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King Manuel View Drop Down

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Posted: July 23 2014 at 07:37

If I had to pick one from your list:

Dream Theater- Images and words.

Here is my Top 10 Prog Metal

1.     Dream Theater – When Dream and Day Unite
2.     Dream Theater – Images and Words
3.     Queensryche – Operation Mindcrime
4.     Shadow Gallery – Carved in stone
5.     Fates Warning – A pleasant shade of grey
6.     Ayreon – Into the electric Castle
7.     Dream Theatre – Dream Theater
8.     Sieges Even – A sense of change
9.     Threshold – March of Progress
10.     Savatage – A Gutter Ballet

Edited by King Manuel - July 23 2014 at 07:39

Don't Bore Us, Get To The Chorus

Mind_Drive View Drop Down

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Posted: July 23 2014 at 09:49

King Manuel wrote:

Here is my Top 10 Prog Metal

1. Dream Theater – When Dream and Day Unite
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haha awesome! i like this album alot and think its very underrated and its nice to see it even nr 1 of progmetalalbums in your list Smile

It's just a ride... <3

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Posted: July 23 2014 at 10:34

addictedtoprog wrote:

These are the top ten greatest (highly rated) progressive metal albums listed on progarchives. If u hav to choose just one of them,which one wud it be?? If any other...kindly do mention...
1. Images And Words ( Dream Theater )
2. Metropolis Part 2 : Scenes From A Memory ( Dream Theater )
3. Second Life Syndrome ( Riverside )
4. The Perfect Element Part 1 ( Pain Of Salvation )
5. Remedy Lane ( Pain Of Salvation )
6. Operation Mindcrime ( Queensryche )
7. Anno Domini High Definition ( Riverside )
8. Out Of Myself ( Riverside )
9. The Human Equation ( Ayreon )
10. Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence ( Dream Theatre )
11. Other

Have not heard all of these so it’s hard to comment. Also, progressive metal not my favorite genre, however, I do think that Spiral Architect kicked prog metal up one notch with their one and only cd; A Sceptic’s Universe. Headbanger

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Posted: July 28 2014 at 02:19

Other: Symphony X - The Odyssey

it's my favorite album ever

Durakonis

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Posted: July 28 2014 at 02:28

Other: Symphony X - V, The New Mythology Suite

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Posted: July 28 2014 at 03:07

Mind_Drive wrote:

King Manuel wrote:

Here is my Top 10 Prog Metal

1. Dream Theater – When Dream and Day Unite
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haha awesome! i like this album alot and think its very underrated and its nice to see it even nr 1 of progmetalalbums in your list Smile

I always loved Charlie Dominicis vocals on that album. A nice blend of Geddy Lee and Geoff Tate. An absolutely wonderful first chapter for Dream Theater

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Posted: July 28 2014 at 03:26

Out of those, Operation: Mindcrime and then Images & Words. My top 10 (limiting to one per band):

1. Christ 0 - Vanden Plas
2. Operation: Mindcrime - Queensryche
3. Sympathetic Resonance - Arch / Matheos
4. Train of Thought - Dream Theater
5. The Art of Navigating By the Stars - Sieges Even
6. El Nino - Eldritch
7. Room V - Shadow Gallery
8. Visions - Haken
9. Celestial Entrance - Pagan's Mind
10. Shine of New Generation Slaves - Riverside

Honorable mention to Seventh Wonder, Voyager, and not-quite-metal prog bands like A.C.T and Enchant (actually, even the last Riverside album is slightly pushing it).

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Posted: July 28 2014 at 03:29

My favorite album in "Prog Metal" is technically in another subgenre and that's Crack the Skye

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Freedom is slavery.

Ignorance is strength.”

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Posted: July 28 2014 at 10:49

Hands down Fates Warning's "A Pleasant Shade Of Grey." Then comes Riverside's "Rapid Eye Movement."

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Posted: August 04 2014 at 21:47

Having trouble venturing into "Progmetal", and I'm not too high on metal, for that matter (I'm into prog!). But it appears this offshoot of prog is gaining quite a following, so the question is: What is THE one progmetal album that exemplifies the subgenre the most and could be used a starter kit for anyone looking to get turned on to it completely.

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Posted: August 04 2014 at 21:56

I'd go with....

The Pax Cecilia
Therion - Deggial

...that moment you realize you like "Mob Rules" better than "Heaven and Hell"