Top 25 Progressive Metal Albums
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I've always enjoyed metal that combined progressive metal with other genres such as Opeth, Edge of Sanity and Death's later work. But outside of Dream Theater, I hadn't deep-dived into "pure" prog until around 2017. Since then, I've discovered tons of fantastic prog bands through MS including Leprous, Queensrÿche and Riverside.
So here are my favourites of the genre with my rating, its sub-genre and release year: (Score is an average of each album's song ratings, full list located here) If you discovered any new albums or like the same sort of progressive metal, be sure to give this list a thumbs-up and leave a comment so more people can find these amazing bands! My other lists: Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated) Top 25 EPs (also ordered & rated) Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres) Top 200 Overrated Albums (trigger warning) So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)
Disclaimer: All top lists are unofficial and do not represent the point of view of the MS Staff.
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| nonZero Posts: 1331  |
Are there any must-listens I'm missing here? I've listened to Images and Words by Dream Theater, Fear of a Blank Planet by Porcupine Tree and The Human Equation by Ayreon - all fantastic albums but I didn't enjoy them quite enough to make this list. I’ve not included bands that cross over genres here (e.g. Progressive Death Metal).
---- Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated) Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres) So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)
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| JoHn Doe Posts: 5070  |
Written by nonZero on 11.09.2024 at 12:14 Well, Voivod and Anacrusis crossed genre, Anacrusis being a thrash band with progressive leanings, I don't mind them being called progressive thrash. And Voivod is a mixed of genres, thrash being just one of them 
---- I thought the two primary purposes for the internet were cat memes and overreactions.
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| nonZero Posts: 1331 |
Written by JoHn Doe on 11.09.2024 at 12:30 Agreed with Anacruisis (moved to my Thrash list). Voivod is a little tricker with them being a mix as you mentioned. Progressive is the closest genre to my ear for the purpose of this list.
---- Top 500 Albums (ordered & rated) Top 200 Overlooked Albums (with genres) So I Heard You Like Wintersun... (Time II find new bands)
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| JoHn Doe Posts: 5070 |
Written by nonZero on 11.09.2024 at 12:40 I'm totally fine with Voivod being in any progressive list. They are so unique, it's rather difficult to classify them (these kind of bands often make the most interesting music). 
---- I thought the two primary purposes for the internet were cat memes and overreactions.
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