Any good prog-metal bands out there?

[KingOfGreyfell]

I know about Tyr, Dream Theater, Symphony X, Therion, and Vanden Plas,
But I want to know about some you've heard of.

 

[OmniscientOstrich]

Funny, I'm listening to this as I type this:


Also, have a few others that I'm aware you'll most likely have heard of, but I feel they're very much worth mentioning just in case you haven't and can dig up some more obscure stuff too:

Spoiler: A million doves...

 

[Perticular Elk]

Id recommend:

Anubis gate

Suspyre-A Great Divide

 

[Just_A_Glitch]

I'll leave some of the more common bands to others, and simply suggest Vangough.

Spoiler: Vangough

EDIT: Will Prog-rock suffice? Because if so, Closure in Moscow is about to become your favorite band.

Spoiler: Closure in Moscow

 

[ElectroJosh]

I am quite partial to Mastodon myself - try their album Crack the Skye for a good proggy concept album.

 

[Kenbo Slice]

Protest the Hero:

Opeth:

Enjoy

 

[5-0]

I love progressive metal. Opeth, Wolverine, Amorphis, Mastodon, Talanas, Arch/Matheos, Ayreon, Devin Townsend and a little-known dude called Pete Peterson. Check him out:

I'm gonna throw Porcupine Tree in here too. They're not technically metal, but they have metal influences in their music, especially of recent.

 

[FinalHeart95]

Here's one that not a lot of people know about: White Arms of Athena


Absolutely phenomenal. I like them far better than any other band out there right now, really.

 

[Busdriver580]

Im gonna second the mastodon, Crack the Skye is amazing, but there's prog elements on the other albums too.

 

[Folji]

I'm surprised no-one's mentioned Queensÿche yet.

 

[Bebus]

Im gonna second the mastodon, Crack the Skye is amazing, but there's prog elements on the other albums too.

That song is mind blowingly epic.

I saw them live where they played it in full, I wish it had lasted forever.

 

[Scizophrenic Llama]

Spoiler: Blind Guardian

Spoiler: Andromeda

Spoiler: Ayreon

Spoiler: Seventh Wonder

Spoiler: Star One

Spoiler: Pagan's Mind

I've got plenty more, but this post would be extremely bloated with spoiler tags.

 

[UltraDolphins]

Don't forget Between the Buried Me


On a side note... White Arms of Athena is also very good

 

[Silent Anima]

Everyone else said pretty much what I was gonna say. Try Animations, though. Great band that not too many people know about.

 

[Folji]

Spoiler: Blind Guardian

I've got plenty more, but this post would be extremely bloated with spoiler tags.

I really dig Blind Guardian, but they're kinda more, you know, power and speed metal.

 

[Lord Legion]

Gojira is definitely good.

 

[Scizophrenic Llama]

Spoiler: Blind Guardian

I've got plenty more, but this post would be extremely bloated with spoiler tags.

I really dig Blind Guardian, but they're kinda more, you know, power and speed metal.

Yeah, they have their prog moments(that song being the best example), but I would agree. Still a good band to spread the word about.

 

[Perticular Elk]

i am wondering what this thread would classify Dream Theater?

 

[BarbaricGoose]

Omnium Gatherum's latest album is heavily prog influenced.

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