How?

One of the shittiest prog bands I've ever heard.

People who have no understanding what metal sounds like any more let alone progressive metal.

TOOL is definitely a prog band. I'd also consider Mastodon to be prog, but I've only listened to their album Leviathan (plus some other Mastodon songs), so I cannot exactly say that I know enough about them to confirm that they are a prog band.

On tag pages like this one, the "charts" are based on how many users have tagged a particular artist, album, or song with a specific tag. If a million users were to tag Britney Spears with "progressive metal," she would appear as the number one progressive metal artist. These charts don't reflect popularity or the number of scrobbles. In fact, Last.fm has struggled with tag abuse ever since this feature was introduced. A well-known example is Justin Bieber, who was often jokingly tagged as "brutal death metal," and even now, Paris Hilton is the most tagged brutal death metal artist. You really shouldn’t take it seriously.

the other bands i can understand but deftones???

but enough about indee rawk

if i could recommend a metal band that is VERY prog is God, in a sense that is very unique and imaginative (honestly this is what Prog is) is a very weird blend of no wave industrial jazz metal that still today sounds so fresh and unique, i really recommend

the cover of "lateralus" literally also personifies listeners of the progressive genre

No way! Complete news to me I had no idea! Tell me more of this groundbreaking revelation. So Maynard is a God after all!!!!!!!!!!! No one makes music like tool absolute pioneers of progressive throughout human history.

it's good that the seminal heavy metal bands (Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, King Diamond) used to do prog as well.

Anime avatar, opinion invalid. Even if Miyazaki is a bit more cultured choice than usual.

pretty much every shoutbox is filled with asshole douchbags who feel like they need to shit on genres for some reason

that's just last.fm now

They can feel smart when listening to pretentious music. That's why prog attracts them.

50% of the great progressive metal bands is not progressive metal bands at all.

Even if it turned into something bigger later, it still was nowhere 'proggy' at all in the beginning. Proggy origins are not relevant either - these are roots, not actual essence. Metal doesn't have to be proggy and the majority of bands never were. In a nutshell metal was intended to be a burst of energy, aggression and/or heavy riffs in the first place. And that exactly how it was. Complexity is a secondary thing, which may be presented, but also may be not.

I think the pretentious thing is to rule out listening to a genre because you have preconceived notions about it.

Blink 182 and Slipknot in your top artists

The good thing to be a brazilian prog fan without a "prog fan club" who hate other styles is see discuss about incels, channers, animes, smile, listen to prog, samba, brazilian funk and other music styles, and don't give a damn about this shit kkkkkk.

Click on profile > see a lot of tr00 kvlt bands > no wonder

'tr00 kvlt', now there's an expression I would never use. I literally have a progressive metal band in my profile picture so don't assume I'm some close-minded idiot who thinks Mayhem are as extreme as it gets. I made a point and your reply is nothing but a smartass reply that doesn't even work. Good job dude.

It would be true if that was all Tool and Dream Theater did, but you seem to be arguing out of anger towards music you don't like, and not out of any serious analysis. DT has strong jazz and classical influences, something which a stable in early prog bands. While Tool definitely leans closer towards the art/alternative metal end of the spectrum, as compared to most prog metal bands, I would say that their general experimental approach to rhythm, not just time signatures, their often lengthy and uncoventional compositions, and their wide range of influences is arguably enough to place them in the prog camp. Though I can see the argument for categorizing them as "art metal" as well.

This year, buddy! They promised...kind of.

I really can't believe until they actually release

not right, Porcupine Tree is more Art Rock than Prog Metal

nah the more closest genre that tool if dont consider metal is prog rock, art rock is so a vague genre

Haha. That’s hilarious. Overrated by WHO? It barely gets a notice.