Progressive Metal Music

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/59087403

Very atmospheric this one -

Maybe not his proggiest album but I'm still really enjoying PowerNerd and this is the highlight for me. It feels like the most lyrically direct album Devin has made in a good 20 years or more.

From the album Absolute Elsewhere.

Havent listened to much Blood Incantation but am finding this album a lot of fun.

Back at it again! Thanks for all the support on my other posts. I try not to spam every release here but I'm absolutely thrilled with the way this one came out, from the mix to the reception, this is one of my favorite videos so far.

Would absolutely love a comment/sub to keep my small channel growing!

I havent really had a chance to hear the new album but the first thing that registered were the use of the harsh vocals. (Note, havent heard in cauda much).

This Sputnik Review which contained the following:

• He (Åkerfeldt) talks about it cynically in interviews, saying that it feels like the growls are all anybody ever cared about in the band’s music. And it seems like this is a little bit true, at least for some fans; for a lot of people, the first reaction to hearing “Paragraph 1” was to proclaim that Opeth is “finally back,.*

I dont know what reviews were referenced, but if true, just curious as to whether prog listeners agree that it was always about the growls... Lets face it metal fans can be heavily OTT with change.

Opening track of the 2024 Album - The last WILL and TESTAMENT

Over a decade in the works and two since Time I, it is here. I've only had one listen so far, and not really enough to offer an actual review, but I'm thoroughly enjoying it. I think I'm going to be coming back to the guitar solo two third of the way through Storm quite a bit.

This album came out yesterday! All the music is written by Arjen Lucassen so it should be of interest to Ayreon fans.

The Haken thread I posted a while ago generated a bit of activity so I might try it again from time to time. Let's rank Leprous' albums in anticipation for Melodies of Atonement. Feel free to include their two demos if you know them (I do not)!

1. Coal
2. The Congregation
3. Bilateral
4. Pitfalls
5. Malina
6. Aphelion
7. Tall Poppy Syndrome

In honour of their upcoming Australian tour (and to get some activity here lol), how would everyone rank Haken's discography?

I love all their stuff, but for me...

1. Affinity
2. The Mountain
3. Aquarius
4. Vector
5. Fauna
6. Visions
7. Enter the 5th Dimension
8. Restoration
9. Virus (still a fan, just not as much as the rest)

This is a phenomenal (but short) album, has anyone got other equivalent they're sleeping on?

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It's very proggy, which I love, but also very heavy. Super-tasteful use (sparse!) of blast beats, etc

I’m slowly making my way through Between the Buried and Me’s discography and having a lot of fun. The Great Misdirect was the album that got me into them. I’m curious what everyone’s favorite album is from them and why. Right now mine would probably be The Parallax I or The Great Misdirect, but that could change soon! I also haven’t really gotten too much into Colors for some reason but hope to sometime soon.

Given we all live in a decidedly niche music sphere, I thought it might be helpful if we share our tips/tricks for finding new artists. Here's my tried and true: everynoise.com