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[Batguy21784]

So make believe you're the leader of a Progressive Metal/Power Metal band who just hit the bigtime. You're being interviewed and have been asked to list the TEN Progressive Metal/Power Metal bands that have most influenced you.

What are they?

 

[I Rock 4 God]

Ooooooooo...fun! They would be... (sorry if this isn't ten... )

Theocracy
Harmony
Symphony X
DragonForce
Blind Gaurdian
(and this is only from what I heard,) SoulSpell - Metal Opera

Like it?

 

[M@RS]

Epica
Dream Theater
Theocracy
Nightwish
Suspyre
Dragonforce
Dark Moor

I could've listed 4 more, but they would've been fill-ins to meet the limit of 10.

EDIT: Added Suspyre.

 

[Rob Taylor]

1. Dream Theater
2. Theocracy
3. Pain Of Salvation
4. Sonata Arctica
5. Veni Domine
6. Helloween
7. Fates Warning
8. Stryper (They may not be power or prog metal, but they're still one of my biggest influences)
9. Queensryche (the EP through Promised Land)
10. Conception

 

[Ryan M.]

1. Symphony X
2. Blind Guardian
3. Dream Theater
4. Theocracy
5. Sonata Arctica
6. Pain of Salvation
7. Stratovarius
8. Within Temptation
9. Suspyre
10. Savatage

 

[Arkatox]

1. Theocracy
2. Dream Theater
3. Within Temptation
4. Blind Guardian
5. Symphony X
6. Darkwater
7. Dominici
8. The Protomen
9. The Black Mages
10. Power Quest

 

[M@RS]

9. Suspyre

Shoot, I forgot about them!

 

[Rawshik]

I don't necessarily listen to all these bands anymore but they would still be considered my influences. Musically, not lyrically, by the way.

In no particular order:
1. Theocracy
2. Sinbreed
3. Sonata Arctica
4. Dream Theater
5. Menahem
6. Neal Morse
7. InnerWish
8. Scale The Summit
9. Oratorio
10. Iron Maiden

You said we could only pick progressive/power metal bands for our influences. But to be honest, I think Extol would be a big influence for me in a prog/power metal band.

 

[guitr4God]

1. Blind Guardian
2. Symphony X
3. Theocracy
4. Myrath
5. Dream Theater
6. John Petrucci (his solo album has been a huge inspiration for my songwriting)
7. Dragonforce (HERMAN LI!!!!!)
8. Harmony
9. 7 Days
10. Menahem

 

[TwentyID]

Their is the 10 band that most influence me. I will put my favorite song of the band beside.

1- Stratovarius (Glory of the World)
2- Theocracy (Absolution Day)
3- Golden Resurrection (God's Grand Hotel)
4- Freedom Call (Hunting High and Low)
5- Seventh Avenue (Where you belong)
6- Harmony (Eternity)
7- DivineFire (Never surrender)
8-Narnia (Living Water)
9-Audiovision (The Calling)
10-Reinxeed (The light)

 

[Arkatox]

I sort of want to change my list now, because I was just (in the last day or two) introduced to Van Canto, and they're quick becoming one of my favorites. THEY'RE FREAKING AWESOME!

 

[Batguy21784]

Whoa, what great lists! Lots of common bands too. For me it would be, in no particular order:
1) Iron Maiden
2) Symphony X
3) Theocracy
4) Circus Maximus
5) Redemption
6) Seventh Wonder
7) DGM
8) Fairyland
9) Dream Theater
10) Nightwish