im new on here, and just heard symphony x a few weeks ago.....

[wayne the goblin/robot]

Dream Theater isnt Prog Metal =/ .

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who invented prog metal then? or let me rephrase that who was the first prog metal band.
because its obvious my facts are all wrong

 

[pagan'smindrocks]

I think Queensryche invented Prog. Rock, not sure on metal though.

 

[Jax]

I think Queensryche invented Prog. Rock, not sure on metal though.

*laughs* Bands like Kansas, Genesis & Yes were doing prog back in the 70s long before there even was a Queensrÿche..

 

[Strychnos]

Jax: True, true. Add to them some of the bands/artists that lean to prog(but aren't exactly prog in the strictest sense), like Jethro Tull, King Crimson and Pink Floyd.

 

[soundgarden]

Jax: True, true. Add to them some of the bands/artists that lean to prog(but aren't exactly prog in the strictest sense), like Jethro Tull, King Crimson and Pink Floyd.

I think those bands are Progressive Rock while bands such as SX are Progressive Metal.

 

[Strychnos]

Yep. Classic stuff from these, and many other groups, qualify as prog before the word came in vogue. While our current definition of prog may or may not include these groups and artists, they still deserve to be noted for laying the groundwork, so to speak.

 

[wayne the goblin/robot]

my question still has not been answered and until it is, i will continue to asume that dream theater invented prog metal.