List of progressive metal artists

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The following is a list of progressive metal artists, bands and groups. Note, this list contains some bands that at least at some point during their career played progressive metal. Rooted in the early 1980s, the genre fused mellow progressive rock with a heavy metal aesthetic.^[1] It is known for its complex song structures, unusual time signatures, lengthy songs and often using concept albums.^[2] For this very reason, progressive metal bands rarely get heard on major radio stations and videomusic channels. Some bands incorporate jazz fusion to their works, and is often termed technical metal.^[3]

Later on, many extreme metal bands began to experiment and developed an array of progressive metal fusions with other genres, including death metal, black metal, thrash metal and avant-garde.^[4] It also received a lot of experimentation and became common elements in post-metal and sludge metal bands.^[5]

Some notable progressive metal bands include Dream Theater, Queensrÿche, Fates Warning, Pain of Salvation, Symphony X and more extreme acts such as Opeth, Atheist and Voivod.

Contents:		0–9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z   See also

[edit] 0-9 3 The 3rd and the Mortal[6] 7 for 4[7] [edit] A Abydos[7] Adagio[7] After Forever[7] Agalloch[6][8] Age of Nemesis[7] Age of Silence[9] Aghora[9] Akercocke Alarum[9] Alchemist [9] Aletheian AlogiA[7] Ambeon[7] Amorphis Anacrusis[7] Anata[9] Anathema[6] Andakat Andromeda[7] Angra[7] Ansata[7] Faraz Anwar Arcturus[9] Ark[7] Arsis Artcell[9] Artension[7] Atheist[9] Aurthohin[7] Avian Ayreon[7] [edit] B Balance of Power Balkandji Baroness Behold... The Arctopus[9] Believer Benea Reach[9] Between the Buried and Me Beyond Dawn Beyond Twilight[7] The Black Mages[7] Blackfield Blind Guardian[7] Blind Illusion Blotted Science Borknagar[9] Bumblefoot Burst Byzantine [edit] C Cacophony Car Bomb Carbonized Castillion Cephalic Carnage Circle II Circle Circus Maximus[7] Communic Conception[7] Confessor Control Denied[9] Continuo Renacer[9] Coprofago[9] Coroner Crimson Glory[7] Cryptopsy Cue To Eclipse Cult of Luna[6] Cynic[9] [edit] D Dali's Dilemma[7] Damn the Machine Dark Empire Dark Heresy Dark Suns Dark Moor [10] Dead Soul Tribe[6] Death[9](later) Deliverance (later) Dark Heresy Disillusion[9] The Dogma Dominici[7] Dream Theater[7] Dreamscape[7] Dynamic Lights Virgil Donati [edit] E Edge of Sanity[9] Elegy Electro Quarterstaff Emperor (later) Enchant Ephel Duath[9] Epica[7] Evergrey[7] Eyefear Enslaved[9]

[edit] F Fates Warning[7] Frantic Bleep[9] Freak Kitchen Freakeys Frost* Fuseboxx [edit] G Galactic Cowboys The Gathering[6] Giant Squid[6] Gordian Knot[6] Gojira[9] Green Carnation[6] [edit] H Hacride Harmony The Human Abstract [edit] I Ice Age[7] Ihsahn[9] Impellitteri Iniquity In the Woods...[6] Into Eternity[9] Intronaut[6] Ion Dissonance [edit] J Jacob's Dream Jadis Bobby Jarzombek Ron Jarzombek[9] Jelly Jam John Arch Jon Oliva's Pain[7] Juggernaut [edit] K Kamelot [7] Kayo Dot[6] Kekal[6] King's X Kiuas Klabautamann Kraken [edit] L James LaBrie[7] Vivien Lalu[7] Lethargy[11] Liquid Sky Liquid Tension Experiment[7] Loch Vostok Arjen Lucassen Lux Occulta Lykathé[9] [edit] M Magellan Manticora Mastodon[9] Maudlin of the Well[6] Mechanical Poet[7] Mekong Delta[9] Meshuggah[9] Mizraab Mindflow[7] Mnemic Moonlight Moonlight Agony Mullmuzzler[7] [edit] N Narnia Necrophagist Negativa Nevermore Nightingale[7] Nocturnus NonGrata Novembre[6] [edit] O Opeth[9] Orphaned Land[6][12][13] OSI[6] Outworld [edit] P Pagan's Mind[7] Pain of Salvation[7] Pantommind[7] Pavor Peach Persefone Pestilence[9] John Petrucci[9] Picture of the Moon Michael Pinnella Planet X Platypus[7] Polluted Inheritance Porcupine Tree (later) Power of Omens[7] Power Symphony Prospect Protest the Hero Psychotic Waltz[9] Psycroptic[9] Psyopus[9] Pyramaze[7]

[edit] Q Queensrÿche[7] Quo Vadis[9] [edit] R Redemption[7] Rhapsody of Fire [7][14] Ride the Sky Riverside[7] Michael Romeo[7] Royal Hunt[7] Jordan Rudess[7] Rush Rusty Eye [15][16] [edit] S Sadist Sadus Savatage[7] Sculptured (first and last album) Sethian Seventh Wonder[7] Derek Sherinian Shadow Gallery[7] Shining Star Sieges Even[7] Sigh[9] Sikth[9][17] Sirrah Sonata Arctica (later) Spastic Ink[9] Spawn of Possession Sphere3 Spiral Architect[9] Spock's Beard Star One[7] Steve Vai Stigmata Strapping Young Lad Stratovarius Stream of Passion Stride Subterranean Masquerade[9] Sunblaze Sun Caged Superior[7] Suspyre[7] Dan Swanö[9] Sympathy Symphony X[7] [edit] T Taken Textures[9] Theocracy[7] Therion[7][18] Theory in Practice[9] Thought Industry[7] Threshold[7] Tiamat (early) To-Mera[7] Tomorrow's Eve[7] Tool[6][19] Tourniquet Devin Townsend[6] Trail of Tears Trans-Siberian Orchestra Trivial Act Tundra Týr [edit] U USA [edit] V Vanden Plas[7] Vanishing Point[7] Ved Buens Ende[9] Veni Domine[7] Vintersorg[9] Virgin Steele Visceral Bleeding Vision Divine Voivod[9] Voyager VUVR [edit] W Warmen Wastefall[7] Watchtower[9] Winds[6] Wintersun[9] Without Face Wolverine[7] [edit] X X Japan Xystus [edit] Z Zero Hour[7]

[edit] See also

• Progressive metal
• Progressive rock
• Jazz fusion
• List of heavy metal bands

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