Progressive Metal Discussion Thread

Colt wrote: J-Man wrote: Has anyone here heard the new album from Vanden Plas? Great stuff! I may do a review later today... http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/vanden-plas--the-seraphic-clockwork.aspx   Top album Jeff and nice review.

Thanks Steve. Strangely enough, I only really got into Vanden Plas within the last few months. I'm sure glad I did, though.

^ Amazing album. I ordered their debut the other day... Can't wait for it to arrive! 

Edited by J-Man - 25 Jan 2011 at 1:24pm

I go in cycles (with metal, and really music in general).
For a long time I was off prog metal, feeling a lot of thrash and traditional stuff, (as well as DOOM).

But for a good while I've been listening to mainly progressive, and post, metal.
On that note: Psychotic Waltz is great! Been digging them recently.
I have A Social Grace and Into the Everflow. How do you guys feel about their other stuff?

Triceratopsoil wrote: I think I stopped listening to tons of prog metal at about the time Dream Theater put on the worst concert I've ever seen on Progressive Nation '09 Bigelf, Scale the Summit and ZPZ were all brilliant at that show, though

Maybe I didn't miss out?
I still kick my friend for missing the Prog Nation show since it had DT and Opeth. It was 08 I believe though, they played with 3 and Between the Buried and Me.
And wow, that one thing killed the prog metal love eh?
A bit much don't ya think?


Edited by The Angry Scotsman - 02 Feb 2011 at 9:39pm

DT . . .

The Band that started the resurgents of Prog Metal, and then became the "Whipping Post" for Prog Metal.
Damed if you do, damned if you dont . No wonder Portnoy needed a break and let some aggressions
out.


Psychotic Waltz:
Have all their CD's from the 1st printings and missed out on the Re-Issues w/Bonus Tracks.  Theyre
awesome too .

Pelata wrote: There was a period between 1996 and 2002 where I gobbled up anything Prog Metal related...Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Vanden Plas, Kamelot, Symphony X, Superior, Threshold, Zero Hour, Prototype, Enchant, Evergrey, Ayreon, Shadow Gallery, Planet X, LTE, Conception, Adagio, Ark, Artension, Dali's Dilemma, OSI, Eldritch, Mullmuzzler, Ice Age, Pain Of Salvation, Porcupine Tree, Lemur Voice...I ate all that stuff up.   I must have burned myself out on it because I hardly ever reach for it these days...a few of those bands stuck...most did not...

. . . thats too bad,

Most of those bands are really great .  That you mention Lemur Voice, Enchant and Prototype is awesome.
Vince and Kragen from Proto are friends, theyre working on the next CD and it will be a "Sci-Fi Concept" album,
and also trying to get their original Thrash Band "Psychosis" signed again .


Edited by MAVIIIVAM - 03 Feb 2011 at 12:00am

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My oh my Colt...you're post count has jumped in a devilish way!

And the only whipping I've given DT is their last 2 albums, and occasionally LaBrie.
I would love nothing more than Martin Lopez to replace Portnoy. Maybe put Russell Allen on vocals, you'd have the greatest prog metal band EVER

Secrecy have now been added

^

Dream Theater, Gojira, Epica. My favorite 3 progressive metal bands.