Best Progressive Concept Albums

[Horus]

I've been waiting for somebody else to post this thread, and it's either because i'm really lazy or because i didn't realize there was already a thread like this, but its about time i say this:

What are THE best Prog Metal Concept Albums?

I ask this question with 2 categories in mind:
A) Musically (Instruments, Vox, etc.)
B) Story/ Plot
C) Originality
D) Truth (If its based on anything, how true it stays to the story)

I can't say my multiple favorites, because they are all equally amazing, but the one that sticks out the most to me is "V" by none other than Symohony X as we all know. Its just an amazing album, with the music, the story, and the other things that are amazing about concept albums. Also, it was my first Prog Metal album I ever bought so theres sentimentality in there.

 

[Rose Immortal]

Besides V, let's see...

Ayreon: Either The Human Equation or The Electric Castle. Universal Migrator is also good, and The Final Experiment good for a first attempt--but the award goes to the first two.

Blind Guardian: I'm not sure if I can actually put this because they're not technically prog, but Nightfall in Middle-Earth does get close to being prog.

Opeth: My Arms, Your Hearse. That one is my favorite, but Still Life also is up there.

Rick Wright: Broken China. (This is the keyboardist of Pink Floyd)

 

[shredder487395]

all Iced Earth albums!!!!!!!

 

[L. Knight]

Blind Guardian's Nightfall in Middle Earth is the greatest one (even more than V to me).
The Rhapsody albums only count but as a saga of episodes.

 

[shredder487395]

I just bought that album and i think it's amazing. I need to buy their DVD.

 

[Ayreon Guardian X]

The best progressive concept albums:

1. Dream Theater - Metropolis pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory
2. Symphony X - V: The New Mythology Suite
3. Shadow Gallery - Tyranny
4. Shadow Gallery - Room V
5. Ayreon - The Human Equation
6. All of the other Ayreon releases except Actual Fantasy
7. Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime
8. Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle Earth

edit:
9. Kamelot - Epica
10. Kamelot - The Black Halo

 

[adam123]

SX - V and POS - BE

 

[Androz]

Pink Floyd - The Wall
Dream Theater: Scenes From a Memory
Camel: The Snow Goose, Harbour of Tears
Ayreon: Into the Electric Castle, The Human Equation
Queensrÿche: Operation Mindcrime
Opeth: Still Life, My Arms Your Hearse and maybe Orchid too
Angra: Temple of Shadows
Pain of Salvation: Entropia, One Hour by the Concrete Lake, The PErfect Element, Remedy Lane, Be
Porcupine Tree: Deadwing
Orphaned Land: Mabool

And if you consider Sgt. Peppers lonely Hearts Club Band a concept album it goes too

anyway, thats all I culd think right now

 

[ErikSchierboom]

Pink Floyd - The Wall
Dream Theater: Scenes From a Memory
Camel: The Snow Goose, Harbour of Tears
Ayreon: Into the Electric Castle, The Human Equation
Queensrÿche: Operation Mindcrime
Opeth: Still Life, My Arms Your Hearse and maybe Orchid too
Angra: Temple of Shadows
Pain of Salvation: Entropia, One Hour by the Concrete Lake, The PErfect Element, Remedy Lane, Be
Porcupine Tree: Deadwing
Orphaned Land: Mabool

And if you consider Sgt. Peppers lonely Hearts Club Band a concept album it goes too

anyway, thats all I culd think right now

That's a great list, I have to agree with you totally.

 

[kazahana]

Orphaned Land - Mabool

 

[Imaginarium]

The Wall
The Human Equation
Scenes From A Memory

 

[snakeey11]

The Human Equation
The Wall
Scenes From A Memory
V
Operation: Mindcrime

 

[control-denied777]

DT-S.D.O.I.T

 

[Liquid Tension]

I would like to add one that hasn't been mentioned yet.

Eternity X - The Edge

 

[OfSinsAndShred]

The friggin' Wall.

 

[Kronikle66]

Temple of Shadows is a concept album?

 

[Prismatic Sphere]

Iron Maiden - "Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son"
Symphony X - "V(The New Mythology Suite)"
Dream Theater - "Scenes From A Memory"
Queensryche - "Operation: Mindcrime"
Ayreon - "The Universal Migrator", "Into The Electric Castle"
Camel - "The Snow Goose"
Genesis - "Selling England By The Pound", "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway"
Labyrinth - "Return To Heaven Denied"
Bruce Dickinson - "The Chemical Wedding"
Steve Hackett - "Voyage Of The Acolyte"

 

[dargormudshark]

I think so far every decade has had the definitive concept album, so far...

70's= Pink Floyd-The Wall
80's= Queensryche-Operation:Mindcrime
90's= DT-Scenes from a Memory

I don't think the one for this one has really come yet. Don't get me one there have been some incredible ones all the PoS (for this decade), SX, Ayreon-The Human Equation and many more. I think there have been so many concept albums though lately..pretty much every metal band (prog, power, and a good deal of Death and Black) will atleast have one by the end of the decade so it's hard to judge what will be the great album of this decade.

 

[Luis]

Prog Rock : Thick As A Brick

Prog Metal: V

 

[DoktorShred]

Seventh son of a seventh son is the best album of all time. Theres nothing wrong with it, at all. Not prog though obviously, although prog influenced.

I think evergreys 'the inner circle' is a great concept album, but I think I'm in the minority there. In search of truth is great aswell.