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Poll Question: Is Prog metal the genre you love the most ?
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    Posted: 18 Jan 2012 at 11:46pm
Here my question is simple.

I'm a Prog fan and I'm on this site mainly because of progmetal but I also love a bunch of other type of metal. So I was wondering : Is Prog metal the genre you like the most and why ? I'm curious about the amount of Yes and No answers . Thanks and have a good day guys
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Most?  No, not remotely.

I like a lot of metal that is progressive, and even a little bit of prog metal, but not half as much as, for lack of a better way to put it, a lot of stuff that is good without w**king all over your face.
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Nope but it used to be. I had a period in the mid-nineties where I almost exclusively listened to progressive metal like Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Sieges Even, Psychotic Waltz, Watchtower, Queensr�che...etc. Then I had a period of not listening to metal at all where I listened to acts like Air, Massive Attack, Depeche Mode, The Cure, The Smiths, Portishead and well...just a bunch of different non metal stuff. I returned to metal in the early 00s where I had a crush on power metal like Rhapsody of Fire, stratovarius and Sonata Arctica, then a period with a fascination for acts like In Flames, Soilwork and other acts of their ilk and then I discovered Opeth and things changed again. Both my interest in progressive rock/metal and death metal were ignited again (I had a period in the late eighties/early nineties where I listened almost exclusively to thrash and death metal). My interest in progressive rock/metal has become smaller and smaller in recent years though and I�d say I�m in a period now (and have been for a couple of years) where old school extreme metal is what I listen to the most (be it black, death, thrash, doom or grind).
 
...but it�s not like I forsake any of the things I�ve listened to throughout the years. I still find great listening pleasure in putting on a Genesis album, then an album by Depeche Mode followed by an album by Napalm DeathSmile.


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Unashamedly yes.

Unfortunately I'm old enough to have experienced Rock turn into Prog Rock and Metal and a blend of the two. Its only the blend of the two that really quenches my musical thirst.

As much as I love many forms of metal, I clearly enjoy being w**ked on the face!!! LOL

I would go as far as to say that some forms of metal are in urgent need of modernisation, sometimes I'm intrigued by a review and listen to it only to find it is the same old same old.

Younger members will find their tastes will be entirely different in 10, 20, 30+ years time.




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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Time Signature Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Jan 2012 at 6:15am
I can't answer this one. I don't worry about which genre an artist belongs to (I'm too old for that shit), so, if I like an artist, I like that artist regardless of the genre, and if I dislike an artist, then I dislike the artist regardless of the genre. That being said, most of the music I like happens to fall under the rubrics of heavy metal, progressive rock and hard rock and, within metal, a lot of the artists that I like can definitely be classified as progressive metal artists. So, it's not my favorite metal genre - I don't have a favorite metal genre - but it is a genre that I enjoy very much. I can enjoy listening to a massive Dream Theater epic just as much as a two-and-a-half minute AC/DC rocker or a Bastard Priest death metal/hardcore punk combo track.

And Colt has a point about people's tastes changing over time. Personally, I've found that, as I grew older, I became less intense and more open towards lots of different types of music (interestingly, only very few of the artists and releases that I've taken a liking to over the years, have fallen out of favor with me).


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I'd have said yes once, as recently as a year or two ago really, but my favourite genre tends to change every few months these days. I'd say prog is one of a few favourites, but I don't have any exclusive favourite genre. Overall I don't think I could ever choose between prog, power, folk, symphonic and death metal.
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Definitely not most!  I like a few of the big boys of the genre, but have never felt compelled to dig very deeply into the sub-genre.  I don't think I even have a favorite metal genre to be honest.
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No. It's thrash metal for me.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Diogenes Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Jan 2012 at 10:21am
Nope, I don't really have one.  It's up there, but I can't say I like it more than thrash, death, or power metal.

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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Balthamel Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 19 Jan 2012 at 3:18pm
as a member of the sludgy slime fest club i have to say no, but i like the sludge metal to be on the progy side of things, but also on the dirty/gritty side of things, sludge with dose of grunge and post-punk influences is neat to,

music with dark post punk influence is equaly interesting (if that exists)
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Colt Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Jan 2012 at 2:28am
Originally posted by Wilytank Wilytank wrote:

Hell no!  Tongue


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nope, i like when metal gets proggy, but i dont like the prog metal bands very much at all, most of em are yust prog for progs sake.
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Originally posted by Colt Colt wrote:


As much as I love many forms of metal, I clearly enjoy being w**ked on the face!!! LOL



Also I meant that in the most complimentary way possible
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote J-Man Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 Jan 2012 at 3:16pm
Like Kim I generally avoid worrying about genre tags, but I'd be lying if I said that most of my favorite albums don't lie in the prog metal spectrum. Big smile
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Nope.avi. I like it but most of it gets WAAAAAAY too cheesed up with keyboards and vocals.
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Originally posted by J-Man J-Man wrote:

Like Kim I generally avoid worrying about genre tags, but I'd be lying if I said that most of my favorite albums don't lie in the prog metal spectrum. Big smile
 
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In terms of metal I think I like Thrash the most, then Stoner, then Metalcore, then maybe Nu or Classic Metal (Priest, Maiden, Ozzy, Dio era Sabbath).

I only like a bit of Death (only about 20 albums) and barely any Black at all.
No Grindcore bar Napalm Death.

I don't know any Prog Metal (DT, PW, FW, Queensryche) of the enclosed sub genre at all, but like metal bands who are a bit/lot Prog (Tool, Mastodon, Mars Volta) but dont fit in that original genre.

But Prog Rock from the 68-85 period I love, thats a huge percentage of my music collection, along with classic rock.


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yes, prog with most of its subgenres  is my favourite music
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