Anyone got any obscure prog metal recommendations?

[zedowns]

So I feel the genres really starting to stagnate lately, and didn't enjoy much of anything last year outside of Mystica and Suspyre.

Anyone have any obscure but must hear prog metal discs to recommend me? Check my last.fm and RYM for what I'm into, I'm looking for older stuff that really flew under the radar like Payne's Gray, Clockwork, Dali's Dilemma, etc... descriptions of the band would be much appreciated!

Thanks bros!

 

[Cheiron]

Voyager
Ansur
Seventh Wonder

 

[imaskinbeater]

How about Haji's Kitchen?

 

[Harvester]

Seventh Wonder

Obscure? The hype on that one was off the chart (relatively speaking).

 

[AngraRULES]

The latest Dark Suns album is amazing!! If you want darker prog metal, you may enjoy that one!!

 

[mitchgx]

A handful that come to mind:

Atmosfear - Inside the Atmosphere
Vauxdvihl - To Dimension Logic
Sanvoisen - Soul Seasons
Siam - Prayer

 

[Cheiron]

Obscure? The hype on that one was off the chart (relatively speaking).

Perhaps. I only saw it hyped on one board, and that has about 5 active people on it?

I didn't see it hyped on other progmetal boards I frequent (maybe it was here, and I didn't notice).

But yeah.. its probably something he's already heard of.

 

[Harvester]

It was even discussed several times on the Portnoy forum so the awareness is out there. About 1 out of 50 bands discussed here make it to that board.

 

[Prog_Please]

I kinda liked "Time Must Have A Stop" by VoTuM. Don't know if its really something you would enjoy though...

(and the new Gojira album is outstanding!)

 

[Wherewolf]

Try these: DAEDALUS, ORENDA, SYMPHONY, TOMORROW'S EVE, FARTHERPAINT, ASHENT, PATHOSRAY, IMPLOSION, OBLIQUE RAIN, DIVISION BY ZERO, ATHEM, ICE AGE (miss these guys!), PANTOMMIND, ATLANTIDA, HOURGLASS....start googling those!

 

[Wyvern]

My best recommendation will be Manigance (Fr). If you don't mind singing in French this band delivers a great progressive power metal (hell they SHOULD be at PPX)

Some other bands may appeal to you are:

Twinspirits
Darkwater
Scale the Summit
Tetrafusion
Arabesque

and I suppose you are already acquainted with Liquid Tension Experiment, Spastic Ink, Planet X

 

[J-Man]

Clockwheel
Crimfall
Isole
Scale the Summit
Autum
Aetherius

 

[Bear]

How about Haji's Kitchen?

I wouldn't call them prog but I definitely would recommend them cuz they kick much ass!!!

Think Alice in Chains meets Flotsam & Jetsam meets Spastik Ink

Bear

 

[Cheiron]

Clockwheel
Crimfall
Isole
Scale the Summit
Autum
Aetherius

Crimfall isn't really prog metal. Neither is Isole. But I'm really enjoying both bands' recent album.

I heard Scale the Summit's new album today. Good stuff.

How is Autum? What are they like?

 

[Spiderpact]

Try Scariot,

Scariot was a side project of former Satyricon, and current Blood Red Throne guitarist Daniel Olaisen. They have 4 albums. The first album has a more "power metal" influence, and they get more progressive with each release.
It's for fans of Nevermore/Manticora.

I dig em', and Daniel is a freaking way cool guy!!

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=99191364

 

[Stingray11214]

I don't know if this would be obscure, but PA-Based Mastermind (with Jens Johannsson) has some real sick stuff. Also, if you want to get a bit exotic, Fuseboxx from the Philippines is a good bet. Picture Tori Amos fronting Circus Maximus, and you get Fuseboxx.

 

[imaskinbeater]

I wouldn't call them prog but I definitely would recommend them cuz they kick much ass!!!

Think Alice in Chains meets Flotsam & Jetsam meets Spastik Ink

Bear

Good comparison Bear!!

Too bad the first CD is SO hard to find

Try Scariot,

Scariot was a side project of former Satyricon, and current Blood Red Throne guitarist Daniel Olaisen. They have 4 albums. The first album has a more "power metal" influence, and they get more progressive with each release.
It's for fans of Nevermore/Manticora.

I dig em', and Daniel is a freaking way cool guy!!

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=99191364

Good suggestion!! Daniel is a stand up guy like you said. I'm still in his top friends and I haven't talked to him in a while.....LOL! You didn't mention that "Momentum Shift" has Oyvind and Asgeir from Spiral Architect as well as Steve DiGiorgio. It's the closest thing you'll find to Spiral Architect

Check out Harmony and Degree Absolute as well.

I have other suggestions but my mind is blank at the moment....

 

[Burnout]

Disembarkation
Humanoid
Vuvr
Obliveon
JT Bruce

 

[TENTH DREAMER DECEIVER]

70's era Utopia for Prog Proto Metal.

Todd Rundgren's Utopia
RA
Ooops! Wrong Planet
Adventures in Utopia

 

[Ascension]

Appearance of Nothing (one of my top 10 of '08)
Behind the Curtain
Crises
Divided Multitude
Ethereal Architect (in my top 10 for '07, l really like them)
Fragile Vastness
Ghost Circus (in my top 10 for '08)
Innerchaos
Lydian Sea
Liquid Horizon
Mind Masque
Progressivexperience (the new release kicks ass!)
Sacrum (in my top 10 for '08)
Souljourners (in my top 10 for '08)
Sandstone
Stramonio
Soulcage
Time's Forgotten

Just to name a few...l like Payne's Gray, Clockwork, Dali's Dilemma too if that's any indication...get ta searchin' !