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sleeper ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449 |
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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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Dean ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Retired Admin and Amateur Layabout Joined: May 13 2007 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 37575 |
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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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Svetonio ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 20 2010 Location: Serbia Status: Offline Points: 10213 |
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aapatsos ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: November 11 2005 Location: Manchester, UK Status: Offline Points: 9226 |
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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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Dean ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Retired Admin and Amateur Layabout Joined: May 13 2007 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 37575 |
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You're the expert, I'll bow to your better knowledge
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rdtprog ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Heavy, RPI, Symph, JR/F Canterbury Teams Joined: April 04 2009 Location: Mtl, QC Status: Online Points: 5496 |
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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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Music is the refuge of souls ulcerated by happiness.
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The Pessimist ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: June 13 2007 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 3834 |
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Human - Death, if that counts.
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"Market value is irrelevant to intrinsic value."
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addictedtoprog ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 16 2014 Location: india Status: Offline Points: 1422 |
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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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addictedtoprog ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 16 2014 Location: india Status: Offline Points: 1422 |
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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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Sagichim ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: November 29 2006 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 6632 |
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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 ![]() |
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Dean ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Retired Admin and Amateur Layabout Joined: May 13 2007 Location: Europe Status: Offline Points: 37575 |
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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.
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sleeper ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449 |
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Yes, it does feel like the metal fans have either disappeared or stopped posting on the subject in recent years. |
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Sagichim ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: November 29 2006 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 6632 |
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addictedtoprog ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: July 16 2014 Location: india Status: Offline Points: 1422 |
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Thankfully there aren't too many votes to the Dream Theatre albums..
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Billy Pilgrim ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: September 28 2010 Location: Austin Status: Offline Points: 1505 |
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Mindcrime!!! Easily. If Maiden counts then it's Seventh Son.
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aapatsos ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: November 11 2005 Location: Manchester, UK Status: Offline Points: 9226 |
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With the exception of Distorted Harmony's "Utopia" ( ![]() See also the fall of the "big three" - we need new "big three" to get this discussion fired up again. Edited by aapatsos - July 21 2014 at 16:44 |
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HemispheresOfXanadu ![]() Forum Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: June 28 2012 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 4339 |
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![]() From the list I'll vote Queensryche--Operation: Mindcrime.
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sleeper ![]() Prog Reviewer ![]() ![]() Joined: October 09 2005 Location: Entropia Status: Offline Points: 16449 |
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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. Edited by sleeper - July 21 2014 at 17:02 |
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aapatsos ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: November 11 2005 Location: Manchester, UK Status: Offline Points: 9226 |
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^ To-Mera: see "too obscure for common liking"
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Sagichim ![]() Special Collaborator ![]() ![]() Honorary Collaborator Joined: November 29 2006 Location: Israel Status: Offline Points: 6632 |
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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 ![]() |
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