Fav Progmetal Album???

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.

Dean wrote: 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.

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.

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'.

Dean wrote: 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

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.

Thankfully there aren't too many votes to the Dream Theatre albums..

sleeper wrote: 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" ( 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.


Edited by aapatsos - July 21 2014 at 16:44

aapatsos wrote: sleeper wrote: 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" ( 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.



Edited by sleeper - July 21 2014 at 17:02

aapatsos wrote: sleeper wrote: 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" ( 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