Help me surprise my fiancé with Prog Metal!
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Topic: Help me surprise my fiancé with Prog Metal!
Posted By: Lystmaler
Subject: Help me surprise my fiancé with Prog Metal!
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 06:46
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Hey there! :) I'm planing on getting an album for my fiancè. The good thing is that me and her have a very simulair music taste, so what she likes is generally what I like, but the problem is that becouse of this, we bout know the same music. So I need something else, unheard. Prefferably something that combines rare instuments with the thypical, simulair to Pain of Salvation's Be and Ayreon's The Final Experiment. She loves that, but anything else you think she might like would be great. Here's what she likes; Ayreon. Dream Theater. Liquid Tension Experiment. Ark. (The Norwegian band) Pain of Salvation. Orphaned Land. Opeth. Pink Floyd. (Not metal, but their music perfect in every way according to my taste and my fiancés taste!) Nightwish. Xandria. Leave's Eyes. So, any suggestions? I've had a look around but I can't seem to find anything fitting, but I won'r testrict you by telling you what we don't like, atleast not now, as I might give it a seccond try if many sugest it and thus it'll grow on me, I think! |
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Posted By: kazansky
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 06:49
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Symphony X maybe ? Green Carnation would also be nice, IMO ------------- The devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us. |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 06:51
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^^^ Coming from Norway, what about Pagan's Mind?
here's 5 I'd strongly recommend:
Pagan's Mind: Celetial Entrance
Vanden Plas: Christ.0
Beyond Twilight: For The Love Of Art
Threshold: Subsurface
Mind Key: Journey Of A Rough Diamond
hope they help...  ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Posted By: Lystmaler
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 06:56
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Thank you two very much! The situation is that I'm from Norway, and she's from Australia. :) We met online, and we're in a very happy relationship. She's comming here in 4 days so I need to act quick. Once she's here I'll only be able to check out the music at my job, which is a bit dificoult at times. :) But I'll check out your sugestions.Threshold? Isn't that Damian Wilsons old band? I know she loves his voice. And Symphony X is also quite a good band. :) |
Posted By: Jared
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 07:04
Damian Wilson sang for Thresold on Wounded Land (1st) and Extinct Instinct (3rd) albums. Of those, WL shades it, but their later material is generally stronger.
If it's vocals she likes, you really ought to play her some Pagan's Mind... ------------- Music has always been a matter of energy to me. On some nights I believe that a car with the needle on empty can run 50 more miles if you have the right music very loud on the radio. Hunter S Thompson |
Lystmaler wrote:Posted By: Lystmaler
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 07:10
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I'll try out Pagan's Mind first, then. :) She's a big fan of vocals, yea. She also enjoy the rest, tough, aslong as it 'sounds good' in her ears. :) Do anyone here know of any bands with females on instruments that play music that she might enjoy? |
Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 07:18
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Get her Dali's Dillema: Manifesto for Futurism. It's their one and only album. Influnced mainly by Dream Theater and Fates Warning.
These bands are worth checking out as well:
1. Lord of Mushrooms: Seven Deadly Songs
2. Andromeda: Extension of The Wish
3. Stream of Passion: Embrace The Storm ( Vocals by Macela Bovio produced by Mr. Ayreon/ Arjen Lucassen)
4. Anathema: Natural Disaster ( Melodic and melancholic prog metal)
5. At War Withself -- Instrumental progmetal ala LTE.
Hope that helps. ------------- 
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Posted By: kazansky
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 07:29
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i forgot to mention Kamelot, it's good though sometimes more to metal than prog. And if she like female vocalists, i would recommend to try Epica as well ------------- The devil we blame our atrocities on is really just each one of us. |
Posted By: WaywardSon
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 07:32
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I would suggest Mindflow-Mind over Body.
The sound is a mixture of DT, Floyd and POS
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Posted By: Lystmaler
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 07:36
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I've checked out a few song samples now, and I must say that I like what I hear! :) I like Pagain's Mind, they've got style I think. :) I love your sugestions, Majestic_Mayhem. I know she'll love Stream of Passion, and I quite liked Lord of Mushrooms. :) Green Carnation sounds good! I'll try out everything else also. :) I'll be sure to check out Mindflow as soon as I'm home! I'll check out the rest as times comes. It's, as you probably guess, a bit hard here at my job to do anything but typing. :) |
Posted By: JayDee
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 07:46
Good! Also, if she likes DT that much, the tibute album entitled Voices is worth a listen. less popular progmetal bands at their best! -------------
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Posted By: Harkmark
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 08:16
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What about LUMSK? Their album "Troll" from 2005. I was pretty impressed with it. Progressive folk metal. And maybe The 3rd & the Mortal's "Tears laid in earth". But I am no prog metal expert, to say the least...and maybe you know both already... http://www.lumsk.no - http://www.lumsk.no http://www.lumsk.no/video/Trolltind.mov - http://www.lumsk.no/video/Trolltind.mov |
Posted By: Trickster F.
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 15:15
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Posted By: The T
Date Posted: January 18 2007 at 15:21
Man what good taste your girlfriend has!!! This is to you: 
Anyway, Threshold is a good idea, seeing what she likes, Pagan's Mind... but why don;t you follow the collaborators advice and get her some Kayo Dot? It would be new for her and maybe she will like it. But better yet, if you can find it (???), get her Eternity X's THE EDGE... a wonderful piece of prog witrh DT and Symphony X's elements.... Also you can try Ivory Tower, Vanden Plas, latter Symphony X (Twilight in Olympus I would say), but try also some NAbool or specially, some Green Carnation's LIGHT OF DAY.... a masterpiece. Show her some non-prog-metal (though for me it is) like AMORPHIS' TUONELA.... wonderful, wonderful. ------------- 
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Posted By: el böthy
Date Posted: January 19 2007 at 12:21
Well, I was gonna say the exact same thing... ------------- "You want me to play what, Robert?" 
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Posted By: avestin
Date Posted: January 19 2007 at 12:27
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My wife and myself both love prog and metal (prog metal included) and she likes basically the same bands you've mentioned as well.
So I would highly recommend Subterranean Masquerade and their album Suspended Animation Dreams. ------------- http://hangingsounds.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow - Hanging Sounds http://www.progarchives.com/ProgRockShopping.asp" rel="nofollow - PA Index of prog music vendors |
Posted By: Trickster F.
Date Posted: January 20 2007 at 09:48
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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: January 20 2007 at 17:00
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Altura - 'mercy', one of the best prog metal albums ever. ------------- "Magma was the very first gothic rock band" (Didier Lockwood) |
Posted By: magnus
Date Posted: January 20 2007 at 19:40
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If she likes Ark, maybe she could be introduced to Conception as well? If you want to be patriotic and show what our beautiful country has(had) to offer when it comes to prog metal, I think Conception would not be a bad choice.  ------------- The scattered jigsaw of my redemption laid out before my eyes Each piece as amorphous as the other - Each piece in its lack of shape a lie 
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Posted By: Lystmaler
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 02:46
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Thank you all very much for all your suggestions. Many of you based your suggestion on my nation which isn't as bad of an idea considering the fact she's planing on moving here. I've also arranged some Italian Progressive, as it interests her. (I'm part Italian, you all see) But I'll be sure to check out all the good suggestions you've all made. I need to arrange it tomorrow, so I'll just get what I can get. :) Thank you all. |
Posted By: bundy
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 07:29
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How about some Arena? If she likes Ayreon, what about Arjen's Star One project.For something obscure try getting hold of Payne's Grey's Kadath Decoded. Amazing album!!
Finally seeing as your Norwegian, what about some White Willow. Not prog metal, but given your shared tastes I'm sure she'll love them. ------------- They who know do not speak! They who talk do not know! |
Posted By: Meddler
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 14:20
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Kayo Dot [Choirs of the Eye] and In The Woods... ------------- [IMG]http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i165/amorfous/astro-1.jpg"> |
Posted By: Mandrakeroot
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 16:32
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Lystmaler wrote: "Pink Floyd. (Not metal, but their music perfect in every way according to my taste and my fiancés taste!)" I answer: "Uhm... The Pink Floyd will be not Metal however is an inexhaustible source of inspiration for millions of Prog Metal bands (I think about the Voivod that it did not ever deny)." ------------- 
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Posted By: Mandrakeroot
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 16:40
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I would add also the Rainbow (Dio Era), the Rush, the Uriah Heep, the Kansas and the Deep Purple that is not Prog Metal but that invented this genre (can be defined Proto-Prog Metal?) Besides advise also the usual: Savatage, Crymson Glory, Queensryche more the recents Dream Child and Dyslesia (Power Prog Metal bands from France that I want to advise for PA) -------------
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Posted By: Lystmaler
Date Posted: January 21 2007 at 18:04
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She's not much of a fan of the proto-prog metal, just select songs. I agree however regarding Pink Floyd, and they are by all means my personal favourite band, and thus I decided to mention them despite requesting prog-metal. I appreciate your suggestions, however. I'm familiar with them all and personally, I love Uriah Heep and Deep Purple. I've been to a Deep Purple concert in Oslo myself, although the outcome was disappointing as the sound was way too loud for the location, the sounds just bounced back from the walls and I couldnt make heads and tales of the main picture of the music. I love the band tough. :) I've neve personallyr been a big one on Queensrÿche. I couldn't tell you why, I just think they lack some sort of 'texture.' :) Although I know they're one of the inventors of the genre they just don't click with me. I'll be sure to check out all your other suggestions, Mandrakeroot. More for myself then for my fiancée. Thank you. :) Bundy! I had completely forgotten about Star One. I love that band. They're awesome! My fiancée's overall favourite with Ayreon, Dream Theater, Pain of Salvation and Pink Floyd. I'll make sure to try your suggestions out. Thank you. :) I'll also check out Kayo Dot and In the Woods... Thank you all for all your suggestions. :) I've got her some Pagan's Mind, which I'm certain she'll enjoy. I'll try to get trough everything. Thank you all for your suggestions. :) |
Posted By: Mandrakeroot
Date Posted: January 22 2007 at 12:38
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Thanks for the reply Lystmaler. I forgot two band: King Crimson and Tool. The first only because fathers of the seconds. "Reaching The Golden Gate" (Dream Child) e "Who Dare Wins" (Dyslesia) are two Revival Classic Metal albums in Prog key! -------------
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Posted By: bundy
Date Posted: January 23 2007 at 06:10
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Another album I should have recommended Lystmaler
Porcupine Tree - Deadwing
Again not quite progmetal but it should be exactly what you are both looking for. The tracks Arriving Somewhere But Not Here and Start of Something Beautiful are top notch. PT main man Steve Wilson has produced the last couple of Opeth albums, so there is a definite affinity for metal even though PT are certainly not progmetal. ------------- They who know do not speak! They who talk do not know! |
Posted By: Krator
Date Posted: January 23 2007 at 09:51
| For a surprise, maybe Green Carnation's LODDOD? |
Posted By: Trickster F.
Date Posted: January 23 2007 at 10:35
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