there's some good prog metal, but most of the time it isn't interesting and just wankery.
Why is prog rock so incredible, but prog metal is terrible?
Luis Wilson
Juan Robinson
bad prog is really really bad
metal is by default bad
do the math
Grayson King
>Genesis
>Styx
>Pink Floyd
>Rush
Prog rock is pretty gay too, user.
Kevin Roberts
Avant prog > kraut rock > death metal > black metal > traditional heavy metal > prog rock
Jason Howard
Shit talk pink floyd again and I'll fucking club you
Connor Collins
Joshua Evans
Death, Ihsahn, Gojira, Cynic, Ne Obliviscaris, Leprous and Thy Catafalque are all great bands. Tech death and thrash bands are prog from a songwriting perspective but prog is almost a derogatory term among death/thrash fans so bands actively avoid the label. Even traditional heavy metal bands like Iron Maiden and Helloween have some great proggy songs. I do admit that the genre has some of the hottest garbage out there but so does prog rock.
Anthony Watson
"Prog" is a pretty vague descriptor for music. Most usually it just means "odd time signatures and long songs without typical structure" which is a very easy thing to abuse and fuck up if you're not actually tasteful about it.
I actually like some prog metal but no prog rock because it generally doesn't have the punchy mean guitar edge that I like in rock music, but the "prog metal" I do like is not very progressive in my mind....just sounds like regular heavy metal but with slightly more adventurous musically.
Leo Gray
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Gabriel Walker
avant prog > kraut > prog > black metal > death metal >>>>>>>> metal
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