Progressive Metal

Progressive metal (also known as “prog metal”) is a metal genre which combines heavy metal with progressive rock, resulting in odd time signatures, adventurous timbres and complex compositional structures. Technical proficiency is a large part of categorizing the genre apart from power metal, and plays a generally large part in progressive metal. Progressive metal songs are generally longer than the status quo, often comparable to that of doom metal in length. Edit this Artist photo: Derek Sherinian

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Trans-Siberian Orchestra Winter Tour 2009 at HP Pavilion Trans-Siberian Orchestra	HP Pavilion San Jose CA, United States 37.332102 -121.900254	2 people attending Add shout Buy Tickets
Trans-Siberian Orchestra Winter Tour 2009 at The Colonial Life Arena formerly The... Trans-Siberian Orchestra	The Colonial Life… Columbia, United States 33.994273 -81.036048	2 people attending Add shout Buy Tickets
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Silencio Protean Collective	T.T. the Bear's… Cambridge, Boston MA, United States 42.363836 -71.10141	1 person attending Add shout
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TSO Winter Tour at RBC Center Trans-Siberian Orchestra	RBC Center Raleigh, NC, United States 35.803335 -78.721912	3 people attending Add shout
Trans-Siberian Orchestra Winter Tour 2009 at RBC Center Trans-Siberian Orchestra	RBC Center Raleigh NC, United States 35.803335 -78.721912	Add shout Buy Tickets
Trans-Siberian Orchestra Winter Tour 2009 at Save Mart Center Trans-Siberian Orchestra	Save Mart Center Fresno, United States 36.808653 -119.739694	2 people attending Add shout Buy Tickets

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Thystonius wrote:
Friday afternoon

Since I discovered this genre (first listening to Dream Theater), I listen 98% of the time to progmetal and subgenres (like progmetal opera - Ayreon and prog death metal - Opeth). Love this kind of music to the bone.

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gigi00 wrote:
Thursday morning

Corinne Bailey Rae - Like A Star, Corinne Bailey Rae - Trouble Sleeping, Janis Joplin, Philip Glass, Aesop Rock, Hatebreed - Destroy Everything, Chromeo - Momma's Boy, Black Eyed Peas My Humps.

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hammerstrikebg wrote:
Thursday morning

lindanoisegrind is gay

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DEATHINFIREX wrote:
Wednesday evening

u gay

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Hefas wrote:
Tuesday evening

u are gay.

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lindanoisegrind wrote:
last week

progressive is gay... jajaja.

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JackwayIsEmo wrote:
last week

This genre eclipses all others. Tool can fuck off though.

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unholymassacre wrote:
15 days ago

Besides old Fates Warning and a few others, this genre can blow me.

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carlos_galvan wrote:
16 days ago

redemption - Snowfall on Judgment Day!!!!

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Eddie-TH wrote:
18 days ago

В последнее время подсел на прог-метал и прог-рок. Обалденные стили!!!

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Chasezas wrote:
21 days ago

devin fucking townsend

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dAJaro wrote:
23 days ago

Riverside, the first OSI album, Devil Doll (if you count them to prog metal).

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zerstoren91 wrote:
24 days ago

@Leviathan93: and of course Opeth

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cyberSister wrote:
25 days ago

@Leviathan93: Pain of Salvation. They're definitely not DT copycats.

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Alasin wrote:
27 days ago

Cynic

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Alasin wrote:
27 days ago

Protest the Hero

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Leviathan93 wrote:
28 days ago

Could anybody recommend me a band from this genre? I like prog metal, but I'm sick of all those DT copycats. Something unique like Ayreon or Beyond Twilight.

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MaidenSlayer wrote:
last month

Screw Progressive Metal. Progressive Rock is way better. I don't need this...

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MaidenSlayer wrote:
last month

@cosmoretro No!!!!

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Hand-of-God wrote:
last month

Nice to see Symphony X up there.

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