Progressive metal

Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal, which blends the powerful, guitar-driven sound of metal with the complex compositional structures, odd time signatures, and intricate instrumental playing of progressive rock. Progressive metal is guitar-driven and often features varying (and sometimes sudden) changes in time signatures. The genre is also known for lending itself to complex and extended guitar solos. Consequently, progressive metal songs can become relatively long. Read more…|Edit this Artist photo: The Gathering

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Baroness Inter ArmaConcert Saturday 25 May 2013	Rams Head Live! Baltimore MD, United States 39.289144 -76.607122	5 going 1 shout
Volumes Glass Cloud, Beyond The ShoreConcert Saturday 25 May 2013	The Boardwalk Orangevale, Sacramento, United States 38.677787 -121.201396	Add shout
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Opeth KatatoniaConcert Sunday 26 May 2013	The Catalyst Santa Cruz, CA, San Jose, United States 36.971324 -122.025562	9 going 1 shout
Volumes Glass Cloud, Beyond The ShoreConcert Sunday 26 May 2013	Red House Studios Walnut Creek, San Francisco, United States 37.89372 -122.063152	Add shout
Baroness Inter ArmaConcert Sunday 26 May 2013	Jewish Mother Virginia Beach, United States 36.850366 -76.290033	4 going Add shout
Monday 27 May 2013
Red Bull Music Academy presents A Conversation with James Murphy James MurphyConcert Monday 27 May 2013	NYU Skirball Center New York City, United States	4 going 1 shout

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Eric0582

Where are Between the Buried And Me? They are king around these parts.

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DarklingAnubiss

Hey dudes, wondered if you fancy checking out my newest blackened progressive death metal/technical groove/djent project [fig.1]? Let me know what you think ;p http://www.last.fm/music/Fig.1

16 days ago
mr_pandino

New video from polish prog/art rock band Retrospective watch it: here

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yancorpse

http://yancorpse.tumblr.com/ Deathcore, Death Metal , Heavy Metal ,Metalcore and Black Metal

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brajt

Dream Theater's Images and Words in the final of metal championships! We can vote every hour until Tuesday against Metallica's Master of Puppets, which has never lost any edition yet. http://loudwire.com/dream-theater-vs-metallica-march-metal-madness-2013-championship-round/

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DarkVictim

One of the best...

March 2013
ToxicGriever

This is easily the single broadest tag in all of metal.

March 2013