The *New* Another Fucking Metal Game

[Matt]

No because progressive isn't a genre. Essentially they are power metal, but with progressive elements.

Prog is a genre. And Bal-Sagoth isnt terrible. You probably havent heard an album fully.

Death vs. Gorguts

 

[Ender Rises]

Kreator vs Death

Kreator V Agalloch

I like Kreator better because I've heard more of them.

Go Montu!

 

[SweptbackFlame]

Prog is a genre. And Bal-Sagoth isnt terrible. You probably havent heard an album fully.

Death vs. Gorguts

since this was the first to be answered

Death vs Quo Vadis

 

[Matt]

Go Montu!

Give me some rep points for that


Death vs. Ulver

 

[Killbot]

Prog is a genre. And Bal-Sagoth isnt terrible. You probably havent heard an album fully.

Progressive can encopass such a range of music, it doesn't make sense to describe a band as solely progressive. It only works in conjunction with another genre. Metal-Archives also seem to agree that Symphony X are power metal. Finally, yes I have heard a full B-S album, but i did not enjoy it at all, I thus regard them as terrible. It is a personal opinion, so I don't expect you to agree.

 

[SweptbackFlame]

Death vs Sentenced

 

[Matt]

Progressive can encopass such a range of music, it doesn't make sense to describe a band as solely progressive. It only works in conjunction with another genre. Metal-Archives also seem to agree that Symphony X are power metal. Finally, yes I have heard a full B-S album, but i did not enjoy it at all, I thus regard them as terrible. It is a personal opinion, so I don't expect you to agree.

Ok then. I will continue to view them as prog becuase that is how they describe themselves. Metal Archives should consult the band on the issue, and not base things on opinion.

Death vs. Unleashed

 

[skeptik]

If Judas Priest called themselves Dark Ambient, that would not make it so. Symphony X is progressive Power Metal.

Unleashed vs Nihilist

 

[Matt]

If Judas Priest called themselves Dark Ambient, that would not make it so. Symphony X is progressive Power Metal.

Unleashed vs Nihilist

Explain why you call them power metal.

Unleashed vs. Naglfar

 

[skeptik]

Their music and the way that they compose their music is characteristic of Power Metal with a very minutely progressive edge.

 

[Killbot]

Naglfar because Sheol and Pariah contain some of my favourite black metal tracks

Naglfar vs Gehenna

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Gehenna because they released Malice, which is better than any one work by Naglfar, imo.

Gehenna Vs. Kvist

 

[Zephyrus]

Gehenna vs. Old Man's Child

 

[skeptik]

Gehenna's actually put out some quality material.

Gehenna vs Dodheimsgard

 

[Hatebreeder]

Explain why you call them power metal.

Songs written mainly in the major key.

 

[Matt]

Songs written mainly in the major key.

But if you listen to all of their albums, you'll find that they don't play in the major key all the time.

Gehenna vs. Tyr

 

[Samuel]

Tyr vs. Dissection

 

[swizzlenuts]

Dissection because Tyr sucks

Dissection vs Sacramentum

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

But if you listen to all of their albums, you'll find that they don't play in the major key all the time.

But if you read all of his post, you'll find that he said "mainly." Also, they incorporate traditional melodic sections, galloping parts, a lot of power chord riffs at times, etc. It's basically power metal with a touch of prog. What's so bad about that?

Sacramentum because Dissection sold out or something.

Sacramentum Vs. Dawn Of Dreams

 

[Matt]

But if you read all of his post, you'll find that he said "mainly." Also, they incorporate traditional melodic sections, galloping parts, a lot of power chord riffs at times, etc. It's basically power metal with a touch of prog. What's so bad about that?

I misread the post. And I'm just playing devil's advocate here, I don't really care that much.

Sacramentum vs. The Kovenant