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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 20 2014 at 14:36
The Perfect Element for me. Funnily enough, despite my propensity for Experimental/Post it would still be TPE if you included the other 2 subs, though like others most of what comes under Progressive Metal wouldn't stand a chance against the variety of other bands.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 20 2014 at 14:48
Originally posted by Sagichim Sagichim wrote:

I'm not sure which category it belongs but my fav, always have and always will I guess is Orphaned Land - Sahara.
Innovative masterpiece.
I think their later albums were better but 'tis a good album. They're in Exp/Post for their Eclectic nature but I don't see they fit there that well myself.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 20 2014 at 14:54
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 20 2014 at 15:01
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Sagichim Sagichim wrote:

I'm not sure which category it belongs but my fav, always have and always will I guess is Orphaned Land - Sahara.
Innovative masterpiece.
I think their later albums were better but 'tis a good album. They're in Exp/Post for their Eclectic nature but I don't see they fit there that well myself.

I think they fit there ok (well, better than the other subs) but tech/extreme could be an option too, at least for their earlier works.

O:M gets my vote, even if it is not as "prog" for many compared to the others in the list.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 20 2014 at 15:03
Originally posted by aapatsos aapatsos wrote:

 
I think they fit there ok (well, better than the other subs) but tech/extreme could be an option too, at least for their earlier works.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 20 2014 at 15:25
I don't like to limit my favourites in one metal genre (progressive) because my top would be the latest Leprous and Unexpect, after the test of time and because my favourites change each year. My past best metal prog was DT Scenes from a Memory, but today i prefer the two latest from Haken. I would also place in my top a bunch of Pain of Salvation albums. As you see i don't have any obscure prog metal bands as my fav to impress the gallery of pure metal fans who can learn someone to discover a band.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 20 2014 at 15:50
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 20 2014 at 22:31
If i hav to consider other metal subgenres in progarchives..then my overall fav wud b a tie between 'A Perfect Element' and 'Still Life'.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 20 2014 at 22:37
But the top rated albums at progarchives in mainstream progmetal (bonafide masterpieces as per the love showered upon them indicated by their high rating ) seems to b getting not that much love from forum members...
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 20 2014 at 23:24
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Sagichim Sagichim wrote:

I'm not sure which category it belongs but my fav, always have and always will I guess is Orphaned Land - Sahara.
Innovative masterpiece.
I think their later albums were better but 'tis a good album. They're in Exp/Post for their Eclectic nature but I don't see they fit there that well myself.

Well here's something I've noticed, most people around here thinks like you do and prefer the second era of the band (Mabool...), but fans that were there right from the start thinks that Sahara is one of a kind. There's always a moment in their shows where people are shouting "Old songs". Of course later albums are more mature and as priceless. Fan boy Approve
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 21 2014 at 02:57
Originally posted by Sagichim Sagichim wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Sagichim Sagichim wrote:

I'm not sure which category it belongs but my fav, always have and always will I guess is Orphaned Land - Sahara.
Innovative masterpiece.
I think their later albums were better but 'tis a good album. They're in Exp/Post for their Eclectic nature but I don't see they fit there that well myself.

Well here's something I've noticed, most people around here thinks like you do and prefer the second era of the band (Mabool...), but fans that were there right from the start thinks that Sahara is one of a kind. There's always a moment in their shows where people are shouting "Old songs". Of course later albums are more mature and as priceless. Fan boy Approve
Youi have the advantage on me... I've never seen them live and had never heard of them until El Norra Alila was released, Sahara was a much later (almost retrospective) purchase. It was a long wait for a follow up to El Norra but Mabool proved to be well worth the wait. A great band. Approve
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 21 2014 at 05:50
Originally posted by addictedtoprog addictedtoprog wrote:

But the top rated albums at progarchives in mainstream progmetal (bonafide masterpieces as per the love showered upon them indicated by their high rating ) seems to b getting not that much love from forum members...

Yes, it does feel like the metal fans have either disappeared or stopped posting on the subject  in recent years.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 21 2014 at 08:55
Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Sagichim Sagichim wrote:

Originally posted by Dean Dean wrote:

Originally posted by Sagichim Sagichim wrote:

I'm not sure which category it belongs but my fav, always have and always will I guess is Orphaned Land - Sahara.
Innovative masterpiece.
I think their later albums were better but 'tis a good album. They're in Exp/Post for their Eclectic nature but I don't see they fit there that well myself.

Well here's something I've noticed, most people around here thinks like you do and prefer the second era of the band (Mabool...), but fans that were there right from the start thinks that Sahara is one of a kind. There's always a moment in their shows where people are shouting "Old songs". Of course later albums are more mature and as priceless. Fan boy Approve
Youi have the advantage on me... I've never seen them live and had never heard of them until El Norra Alila was released, Sahara was a much later (almost retrospective) purchase. It was a long wait for a follow up to El Norra but Mabool proved to be well worth the wait. A great band. Approve

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 21 2014 at 13:51
Thankfully there aren't too many votes to the Dream Theatre albums..
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 21 2014 at 16:25
Mindcrime!!! Easily. If Maiden counts then it's Seventh Son.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 21 2014 at 16:43
Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

Originally posted by addictedtoprog addictedtoprog wrote:

But the top rated albums at progarchives in mainstream progmetal (bonafide masterpieces as per the love showered upon them indicated by their high rating ) seems to b getting not that much love from forum members...

Yes, it does feel like the metal fans have either disappeared or stopped posting on the subject  in recent years.


With the exception of Distorted Harmony's "Utopia" (Wink to Sagi again) there aren't many that have shaken the PM grounds (that is PM exc'. Exp/Post and Tech/Extreme as defined here). Maybe this is the reason?

See also the fall of the "big three" - we need new "big three" to get this discussion fired up again.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 21 2014 at 16:48
Originally posted by Saperlipopette! Saperlipopette! wrote:

other: Vektor: Black Future (or Outer Isolation). Because it's futuristic, extremely aggressive, violent and lightning fast but still everchanging, creative, hypercomplex and somewhat intelligent. Its the only progmetal I know that pleases me the way early Sadus does. This meaning: I'm not here on the PA-boards for the proggy metal. Most of the time I loathe it. I just happened to stumble over Vektor elsewhere and they reminded me of all the real, but kind of technical metal I once loved (and still do it seems). OK so I like some selected Voivod as well.
Nice one! Been playing Black Future a lot myself lately. Smile

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 21 2014 at 17:00
Originally posted by aapatsos aapatsos wrote:

Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

Originally posted by addictedtoprog addictedtoprog wrote:

But the top rated albums at progarchives in mainstream progmetal (bonafide masterpieces as per the love showered upon them indicated by their high rating ) seems to b getting not that much love from forum members...

Yes, it does feel like the metal fans have either disappeared or stopped posting on the subject  in recent years.


With the exception of Distorted Harmony's "Utopia" (Wink to Sagi again) there aren't many that have shaken the PM grounds (that is PM exc'. Exp/Post and Tech/Extreme as defined here). Maybe this is the reason?

See also the fall of the "big three" - we need new "big three" to get this discussion fired up again.

Well I think it's beyond that. A poll I could make on any style of prog metal used to garner at least a decent amount of attention and maybe 2 pages worth of discussion 5 years ago. Today the same poll would be lucky to get 5 replies, it's like people aren't happy with bands churning out the same old stuff but arent willing to explore other bands that are producing good new music. Haken seem to be the only recent metal band that everyone seems to want to know, which is a bit of a travesty since as good as they are, sister band To-Mera are far more unusual and interesting yet can't get the interest for some reason.



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^ To-Mera: see "too obscure for common liking" Wink (I do like them a lot but would not place them at the very top)
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: July 22 2014 at 04:38
Originally posted by aapatsos aapatsos wrote:

Originally posted by sleeper sleeper wrote:

Originally posted by addictedtoprog addictedtoprog wrote:

But the top rated albums at progarchives in mainstream progmetal (bonafide masterpieces as per the love showered upon them indicated by their high rating ) seems to b getting not that much love from forum members...

Yes, it does feel like the metal fans have either disappeared or stopped posting on the subject  in recent years.


With the exception of Distorted Harmony's "Utopia" (Wink to Sagi again) there aren't many that have shaken the PM grounds (that is PM exc'. Exp/Post and Tech/Extreme as defined here). Maybe this is the reason?

See also the fall of the "big three" - we need new "big three" to get this discussion fired up again.

I actually don't know that album to well buddy! I was kinda late to the party and got it in the begining of this year, because I had other stuff I wanted to check before it.
I guess it's time to take it out now that you've mentioned it Thumbs Up
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