Best unknown prog/power bands

[longshot9]

Cydonia (Italy) - http://www.metalblade.de/cydonia.html

Features Dan Keying on vocals who replaced Fabio Leone in Labyrinth for their 97 tour but decided to start Cydonia after that instead of staying with Labyrinth. Excellent band, both cd's are incredible and kinda tough to find. Link to "One Last Crime" from their last album, 2003's "Dark Flower".. http://www.metalblade.de/mp3/Cydonia-onelastcrime.mp3

/me envisions Dr_Metal "diving off the couch" on this one. Great song

 

[Kenneth R.]

Masterplan
Nightingale/Crimson/Dan Swano
Ark
Arena
7for4 (Fusion)
Frameshift & Mullmuzzler (w/ James Labrie)
Shakra (NOT ShakIra, this is a german metal band with great melody)
Evidence One
Everon
Lost Horizon
Theocracy/Matt Smith
Zero Hour (fuckin amazing.)

slightly more known:
Threshold, Spocks Beard, Transatlantic, Savatage, Vanden Plas

edit: for links, almost all can be found on BWBK's links or on this site.

 

[Malinká]

Hello there, my first post here

Well, I'd like to talk about this band Requiem from Finland http://www.requiem.kpnet.com

they are absolutely my fav band, so I guess I'm gonna make an introduction about them

They play prog/power/melodical/neoclassical metal , they have released 2 albums this far, but still they haven't been promoted as they deserve. The singer's voice is theatrical/operatic, which makes them unique.