."  And I say this with only a few exceptions.

That's not what I was getting at all....

Yes = prog/proggy/porg/etc.
Nevermore - metal with progressive influences (primarily in the riff structures/time sigs/etc.)

Let's please not get into the prog vs. progressive debate again...

Also this. That's just my standing. Let's not take up the thread with bitching and moaning.

[Perpetual Change]

HAKEN

Seriously best prog metal album in years. Better than most DT albums.

[Dimitrius]

HAKEN

Seriously best prog metal album in years. Better than most DT albums.

[Global Laziness]

Some solid picks:

Arcane
Ayreon
Circus Maximus
Dominici
Frameshift
Pathosray
Redemption
Suspyre
Wolverine

[skydivingninja]

Maybe it's just because I listen to a lot of it, but you're missing so much I hardly know where to start...

Shadow Gallery
Riverside
Redemption
Royal Hunt

That's a start.

Would agree with Riverside.  Not so much with the others.

[Birch Boy]

I also second Dominici

[Perpetual Change]

So how many of you guys NOT recommending Haken have actually listened to Haken?

[skydivingninja]

I'm not recommending Haken because I haven't heard them.  I'm not advocating against suggesting them either, and I don't think anyone else is either, so I'm not quite sure what you're trying to get at...

[sonatafanica]

Alright, motherbitch. I come into threads like this just once in a blue moon, so take heed to these words.

The album "Unia" by Sonata Arctica.

It's an album so bold and different that it pretty much shook their fanbase irreparably. The second half of the album is particularly what I recommend.

I know my username is a homage to the band, but I made it years ago and I don't really even listen to them anymore. I would even say I dislike a good amount of their stuff.

But I can say without the shackles of fanboyism Unia has some of the greatest progressive metal that there is.


Oh, and if you can, get the bones track "They Follow". Sonata Arctica is a band that has a lot of bonus tracks that you hear and just think, "Wow, I see why that didn't make the album. It's shit." But They Follow is better than some of the earlier tracks on the album.


I guarantee you will not regret it.

[Perpetual Change]

I'm not recommending Haken because I haven't heard them.  I'm not advocating against suggesting them either, and I don't think anyone else is either, so I'm not quite sure what you're trying to get at...

I'm getting that everyone who's not recommending Haken and hasn't heard them has some homework to do. 'Cause frankly, they're amazing. And a lot more of a breath of fresh air than MANY prog metal bands I've heard recently.

[Nick]

Dominici is another big one, and the new Star One album is one you will not want to pass up.

[Dimitrius]

I'm not recommending Haken because I haven't heard them.  I'm not advocating against suggesting them either, and I don't think anyone else is either, so I'm not quite sure what you're trying to get at...

Dude! You should get on that right about... NAO!!

[skydivingninja]

I'm not recommending Haken because I haven't heard them.  I'm not advocating against suggesting them either, and I don't think anyone else is either, so I'm not quite sure what you're trying to get at...

I'm getting that everyone who's not recommending Haken and hasn't heard them has some homework to do. 'Cause frankly, they're amazing. And a lot more of a breath of fresh air than MANY prog metal bands I've heard recently.

Can you elaborate on this breath of fresh air they've got going on?  Because a LOT of prog metal sounds about the same, which is why the prog metal stuff I listen to ranges from DT to Opeth to Devy to Mastodon and all that stuff, while straying away from bands like Circus Maximus and Symphony X.  So if Haken is actually worth checking out, is there anything you can tell me that'll get me excited enough to find a song to listen to?  Or just song recommendations in general?

[OperantChamber]

I knew I could count on DTF!
Starting with Riverside, Haken, and Sonata Arctica.

[Perpetual Change]

I'm not recommending Haken because I haven't heard them.  I'm not advocating against suggesting them either, and I don't think anyone else is either, so I'm not quite sure what you're trying to get at...

I'm getting that everyone who's not recommending Haken and hasn't heard them has some homework to do. 'Cause frankly, they're amazing. And a lot more of a breath of fresh air than MANY prog metal bands I've heard recently.

Can you elaborate on this breath of fresh air they've got going on?  Because a LOT of prog metal sounds about the same, which is why the prog metal stuff I listen to ranges from DT to Opeth to Devy to Mastodon and all that stuff, while straying away from bands like Circus Maximus and Symphony X.  So if Haken is actually worth checking out, is there anything you can tell me that'll get me excited enough to find a song to listen to?  Or just song recommendations in general?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hiz5Vu2treI

And, yes, the video is as good as the gif.

UH WAIT I　mean the album is definitely as good as the trailer makes it sound.

[zxlkho]

I knew I could count on DTF!
Starting with Riverside, Haken, and Sonata Arctica.

For Riverside start with Second Life Syndrome. Their best album by far.

[Perpetual Change]

I knew I could count on DTF!
Starting with Riverside, Haken, and Sonata Arctica.

Sounds good to me!

[orcus116]

Haken's got that prog-metal keyboard tone I just can't get into.

[Dr. DTVT]

Maybe it's just because I listen to a lot of it, but you're missing so much I hardly know where to start...

That's exactly what I thought as well.

Shadow Gallery
Riverside
Redemption
Royal Hunt

That's a start.

To that I'll add (for my perception of your heavier taste):

Agalloch
Amorphis (last three albums)
Blind Guardian
Nevermore
Orphaned Land
Therion
Threshold

For lighter prog:

Arena
Enchant
Marillion
Peter Gabriel
Tiles
Transatlantic

[zxlkho]

I'll add Karnivool to this discussion.

[Gadough]

Fates Warning.

I'm not a huge fan, but they were one of the genre's pioneers, so I'd say they're pretty important for your list. And I'm surprised no one has mentioned them yet.