50 Greatest Progressive Metal Artists

thejew · **Posted:** Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:44 pm

1. Dream Theater
2. Queensryche
3. Fates Warning
4. Tool
5. Opeth
6. Symphony X
7. Crimson Glory
8. Death
9. Savatage
10. Meshuggah
11. Planet X
12. Atheist
13. Cynic
14. Royal Hunt
15. Angra
16. Psychotic Waltz
17. Pain of Salvation
18. Voivod
19. Adagio
20. Watchtower
21. Threshold
22. Nevermore
23. Thought Industry
24. Enchant
25. Shadow Gallery
26. In the Woods...
27. Liquid Tension Experiment
28. Fifth Angel
29. Vanden Plas
30. Ayreon
31. Edge of Sanity
32. Evergrey
33. Devin Townsend
34. Enslaved
35. Riverside
36. Mekong Delta
37. Pagan's Mind
38. Sieges Even
39. Between the Buried and Me
40. Lethal
41. Circus Maximus
42. Beyond Twilight
43. Winds
44. Mastodon
45. Green Carnation
46. Borknagar
47. Disillusion
48. Protest the Hero
49. Alchemist
50. Negura Bunget

lobones · **Joined:** Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:23 pm **Posts:** 127

Sick list i think BTBAM deserve 33 or 30 just my opinion i know they havent done much in terms of influnce cause there a newer band but technical shit they r a skilled band

Maddolis · **Posted:** Sat Oct 16, 2010 1:47 am

I'm not familiar with a number of those bands immediately above them but Pagan's Mind, Devin Townsend, Evergrey, Edge of Sanity and Ayreon (who needs a massive boost) have done more for progressive music in their particular styles to be ranked higher.
Plus I believe we agreed Fifth Angel weren't progressive, before the new forum.

lobones · **Joined:** Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:23 pm **Posts:** 127

Maddolis wrote:

I'm not familiar with a number of those bands immediately above them but Pagan's Mind, Devin Townsend, Evergrey, Edge of Sanity and Ayreon (who needs a massive boost) have done more for progressive music in their particular styles to be ranked higher.
Plus I believe we agreed Fifth Angel weren't progressive, before the new forum.

Thats cool check out them bands bro BTBAM is great

lobones · **Joined:** Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:23 pm **Posts:** 127

lobones wrote:

Maddolis wrote:

I'm not familiar with a number of those bands immediately above them but Pagan's Mind, Devin Townsend, Evergrey, Edge of Sanity and Ayreon (who needs a massive boost) have done more for progressive music in their particular styles to be ranked higher.
Plus I believe we agreed Fifth Angel weren't progressive, before the new forum.

Thats cool check out them bands bro BTBAM is great

Jew move BTBAM up 2 like 30 man

joe c · **Joined:** Mon Oct 11, 2010 1:35 am **Posts:** 3061

BtBaM over Enslaved? Edge of Sanity? Devin Townsend? No way.

Maddolis · **Posted:** Sat Oct 23, 2010 1:00 am

^My point exactly. Wouldn't have them over Pagan's Mind either, though I don't listen to them much and would like a second/third opinion on it.
I still think Ayreon need a small boost, anywhere from 3-7 spots.

thejew · **Posted:** Sat Oct 23, 2010 1:30 pm

HolidayInCambodia wrote:

BtBaM over Enslaved? Edge of Sanity? Devin Townsend? No way.

Yeah BtBaM doesn't deserve to be above any of those three bands. Honestly, their importance in Progressive Metal is nowhere near those three. All they have is popularity.

Nesquik · **Posted:** Sat Oct 23, 2010 1:55 pm

BTBAM GUYS! THEY SO GOOD! PUT THEM ON THE LIST! BEST BLACK METAL BAND EVAR! BEST SOUL SONG EVAR! IDENTIFICATION THIS BTBAM SONG!

It's pretty much just spam.

Maddolis · **Posted:** Sat Oct 23, 2010 10:08 pm

Stop trying to be kvlt Nes, BtBaM are actually progressive symphonic/atmospheric blackened death.

lobones · **Joined:** Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:23 pm **Posts:** 127

thejew wrote:

HolidayInCambodia wrote:

BtBaM over Enslaved? Edge of Sanity? Devin Townsend? No way.

Yeah BtBaM doesn't deserve to be above any of those three bands. Honestly, their importance in Progressive Metal is nowhere near those three. All they have is popularity.

They have mad skill they lack influence cause there new even Dream Theater said there one of the best prog metal bands in the last 6 years, and there Tech Death, Prog Metal, Metalcore Black metal is no where near them, and why were they 14 on the old list

thejew · **Posted:** Sat Oct 30, 2010 8:14 pm

lobones wrote:

thejew wrote:

HolidayInCambodia wrote:

BtBaM over Enslaved? Edge of Sanity? Devin Townsend? No way.

Yeah BtBaM doesn't deserve to be above any of those three bands. Honestly, their importance in Progressive Metal is nowhere near those three. All they have is popularity.

They have mad skill they lack influence cause there new even Dream Theater said there one of the best prog metal bands in the last 6 years, and there Tech Death, Prog Metal, Metalcore Black metal is no where near them, and why were they 14 on the old list

Because the old lists were thrown together at complete random. And there is nothing Tech Death about BtBaM. Just because you play technical music with harsh vocals doesn't make you Tech Death. They're purely Progressive Metalcore.

lobones · **Joined:** Thu Oct 14, 2010 5:23 pm **Posts:** 127

Ohhh I didn't know that man but, i just meant that they used to sound like tech death on there first 2 albums then became more progressive. You are right though there prog metal and metalcore

tyler · **Joined:** Sat Oct 16, 2010 3:25 am **Posts:** 522

Great list but 'no Porcupine?

Sherick · **Posted:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 6:33 pm

Still have absolutely no clue why Queensryche is considered a prog band, aside from writing a story concept album.

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