prog bands

[maestro41]

Hey there folks,
can anyone recommend any prog bands. So far, I really enjoy Sym X, Dream Theater, I like Adagio somewhat and Sun Caged.

 

[_Gentleman of_the Snow_]

Check out:
-Lemur Voice (Sun Caged guitarist's old (and better) band.
-Andromeda
-Circus Maximus
-Beyond Twilight
-Dali's Dilemma
-Lalu
-Poverty's No Crime
-Shadow Gallery
-Vanden Plas
-Stramonio

I'm not a huge fan of some of these bands, but you may like them.

 

[maestro41]

Check out:
-Lemur Voice (Sun Caged guitarist's old (and better) band.
-Andromeda
-Circus Maximus
-Beyond Twilight
-Dali's Dilemma
-Lalu
-Poverty's No Crime
-Shadow Gallery
-Vanden Plas
-Stramonio

I'm not a huge fan of some of these bands, but you may like them.

I forgot about VAnden Plas, very cool. Thanks man I will check them out.

 

[Dark Lucidity]

I love shadow gallery <3 what do you think of the new singer?

 

[donKyle]

Seventh Wonder
Anthriel
Pagan's Mind
Darkwater
Myrath

 

[RuRoRul]

Hey there folks,
can anyone recommend any prog bands. So far, I really enjoy Sym X, Dream Theater, I like Adagio somewhat and Sun Caged.

Seventh Wonder.

 

[maestro41]

Seventh Wonder.

what is STramino like?

 

[nckissfan]

Circus Maximus is great

Fates Warning is a must check, they are great!

 

[Detective Clarence Beauregard]

So far, I really enjoy Sym X, Dream Theater, I like Adagio somewhat and Sun Caged.

Adagio is freaking awesome.

Anyway...

Anthriel
Avantasia
Ayreon
Circus Maximus
Fates Warning
Opeth
Rainbow
Redemption
Seventh Wonder
Star One
Suspyre
Threshold

Opeth and Seventh Wonder are the standouts for me from this list, although the former has a lot of death growling (and generally the only death growls I can stomach, to be honest).

 

[LittleTortillaBoy]

Here's what comes to my mind first...

Wolverine (the new release kicks ass!)
Division by Zero
Riverside
Wobbler
Ayreon/Star One/Guilt Machine
Fates Warning
Pain of Salvation
Arena
Sylvan
Rishloo
Spiral Architect
Amaseffer

EDIT: Are you interested in prog METAL particulary, or just prog, which involves prog ROCK? I ask because I recommended you some prog-rock bands,like Arena,Sylvan,Wobbler...

 

[Phanto]

This song is prog. Prog is this song.


But I get the feeling you're looking for metal counterparts. There are none.
Buuuuut... Here are some quite similar to the bands you wrote you like.
I chose some more unknown ones because frankly it's not hard to go to progarchives and look bands up for yourself (Angra, Circus Maximus and all the other bands already listed).




If you wish to widen your prog music horizons, these might interest you:
This band only made one good album but it's excellent.


Beyond Twilight has some really cool arrangements. Sick vocals too.


EDIT: Woops, people had already mentioned Beyond Twilight.
And they hadn't mention Angra.

 

[Marwen]

Yeah he said "prog bands" but seems to have meant "prog metal" bands.

Still, try to listen to prog rock too. There's some quite amazing and meaningful prog rock music out there.

 

[Xtopher]

Prog rock??? RUSH!
Prog metal? Seventh Wonder.

 

[mleijzer]

Never forget:
- Disperse
- Above Symmetry

 

[chriscc]

It was mentioned already, but I'd like to plug Myrath again. They are very much like Symphony X in many ways. In fact, they were a Symphony X cover band for quite a while. They also add some cultural elements to their music that make it different than Symphony X. I'd start with their album Desert Call.

On a separate note, what do people think of Lance King in general, not only as a singer, but also in terms of the music that his bands have produced. It looks like he has mainly been focusing on his record company lately, but I did like some of his work in Pyramaze, Balance of Power, and Avian. He seems a bit more power than prog (I'm no expert on this), but at least I find his music interesting.

 

[maestro41]

Yeah he said "prog bands" but seems to have meant "prog metal" bands.

Still, try to listen to prog rock too. There's some quite amazing and meaningful prog rock music out there.

I am sorry for the confusion guys; I think I meant all things prog although I dont really like power metal: sonata arctica although maybe one song I think is good. Seventh Wonder sounded good as did Angra. The Yes tune mentioned was loved forever as is Awaken.

 

[PurpleDink]

Porcupine Tree

 

[Xtopher]

All things prog? the list is gonna get huge man.
I even know prog jokes ;D

 

[JesterIF]

Check out Haken too. Very good stuff.

 

[maestro41]

All things prog? the list is gonna get huge man.
I even know prog jokes ;D

Kamelot is pretty cool. I have heard of Spiral Architect but I think they are too proggy for me. I have to check out Above Symmetry and Beyond Twilight, I think the names were.