recommend me some bands...

[Detective Clarence Beauregard]

Seventh Wonder's awesome. Threshold is another good one.

 

[Kenneth R.]

Savage Garden

I actually like this band. No recommendations from me though, the standard prog bases have already been covered and I doubt the OP would be into anything I would rec.

 

[Marwen]

I liked that 'Degree Absolute' band, good stuff.

 

[Phanto]

Maybe you'd like Therion

 

[Iced Dog]

Seventh Wonder (skip the debut and start with Waiting In The Wings)
Orphaned Land (check out Mabool)
Serenity
Anthropia
DGM
Wuthering Heights (last two albums especially)

 

[Seaoflies07]

Andromeda...i have their first two albums and their great