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Machinae posted:I've been combing the thread and prog archives for good prog metal recommendations, but I haven't really been able to find anything that caught my ear and I thought I'd fish for some suggestions. Since you mentioned Guilt Machine, I assume you're aware that Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon) has a bunch of side-projects that you might like. This is basically just a list of my favorite prog-metal without a whole ton of thought thrown into your listed favorite bands, and I'm sure you've already heard most of them before, but here goes: Opeth Tiamat Katatonia (not exactly prog, but if you like Opeth then their newer albums might really appeal to you) Devin Townsend Dream Theater Mastodon Aeon Spoke (Cynic side-project)
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LashLightning posted:Thanks for all the Prog Metal bands you guys have been posting: After listening to Tool and Ayreon, I've been looking for more bands like them. Sort of a repeat of my recs to the other guy (with a few new favorites): Chimp Spanner -- sort of reminds me of Petrucci's solo stuff http://goo.gl/q4Dag Cynic -- Focus is prog/death/jazz metal, Traced in Air is mellower but more progressive. These guys are one of my favorites. http://goo.gl/kQXlg Death -- more tech than prog death metal, but really good if you're into that http://goo.gl/6HK3u Dream Theater -- I'm sure you've heard of them, but just in case: http://goo.gl/IzHa Katatonia -- Kind of prog alt/metal http://goo.gl/KTUF and http://goo.gl/NdRMZ Mastodon -- Sludge prog metal http://goo.gl/gGZMX Opeth -- Great mix of really proggy 70s with Swedish folk and death metal. Probably my favorite band. Check out Damnation if you don't like death metal, otherwise Ghost Reveries or Blackwater Park Orphaned Land -- Israeli prog/folk/doom metal band. Mabool is by far their best album, and it's a concept album about Noah's Ark, because what's more metal than an angry God crushing the Earth beneath the oceans? http://goo.gl/9uKSL Pain of Salvation -- all of their albums are concept albums, but not really operas like Ayreon http://goo.gl/t4wud Protest the Hero -- pretty cool math/prog metal http://goo.gl/5PlaG Queensryche -- very 80s sounding, but Operation Mindcrime is a pretty essential prog metal concept album http://goo.gl/Suvtk Shadow Gallery -- kind of Dream Theatery http://goo.gl/OoVBN Tiamat -- kind of like space-rock meets metal. Wildhoney and A Deeper Kind of Slumber are the only albums of theirs that matter. BSchlang fucked around with this message at 05:55 on Nov 28, 2010 |
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Myrmidongs posted:Apparently Mikal Akerfeldt and Steven Wilson are going to have a side project album. Same here. Steven and Mikael are probably my two favorite musicians on the planet right now. I'm kind of hoping Mikael can use this as his avenue for all his weird, experimental ideas so the next Opeth album isn't as far out there as Heritage was  It also strikes me as odd that there will be no drums. Wasn't Mike Portnoy originally going to be a part of this project?And speaking of Mikael Akerfeldt, I did an interview with him a few months back when Opeth played in Detroit. It focuses a bit more on his personality and on the metal side of his music, but there are some fun questions about prog, too. I figured y'all might like it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rqh7l4BKaI
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A track from Storm Corrosion supposedly popped up on Youtube. A lot of people are calling it fake, but it sure sounds like Mikael Akerfeldt on vocals, and Soundhound can't identify it as any other song. I sure hope it's legit, because it sounds awesome. Kinda reminds me of "To Rid the Disease" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=64behhTZ8K0
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