Traditional, Extreme, Progressive

[byrne]

progressive - Moving forward; advancing.

"Progressive" is not a genre.

exactly

 

[MasterOLightning]

I never meant to say that these were genre definitions. I was just thinking that all metal, regardless of genre could be placed in one of these groups.

 

[anonymousnick2001]

"Progressive" isn't a genre.

However, "Prog-" is a genre prefix. Hence, a band can be a "prog" band without actually being progressive in any way. See: Opeth.

 

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

Nowadays progressive music is usually bands playing rehashed prog rock influenced, technical stuff. Opeth isn't death metal. Don't even say that. None of you.

TRUE progressive music is "avant-garde".

 

[anonymousnick2001]

These days, anyway.

 

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

That's what I meant.

 

[no country for old wainds]

Nowadays progressive music is usually bands playing rehashed prog rock influenced, technical stuff. Opeth isn't death metal. Don't even say that. None of you.

TRUE progressive music is "avant-garde".

o you mean like arcturus

 

[anonymousnick2001]

Arcturus WERE progressive with AHS.

 

[Scourge of Malice]

arcturus are awesome, "progressive" or not

 

[Jean-Pierre]

"La Masquerade Infernale" IS carny music.

 

[Death Aflame]

Death's "Indivudal Thought Patterns" is an underrated album. Andy LaRocque and Chuck complimented each other amazingly.

That's all I have to add, because I don't care for the main topic of this thread.

For once I agree with you.

 

[Barking Pumpkin]

Real progressive music is music that's doing something new and innovative. Just being technical does not equate being progressive, although there are many progressive bands who are technical.

 

[anonymousnick2001]

Agreed.

 

[kmik]

I find it very ironic that prog metal is never actually progressive.

 

[Barking Pumpkin]

Well.....there's the Dream Theater and like bands who are influenced heavily by the classic prog-rock, and then there's the bands that are really progressive.

 

[DE]

Hey kid, grow up.

you really do like pointing out that GoD's younger than you don't you