Your Favorite Prog Metal Albums - Page 2

Devasya Chāyā · May 27th, 2009, 09:49 PM

Right now one I can think of is

Myrath - Hope

God, I love this album so much.

Progbass · May 28th, 2009, 06:08 AM

Dream Theater - Images and Words, Awake
Symphony X - V, Divine Wings of Tragedy
Pain of Salvation - One Hour by the Concrete Lake, The Perfect Element
Opeth - Blackwater Park, Ghost Reveries
Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
Fates Warning - Pleasant Shade of Gray, Parallels

mark b · May 28th, 2009, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Deva Mrtyu

Right now one I can think of is

Myrath - Hope

God, I love this album so much.

Its not a bad album, but they are huge Symphony X rip offs, the singer even tries to be Russel Allen!!

Marwen · May 28th, 2009, 11:23 AM

^ Agreed.
I know those guys (they're from the same country as I... Tunisia), and while they're better than all those shitty bands here (imo), they're huge SymX fans and they're letting their music reflect that way more than what I would see as a mere influence, especially the vocals.

PurpleDink · May 28th, 2009, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by mark b

Oh,I forgot Images & Words.

I too sometimes forget my children at the mall.

Taliwakker · May 29th, 2009, 12:24 AM

Ark=Burn the sun

Ayreon-The Human Equation

Seventh Wonder-Mercy Falls

Minds Eye-A Gentlemans Hurricane

DT-Images and Words

Pain of Salvation-The Perfect Element

Symphony X-The Odyssey

Frost*-Milliontown

mark b · May 29th, 2009, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by PurpleDink

I too sometimes forget my children at the mall.

mark b · May 29th, 2009, 04:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Taliwakker

Ayreon-The Human Equation

Seventh Wonder-Mercy Falls

Minds Eye-A Gentlemans Hurricane

DT-Images and Words

Pain of Salvation-The Perfect Element

Symphony X-The Odyssey

Frost*-Milliontown

Now, thats a great list!!

Devasya Chāyā · May 30th, 2009, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by mark b

Its not a bad album, but they are huge Symphony X rip offs, the singer even tries to be Russel Allen!!

Are you joking? There is very little Russel Allen in their singer. If I could call it a ripoff of anything I might say that it sounds a bit like a Dream Theater ripoff with a middle-eastern twist. I'm not going to go out and say they're unique but they certainly are not a ripoff.

mark b · May 31st, 2009, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Deva Mrtyu

Are you joking? There is very little Russel Allen in their singer. If I could call it a ripoff of anything I might say that it sounds a bit like a Dream Theater ripoff with a middle-eastern twist. I'm not going to go out and say they're unique but they certainly are not a ripoff.

imo, i believe they are a direct rip off, the band claims Sym X as their main influence and and to my ears and a few of my friends think the same, they are a talented band though.

ToastedOveries · May 31st, 2009, 02:23 PM

Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime - Classic, possibly THE prog metal album.

Fates Warning - Pleasant Shade of Gray, Parallels - agree with opinions above

Tool - AEnima, Lateralus - theres a kind of emotional depth, like king crimson, which i like. almost emotionaly progressive, rather than technically

SX - Odyssey - nuff said.

King Crimson - Discipline, In the court of the Crimson King - fucking classic albums

Orphaned Land - Mabool - Great album from an Isreali band, full of eastern melodies and interludes, something i love.

Rainbow - Rising - Not fully progressive, but still has a strong progressive element to it, and once again an utter classic.

Those are probably up there for me, theres probably a few more that don't come to mind.

razoredge · June 1st, 2009, 06:10 AM

Im enjoying the love for Fates and OMC here. I just been watching the PSoG vids lately. I want to buy that DVD. Seems theres little substitute for the origional progressive metal bands and they were more different from each other than the later bands that drew influence from all of them. Not many people much into Threshold ? I've been digging them.

symphonyXjapan · June 1st, 2009, 08:29 PM

Top 3 in order:

Symphony X-V

Adagio- Underworld

Pain of Salvation- BE

other favorites in no particular order:

Ayreon- The Human Equation

Savatage- Wake of Magellan (I managed to lose my copy of this some years ago and can't find either a physical copy or an active seed anymore)

Evergrey- In Search of Truth

Symphony X- Twilight in Olympus

Sun Caged- s/t

Pain of Salvation- Remedy Lane

Ayreon- Into the Electric Castle

Pagan's Mind- God's Equation

Cea Serin- Where memories combine..

Opeth- Ghost Reveries

Zero Hour- Towers of Avarice

Winds- The Imaginary Direction of Time ("Prominence and Demise" is good too although I have yet to listen to it enough for it to really grow on me)

Angra- Rebirth (proggy enough for me...the idea of uroboros goes through my mind as the album theme seems to be a neverending cycle)

Darkwater- Calling the earth to witness (I am not really sure on this one; however, I have recently been giving it more listens and it is growing on me more....back when I first got it I thought it was just "ok".....more interested in where they will go with their next album)

J-Dubya 777 · June 1st, 2009, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by razoredge

Im enjoying the love for Fates and OMC here. I just been watching the PSoG vids lately. I want to buy that DVD. Seems theres little substitute for the origional progressive metal bands and they were more different from each other than the later bands that drew influence from all of them. Not many people much into Threshold ? I've been digging them.

I've been a Threshold fan for a long time. Not just of any one or two eras/linups. I happen to like ALL of it....

DoomsdayZach · June 1st, 2009, 10:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ToastedOveries

Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime - Classic, possibly THE prog metal album.

King Crimson - Discipline, In the court of the Crimson King - fucking classic albums

Rainbow - Rising - Not fully progressive, but still has a strong progressive element to it, and once again an utter classic.

Those are probably up there for me, theres probably a few more that don't come to mind.

Fucking CORRECT!

es156 · June 2nd, 2009, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by symphonyXjapan

Savatage- Wake of Magellan (I managed to lose my copy of this some years ago and can't find either a physical copy or an active seed anymore)

Tower.com

Ben101 · June 2nd, 2009, 11:25 PM

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Originally Posted by OfSinsAndShred

Wow, Ben. You and me must have really similar taste. Twilight is also my favorite SX album (I went with V just because it's more "prog," but I love the songs on Twilight). Temple of Shadows is my favorite Angra (Again, I listed Rebirth for the same reason). Symbolic is my favorite Death album, and honestly, I'm a huge fan of LD50. What a solid and interesting album with some seriously great moments.

Very true.

forgot to put on here:

Opeth - Blackwater Park & Still Life Two amazing progressive death metal releases that offer some of the most amazing folk parts and heavy parts over two albums.

Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane POS have always been something that is technically great but I have never really connected with the 'emotion' they display in their music. Daniel's delivery to me has always sounded a bit fake but on this album the band hit the mark, very good music and very consistent.

Andromeda - Chimera I know the first two albums are generally a bigger hit in prog circles but I definately think Andromeda left a mark with Chimera. Every song is very well written, well performed, very memorable and every song is seperable from the last. Its just a great and varied prog album.

Evergrey - Dark Discovery, Solitude Dominance Traged & In Search Of Truth Generally not one of the first bands I would mention when talking to about prog but these three albums have some really good and moody progressive music on them.

Sabin17 · June 4th, 2009, 05:26 PM

Ayreon - The Human Equation
Symphony X - The Divine Wings of Tragedy
Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime
Dream Theater - Images and Words
Allen/Lande - The Battle
Savatage - Streets: A Rock Opera
Royal Hunt - Paradox
Green Carnation - Light of Day, Day of Darkness
Serenity - Fallen Sanctuary

Lucius Octavion · June 14th, 2009, 01:07 AM

I forgot to add this:

hexwind · June 19th, 2009, 05:42 AM

I can't think of any right now xD
But Ark-Burn The Sun is a fucking awesome album !! really worth checking it out

IntoPhagist · June 23rd, 2009, 01:07 AM

Dream Theater - 6DegreesofInnerTurbulance, Best DT album
Queensryche - Operation Mind crime, Classic Metal
Death - The Sound of Perseverance, One of the best Progressive albums
Symphony X - The Odyssey, Heavy as Fuck, Progressive Ear Candy
Evergrey - In Search of Truth, Dark prog at it's finest
Cynic - Focus, ahead of it's time
Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, not all prog but the proggy moments here are some of my fav ever.
Blind Guardian - A Night at the Opera, One of the most complex mind boggling albums
Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element, pretty says it all in the title...If you like Dream Theater or Symphony X, The Perfect Element fits in nicely with the best ever.
Into Eternity - Buried in Oblivion, Dream Theater on crack, newer albums aren't as good.

ABQShredHead · June 23rd, 2009, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by hexwind

But Ark-Burn The Sun is a fucking awesome album !! really worth checking it out

Fully agreed!

nckissfan · June 26th, 2009, 01:28 PM

Fates Warning- A Pleasant Shade of Gray(love this album)
Symphony X- V
Dream Theater- Awake
Power of Omens- Rooms of Anguish
Circus Maximus- The 1st Chapter
Redemption- The Fullness of Time

SWE Metal · July 3rd, 2009, 04:28 PM

I strongly recommend ...When Time Fades by Suspyre.

yngwie1029 · July 20th, 2009, 08:28 PM

death - individual thought patterns
symphony x - the divine wings of tragedy
adagio - underworld
tourniquet - stop the bleeding (its pretty proggy sounding to me)

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razoredge Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,007	Im enjoying the love for Fates and OMC here. I just been watching the PSoG vids lately. I want to buy that DVD. Seems theres little substitute for the origional progressive metal bands and they were more different from each other than the later bands that drew influence from all of them. Not many people much into Threshold ? I've been digging them. __________________ into this wild abyss, the womb of nature and perhaps her grave, of neither sea, nor shore, nor air, nor fire... but all these in their pregnant causes mixed confusedly, and which thus must ever fight, unless the almighty maker then ordain his dark materials to create more worlds, into this wild abyss the wary fiend stood on the brink of hell and looked a while, pondering his voyage

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symphonyXjapan Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 782	Top 3 in order: Symphony X-V Adagio- Underworld Pain of Salvation- BE other favorites in no particular order: Ayreon- The Human Equation Savatage- Wake of Magellan (I managed to lose my copy of this some years ago and can't find either a physical copy or an active seed anymore) Evergrey- In Search of Truth Symphony X- Twilight in Olympus Sun Caged- s/t Pain of Salvation- Remedy Lane Ayreon- Into the Electric Castle Pagan's Mind- God's Equation Cea Serin- Where memories combine.. Opeth- Ghost Reveries Zero Hour- Towers of Avarice Winds- The Imaginary Direction of Time ("Prominence and Demise" is good too although I have yet to listen to it enough for it to really grow on me) Angra- Rebirth (proggy enough for me...the idea of uroboros goes through my mind as the album theme seems to be a neverending cycle) Darkwater- Calling the earth to witness (I am not really sure on this one; however, I have recently been giving it more listens and it is growing on me more....back when I first got it I thought it was just "ok".....more interested in where they will go with their next album) __________________ Opinions are like butts, everyone has one, and nobody thinks that theirs stinks. Last edited by symphonyXjapan : June 1st, 2009 at 08:32 PM.

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Devasya Chāyā Shadow Force Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Baltimore Posts: 8,183	Right now one I can think of is Myrath - Hope God, I love this album so much.

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Marwen Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Beyond the Event Horizon Posts: 515	^ Agreed. I know those guys (they're from the same country as I... Tunisia), and while they're better than all those shitty bands here (imo), they're huge SymX fans and they're letting their music reflect that way more than what I would see as a mere influence, especially the vocals.

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Sabin17 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 185	Ayreon - The Human Equation Symphony X - The Divine Wings of Tragedy Queensryche - Operation: Mindcrime Dream Theater - Images and Words Allen/Lande - The Battle Savatage - Streets: A Rock Opera Royal Hunt - Paradox Green Carnation - Light of Day, Day of Darkness Serenity - Fallen Sanctuary __________________ Down his chosen road, he rides to save the world. Last edited by Sabin17 : June 4th, 2009 at 05:29 PM.

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IntoPhagist FloriiiiiiiooooooOOO! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: New York City and Around Posts: 1,680	Dream Theater - 6DegreesofInnerTurbulance, Best DT album Queensryche - Operation Mind crime, Classic Metal Death - The Sound of Perseverance, One of the best Progressive albums Symphony X - The Odyssey, Heavy as Fuck, Progressive Ear Candy Evergrey - In Search of Truth, Dark prog at it's finest Cynic - Focus, ahead of it's time Iron Maiden - Seventh Son of a Seventh Son, not all prog but the proggy moments here are some of my fav ever. Blind Guardian - A Night at the Opera, One of the most complex mind boggling albums Pain of Salvation - The Perfect Element, pretty says it all in the title...If you like Dream Theater or Symphony X, The Perfect Element fits in nicely with the best ever. Into Eternity - Buried in Oblivion, Dream Theater on crack, newer albums aren't as good. __________________ Hello there!

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SWE Metal Is The Law Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Earth Posts: 33	I strongly recommend ...When Time Fades by Suspyre.

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yngwie1029 Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 20	death - individual thought patterns symphony x - the divine wings of tragedy adagio - underworld tourniquet - stop the bleeding (its pretty proggy sounding to me)