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Modern prog album suggestions
- Thread starter StanFan
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I ordered The Power To Believe last month, but I pretty much knew I'd like it as I own the dvd Eyes Wide Open. The only studio albums of theirs I've yet to hear or purchase are Lizard and Islands.
While on the topic of KC, I don't know why Construkction of Light gets so harshly criticized. It's one of my favorite albums of theirs (actually prefer it over the preceding album Thrak). I especially like the title track. So they reworked a few older ideas (Larks Tongues IV, Frakctured). So what? Although I prefer live versions of Prozak Blues where Adrian's vocals aren't as distorted.
Amazing band. Saw them open for Joe Satriani and dream Theater in 2002. I'd like to see them in a smaller venue one day.
Check out these guys http://trinityrecords.net/VISUAL_CLIFF.html
I have not heard their new stuff with vocals but their older instrumental stuff is great
I have not heard their new stuff with vocals but their older instrumental stuff is great
How about some love for prog with the lady singers?
The Gathering
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I loved using Pandora, but they blocked my access after a while since I don't live in the US.
I dont know man, it seemed like Bedlam went back to cedric's screams more than his singing that was prominent on Deloused, and it seemed that there were soundscapes just for the hell of it. I also liked Goliath much more when it was Rapid Fire Tollbooth.
Still an amazing band though, so mad i missed them when they came to toads place last december.
On the DT side-project note: James LaBrie - Elements of Persuasion and Liquid Tension Experiment
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My recommendations based off of what you have:
Aghora - A rather unique progressive metal band drawing on some eastern influences and having female vocals. Also, their first album features the Seans from Cynic on bass and drums, with Malone giving delivering of the coolest bass grooves that I've ever heard in metal.
Dominici - A sort of generic, but very well done prog metal band. It is put together by Charlie Dominici, the singer from Dream Theater's first album, and there is a story going on between the 3 albums. A word of warning though, the first album is only Dominici (vocals and acoustic guitar) and not prog metal at all.
Spastic Ink - With shredding abilities required for just normal guitar riffs, a bass solo in pretty much every track, and drums to match, this band is one of most technical bands out there. The first album is all instrumental, while the second has all sorts of guest musicians.
Watchtower - One of the first technical metal bands in the 80's, their second album features Ron Jarzombek (dude from Spastic Ink) on guitar. Like Spastic Ink, fast and extremely technical.
Spiral Architect - If you like Watchtower, you'll probably like them as they sound very, very similar. They value technicality over how it sounds at times, and the bass is actually one of the loudest instruments in the mix.
Control Denied - Essential late era Death with clean vocals and less death metal.
Alarum - Another one that's hard to describe, they go in and out of jazz, progressive metal, and death metal, and are very catchy at times.
Martyr - A death metal band that's a bit hard to describe relative to others, more along the lines of Cynic and Atheist than say Necrophagist or Spawn of Possession; not relying on brutality, but just really heavy and intricate.
Instrumental
Gordian Knot - Headed by Sean Malone, this is a band about all of the parts working together and not really standing out from each other. Think Cynic's "Textures" taken to another level, with lots of guests helping out.
Planet X - Progressive metal with strong jazz influences, the result of Derek Sherinian (ex-Dream Theater) and jazz drummer Virgil Donati.
Well that took seemingly forever, enjoy!
Aghora - A rather unique progressive metal band drawing on some eastern influences and having female vocals. Also, their first album features the Seans from Cynic on bass and drums, with Malone giving delivering of the coolest bass grooves that I've ever heard in metal.
Dominici - A sort of generic, but very well done prog metal band. It is put together by Charlie Dominici, the singer from Dream Theater's first album, and there is a story going on between the 3 albums. A word of warning though, the first album is only Dominici (vocals and acoustic guitar) and not prog metal at all.
Spastic Ink - With shredding abilities required for just normal guitar riffs, a bass solo in pretty much every track, and drums to match, this band is one of most technical bands out there. The first album is all instrumental, while the second has all sorts of guest musicians.
Watchtower - One of the first technical metal bands in the 80's, their second album features Ron Jarzombek (dude from Spastic Ink) on guitar. Like Spastic Ink, fast and extremely technical.
Spiral Architect - If you like Watchtower, you'll probably like them as they sound very, very similar. They value technicality over how it sounds at times, and the bass is actually one of the loudest instruments in the mix.
Control Denied - Essential late era Death with clean vocals and less death metal.
Alarum - Another one that's hard to describe, they go in and out of jazz, progressive metal, and death metal, and are very catchy at times.
Martyr - A death metal band that's a bit hard to describe relative to others, more along the lines of Cynic and Atheist than say Necrophagist or Spawn of Possession; not relying on brutality, but just really heavy and intricate.
Instrumental
Gordian Knot - Headed by Sean Malone, this is a band about all of the parts working together and not really standing out from each other. Think Cynic's "Textures" taken to another level, with lots of guests helping out.
Planet X - Progressive metal with strong jazz influences, the result of Derek Sherinian (ex-Dream Theater) and jazz drummer Virgil Donati.
Well that took seemingly forever, enjoy!
+1 Dream Theater!
+100000000000000 Between The Buried And Me
seriously. btbam is phenomenal...best prog metal band ive ever heard
+100000000000000 Between The Buried And Me
seriously. btbam is phenomenal...best prog metal band ive ever heard
Glad to see this thread, I've been needing some new prog myself.
Listening to a few of the Atomship tunes, I like that.
Early Kings X is great as is The Mars Volta. I've been wanting to check out Spock's Beard and Porcupine Tree but didn't know quite were to start.
OP said he is interested in new prog but I would also recommend that a good "old school" catalog is worthwhile.
Camel
Genesis (Peter Gabriel era and Collins up to "Duke")
Marillion
Jon Anderson - "Olias of Sunhillow" and With Vangelis "Friends of Mr. Cario"
Chris Squire - "Fish Out of Water"
Rick Wakeman - "Six Wives of Henry VIII"
Alan Parsons Project - "I, Robot" and "Tales of Mystery and Imagination"
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Gong
Van Der Graaf Generator
Gentle Giant
Caravan
Soft Machine
Brand X
Bruford
Kansas
Utopia
Dixie Dregs
To name a few....
Listening to a few of the Atomship tunes, I like that.
Early Kings X is great as is The Mars Volta. I've been wanting to check out Spock's Beard and Porcupine Tree but didn't know quite were to start.
OP said he is interested in new prog but I would also recommend that a good "old school" catalog is worthwhile.
Camel
Genesis (Peter Gabriel era and Collins up to "Duke")
Marillion
Jon Anderson - "Olias of Sunhillow" and With Vangelis "Friends of Mr. Cario"
Chris Squire - "Fish Out of Water"
Rick Wakeman - "Six Wives of Henry VIII"
Alan Parsons Project - "I, Robot" and "Tales of Mystery and Imagination"
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Gong
Van Der Graaf Generator
Gentle Giant
Caravan
Soft Machine
Brand X
Bruford
Kansas
Utopia
Dixie Dregs
To name a few....
Glad to see this thread, I've been needing some new prog myself.
Listening to a few of the Atomship tunes, I like that.
Early Kings X is great as is The Mars Volta. I've been wanting to check out Spock's Beard and Porcupine Tree but didn't know quite were to start.
OP said he is interested in new prog but I would also recommend that a good "old school" catalog is worthwhile.
Camel
Genesis (Peter Gabriel era and Collins up to "Duke")
Marillion
Jon Anderson - "Olias of Sunhillow" and With Vangelis "Friends of Mr. Cario"
Chris Squire - "Fish Out of Water"
Rick Wakeman - "Six Wives of Henry VIII"
Alan Parsons Project - "I, Robot" and "Tales of Mystery and Imagination"
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Gong
Van Der Graaf Generator
Gentle Giant
Caravan
Soft Machine
Brand X
Bruford
Kansas
Utopia
Dixie Dregs
To name a few....
I like quite a few of the above artists you mentioned. I'd highly recommend the Dixie Dreg's Montreux 1978 DVD to anyone into progressive music.
As for Porcupine Tree, I'd start with Deadwing.
lessee now. I'm a TOTAL prog-head, so...
Planet X (already mentioned, but deserving more recognition)
Andromeda (Finnish prog. One of my favorites)
Circus Maximus (kinda like DT, but without the friggin' annoying LaBrie)
Fromuz (From Uzbekistan. If you like really... weird stuff, you'll like them)
Jordan Rudess (Rythm of Time is his best)
Kamelot (Not sure if it's technically prog, but they're simply incredible anyway)
Ozric Tentacles (psychadelic stuff, kinda like the Flower Kings, but even more out there)
Symphony X (My all time favorite band)
The Devin Townsend Band
Arena
Redemption (prog band from LA. DT-esque, but they actually possess a sense of melody [as you can maybe tell, I really don't like DT])
The Black Mages (Japanese band. These are the same guys who wrote the Final Fantasy music. When they aren't making millions from video games, they gig as a prog band)
Fabrizio Leo (Italian guitarist. Incredible, but very hard to find if you like his music)
Citriniti (Italian prog group. INCREDIBLE instrumentals, one of my favorites)
Ohm (the bassist plays a six-string fretless. Sounds awesome!)
Derek Sherinian (keyboardist for Planet X. His solo albums are just as amazing)
Age Of Nemesis (Hungarian group. Pretty cool)
Scar Symmetry (technically they're melodic metal, but good none the less)
enjoy!
Planet X (already mentioned, but deserving more recognition)
Andromeda (Finnish prog. One of my favorites)
Circus Maximus (kinda like DT, but without the friggin' annoying LaBrie)
Fromuz (From Uzbekistan. If you like really... weird stuff, you'll like them)
Jordan Rudess (Rythm of Time is his best)
Kamelot (Not sure if it's technically prog, but they're simply incredible anyway)
Ozric Tentacles (psychadelic stuff, kinda like the Flower Kings, but even more out there)
Symphony X (My all time favorite band)
The Devin Townsend Band
Arena
Redemption (prog band from LA. DT-esque, but they actually possess a sense of melody [as you can maybe tell, I really don't like DT])
The Black Mages (Japanese band. These are the same guys who wrote the Final Fantasy music. When they aren't making millions from video games, they gig as a prog band)
Fabrizio Leo (Italian guitarist. Incredible, but very hard to find if you like his music)
Citriniti (Italian prog group. INCREDIBLE instrumentals, one of my favorites)
Ohm (the bassist plays a six-string fretless. Sounds awesome!)
Derek Sherinian (keyboardist for Planet X. His solo albums are just as amazing)
Age Of Nemesis (Hungarian group. Pretty cool)
Scar Symmetry (technically they're melodic metal, but good none the less)
enjoy!
Here is my go-to site for music these days.
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Plenty of song samples and a good source for reviews by those that care about prog-related music. I'm searching right now for some of the groups mentioned that I am not familiar with.
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Plenty of song samples and a good source for reviews by those that care about prog-related music. I'm searching right now for some of the groups mentioned that I am not familiar with.
IconBasser thanks for the list. That's why I love Rhapsody. I typed Fromuz.. they have it.
Listening to them now. Indeed, intriguing, but great sound.
Uzbekistanian (?) progrock in my ears now.
Listening to them now. Indeed, intriguing, but great sound.
Uzbekistanian (?) progrock in my ears now.
Protest the Hero- Kezia
Protest the Hero- Fortress
The Human Abstract- Nocturne
3- Anything you can find
Fair to Midland- Fables From A Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times is True
Between The Buried and Me (obviously)
The Dillinger Escape Plan- Ire Works, Miss Machine
Blotted Science- The Machinations of Dementia
(Arsis? Try to get their newer stuff like We Are The Nightmare, some of their older stuff is pretty much Death Metal straight up)
Protest the Hero- Fortress
The Human Abstract- Nocturne
3- Anything you can find
Fair to Midland- Fables From A Mayfly: What I Tell You Three Times is True
Between The Buried and Me (obviously)
The Dillinger Escape Plan- Ire Works, Miss Machine
Blotted Science- The Machinations of Dementia
(Arsis? Try to get their newer stuff like We Are The Nightmare, some of their older stuff is pretty much Death Metal straight up)
