Progressive rock/metal suggestions?

nailz · Post by **nailz** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 8:46 am

oh yah, and if ANYONE is suggesting Power Metal here, it may as well be the Power Metal Fag Whore. (ahem. *swings power metal purse*)

Warheart · Post by **Warheart** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 9:03 am

nailz wrote:oh yah, and if ANYONE is suggesting Power Metal here, it may as well be the Power Metal Fag Whore. (ahem. *swings power metal purse*)

WTF ?

nailz · Post by **nailz** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 9:10 am

WTF, WTF?

Kai Stromler · Post by **Kai Stromler** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 9:56 am

nailz wrote:I hope you're not refering someone to dragonforce as a serious band, Kai. If so, respect points drop to 0.

It's possible to refer to power metal bands as serious*? And not have your points drop to zero anyways? WFMOB.

*caveat: Taraxacum, some others I'm not obligated to whore out

Dave_911 · Post by **Dave_911** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 1:11 pm

i c it was power metal i was lookin for..ok lemme get sum!
and quit yer arguing or hitler will shove pineapples into your anus when you die and go to hell

nailz · Post by **nailz** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 2:36 pm

you clearly are new to metal, and since you're interested in becoming a fan, I'll let it slide.

You can find some samples of stuff on most band sites, and you can find a lot of good metal at www.centurymedia.com

Bands I'd recomend would be

Mercenary - www.mercenary.dk
Nightwish - www.nightwish.com
Elvenking - www.elvenking.net
Freternia (now defunct)
Iron Savior - http://www.iron-savior.com/
Judas Priest
Iron Maiden
Demons and Wizards
Freedom Call
Gamma Ray - www.gamma-ray.com
Haggard
Masterplan
Dream Evil
Primal Fear
Tarot

And bands at the top of the list should get priority.

nailz · Post by **nailz** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 2:37 pm

Kai Stromler wrote:It's possible to refer to power metal bands as serious*?

Hence the purse swinging comment.

Dave_911 · Post by **Dave_911** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 3:30 pm

yeah ive got/heard of some of those bands
im not as new as you think to metal but im more into hard rock most of its more mainstream though
godsmack
static-x
disturbed
rammstein
rob zombie
powerman 5000
megadeth
soad
the list goes on...not sure wht kind of genre it all falls into but just making it clear im not a poppunk-pansy

Freedy · Post by **Freedy** » Thu Dec 02, 2004 7:11 pm

There are alot of progressive rock bands out there. If you ask for recomendations, then you're likely to get alot. Then you'll be searching them all for god knows how long before you actually find something you like.

Ask youself what sort of music you really like, and what sort would be suited to the situation. Then do an accurate search for exactly what you need and want. It's much easier than searching for something good that isn't of your interest in music.

TaranT · Post by **TaranT** » Fri Dec 03, 2004 4:03 am

Dave_911 wrote:Can anyone suggest some progressive rock/metal for me?
I havent listened in awhile but since i saw botes vid with blind guardian, which reminded me of iced earth, i started up again.
So...anyone got suggestions?
only suggest the things that not everybody knows of cuz chances are, ive heard them before, after all i happen to fit into the category of 'everybody' =)

If you'd like to sample the early days of progressive rock, these are some that I have in my collection (these are in addition to Gentle Giant and King Crimson that Otohiko mentioned):

Caravan
Camel
Renaissance
Genesis esp. their Peter Gabriel period
Barclay James Harvest

Marillion is from a later period, but is worth checking out if you like it dark and lyrical and with an Eighties guitar-rock style. I like to compare them to Genesis, except that their stories are more down to earth than the fantasy tales that Banks and Rutherford put together. I prefer Marillion's Hogarth period, but the earlier works with Fish include classic songs like "Kayleigh" and "Warm Wet Circles".

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